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How Does Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Approach Eczema?

Recently, I was invited to the Chicago Integrative Eczema Center to speak about how Traditional Chinese Medicine approaches Eczema.  Many people asked me if I […]

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How Does Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Customize Treatment for Eczema?

In our last article, How Does Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Approach Eczema? we learned that TCM differentiates each patient’s eczema presentation using terms like HEAT, DAMP, WIND, […]

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CASE STUDY: Hand Eczema and Herbal Medicine

Situation When Kelly first came to my office, it had been over 2 years since she had seen the normal skin on the top of […]

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How Your (Tech) Devices Impact Your Skin

In our high tech world, the average person checks their phones more than 150 times a day.  If we’re not looking at a phone, then […]

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Four Natural Ingredients for Moisturizing Fall Skin

Summer is slowly winding down and we’ll soon be greeted by the essence of fall. As we transition from mowing grass to raking leaves and […]

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Best Skin: Ingredients to Avoid in Your Daily Products

Every day, we apply as many as ten personal care products to our bodies. On average, that’s exposure to 126 different ingredients a day. Interestingly, […]

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Eczema: How Chinese and Western Medicine Differ

This June, I had the opportunity to attend the 2018 National Eczema Association Expo where I met 400 patients living with eczema, a bevy of […]

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What is RCMDerm and Why This is Important to You?

I have some exciting news to share; I just earned a place on the Register of Chinese Medicine Dermatology (RCMDerm). The RCMDerm is an internationally […]

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The Five Flowers of Herbal Medicine

As April showers lead to May flowers, I thought it would be appropriate to write about the Five Flowers of Herbal Medicine which are famous […]

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  • Video Interview: “Let’s Talk TSW with Dr. Olivia Hsu Friedman” June 29, 2026
  • Hyperpigmentation: What is it? What can you do about it? June 25, 2026
  • Balneotherapy: What is it? Does it Work? May 27, 2026

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