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Chinese herbs work better than retinoids for acne
A couple years ago, I remember cruising the pharmacy aisles looking at the anti-acne products with my then 14 year old daughter. Because her Dad uses herbal medicines to treat the skin, she insisted on...
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Chinese medicine for baby eczema – HANS article
I recently published a short article in the Health action networks magazine on how Chinese medicine can be safe and effective in the treatment of baby eczema. Please see the full article here.
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Have you tried Chinese medicine for your skin problem?
That is exactly what I asked my wife Gillian Allan, a registered Midwife, way back in 2001 when we first met. Gillian had been suffering with allergic eczema, asthma, hay fever, and chronic hives for...
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Courage to follow through!
One of the biggest obstacles for people taking herbal treatments is the taste. Some people simply cannot stomach up enough courage to make it through the first few days of treatment, especially...
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Herbal medicines work better when combined together.
You know that saying, ‘The whole is greater than the sum of its parts’, well physicians of Chinese medicine have historically always utilized this idea when prescribing herbal medicines. It is well...
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Guttate psoriasis – knowing when it is time to treat.. and how.
Usually following a strep throat infection, guttate psoriasis can manifest with widespread, small, tear-drop shaped lesions that are red, raised and scaly. While nasty looking, it is generally thought...
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Chocolate and your (skin) health
Ahhh.. Chocolate. Sweet intoxicating richness – the inspiration of romantics for centuries. Certainly you made the perfect valentines day gift yesterday, for which I am sure many a happy face was...
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The healing crisis. Will I get worse before I get better?
When a patient starts treatment with Chinese herbal medicine, I am often asked if their skin will worsen before it improves. While the so-called healing crisis may be a commonly held belief within...
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The healing benefits of Calamine
What could be worse for a child than to have the Chicken Pox during Christmas time – Right!!?? Well that was exactly what happened to me as a youngster (see that photo – Yes that’s me ). I so remember...
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The sun and our heath
With the arrival of summer comes longer days, warmth and sunshine. A welcome gift for many of us living on the Canadian west coast, where winter months are full of many grey rainy days! The sun offers...
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Normalizing the extra-ordinary. An ode to my mentor, Mazin Al-Khafaji.
In 2012, I had the opportunity to retake my dermatology diploma training in London, England, with Mazin Al-Khafji. Even though the cost of flying several times throughout the year from Vancouver to...
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Your skin and your sweat!
While not obvious to everyone, how much you sweat, or not, is important in understanding skin disease. Sweating is our body’s method of venting off the excessive build up of heat and is a healthy means...
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Eczema – 3 common misconceptions.
Since the 1970’s the rates of atopic eczema, once considered a rare itchy skin disease, have risen by over 300%. Ultimately, this means a lot more households are having to manage someone in the family...
View ArticleTreatment of skin disease – Part 1 – Masters Class
At the beginning of October, I spent a glorious week on Coronado Island, within the big bay of San Diego, California, completely focused on the treatment of skin disease. It... The post Treatment of...
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