western medicine

My happy place (the birth story)

Alia Mielle emerged on June 6, 2018, after a very long labor. For 36 hours she and I rode the intense waves of contractions together,...

An Overview of Acupuncture: Part Two, The User Experience

[wpsm_quote author="Amber" float="left" width="100"]Liane dives into a user's experience of acupuncture, explaining some of the techniques available other than needles. [/wpsm_quote] Acupuncture is most commonly...

An Overview of Acupuncture: Part One, a Radical History

Acupuncture is a whole medical system, and from the western medical lens is considered a complementary modality. A complementary modality is a treatment option that is...

Ticks and Lyme Disease: Western Medicine

Chapter 1: The Bite Chapter 2:  The Next Steps Chapter 3: The Basics of Lyme Chapter 4:  Antibiotics Chapter 5: ALL DONE (Western Medicine)  So...it...

Ticks and Lyme Disease: Antibiotics

Chapter 1: The Bite Chapter 2:  The Next Steps Chapter 3: The Basics of Lyme Chapter 4:  Antibiotics Antibiotics are a mixed blessing.  Properly applied,...