We recently had a friend from New York City visit us who claimed that the latest health craze in the Big Apple is bone broth! She described how it's available on the streets, in cafés, in health food stores - it was taking hold with the likes of wheatgrass juice and Starbucks coffee. I didn't believe it, until I read this article in the New York Times, followed by this article on CBC.ca. Bone broth is officially going viral! So What's the Big Deal with Bone Broth? Why is bo

In preparation for opening practice, I've started re-reading some of my favourite old "medical" books. One such book is The Web That Has No Weaver by Ted Kaptchuk, an essential read for any practitioner or patient of Traditional Chinese Medicine. A few pages into the book, Kaptchuk highlights an example of differing medical perspectives and how these perspectives can affect diagnostic patterns. The example is based on a Chinese study comparing a Western physician's diagnosis