Oahu Holistic Medicine - Acupuncure, Herbs and Naturopathic Medicine

03/27/2026

03/25/2024

This Podcast is about emotional eating and using food for comfort or avoidance. It discusses how to become aware of the underlying reasons for emotional eating, and suggests evaluating whether it is serving you or creating problems. Looking at the desire behind the behavior, rather than judging it a...

03/25/2024

This podcast is about encouraging overweight people to exercise and keep up their physical activity, even if they have to adapt exercises to do them from a bed or hospital bed. I talk about how doing any exercise, even modified, can lead to positive change over time. If you want to learn more about....

03/25/2024

This Podcast is about the benefits of hanging exercises for shoulder health. It discusses how hanging can help decompress the shoulders and create more space in the joint, which can alleviate pain and improve range of motion. I relate this to the idea that humans are meant to hang from branches like...

03/25/2024

This Podcast is about the benefits and drawbacks of following diets very strictly. I talk about my personal experience with trying different diets, like the blood type diet and keto diet, and how sticking rigidly to a diet for a period of time can help determine which foods agree with you. I recomme...

03/25/2024

This Podcast is about me learning how to touch type properly by using an online typing program. I talk about the challenges and insights from retraining my muscle memory and comparing it to learning qigong and kung fu. If you want to learn more about our practice, go here! http://oahuholisticmedicin...

03/25/2024

This podcast is about reframing the discussion around exercise. I talk about how exercise is a confusing term, and that it's not just about going to the gym or doing certain activities. The key is doing enough repetitive movement over time to create lasting physiological and mental changes in your b...

03/25/2024

This podcast is about forming habits and breaking bad habits. It discusses recognizing repetitive negative behaviors, interrupting those patterns, and replacing them with more positive routines through consistent practice. I've used examples like eating junk food or drinking beer, and explains techn...

03/25/2024

This podcast is about my experience in learning medical qigong, which involves coordinating the mind, breath, and body to affect a patient's energy. Here I describe receiving a medical qigong treatment, learning to perform treatments, and contrasts medical qigong with other modalities like reiki and...

03/25/2024

This podcast is about what to expect when going to an acupuncture appointment. It provides an overview of the needles, points, and techniques involved, as well as advice on finding the right acupuncturist and being consistent with treatments. If you want to learn more about our practice, go here! ht...

03/25/2024

This podcast is about why I stopped eating gluten. I started living with someone who didn't eat gluten, so it was easier to cook meals we could both eat. Over time, I found that eliminating gluten led to more energy, clearer thinking, and better digestion. If you want to learn more about our practic...

03/25/2024

This podcast is about why the we believe that the paleo diet is misguided. We do not live in paleolithic times and face different environmental factors than early humans. The paleo diet is heavily marketed and does not account for modern stresses and lifestyles. While diet is important, it is not th...