I hope all of you have had an enjoyable summer, and had an opportunity to enjoy the simple pleasures this season brings—iced tea, backyard hammocks, sand castles, watermelon, and great novels, to name a few! With this issue, you will notice an important addition to our readings. Richard Freiberg, a licensed acupuncturist and Doctor of Oriental Medicine, has joined our editorial board and will be teaching us about his specialty as well as participating in our case studies. His perspective is sure to expand what we can see in a presenting set of symptoms.
In the process of incorporating Richard’s work into our format, I have had the opportunity to learn about myself and how my own Western-influenced training guides my thinking. His first article, found in this issue, generated much correspondence between us. After reading the first draft, I bombarded him with questions. “How do you define this?” “Is there a reference for that?” “I think we’re trying to explain too much in too little space.”
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After the Diet
