November 4, 2018
Joe Brady
More than 72,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2017, including illicit drugs and prescription opioids—a 2-fold increase in a decade. Source: CDC WONDER. Because of this record number of deaths it is time to look at alternatives in medicine. Even the FDA is proposing that doctors learn more about acupuncture for pain management. The…
October 1, 2018
Joe Brady
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Benjamin Franklin Quality health education programs have the potential to improve the health and quality of life for millions of people. In the United States, 85% of adults do not achieve the recommended amount of physical activity and 32.2% of men and 35.5% of women…
September 16, 2018
Joe Brady
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, one whole group of therapeutic exercises involve what is called “Nature’s Therapy”. The ancient Chinese believed that there is something inherently therapeutic about being around nature. Sunbathing, air baths, water therapy even gardening have their place in the constellation of therapeutic practices that comprise Traditional Chinese Medicine. To see what modern…
August 26, 2018
Joe Brady
AN OLLI LECTURE SERIES: COMMUNITY MEDICINE IN THE 21ST CENTURY Tuesdays 9:30am-11:30am – Park Hill United Methodist Church 5209 Montview Blvd. “Preventive medicine is education, empowerment and personal responsibility” former Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop M.D. Learn to make sense of alternative medicine and what it can do for you. According to a recent…
August 12, 2018
Joe Brady
Exploring the Promise of Traditional Chinese Medicine Four Saturday’s Sept 8, 15, 22, 29 1:00-2:30 pm. Cost is $40 for all four lectures Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine 1441 York St. Denver, CO 80206 Overview: Take a journey through 5000 years of Traditional Chinese Medicine while learning about the history, theories and clinical applications…
May 6, 2018
Joe Brady
Tips from the “Yellow Emperor’s Medicine Cabinet” Allergies and the Winds of Spring “The three months of Spring are the season for renewal. With everything flourishing, the world is full of life. To accord with the season, go to bed a little later, and get up a little earlier. Be patient and let things grow. Go for…
April 22, 2018
Joe Brady
Medical Qigong is the primary form of exercise therapy used in traditional Chinese medicine. In Chinese medicine, Qigong exercises are considered superior to herbal medicine and acupuncture because patients learn to keep themselves healthy by using exercises designed to cultivate a strong mind and a strong body. With over 3600 psychophysiological exercises developed over centuries,…
April 8, 2018
Joe Brady
In 2015 traditional Chinese medicine won it’s first Nobel prize when Sweden’s Karolinska Institute awarded Tu Youyou, with the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences jointly won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, together with William Campbell, and Japan’s Satoshi Omura. Tu won for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against malaria using the…
April 1, 2018
Joe Brady
According to the American Medical Association AMA Annual June 11-15, 2016 Report [Dry Needling Resolution], Physical therapists are not qualified to be performing acupuncture even if they call it dry needling. Medical practitioners should not be performing treatments that they have not been trained for. “Dry Needling is an Invasive Procedure. This resolution asked our AMA to…
January 13, 2018
Joe Brady
Oxford Study Lectures- Community Med School Living Healthy Naturally A public lecture series for people interested in learning the natural health and healing secrets of Traditional Chinese Medicine. at the University of Denver’s Osher Life Long Learning Institute (OLLI) and Heather Gardens Designed to share traditional Chinese medicine with our greater community, our mission is…