The Science Behind Traditional Chinese Medicine
Jing-Ke Weng, Ph.D. Member of the Whitehead Institute, Assistant Professor at MIT.
Plants have used been used as medicine since the dawn of time and still provide the basis for an astonishing array of modern drugs from anti-cancer agents to pain medicines. This film explores the rich history of plant-based Traditional Chinese Medicine and sheds light on many newly discovered insights into the scientific underpinnings of Traditional Chinese Medicine and what makes it so effective.
Treating Abdominal Hernia with Chinese Medicine
Treating Abdominal hernia with a simple Chinese medicine technique - moxa. Diastasis recti a common hernia that if severe leads to surgery. This is actually connected to and could be an unknown cause of several diseases such as IBS, gynecological and pain related problems, by Peter Torssell and Elisa Liao.
Join Dr. Rebecca Dekker and Dr. Sara Ailshire to explore the evidence on due dates. Since antiquity, people have been trying to determine exactly how long a pregnancy should last. In this podcast episode we will talk about the science behind pregnancy duration, discuss how providers calculate the estimated due date, and share the latest evidence on the risk of stillbirth at the very end of pregnancy.
This podcast episode is a companion to the Evidence Based Birth® Signature Article on "Evidence on: Due Dates.” You can access all of the resources, scientific references, and a free 1-page handout at ebbirth.com/duedates.
🎧 Listen now to the Evidence Based Birth® Podcast EBB 384 - Evidence on "What is a Due Date?"
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An illuminating conversation with Sabine Wilms, one of the world's foremost translators of classical Chinese medical texts about the ins and outs of classical chinese translation for the modern Chinese medicine practitioner.
- Sabine's journey into translation work
- What's really involved in translating and understanding classical chinese medicine texts
- How the "telephone game" effect distorts ancient teachings
- Why we need more practitioners who can translate and understand classic texts
- Sun Simiao and his emphasis on women's health, ethics and cultivation
- How translation work itself becomes a form of personal cultivation
- Practical guidance for practitioners wanting to engage with original classical texts
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To learn classical Chinese and translation with Sabine, check out her website here: https://www.translatingchinesemedicine.com/
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