For Patients — The Alchemist's Archives

Calming the Wind: Chinese Medical Views on Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Other Autoimmune Conditions

Roughly one in twelve Americans is currently living with some form of autoimmune dysfunction, 75% of whom are women. General thyroid dysfunction and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis are common clinical presentations that I have helped patients to normalize both in terms of their bloodwork indicators and their own sense of well-being. So what does Chinese medicine have to say about these autoimmune conditions and how can lifestyle changes contribute to the healing process? Start by calming the wind...

For Patients, ACM Theory, Clinical ApplicationBryan McMahonAugust 13, 2020Hashimoto's, hypothyroidism, ACM

The Middle: Transformation, Assimilation and the Role of the Spleen in Chinese Medicine

Throughout written history, China has referred to itself and its empire as 中国 Zhongguo, the Middle Kingdom. The inhabitants of the Middle Kingdom are the descendants of a great mythological figure known as 黄帝 Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor. Coming to the throne at a very young age, legend has it that the boy emperor was endowed with a miraculous power to converse with the immortals through dream.

ACM Theory, For PatientsBryan McMahonOctober 13, 2019five elements, The Middle