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I no longer trust TCM practitioners to come to the right diagnosis. There are too many ways to "skin the cat". While one could argue the possibility of any diagnosis, at some point, there needs to be a firm diagnosis for accurate treatment. Chinese Medicine suffers from the problem that every treatment induces the body to harmonize. But how long will it take to harmonize? How many extra steps will it take? Most saliently, how long will it take for the patient to get better? Acupuncture ...

Humility. These days I find myself doing the things I did years ago as a medical student. Assisting whatever provider I’m observing. Anticipating their needs, finding ways to be helpful, giving gentle reminders, using humor to put patients at ease, and attempting to learn while remaining unobtrusive. There’s a part of me that’s incredulous about the whole experience. What am I, a full-fledged, senior Western AND Chinese Medicine physician, who’s seen thousands of patients, with tens of thou...