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IBS and the McDonald’s of Healthcare
In 2006, Cochrane Reviews put out a systematic analysis of herbal treatment for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). I was finishing chinese Medicine school and had entered into an apprenticeship at the time, and that Cochrane review made my future seem […]
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How I Healed
Mochi rice, hijiki with garbanzo beans, lightly steamed snow peas, miso soup, and a whole mackerel. I sat down to this meal and felt for the first time, in almost two years, that I was well. My friend from school […]
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Psychosomatic Placebos and The Inside-Outside Case
I cannot forget a patient from 2008 who I almost refused to help. What would you think, if a patient came to you explaining that he has terrible, uncontrollable diarrhea, but only when he crosses the threshold of his front […]
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War between paragraphs and words
Through obscure communications, Paragraphs formed a partnership with Symbols. This was for the purpose of mobilization. Within weeks, Paragraphs had declared a war on Words. Being Symbols themselves, this put a great strain on Letters, who felt a need to […]
More than A Sandwich: A Sitewide Allegory
Best friends head to opposite ends of the earth. X and Y part ways and go to different nations, where they each become schooled in ways of thought diametrically opposed to the other. Amidst scientific arguments and mistaken identities, friends X and Y must navigate their experiences and loyalties, discovering the true meanings of love and of healing.