From the category archives:

HepatitisC

Are Chinese Herbs Safe in Liver Disease?

September 5, 2011 HepatitisC

Welcome Back to Doc Misha’s Blog! Lots of clients and practitioners are worried that Chinese medicinal herbs should not be taken in liver disease, especially if one is taking the new protease inhibitors as well as interferon and ribavirin. Well, it is am important question to ask and I am glad you are asking it. [...]

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30th Anniversary of AIDS Today – Support Quan Yin

June 5, 2011 HepatitisC

Dear Friends: This blog is a little different today. Today is the 30th anniversary of the day that the disease eventually known as AIDS was reported to the Centers for Disease Control. Thirty years ago today, June 6, 1981, the Centers for Disease Control published a paper identifying a new disease they called Gay Related [...]

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Conquer Insomnia, Anxiety and Depression – Support the Shen (Part Two)

March 22, 2011 Doc Misha

Dear Friends: This is Part Two of the series Support the Shen in which you will find out more about natural therapies, integrated Chinese medicine and integrative medicine treatments (both self-care and practitioner based) for the psychological, emotional and mental manifestations of having liver disease. The focus today is on diet and nutrition. Please see [...]

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Conquer Insomnia, Anxiety and Depression – Support the Shen (Part One)

March 20, 2011 HepatitisB

Dear Doc Misha Blog Watchers: This the beginning of a series on this blog for with liver disease who are experiencing mental, emotional and somatic issues associated with anxiety, depression and insomnia. Support the Shen – Part One Today I am going to focus on the psychological and somatic (body)  symptoms that may appear when [...]

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How Can Chinese Medicine Help Me?

February 18, 2011 Doc Misha

Dear Friends of Doc Misha: The Hepatitis C Caring Ambassadors Program has released a series of DVDs. One video is an interview by Doc Misha with a patient with hepatitis C. What are the goals of TCM therapy in a hepatitis C patient? What can a patient expect from a TCM practitioner? How does Acupuncture [...]

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