CASE STUDY: Tried Everything for Eczema
Some of our eczema patients have exhausted every treatment that their previous doctors could offer and still have stubborn symptoms. They are often surprised when...
CASE STUDY: Choosing TCM Over Steroids for Eczema
Many eczema patients are used to using steroids to treat their condition. However, it’s clear that continual reliance on steroids not only presents the possibility...
The Spring Season: What Chinese Medicine Says
Spring brings gentle rain, warmer weather, new growth of plants, green leaves and buds on trees. The natural world is shaking off the chill and...
TCM Herbs: Peony Root and Bark (Chi Shao, Bai Shao, Mu Dan Pi)
Spring is when one of the potent herbs in traditional Chinese medicine begins to bloom. You may even have a version of this plant in...
The Magic of Traditional Chinese Medicine
In this April 2022 article featured on atopicdermatitis.net, a former patient of Dr. Olivia Hsu Friedman shares the story of her eczema healing journey. “TCM...
My Conversation with Dr. Friedman About Traditional Chinese Medicine
Here’s an article from April, 2022, featuring an interview with Dr. Olivia Hsu Friedman on how traditional Chinese medicine effectively treats eczema (atopic dermatitis). Featured...
We Look at New Eczema Medications
While it’s encouraging that mainstream medicine is hard at work researching and creating new medications to treat eczema, we want our readers to stay aware...
Emotional and Psychological Barriers to Healing Skin Conditions
You want to heal your skin condition permanently, but something always happens to stop a successful treatment plan. Or, you mindlessly eat or do something...
The Winter Season: What Chinese Medicine Says
The winter season in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is the most “yin” time of year. Yin moves inward and in winter everything contracts. Trees and...