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2023 Fall TCM talks
Topic 1：Pain Management in TCM (Sep 20, 2023)
Pain management is an essential component of healthcare, and Chinese medicine offers a distinctive approach to pain treatment that has been used for thousands of years. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) views pain as an imbalance in the body's energy, or Qi, which disrupts the flow of blood and fluids, leading to stagnation and pain. TCM uses various techniques, including acupuncture, herbal medicine, and massage, to restore balance and promote healing. These natural remedies are often preferred by patients due to their effectiveness and minimal side effects.
Dr. Joe Teh Dr. Liam Joe Teh, the holder of a Master's Degree of Traditional Chinese Medicine and majoring in acupuncture, is specialized in treating internal medicine disorders, genitourinary diseases, and musculoskeletal system pain management. Learning from several masters in China, he has acquired a vast experience and combines herbal treatment together with acupuncture as well as Tuina massage when indicated to helped many patients recover from their symptoms.
Topic 2：Stress management with TCM (Oct 26, 2023)
In this super informative and practical workshop, you will learn:
• Issues that may come from stress
• How stress and female hormones affect one another
• TCM fundamentals • Ways professionals diagnose problems
• Different modernized traditional therapy solutions
• Stress management with TCM
• Self-care methods you can use right away
This workshop will help you understand your stress, how your female hormones play a part in it, and how natural healing methods (TCM) can help. You will come away with ways to handle everyday stress including self-care treatments.
Dr. Serena Yang Serena received her degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, majoring in internal medicine and acupuncture. Having studied with China National Gynecology Master Dr. Zhu Nan Sun for years, she specializes in gynecology. With a combination of herbal medicine, acupuncture and aromatherapy, she also develops effective healing programs for various health problems.
Topic 3：Get rid of the vexation of Insomnia (Nov 14, 2023)
Counting sheep at night and dozing during the day? People spend 1/3 of their lives sleeping. Ensuring sufficient sleep time helps detoxify and metabolize the body's internal organs and repair some damage to the body. However, did you know that 10% of the world's population is suffering from insomnia? This class will share the brief history of TCM, the theory of Yin-Yang, and 5 elements, Qi and blood. Dr. Zheng Shu Hua will provide an understanding of how TCM can help people improve the small circulation in the body, make it reach a harmonious and balanced state, and get rid of the vexation of insomnia.
Dr. Zheng Shu Hua graduated from the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1986. She worked at the Shanghai Hospital of TCM and as a guest doctor at the Diakoniessen Hospital of Austria. The "Shanghai famous and senior TCM doctor" and Immunology expert professor doctor Shen Pi An served as her mentor. Dr. Zheng pays attention to good communication with patients and emphasizes the prevention of diseases. According to the patient's constitution and condition, she provides suggestions on diet, daily life, emotional adjustment, exercise and other aspects of health, and formulates personalized treatment plans for patients.
Time: 10:00am - 11:30am
Location: Community Center Shanghai Pudong Center.
Speakers
Teh Joe
Body & Soul – Medical Clinics
Holder of a Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine and majoring in acupuncture, Joe is specialized in treating internal medicine disorders as well as respiratory tract and genitourinary diseases. Learning from several masters in China, he has acquired vast experience and helped many patients recover from allergies, digestive problems, sleeping disorders, headaches, anxiety, and other common health conditions. He combines herbal treatment together with acupuncture as well as Tuina massage - when indicated - to treat his patients and relieve their symptoms.
Shuhua Zheng
Doctor at Body & Soul – Medical Clinics
Dr. Zheng graduated from the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1986. She worked at the Shanghai Hospital of TCM and as a guest doctor at the Diakoniessen Hospital of Austria.
The "Shanghai famous TCM doctor" and Immunology expert
professor doctor Shen Pi An was her mentor.
Dr. Zheng had been engaged in the municipal clinical research project "Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment of immune diseases, especially SLE" for many years. In addition, she has the national level 2 psychological consultant qualification certificate.
Dr. Zheng pays attention to good communication with patients and emphasizes the prevention of diseases.
According to the patient's constitution and condition, she provides suggestions on diet, daily life, emotional adjustment, exercise and other aspects of health, and formulates personalized treatment plan for patients.
SPECIALITIES Immune diseases (including SLE, RA, psoriasis, allergic diseases, etc.), acute and chronic
cervical and lumbar pain, sciatica, intractable post herpetic pain, gastrointestinal diseases, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, sleep disorders, dysmenorrhea, menstrual disorders, menopausal syndrome, preparation for pregnancy, sub-health state
conditioning, ect.
Serena Yang
Doctor at Body & Soul – Medical Clinics
Serena received her degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, majoring in internal medicine and acupuncture. Having studied with China National Gynecology Master Dr. Zhu Nan Sun for years, she specializes in gynecological disorders such as dysmenorrhea, menopausal syndrome, PMS, fibroid, endometriosis and infertility.
With a combination of herbal medicine, acupuncture and aromatherapy, she also develops effective healing programs for all pain problems as well as for urogenital infection, osteoporosis, insomnia, anxiety, headaches and digestive disorders.
