By Lillian Pearl Bridges Potential is a word weighted with meaning, usually in a positive sense about the possibility of something becoming an actuality. Potential can also have its downsides, however, as something can also develop into a problem. The catchall word from ancient Chinese medicine indicating potential was “jing”, most often understood as the …
There are very few concepts in Chinese medicine that are more often mentioned than Tan Tien. Protecting and strengthening the Tan Tien is an important practice to maintain good health. But what exactly is Tan Tien and how can we assess it in the clinic? Let’s break it down. There are three energy centers that …
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The patient is a 28-year-old female, single, and employed as a wardrobe consultant in the live entertainment industry. In her initial examination, employing the diagnostic criteria of odor, color, sound, and emotion, she emitted a scorched odor, expressed a lack of red color—ashen-gray skin tone lateral to her eyes—a lack of laughter in the sound …
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By Butch Levy, MD, LAc Introduction In my clinical practice as an integrative primary care provider, I often diagnosed cancer in my patients and referred them to local oncologists. As they started conventional treatment, I quickly began to recognise the toll that chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation took upon them. Having trained in Chinese medicine, and …
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A New Episode in our Master Class Series! Presented by Brian Bradley and Dr Greg Lane, DACM, LAc Designed for Chinese medicine and health coach professionals, as well as potential students and patients interested in learning more about the integrative approach to pain management, this unique presentation covers a case study addressed by two pain …
It All Leads To This Moment Graduation day is a moment to remember everyone who has supported you throughout your journey to bring you another step closer to all that you have chosen to be.Graduation day is not an ending, but the first steps into your new life as a Pacific College alumni. We’re behind …
Pacific College of Health and Science has been at the forefront of online education in each of the professions it represents. Foregoing what at the time was standard online education, i.e., PowerPoint slides, reading assignments and online forums (in other words, boring and uninspiring), Pacific College embraced live, synchronous online delivery to replicate the closeness …
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Be the Change You Wish to See in Healthcare! Today more than ever, expanding your skills and keeping up to date with a rapidly evolving health care landscape is critical. For yourself, for your family, for your community. While the world is figuring out how to manage pandemics, fight the opioid crisis, and decrease skyrocketing …
We are horrified by the death of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and too many others. We mourn for their families, communities, and for all suffering from injustice. Their deaths cry out for answers to questions that have plagued our nation and communities for too long. In the coming days, weeks and months, I …
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With all of the fear and unknowns of “reopening” during the pandemic, Pacific College and Lhasa OMS are proud to have hosted leaders in our industry to discuss how they incorporated the new CDC/OSHA Guidelines into their practices and daily routines. Practitioners from all over the country came together and saw how the new changes …
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