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When I started my study in Functional medicine, I was amazed on how modern medicine can be connected to ancient medicine.

I always remembered when I quit my job at Kaiser to start my practice, I was filled with excitement as well as uncertainty. Working for Kaiser was a good job. I thought it was a chance for me to make a difference with traditional Chinese medicine for the future.
Patient Stories: The common illnesses of today’s overachiever lifestyle of women

Luna (pseudonym) is a 45 years old mother with 3 kids, who also works as a high level executive of a tech company. She came in for her mood swing, hot flashes, general body aches, and cyst in the breast.

Education is the most powerful tool when it comes to knowing our body and health. I believe getting to know your body as early as possible is the best way for health maintenance.

Ancient traditional Chinese medicine has observed women’s unique physiology and developed treatment protocols for gynecological conditions. In this newsletter, I will share how TCM sees PCOS. Before we jump right in talking about PCOS, let’s talk about how important it is to address women’s health in TCM.

PCOS affects about 10 to 15% of women during reproductive age.
Even though we know the cause of PCOS, because of its nature, the solution is not as easy as a pill prescribed by your doctor.

Today I want to talk about self care. I believe that many of you have done a lot of self care. Whether it’s going to a spa or having a girls’ night out. As long as you do things to take care of yourself, that’s good. But, there is more to it.

We live in a hectic world. We have many responsibilities on our shoulders, and many hats to wear. But our health, both mental and physical, should always be our priority. As we are entering an endemic phase of Covid-19, it’s a blessing that we are seeing less and less severe cases.