|
|
Category Archives: Liver Health
Come join me for a talk on holistic liver health! Sponsored by HELP! (Help & Education for Liver Patients). In our 6th annual HELP talk we will cover liver friendly diet and lifestyle choices, plus liver physiology and pathology according to Chinese medical theory. Geared towards people interested in improving their liver health and those living [...]
Sunday, February 21st, 2010
Who needs Liver detoxification? If you live in the modern world, chances are you do! A healthy Liver is absolutely vital to your overall wellbeing! In this day and age, where we are constantly exposed to pesticides and chemical pollutants, human beings need to have healthy livers to eliminate these toxins from our [...]
Hepatitis C is an epidemic, both in Santa Cruz County and across the country. Over five million people have hepatitis C in the United States, and approximately 200 million people are infected worldwide. This virus causes chronic liver inflammation which can scar the liver, leading to severe liver disease. Hepatitis C is also associated with [...]
In 1833 a Russian botanist named Alexander Von Burge gave a famous Chinese medicinal herb, Dan Shen the Latin name Salvia miltiorrhiza which literally means “to be saved”. Dan Shen was first noted in the oldest surviving Chinese herbal text written in 206 BCE. Traditionally Dan Shen was used to invigorate the blood, a function analogous to reducing [...]
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
I am excited to announce that next weekend, 2/21-2/22, I will be teaching Masters students at Five Branches University in Santa Cruz a holistic approach to treating hepatitis C. Topics include acupuncture treatment protocols, nutritional supplementation, herbal therapy and dietary regimens specific to hepatitis C. Common hepatitis C symptoms such as joint pain, digestive issues [...]
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
I am looking forward to the annual free talk I deliver at HELP!’s September meeting. I will be speaking on liver health and answering your questions on acupuncture, liver function, herbal do’s and don’ts, diet and nutrition and integrated Eastern/Western hepatitis C treatment. * HELP! is a group dedicated to providing support and education for people affected by liver disease. Monday~September [...]
What is it? S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAMe), is derived from an amino acid, methionine. What does it do? SAMe supports healthy cell membranes, affects hormones, neurotransmitter formation, DNA, RNA, proteins and thus has far reaching affects on brain chemistry and liver detoxification. What is it used for? SAMe has been the subject of many clinical [...]
Saturday, July 12th, 2008
Doctoral Fellows John Nieters and Maureen Rozenn at the second affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University. For the last month I have been studying in China as part of my clinical Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM) and my PhD in Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Western Medicine with a specialization in [...]
Spring is a time of renewal and detoxification. Spring cleaning is as helpful for your body as it is for your closet! There are many different ideas out there on fasting, detoxification diets, regimens and flushes. Every week I am asked about the validity of gallbladder flushes. Though the specifics vary, most gallbladder flushes encourage [...]
Hepatitis C (HCV) is an epidemic, both in Santa Cruz County and across the country. Today, HCV is the most common liver disease, even more common than alcoholic hepatitis. While fatigue is the most common symptom, HCV can also induce muscle and joint pain, depression and irritability, digestive difficulties, impaired memory, headaches, and immune system dysfunction. In [...]
|
