Today's guest is Olivia Friedman, a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Dermatologist, acupuncturist and an herbalist who specializes in working with skin conditions, including eczema and topical steroid withdrawal (TSW). 

 

 

*In today’s podcast, we covered:

• How TCM works
• The amount of time it takes to heal on TCM medicine
• Whether people experience a healing crisis on TCM
• Whether it's a myth if TSW patients really flare after eating licorice root - and the science behind it.
• Why 90% of TCM herbs can be contaminated (and how to choose safe, high quality herbs)

 

You can find Olivia here at Amethyst Holistic Skin Solutions.

Links to TCM herb contamination studies:

• https://www.businessinsider.com/study-reveals-chinese-medicines-contain-trace-amounts-of-toxic-substances-2015-12
• https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/contaminants-found-in-92-of-tcm-herbal-products/

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