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...
Attention herbal medicine fans and all health care providers working with cancer patients! Check out this article by Hillgreen’s founder, Pauline Sok Yin Hwang published last fall in the Journal of the American Herbalists Guild. Titled “Chinese Herbal Medicine for...
Nausea is the sensation of having to vomit or the urge to vomit. Check out Hillgreen’s practitioner Jude Yahfoufi’s suggested remedies for nausea below! Nausea can be a symptom of various conditions, ranging from viral and bacterial infections to...
Interested in the use of Chinese herbs for cancer? Check out this article by Hillgreen’s founder, Pauline Sok Yin Hwang published last fall in the Journal of the American Herbalists Guild. Titled “”Chinese Herbal Medicine for Oncology” (PDF), Pauline’s...
It’s amazing how many people haven’t heard of these simple natural remedies for constipation. I talk about bowel movements a lot in my job. No one wants to. It’s very taboo! But how we digest and eliminate tells a lot about the body. It has a big impact on...
