Acupuncture in Oncology

Book Review Emperor of All Maladies

By Dr.Kim / 07/25/2011 / Comments Off on Book Review Emperor of All Maladies

Demystify Cancer-The chronicle of Cancer which humans have lived with for thousands of years Many people think that Cancer is the disease born from the stressful and polluted modern world. In fact, Cancer is thousands year old disease, first recorded on the papyrus 2500 BC in Egypt. This papyrus contains the collected teachings of Imhotep,…

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Food and Cancer from my memories of two friends

By Dr.Kim / 01/26/2011 / Comments Off on Food and Cancer from my memories of two friends

American diet and cancer from the memories of my two cancer friends and patients. Since my two friends passed away, what they said to me at our last meeting in the hospital has keeping lingering in my mind, because they alsmost said the same things, even though one was early seventy man with leukemia and…

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Is This in Your Ice Cream?

By Dr.Kim / 08/21/2010 / Comments Off on Is This in Your Ice Cream?

This morning I was so struck by a article by John Robbins – “Is Your Favorite Ice Cream Made With Monsanto’s Artificial Hormones?” Yes, I don’t drink milk, however once in a while I love to have the ice cream, Haagen Daz, and I even shared with my little son and daughter; My favorite was…

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Acupuncture and Cancer Prevention

By Dr.Kim / 06/09/2010 / Comments Off on Acupuncture and Cancer Prevention

  The Acupuncture Newsletter June 2010 Hoon Kim L.Ac., Dipl.Ac., Ph.D. WWW.TAOOFMEDICINE.COM Tao of Medicine, Acupuncture and Wellness 2701 Ocean Park Boulevard, Suite 119 Santa Monica, CA 90405 310-401-3347 Your Health this Summer   In Oriental medicine, summer is symbolic of maximum activity or greatest yang, which means that it is a time of heat,…

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What Is Enema(Clyster)?

By Dr.Kim / 10/02/2009 / Comments Off on What Is Enema(Clyster)?

What is Enema(Clyster)?: Enema is to introduce a substance into the rectum in order to empty the bowel or to administer nutrients or drugs.  The history of Enemas in East and West   ·         According to the Ebers Papyrus, of the 14th century B.C, the ancient Egyptians seemed to frequently use the enemas(clyster) to treat many…

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Book Review: Healing The Gerson Way

By Dr.Kim / 08/29/2009 / Comments Off on Book Review: Healing The Gerson Way

After I heard Max Gerson Therapy from the local radio talk show, I have researched on Dr. Max Gerson, MD and his life, and right away been drawn to this amazing therapy. And I also found that there are the common philosophy of treatment between the Gerson and Eastern medicine; Diet and nutrition has been considered…

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Acupuncture in Cancer Treatment

By Dr.Kim / 06/22/2009 / Comments Off on 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…

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Acupuncture a Powerful Integrative Oncology Tool

By Dr.Kim / 06/18/2009 / Comments Off on Acupuncture 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…

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