This article gives my readers a brief introduction to the Japanese Macrobiotic Diet, which includes my own personal experiences with it from my many years of living in Japan. I introduce my readers to the basic principles of Yin and Yang that underlie the Macrobiotic Diet, and explain how Japanese Macrobiotics and the Macrobiotic Diet…
David’s Diet Reviews: THE BLOOD TYPE DIET. Now There’s an Interesting Diet for You!
In this article, I introduce my readers to the Eat Right for Your Type blood type diet popularized by Peter J. D’Adamo. Furthermore, I summarize my own personal experiences with this diet and give my own personal critique of it. A very interesting read!
WHY THE HUGE PLETHORA OF MODERN DIETS?
This article summarizes a bit of dietary history that transpired between the time I was in acupuncture school back in the 80s and today. In it, I give my theories as to why there are so many different diets today.
THE TREMENTINA SALVE: HELP FROM NEW MEXICO’S HEALING TREE
This article introduces my readers to the remarkable healing properties of the Trementina Salve, which is made using the resin of the Pinyon Pine, New Mexico’s healing tree.
Is This the Key to Understanding Most Chronic Disease Conditions?
Every once in a while a great new book comes along that claims to have found the secret key to understanding most chronic disease conditions that the human organism is prone to, and not too long ago, in the book section of Natural Grocers, I bought a book that made that claim. As Archimedes exclaimed,…
ADVENTURES WITH SWEDISH BITTERS!
This article introduces my readers to the formulation, history and therapeutic usage of the famous Swedish Bitters formula and its possible variations and modifications. It also places the Swedish Bitters formula within a larger historical and cross-cultural context.
ISLAMIC MEDICINE AND UNANI MEDICINE – ARE THEY ONE AND THE SAME?
This article introduces my readers to Islamic Medicine, and draws distinctions between Prophetic Medicine, or the healing lore of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and the broader field of Unani Tibb, or Graeco-Arabic Medicine.