by Simon Yu, MD | Aug 23, 2021 | Chronic Disease, COVID-19, History of Medicine
A hot topic today is similarities between long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). There is sympathy and support between these groups of patients on social media, and patients and clinicians who treat them are determined to gather,...
by Simon Yu, MD | Aug 17, 2020 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Cancer, Case Stories, Medical Acupuncture
Fatigue, the reflection of adrenal and thyroid dysfunction, is one of the common complaints for doctors’ visits, and most blood tests do not reflect their symptoms. Any infections or environmental toxins will eventually stress your endocrine system and it will disturb...
by Simon Yu, MD | May 30, 2016 | Dental, Military Learning
One Hundred Years of Solitude, a popular novel written by Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982, tells of the multi-generational story of the Buendia family in a town called Marcondo, metaphor for Colombia. Forty years...
by Simon Yu, MD | Oct 16, 2012 | Cancer, Chronic Disease, Dental, History of Medicine
In case you are not familiar with the history of our Universe, NASA’s Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Spacecraft expedition in 2003 revealed vital information about our universe. The age of the universe is estimated at 13.7 billion years old. The universe...
by Simon Yu, MD | Nov 15, 2011 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Chronic Disease, Military Learning
As a physician practicing Internal Medicine and Integrative Medicine, I warn my patients, on their first visit, that I have no idea whether I can help them. I warn them my evaluation is different than most medical doctors and that my recommendations may seem odd and...
