Articles

Holistic Sports Medicine Articles by Dr. Edith Chan, written for SF Triathlon Club:

Below are some articles highlighting the wonderfully sensible and practical ideas at the core of Chinese Medicine.

• Balancing the Yin and Yang of Sports Training download pdf »
• Golden Keys of Chinese Medicine download pdf »
• Breathing, for Health and Sports Performance download pdf »
• Health benefits of Sleep download pdf »

Food & Nutrition Articles

• Dr. Andrew Weil Anti-inflammatory Diet & Food Pyramid
• About.com Choosing Anti-inflammatory Foods

Health & Wellness

• 3/6/2012 - A trip to the gym could alter your DNA
• 3/4/2012 - Statin drug use linked to Type II Diabetes
• 1/29/2009 - A comprehensive "meta-analysis" of side-effects of Statin drugs (muscle weakness, pain, fatigue, cognitive decline are most common)
• Jun 2005 - Health Benefits of the Natural Squatting Position for GI health, Uro-genital & reproductive health

Chinese Medicine:

• 8/9/2009 - Duke University Hospital uses Acupuncture during surgery to improve outcome. Read Article »
• 7/23/2009 - Chinese Herbal Medicine effective in the cure of Influenza A (H1N1). Read Article »
• 1/28/2009 - 900 studies show cholesterol-lowering Statin drugs dangerous. Read Article »
• 12/1/2008 - Acupuncture better than Aspirin for Chronic Headache. Read Article »
• 9/22/2008 - Acupuncture beats drugs for hot flash. Read article »
• 10/17/2007 - Chinese Herbs better than drugs for women's menstrual pain. Read article »
• 10/16/2007 - Acupuncture improves post-surgical recovery. Read article »
• 12/20/2004 - NIH landmark study shows Acupuncture helps Osteoarthritis of Knee. Read article »
• Winter 2004 - Acupuncture for Insomnia & Anxiety (Journal of Neuropsychiatry) Read article »