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Herbal Medicine
East Asian herbal medicine began with the mythological figure ShenNong, who taught agriculture and nutrition way back in 2500BCE. He is credited with discovering and documenting more than 365 plant and herb medicinals. Around 1500BCE the physician and cook, YiYin took herbal medicine to the next level, when he developed ways of combining plant medicinals to improve treatment responses. His combinations helped minimize side effects while simultaneously compounding each plants’ inherent therapeutic effects.
Over the following centuries, doctors continued to test and record the different effects of herbal remedies. The most well known and comprehensive was the physician Li ShiZhen of the Ming Dynasty (late 16th century CE). He self-tested all manner of natural products, sampling whatever he encountered, and recording all relevant information. In the end he compiled a detailed list of the medicinal effects of several thousand plant, mineral and animal materials.
Researchers today continue to reveal the underlying mechanisms for these effective remedies.
Dr.Marc specializes in herbal medicine for gastrointestinal disorders, metabolic disorders, and integrative cancer care.
Acupuncture
The classical anatomy of East Asian Medicine describes 12 meridians which run from the tips of the fingers to the tips of the toes. Circulating in multiple directions and moving deep into the organs and shallow onto the skin surface. These meridians touch and connect all the tissues of the body. They are a framework for communication, and map out and guide the innate mechanisms for repair and restructuring. Studies, such as those done by Robert O’Becker in the 1980s, have demonstrated that tools which modify electrical potentials around injured tissues, can restore and accelerate healing.
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By stimulating precise points, an acupuncturist generates a therapeutic response through biochemical changes, modified neurological activity, immunological responses, and analgesic effects.
Dr. Marc specializes in acupuncture treatments for musculoskeletal and sports injuries, back and neck pain, headache, and gastrointestinal motility disorders.
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