This includes the 2019 presentation slides at IM4US titled "Pilot RCT of integrative nutritional counseling to improve diet self-management among Chinese Americans with type 2 diabetes." The guide integrates Chinese medicinal foods knowledge with biomedical nutrition standards. While targeted toward Chinese American audiences, the guides can be used by anyone with interest in integrating Chinese … [Read more...]
CanHEAL Integrative cancer care patient toolkit
Developed and provided by the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, CanHEAL (Cancer Health, Education, Assistance, and Learning) is an educational toolkit intended for anyone interested in learning more about living well with cancer and beyond cancer. It is especially for those with a recent cancer diagnosis, or those who are their caregivers, or health care providers. This is a free … [Read more...]
East Asian Medicine and Acupuncture
By Caroline Jung East Asian Medicine (EAM) commonly known as TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) is an umbrella term to characterize various healing practices developed in China, Japan and Korea. A majority of EAM is rooted from China. It includes the therapies and practice of acupuncture, herbs, qigong, moxibustion, tui na, cupping and gua sha. Acupuncture Acupuncture is a painless … [Read more...]