I have always been sensitive to social labels, probably because I have often found myself on the margins in many areas, such as choosing to practice Chinese medicine, a profession that, in many places, despite dozens of studies proving otherwise, is still considered spiritual. I still associate the word spiritual with something pejorative, as if it belongs only to naïve, stoned hippies. But this is only a social label. To me, spirit is synonymous with intellectuality, thought

This post brings together the vaginitis series I shared on Instagram - here it is together in one place. Get a swab first You cannot treat what you have not diagnosed. Doctors cannot see an infection with their eyes, and neither can you, only a microscope can identify an infection. Sometimes inflammation looks exactly like infection and a swab is the only way to know for certain. Bacterial infection, yeast, trichomoniasis, they can all cause itching, burning, and discharge. E

This post brings together the 7-part series I shared on Instagram about the four phases of the menstrual cycle - here they are together in one place: The Taiji, the symbol of utmost extreme, contains in its spectacular simplicity the basis for existence, the universe, and the formula for health. Yin and yang developed from observing the cycles of nature. Black symbolises yin: cold, rest, containment, darkness. White symbolises yang: heat, movement, eruption, light. They are c