Traditional Medicine
Traditional Medicine articles and guides
Acupuncture: What Science Actually Says
Thousands of years of practice, decades of clinical trials, and still no consensus. Here's an honest look at the evidence for and against acupuncture.
Chinese Herbal Medicine: A Beginner's Guide
Thousands of ingredients, centuries of theory, and a system that still treats millions of patients daily. Here's how Chinese herbal medicine actually works.
Qi: The Concept That Runs Chinese Culture
It's not just 'energy.' Qi is the single most important concept in Chinese thought — shaping medicine, martial arts, philosophy, and daily life for over two millennia.
Traditional Chinese Medicine: What Western Science Gets Wrong About Getting It Wrong
TCM is not science. But the Western dismissal of TCM as pure quackery is also not science — it is cultural arrogance dressed up as skepticism. The reality is more complicated than either side admits.
Traditional Chinese Medicine: The Debate That Will Not End
Is traditional Chinese medicine ancient wisdom or ancient nonsense? The answer is more complicated than either side admits — and the debate reveals as much about cultural politics as it does about medicine.