Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Repost: Definite Proof Acupuncture is More than Just Placebo
This article originally appeared on qi-spot.com, my old blog, on April 30, 2010. Dead links have been removed or edited. Enough with...
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Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Nov 18, 20131 min
Acupuncture for Women’s Health Symposium Success
It is said that a picture paints a thousand words. Hence for the symposium (link) held last Friday, well… Dr. Philip Tan-Gatue with UP...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Nov 12, 20133 min
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Pediatrics: Qian Yi
“The Biggest Lie in the History of Medicine” “THIS WON’T HURT A BIT!” How many times have we heard our pediatricians say that to us as...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Nov 9, 20134 min
Holistic Medicine – A Case of Hypertension and Pain
Holistic Medicine? A common buzzword among so-called non conventional or alternative medicine practitioners, and even among medical...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Nov 7, 20131 min
Chinese Medicine and Women’s Health – An Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine Symposi
The Yarrow Group is holding a symposium on Chinese Medicine and Women’s Health, in cooperation with the Philippine Academy of Acupuncture...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Nov 3, 20132 min
Acupuncture For Anxiety Relief During Aftermath of Philippines Earthquake
When a massive earthquake hit our country hard last October 15, everyone was rightfully concerned about the availability of basic...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Nov 1, 20139 min
Mark Ji Tianxiang: Patron Saint of Acupuncturists?
November 1 is All Saints’ Day. This is a fact that many people conveniently forget, going about dressed as ghosts and goblins. True,...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Oct 31, 20135 min
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine: Going Mainstream?
A new patient came into my clinic not too long ago for a consultation. Now, this is not an unusual event. The unusual event was the fact...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Oct 28, 201310 min
How To Spot A Health Scammer
A Brief Background My friend VS recently attended a seminar on “alternative” medicine and sent me a message, which I then quote slightly...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Oct 27, 20131 min
Chinese Medicine on ANC – “Green Living”
Dr. Philip Tan-Gatue appears on the show “Green Living” to talk about Chinese Medicine. Well, the second half of the show. Dr. Philip...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Oct 27, 20134 min
Ancient Chinese Medicine Books: Huangdi Neijing
Unlike some other forms of so-called alternative medicine, Chinese Medicine was not born from the experiences of single persons. ...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Oct 22, 20133 min
Sun Simiao’s Medical Ethics
Sun Simiao or “药王“ – the King of Medicinals There are times during one’s practice of medicine, of whatever tradition, when one feels...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Oct 21, 20137 min
Qi and Blood: Inseparable
Disclaimer: When I spell Blood with a capital B I am using it in the Chinese Medicine sense. If I spell blood with a small b, I am using...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Oct 19, 20132 min
Help for Bohol
This isn’t really related to acupuncture, oriental medicine, or western medicine. Last Tuesday, October 15, 2013, the Philippines was hit...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Oct 18, 20133 min
Learning from Experience: Trigeminal Neuralgia
Originally Posted October 14; I had to restore the site from a backup that did not include this post. Trigeminal Neuralgia is one of the...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Aug 22, 20132 min
Medicine or Food Supplement? Where Do Chinese Herbs Belong?
The hot topic of the month here in the Philippines is the polarization of the medical profession when it comes to the use of Stem Cell...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
May 1, 20132 min
So Near and Yet So Far
Today’s blog entry has little to do with my getting stuck in traffic so near my destination, although that’s the situation that triggers...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Apr 26, 20132 min
Three More Questions to Ask Your Acupuncturist
Just about a month ago, I had written a blog entry entitled “Five Questions to Ask Your ‘Acupuncturist'”. (link) The purpose of...
Philip Niño Tan-Gatue
Apr 26, 20131 min
How Tiny Is An Acupuncture Needle?
photo courtesy of http://lacnadine.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/how-tiny-is-an-acupuncture-needle/ #acupuncture #needle
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