Are you in cancer treatment or recovery? Heard about Chinese herbs like Reishi or Ginseng? Curious about acupuncture? Don’t know if it’s all just hocus pocus, or if it could really help? You’re invited to a FREE webinar introducing Traditional Chinese Medicine for...
We are sharing the recording of Pauline’s presentation to the Tools & Togetherness Metastatic Breast Cancer Support Group. In this talk, Pauline introduces: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for cancer TCM approaches for breast cancer Acupuncture for breast...
Recovering from breast cancer and living in Toronto and surrounding areas? Do check out this new research paper on acupuncture for cancer! Hillgreen’s founder Pauline Hwang just published a paper in the Annals of Palliative Medicine. The paper was written in...
Did you know there’s a famous Chinese herb for energy and immunity? Well there are more than one, but this one is called Huang Qi or Astragalus root. What is Huang Qi used for? Herbalists have used Huang Qi for thousands of years. Traditionally it is used as a a...
Studies have shown that Chinese medicine can reduce the side effects of breast cancer treatment and improve quality of life. This helps with prognosis indirectly, by encouraging patients to stick it out for their entire treatment plan. But is it true that Chinese...
Are you starting chemotherapy and worried about side effects? A common concern people ask us about is preventing chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, i.e. pain, numbness or tingling in the hands and feet. For some patients, the nerve damage is temporary and...
