TC asks TK about Chinese nutritional guidelines for patients that can be easily followed and integrated into everyday life with an eye to creating a stable base for treatment and health. 

While TC and TK are away for summer break, they've found some interesting interviews they did while students at OCOM. These archival podcasts talk with faculty at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine circa 2015 about a whole host of Chinese Medicine Topics.

Listen in here to Dr. Liu Gohui discuss the origin of the Rivermap as a way to understand the movement of Yin and Yang in creation and to internalize his pearls of wisdom derived from more than 4 decades in practice. 

While TC and TK are away for summer break, they've found some interesting interviews they did while students at OCOM. These archival podcasts talk with faculty at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine circa 2015 about a whole host of Chinese Medicine Topics. Listen in here to Drs. Livingston and Berletich talk about historical perspectives on TCM and CCM as well as the complex process of diagnosing and treating patients. 

TK and TC discuss the historical, textual, and clinical uses of flavor in herbs. For folks who really want to get a better understanding of how herbs work, this discussion gets the heart of all Chinese herbal methodology. 

TK asks TC about some of his constipation cases and how he decided which herbs to use and why. 

TC and TK talk about the various ways that constipation presents in patients and the various formulas you can use to treat the condition

TK and TC talk about the various types and categories of topical herbs that can be useful in the clinic and how to decide what kind of topical to use when. 

TC and TK talk about a simplified differential for treating pain with herbs. Consider all the ways you could get better results for your patients by combining a handful of common formulas with your acupuncture to resolve pain problems in a fraction of the time. 

TC and TK talk about the core diagnostic tools of Pulse, Tongue, and Abdomen. They discuss differences between the tools and what things they show better than other things as well as some ideas on how to train your diagnostic skills and why its worth taking the time to do it in the first place. 

TK asks TC about different headache cases he has treated so that listeners can have an idea of how diagnosis and treatment playes out with real patients.