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Posted by Ingrid Bauer, MD, MS on Jul 23rd 2021

This summer, many of us are trying out traveling for the first time in a long while. Whether you are going by air, sea, or land, to foreign or domestic locations, roughing it or going luxe, leaving … read more

We Go Overboard with Quality Testing—Here’s Why

Posted by Élan Sudberg & Benjamin Zappin, LAc on Jun 25th 2021

Herbalism was humankind’s first medicine option. But when “Big Pharma” was born, the business interests behind it got to work discrediting herbal remedies, recasting them as “snake oil,” or … read more

The Five Flavors in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Posted by Ingrid Bauer, M.D., M.S. & Benjamin Zappin, L.Ac. on May 11th 2021

Many traditional medicinal systems—including Ayurveda, Unani-Tib, and ancient European medicine—have recognized a link between how different ingredients taste and how they affect the body. Here at … read more

The Healing Powers of Martial Arts: Interview with Instructor & Activist Sally Chang

Posted by Sally Chang & Benjamin Zappin, L.Ac. on Apr 29th 2021

Most of us have been struggling with elevated stress over the past year, including multiple mass shootings and other violent assaults in the past several weeks alone. Many of these events have disp … read more

Pedicularis Benefits & Insights from Chinese Medicine

Posted by Thomas Avery Garran, PhD on Mar 25th 2021

In the wake of last year’s devastating California fire season, many burned-out areas across our home state are bursting with an unprecedented riot of vibrant scarlet/fuchsia blossoms this spri … read more

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