Chinese Medicine / Herbal Consult
TeleMedicine Chinese Herbal consults are available. Please request an appointment.
There is a GNC store in just about every shopping mall and many of us get advice from friends, relatives, magazines and people who work in health food and herbal stores. Many questions remain unanswered: duration of usage, optimal dosage or dose range, potential interaction with other herbs and prescription drugs, response or success rate, etc. After all according to FDA regulations, herbs and nutritional supplements are not used to diagnose, treat or cure diseases.
Chinese herbal medicine has been practiced for thousands of years in China. Physicians well trained in traditional Chinese medicine take a history from patients first and then examine the patient with particular attention given to the tongue and the pulse examination before prescribing herbal remedy. An herbal prescription usually consists of multiple herbal ingredients, put together to address multiple issues at the same time. This kind of practice has been likened to a football game rather than a single tennis match. There is usually one main herb (sometimes several), just like the quarterback, depending on the purpose of treatment. Multiple other herbs are also present in the prescription to assist the quarterback in working synergistically to enhance the effects and also to decrease side effects. The herbal prescription will be changed in a few days or in several weeks upon return visit depending on new developments in one’s energy status and response to the first prescription. Herbs are put in different classes depending on their main properties, some to clear up heat/inflammation to improve digestion, others to boost the energy level or to balance the yin and yang imbalance, etc. The purpose is to restore balance and harmony. Once the goals are met, herbs are discontinued.
Dr. Sheng has been prescribing herbs to patients with personalized approach for many years. With his newly improved skills in pulse diagnosis in recent years, he is helping more patients to get quick results through herbal usage, which, if supervised and directed by experienced physicians, is very safe. Herbs are processed in Taiwan by reputable companies meeting CGMP standards; and herbs are used for only a short period of time.
Integrative Oncology Consult
If you have a cancer diagnosis, early or advanced (spread to other parts or the body), you have medical oncologist, radiation oncologist and surgeon to answer your questions of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery. Do you have a healing partner to address issues such as:
Do you have intense inflammation in your body which may adversely affect your prognosis?
Do you know if you are under intense oxidative stress, your cancer may behave more aggressively?
Do you know cancer cells like sugar? Do you know how to eat right?
How do deal with lack of sleep and anxiety?
If you are exploring natural options to supplement your healthcare, congratulations!
Like millions of other Americans, you are taking a more active role in managing your health. Complementary integrative therapies have never been more popular, and using them safely and responsibly takes an experienced, qualified professional. The problem we see when it comes to holistic cancer care is – Many practitioners in complementary and alternative medicine do not necessarily have in depth understanding of cancer medicine, and many oncologists do not incorporate any complementary approach in the cancer care.
Why do you want to consider an integrated oncology consult with Dr. Peter Sheng ?
Who may benefit from it?
- Anyone who is currently undergoing anti-cancer therapy
- Anyone with a history of cancer or somebody with a strong family history of cancer and wants to know more about cancer prevention strategy.
- Anyone who has an advanced cancer diagnosis and would like to know other options.
What is included in the consult?
- Sheng will touch on the relationship between nutrition and cancer. He will review your list of supplements, answer your questions about pro and cons of adding any other supplements to conventional cancer therapy.
- Sheng will discuss your current treatment plan and may suggest how to mitigate side effects of treatment.
Why Dr. Peter Sheng?
- He is a medical oncologist with 4 decades of experience.
- He is an expert in Chinese medicine, which is a totally different healing system.
- He has knowledge in many different aspects of alternative medicine.
- He has practiced integrative/holistic medicine for more than 30 year.
- He is an excellent resource as many feel more empowered after this patient-centered consultation with a better understanding of their disease process, use of supplements, and other simple ways to improve their quality of life.
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Integrative Health Care
Why integrative health? Based on my 40 years of medical practice experience, I understand very well that, on many occasions, just western medicine is not enough. One does need to integrate nutritional approach, vitamins and supplements sometimes, exercise, meditation, yoga, tai chi …… etc.
My special strength is I have integrated traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine. Both complement each other very well.
So Who Needs an Integrative Health Consult?
1 . Chronic conditions which do not respond well to Western medicine treatment.
2 . Intolerant of western medication due to side effects, and looking for alternatives.
3 . Responding to Western treatment; however, one wonders if there’s more room for improvement.
4 . After extensive diagnostic work up, still no good explanation. An integrative health practitioner may look at the problem from different angles.
During the acute phase of any illness, there’s very little room for alternative therapy. After all, we rely on modern western medicine for diagnostic workup.
Some simple examples are chronic insomnia, anxiety, chronic pain, digestive issues, skin disease etc.
As a simple example, I treated a medical student who with severe eczema since early childhood. After two years of Chinese herbal therapy, she no longer has skin rash or itching. She’s doing her medical residency now.
Another middle-age lady who has suffered chronic pain which moves around her body, she is now pain-free after just a few months of Chinese herbal therapy
Dr. Sheng is also a board certified medical oncologist, and he has helped many cancer patients in their journey to conquer cancer or to live with cancer.
Western medicine has developed guidelines and treatment protocols. However, there is no one size fits all ; and everyone is a little bit different and deserves a personalized approach. Contact me today to set up a telemedicine appointment.
Dr. Sheng is passionate about holistic care, rather than the ‘one symptom one drug’ approach. He has over thirty years of experience in oncology, including 23 years of private practice and over 10+ years as a consulting physician at Cincinnati Veterans Hospital as well as a volunteer clinical oncology professor in the University of Cincinnati Medical School. In this integrative oncology consult, he will review your diagnosis, treatment plan and then help you with a comprehensive treatment plan by incorporating nutrition, mind-body medicine, exercise and a personalized approach to herbal supplements based on Chinese pulse diagnosis.
Contact Dr. Sheng today!
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