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Written By: Yvette Ly Edited By: Kate Downes Artwork By: Jaclyn Kim   The fight for abortion access and gender-affirming care are rooted in the same simple belief - we are the rightful, sovereign authors of our experience in our bodies. As our team prepares for our hiatus, we put some ideas together to build care around medical abortion. Though not insulated by any means, before and long after wellness fads and political tides, Traditional Medicines have been and will continue to be a means of survival for systematically divested communities. Whatever one’s motivation for seeking abortion, we wish you a sense...

Author: Elaine Guo Editors: Kai Yim, Zoey Gong   Mid-Autumn Festival: Harvest & Gratitude Today is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhong Qiu Jie,中秋节), the 15th day of the 8th month in the Chinese lunisolar calendar. This day boasts an incredible, bright full moon, earning its common name, the “Moon Festival.” The Mid-Autumn Festival is a time of family reunion and celebration, a major cultural event in China and many other East and Southeast Asian societies. For millennia, Chinese rulers have worshipped the moon and celebrated the autumn harvest during the fullest moon of the 8th month. To show their gratitude for a...

The scent of marijuana has been dancing around our heads much more frequently with its legalization! This year we're celebrating with several ways: we had our medicated bake sale, and we also brought on an expert (from the neurobiology realm) to discuss a symptom that we often see clinically: the chronic smokers' cough. Before we get started, a bit about Dr. Michele Ross... Dr. Ross is a neuroscientist with fibromyalgia who has used Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in her healing journey. With her understanding of the body-mind-spirit, she has authored five books including Vitamin Weed, created numerous online courses including the first certification on Cannabis &...

At the age of 100 years old, Chen Tong Yun is the chief physician of the Dermatology Department of the Beijing Hospital of TCM. With more than 60 years of experience in clinical and scientific research in dermatology with regards to TCM, she is the most well known TCM dermatology physician in China, with an extraordinary history of treating neurodermatitis, chloasma, acne, and psoriasis. In honor of national women's history month, we cannot wait to share her story and beauty recipes with you!