The Hashimoto’s Protocol (2017) – Izabella Wentz Briana has Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis – the most common form of hypothyroidism (low thyroid function) – and has benefited from author Izabella Wentz’s concepts… Read More
Articles from Dr. Peter Borten
Talking Wellness with Dr. Peter Borten: The Wood Element (video)
“The place of wood is to grow upward towards the fire element. It’s always trying to reach the sun.” How will you grow and move past the obstacles in your… Read More
The Bigger the Front, the Bigger the Back
Some years ago, I was apprenticing under an elder practitioner, and we stepped into the treatment room to meet a tan, muscular guy with a crushing handshake, a loud voice,… Read More
How To Heal By Embracing Your Inner Amoeba
I grew up in the 1980s, when some of the most common insults we used were “homo,” “faggot,” “queer,” and “gay.” Clearly, we were deeply fearful of what we didn’t… Read More
The Science Behind Wonky Body Things that Suck
A patient last week told me a story I’ve heard many times in many forms. She started experiencing chest pain that radiated down her left arm. She went to the… Read More
The Secret Ways We Help and Hinder Each Other
Years ago, a woman in her 70s came to see me with a long list of health problems. It seemed there was something wrong with almost every area of her… Read More
The Equalization Technique for Resolving Discomfort
The other day, an adventurous friend of mine sent me a picture of himself immersed in slurry of icy water. The photo was taken on a rooftop, on a cloudy… Read More
The Root Cause of Your Pain (video)
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Tick Tock, Part Four – How to Follow the Clock of Life
Today we’re going to wrap up our series on the Chinese Clock – a concept in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) whereby each organ has a two-hour period of the day… Read More
Tick Tock, Part Three – How to Follow the Clock of Life
For the past couple weeks, I’ve been writing about the “Chinese Clock” – a principle from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) whereby each of twelve internal organs has a two-hour period… Read More
Tick Tock, Part Two – How to Follow the Clock of Life
Last week I introduced the Chinese Clock – a principle from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that states that each organ has a two hour period in the day when it has… Read More
Tick Tock: How to Follow the Clock of Life
It’s been about a decade since I wrote a series of articles about the “Chinese clock,” and I’ve been asked about it recently by several students and patients, so I… Read More
Cock-a-doodle-doo: Time to Wake Up
This Saturday is the beginning of the Chinese New Year. One year ago, I remember thinking about the approaching Year of the Fire Monkey and wondering how it would play… Read More
Eleven Tips for Healthy Winter Skin
After so many newsletters about pretty deep topics, I thought I’d get really superficial this week and talk about skin. Winter’s dryness and cold plus extra clothing, obsessive handwashing, and… Read More
The Demon Dairy
As long as I’ve been studying health, there’s been an ongoing argument about the role of dairy products in human nutrition. If you do a quick Google search for inflammatory… Read More