Academic Articles, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Uncategorized

Case Study: The Treatment of Bells Palsy with Chinese Medicine

By Cara O. Frank, L.OM. The following is an excerpt from my book TCM Case Studies: Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders. The full chapter with comparison cases and more ...

by Cara Frank • November 18, 2019

Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine

Acupuncture is your best ally during Cancer Care

Acupuncture is popular for the treating of health complaints such as back pain, migraines, and infertility, to name just a few. What many may not know is how helpful acupuncture ...

by Cara Frank • November 11, 2019November 11, 2019

Food

It’s Thanksgiving. Time to Make My Favorite Dessert

Let’s be clear: I am not a dessert person. My sweet tooth is minimal, but this one- I’m powerless to restrain myself. I’ve shared this every year around holiday time. ...

by Cara Frank • November 1, 2019December 7, 2022

Food, Nutrition

What’s Cara Cooking? Summer Sauces!

My daughter is imploring me to write a cookbook. Maybe, if I ever retire, I will. The problem is, I can rarely recreate the same meal twice, as each dish ...

by Cara Frank • June 24, 2019September 2, 2019

Chinese Herbal Medicine

Stye in the Eye? Chinese Medicine to the Rescue!

Cara Frank, L.OM. I first published this excerpt from my book TCM Case Studies: Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders in 2013. Recently, one of my office managers got a ...

by Cara Frank • June 24, 2019July 20, 2020

Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine

Practical Management of Measles with Chinese Herbal Medicine

This purpose of this blog is not to debate or take a stance in a pro or anti-vaccination stance. Vaccines can protect many and vaccine injury is real. Its purpose, ...

by Cara Frank • April 1, 2019September 8, 2019

Chinese Herbal Medicine, Nutrition

Cara’s Personal Bone-Building Plan

I recently had my first DEXA scan to measure my bone density. Guess what? I have mild osteopenia. Age appropriate yet not worrisome. Briefly, DEXA is short for Dual X-ray ...

by Cara Frank • March 13, 2019September 2, 2019

CBD, Chinese Herbal Medicine

Acupuncture and CBD: A Match Made in Heaven

By Michael Keane, L.Ac Often patients are so relaxed after an acupuncture treatment that I joke about how common it is for people to experience a blissed-out ‘acupuncture high’. Turns ...

by Cara Frank • March 1, 2019September 8, 2019

Facial Rejuvenation

Beauty From the Inside Out

Beata Masalanka, L.OM. Let’s face it! Aging is a natural process and no procedure can or will stop it. Most of us would like to look younger. Not only look younger but feel younger. ...

by Cara Frank • January 4, 2019August 31, 2019

Chinese Medicine, Nutrition

Have a Healthier​ Fall with Chinese Medicine

One of my favorite aspects of Chinese Medicine is the emphasis on the value attuning ourselves to the energetics of each new season. The Ancient Chinese understood that our ability ...

by Cara Frank • October 1, 2018October 8, 2019