Ph.D.

The pediatric Spleen described in Chinese medicine developed in a very different food environment from the one many children inhabit today. In clinic, I increasingly see children whose diets are restricted not simply by appetite or digestion, but by sensory preferences, feeding difficulties, food allergy, eczema-related elimination, fear of adverse reactions or a long history … Read More

Two children may arrive in clinic with the same diagnosis of asthma and tell very different clinical stories. One may have had eczema since infancy, allergic rhinitis, environmental allergies, allergen-triggered wheezing and very little sputum. Another may have developed wheezing after repeated respiratory infections and now presents with a lingering wet cough and abundant Phlegm. … Read More