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

Acupuncture is most commonly associated with needles but other techniques are also used in treatments, such as acupressure, moxibustion, and massage techniques like cupping and...

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,...