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There are many purported benefits of yacon syrup. From diabetic control, to weight loss, to digestive health and improved immunity, let’s find out if these claims are true. First of all, in case you didn’t read my previous post on Yacon Syrup, it’s a completely natural and minimally-processed(1) sweetener from a starchy sweet potato-like root indigenous to the Andes mountains of Peru that is often eaten raw and has a long history of use. What makes it unique is that much of its sweetness comes, not from sugars, as we traditionally think of them, but from a soluble carbohydrate fiber called Fructooligosaccharide, or F...
Source: Immune Health Blog - January 6, 2015 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Kerri Knox, RN Tags: Digestive Health Food and Nutrition superfoods fructooligosacharrides health benefits of yacon syrup Source Type: blogs
Introducing Chinese Medicine Central (the evolution of Deepest Health)
I started Deepest Health in 2007 as a second year student at National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM). I am a person who learns by writing and by teaching, and a blog seemed an ideal way to do both, while also building a potential resource for patients.
As it developed, I realized that I wasn’t that interested in writing for patients (though I’ve warmed up to the idea in the last 5 years), but instead found real happiness in discussing various aspects of the medicine with my peers and with practitioners all over the world. After graduation, I decided to experiment with expanding my offerings to include cours...
Source: Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine - January 5, 2015 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Eric Grey Tags: Community and Cultivation Source Type: blogs
Matcha Tea for Dental Health, Fact or Fable?
This study shows that continuous application of tea polyphenols on a daily basis can be considered as a useful and practical method for the prevention of periodontal diseases”
Inhibitory effects of green tea polyphenols on the production of a virulence factor of the periodontal-disease-causing anaerobic bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis
Decreased Plaque and Acid Levels
In several studies, green tea has been shown to effectively prevent bacteria from sticking to the teeth. (1) This is significant because bacteria sticking to the teeth is what causes plaque build-up, and the acidic enzymes that are produced from the bac...
Source: Immune Health Blog - December 31, 2014 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Kerri Knox, RN Tags: Dental Issues Food and Nutrition Reviews superfoods #review dental health green tea kiss me organics matcha matcha tea matcha tea for dental health tao of tea liquid jade Source Type: blogs
Book Review: The Moon over Matsushima – an exhaustive look into moxibustion
Books about moxibustion are few and far between.
Up until very recently, I wasn’t aware of any books that covered the topic separately that weren’t just poor translations of Chinese clinical manuals. My dear friend and colleague, @bravethevoid, turned me on to “The Moon Over Matsushima”, Merlin Young’s incredibly refreshing, exhaustively researched, and inspiring take on moxibustion, and after considerable effort (keep reading), I was able to finish it. Here’s some of my thoughts on it, I hope they inspire you to read the book and milk it for all the practical hints and exhaustive knowle...
Source: Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine - October 30, 2014 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Cintain 昆游龍 Tags: Acupuncture, Herbs & Other modalities Source Type: blogs
Lifelong learning in Chinese medicine – increasing flexibility and joy
As anybody who has read this blog for any period of time knows, I enjoy studying. As a student, I was always immersed in one book or another, or tasting herbs, or taking yet another extra-curricular seminar. Beyond that, I was always curious about expanding my study techniques in various ways including with technology and with my senses.
Since graduating, I’ve had a lot on my plate
More than I did as a student, by far. Running my practice (currently in a big growth spurt) and teaching herbs and business at NCNM have dominated my energy more than I imagined they would. These are all good things, of course, and have m...
Source: Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine - October 16, 2014 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Eric Grey Tags: Study and Scholarship Source Type: blogs
How Eating Omega 3 Fatty Acids Help Ease Arthritis
When it comes to Arthritis, and other inflammatory diseases, there are many different diets that may be effective to correct the disintegrating tissues of your joints. It is imperative to make sure your body is strong and healthy, and diet can be one of the best methods to ensure this. In any diet, fats are always a contentious issue, but while there are many different fats you should cut back on, Omega 3 fatty acids are one of the few that you should not. The Benefits of Omega 3 Fatty Acids are many; it is one of the nutrients that our brains require constantly in order to function, they encourage normal growth and develo...
Source: Immune Health Blog - August 19, 2014 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Kerri Knox, RN Tags: Chronic Pain Relief antiinflammatory arthritis omega 3 Source Type: blogs
Help support acupuncture clinical skill building and vital healthcare in Nepal!
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Source: Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine - August 13, 2014 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Guest Author Tags: Community and Cultivation Foundational Science Source Type: blogs
Help support acupuncture clinical skill building and vital healthcare in Nepal!
Founder’s note: Hey folks, this post is from a NCNM graduate who is going to be participating in the Acupuncture Relief Project in Nepal. She asked that I help her drum up funding for her endeavor – a very worthy cause. She’s going to be contributing some content about the project and her experience, starting with this post. Please give to her cause, if you can, and tell your friends!
Dear Chinese Medicine Central Readers,
In early January 2015, I will leave my husband, two young children, a sweet German Shepherd and a cozy home.
I will load a backpack aboard a flight in Portland, Oregon that will ...
Source: Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine - August 13, 2014 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Guest Author Tags: Community and Cultivation Foundational Science Source Type: blogs
On sickness and the power of Chinese herbal medicine
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Source: Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine - July 7, 2014 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Guest Author Tags: Acupuncture, Herbs & Other modalities Source Type: blogs
On sickness and the power of Chinese herbal medicine
Founder’s Note : This is a guest post by third-year CCM student, Melinda Iglesias. Asalways, the guest posters love comments – so feel free to leave some below! I’m hoping to see more from Melinda in the future here on DH. In the meantime, you can find her on Twitter.
For three years prior to coming to school at NCNM, I managed a thriving acupuncture clinic. This experience was instructive and influential in my decision to study Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. Throughout that time, I had the good fortune of witnessing first-hand scenarios ubiquitous to being a practitioner of Chinese medicine.
A favorit...
Source: Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine - July 7, 2014 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Guest Author Tags: Acupuncture, Herbs & Other modalities Source Type: blogs
Softening in the Wild Heart of Medicine : Water
Founders note: This is the end of Jonathan Edward’s five inventive essays on the five phase elements. You can read about fire, earth, wood and metal. Please feel free to comment on any of these essays and start a conversation with the author, who just GRADUATED FROM NATIONAL COLLEGE OF NATURAL MEDICINE – CONGRATULATIONS, JONATHAN!
I’ve set myself up for it this time. What could I possibly have to say about water that you, fair reader, don’t already know?
(ohwaterwhispertome)
As if I have some special insight into this most ubiquitous of elements, the sine qua non of biological life–
(makemesoftlikey...
Source: Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine - July 2, 2014 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Jonathan Edwards Tags: Foundational Science Source Type: blogs
Softening in the Wild Heart of Medicine : Water
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Source: Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine - July 2, 2014 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Jonathan Edwards Tags: Foundational Science Source Type: blogs
Clarifying the wild heart of medicine : Metal
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Source: Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine - June 24, 2014 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Jonathan Edwards Tags: Foundational Science Source Type: blogs
Clarifying the wild heart of medicine : Metal
This article is part of a series by DH writer Jonathan Edwards. If you haven’t already, read about wood, fire and earth.)
A fiber-optic cable.
A vein of quartz.
A snow-capped peak.
A steel knife edge.
Call it Metal or Mineral; it’s the element that connects and conducts, gleams and inspires. And it cuts, freeing the kernel from the chaff. Sharp and hard, clean and clear is Metal. An open channel between heaven and earth.
Living Elements
Before stepping into the shining realm of Metal, a brief reminder of the purpose of this series of articles. It is an invitation to approach the elements directly as living forces...
Source: Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine - June 24, 2014 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Jonathan Edwards Tags: Foundational Science Source Type: blogs
Studying Chinese medicine within a busy life : an experiment
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Source: Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine - June 20, 2014 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Eric Grey Tags: Study and Scholarship Source Type: blogs
