In this week's podcast of CNN's One Thing, gun violence among teens is explored along with the young lives who have been cut short by it. At one point, the parents of a son lost to gun violence ask what is making teens so angry. When interviewed, they posed the question: What is going through their heads that makes anger an appropriate response? Despite being over 2000 years old, Chinese ... Read More

People often walk into my clinic for the first time and ask something like, "What do you have for allergies?" My reply is usually: "Nothing. But I'm sure I got something for your allergies." This is not me being a smartass. In our culture, we think of disease as having a set of symptoms addressed by a specific standard of care. That's why your doctor may prescribe diabetes or high ... Read More

Chinese Medicine has an elaborate system for understanding human psychology. Our emotional landscape is spread out through the organ system instead of just being in the brain. How we feel happens alongside moral standards known as virtues which assist in regulating emotions. Before we can dive into how emotions and virtues work, it's important to understand how they coexist in the body. The ... Read More