Herbs

Thasnks for that question. Traditional Chinese Medicine is an entire system. It has been used in China and other Asian countries for literally thousands of years. I think their first herbal book is 6000 years old. But at the same time, it is a growing and changing system, added to as health challenges change.

The Chinese herbalist who provided herbs to me was trained by his grandfather in Asia. He also came to the US and got a PhD from Harvard, in Biostatistics. So he was, I felt, a trustworthy source. He has spent many years studying breast cancer specifically (although he tells me he treats Asian people with any ailment), and with what he learned, he began creating herbal formulas.
Chinese formulas are combinations of herbs -thus they do not, generally, cause the adverse effects that are all too common in cancer treatments. (That said I have been dizzy or disliked the taste of smell sometimes of the herbal combos).
The basic formula is probably the same for all folks who get it, but then some herbs are added that are specific for each person. So the formula I got would not be totally duplicated for anyone else. I did not ask which herbs I was getting, after the first time, because the list of either Chinese characters or Chinese herbal names, really had not much meaning to me.

The herbs affect the body and its systems, acting like any other medication. They cause changes to the cells, affect pathways, etc. I had an MRI before I started the herbal treatment, and an MRI afterwards.

Dr. George Wong has spoken at SHARE in NYC, and at my organization Annie Appleseed Project's conferences. He has also offered consults while there. A summary of one of his talks can be found on our website www.annieappleseedproject.org - just SEARCH on his name. Thasnks for that question. Traditional Chinese Medicine is an entire system. It has been used in China and other Asian countries for literally thousands of years. I think their first herbal book is 6000 years old. But at the same time, it is a growing and changing system, added to as health challenges change.

The Chinese herbalist who provided herbs to me was trained by his grandfather in Asia. He also came to the US and got a PhD from Harvard, in Biostatistics. So he was, I felt, a trustworthy source. He has spent many years studying breast cancer specifically (although he tells me he treats Asian people with any ailment), and with what he learned, he began creating herbal formulas.
Chinese formulas are combinations of herbs -thus they do not, generally, cause the adverse effects that are all too common in cancer treatments. (That said I have been dizzy or disliked the taste of smell sometimes of the herbal combos).
The basic formula is probably the same for all folks who get it, but then some herbs are added that are specific for each person. So the formula I got would not be totally duplicated for anyone else. I did not ask which herbs I was getting, after the first time, because the list of either Chinese characters or Chinese herbal names, really had not much meaning to me.

The herbs affect the body and its systems, acting like any other medication. They cause changes to the cells, affect pathways, etc. I had an MRI before I started the herbal treatment, and an MRI afterwards.

Dr. George Wong has spoken at SHARE in NYC, and at my organization Annie Appleseed Project's conferences. He has also offered consults while there. A summary of one of his talks can be found on our website www.annieappleseedproject.org - just SEARCH on his name.