Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine and Brexit As promised, we are taking a break from the Great Med Off series. I’ll be back covering Western and Chinese medicines next time, but today I am going to discuss the issue which is on almost everyone’s mind-Brexit. For the love of God, WHY??? Nobody wants to hear yet [...]
The Great British Med Off! Digestive System Disorder 2 In today’s post I am going to conclude the discussion we started in the last one: the treatment of digestive system conditions using Western Medicine (WM) versus Chinese Medicine (CM). Meds and operations versus Acupuncture and Chinese herbs, which one is more effective? I hope you’re [...]
Digestive System Conditions (Part One) In today’s post we are going to have a close look at the treatment of digestive system conditions from the point of view of Western Medicine (WM) and Chinese Medicine (CM- and including Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine). This particular area may demonstrate more vividly the difference between the [...]
The Great Med Off 2: Musculoskeletal related pain conditions In today’s post we are carrying on where we left off last time: trying to compare Chinese Medicine (CM) and Western Medicine (WM), from the point of view of effectiveness of treatment. In this post I am going to discuss a very common group of ailments- [...]
The Great British Med Off In today’s post I will try and embark on the very complicated task of comparing Chinese medicine and Western medicine. Having qualified and practised in both disciplines I think I am in a good position to do so. The subject is vast, it’s multifaceted with different layers to it. It [...]
About Chinese Medicine Part 2: So how does it all work? Today I will set about the complicated task of trying to explain the logic behind Chinese Medicine, or How It All Works. I use the word complicated, not because the logic itself is complicated, in fact it is all based on very simple and [...]
About Chinese Medicine. Part I. “So, what is it that you do?” I have often been asked this question, as one does, on social occasions and so on. To be honest these moments are one of the very rare occasions when I wish I was still working as a Western Doctor. It would be so [...]
How much does Medical Science actually know? I was presented with this question by my Brother-in-law during a wedding meal. Danny is a deep thinker and his mind is preoccupied with these sorts of interesting questions, although his timing can sometimes be awkward. Working hard for many years in the financial sector probably created the [...]
Treating Arthritis Pain with Acupuncture “Popular painkillers useless for backache” declares a headline in the Daily Mail. The Science Correspondent explains that Australian researchers found the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) for back pain (like Ibuprofen and Nurofen) is not effective and is dangerous due to side effects. The research was a review study, [...]
Is Complementary Medicine suitable for children? I recently came across a headline in the paper which shouted “Children should never take complementary medicine”. I noticed that the story made it to other newspapers and to the evening news. The story was of a child who had been prescribed a mix of vitamins and [...]
