Posts by Dr.Kim
Acupuncture in Cancer Treatment
June 2009 Hoon Kim L.Ac., Dipl.Ac., Ph.D. WWW.TAOOFMEDICINE.COM 2701 Ocean Park Boulevard, Suite 119 Santa Monica, CA 90405 310-401-3347 Acupuncture in Cancer Treatment There have been many advances in the early detection and treatment of cancer. While the standard medical care for cancer is effective, the treatments are aggressive and cause numerous unwanted side…
Read MoreAcupuncture a Powerful Integrative Oncology Tool
Integrative Oncology is the combination of “mainstream” care and evidenced-based complimentary therapies to control cancer-related pain and symptoms [source: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Integrative Medicine]. Complementary therapies, while not given the attention that more traditional cancer therapies may receive, are perhaps equally important while undergoing treatment for certain types of cancer. Patients diagnosed with difficult…
Read MoreHow to Remove Your Stress with Breathing
The Importance of Breathing; No matter how much I emphasize the importance of breathing, it won’t be enough. Breathing is the base of our bodily engine system and enables us to live on. Therefore most people think they know how to breathe and it’s easily neglected, but here I want you to know of the…
Read MoreSecrets of Anti-aging and Longevity in TCM
Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective on Anti-Aging and Longevity Aging- The modern definition from Britannica encyclopedia; ‘Gradual change in an organism that leads to increased risk of weakness, disease, and death.’ Aging takes place in a cell, an organ or the total organism over the entire adult life span of any living thing. There is a…
Read MoreHow to Clear Sinus Congestion
Try a neti pot or nasal irrigation for your sinus congestion before you go to a doctor. I, myself, am a strong proponent of nasal irrigation, in particular with a neti pot. Nasal irrigation s an ancient technique, originating for the yoga practice of Jala neti(literally water cleansing), which involves regularly flooding the nasal cavity…
Read MoreSasang Constitutions – Soeumin and Taeeumin
1.Tae-Eum-In 1.1 Characteristics in Appearance & Behavior This type of man has the strong function of the liver and the weak function of the lungs. Therefore the low back and the waist which belongs to the region of the liver are well developed: the head and the nape which belong to the region of the…
Read MoreSasang Constitution – Soyangin
So-Yang-In 1. Characteristics in Appearance & Behavior This type of man has the strong function of the spleen and the weak function of the kidneys. so the part of the chest which belongs to the region of the spleen is well developed ( however, lesser developed than Tae-Yang-In ). The part of the nates (hip)…
Read MoreSasang Constitutions – Taeyangin
Taeyangin 1.Characteristics in appearance & behavior This type of man has the strong function of the lungs and the weak function of the liver. that’s why the head and the nape which belong to the area of the lungs is well developed, and the lower back and the waist which belong to the area of…
Read MoreWhy Your Saliva May be the Real Reason You Have Digestive Issues
Today l would like to talk about the chewing and the role of saliva from the Taoist and traditional Chinese medicine perspective. I often find most of my patients with digestive issues tend to have quick eating habit; No time to enjoy the meal, they almost swallow and get up and go back to work…
Read MoreIf You Only Improve Your Stress in One Way, do This
Yijinjing must be the one of the oldest and most famous qigong exercises today, although shaoling temple has been claiming that yijinjing and shaolin kung fu were founded by bodhidharma, there are not enough historical and biblical evidences. however yijinjing has been practiced so many years in shaolin and they’ve also been teaching so many people, most of all I think ,…
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