Dr. Jake Fratkin - Boulder, CO

7764 Jade Court, Boulder, CO 80303 | (303) 554-0722 ‎
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Below is a list of all of my articles on the website, listed in alphabetical order. To view articles by category, choose from the menu at the top right of this page.

Alternative Medicine for Children

Boosting Bone Marrow and Immune Function During Cancer Treatment 

Boosting Kidney Yang and Jing

Broadening Strategies in the Treatment of Insomnia

Chinese Medicine in the Treatment and Prevention of H1N1 Swine Flu

Chinese Qi Gong Exercises for Health and Longevity

Concerning “Chinese Herbal Nephropathy”

The Emergence of Japanese Style Acupuncture 

Environmental Toxins: Cause of Modern Illness, Part 1

Environmental Toxins: Cause of Modern Illness, Part 2

Excess versus Deficiency: Treating Complex Multi-Layered Cases – Part 1: Pulse Diagnosis

Excess versus Deficiency: Treating Complex Multi-Layered Cases – Part 2: Treatment

Expert Advice from an Integrative Physician 

For the Record: The Facts Concerning Toxic Contamination of Chinese Patent Medicines

Formulas for Urinary Difficulty 

Future of Energetic Medicine

Getting off the Antibiotic Merry-Go-Round

Golden Flower’s New Line of Pediatric Medicinal Syrups: Clear and Release, Lung Clear, Jade Defense and Children’s Ear Formulas

“Healing In The Fire Of Moxa” – Acupuncture For Spiritual Purification: An Interview with Shinto Priest Hideo Izumoto

Hepatitis C: Differentiation and Treatment According to Wu Boping

Hey You! Get Your Head out of the Classics!

Important Combination Tonic Formulas 

Important Points on Practicing Tai Ji Quan

Improved Outcomes When Combining TCM with Western Interventions for Cancer

In Praise of the Lowly Clinician

Infertility: The Question Of Managing Irregular Menses  

Insuring Quality Control in Herb Importation: An Interview with Wilson Lau

An Interview with Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Scholar Charles Chace 

The Japan 6 Tour

Japanese Acupuncture: The Taiji (Yin-yang) Protocol

Keiraku Chiryo: The Art of Japanese Meridian Balancing

Koei Kuwahara’s Workshop on Pediatric Shoneishin

Leaky Gut Syndrome: A Modern Epidemic

Understanding Leaky Gut Syndrome

Liver Detoxification – The Complete Lecture Handout Notes

Making Chinese Herbal Formulas Into Alcohol Extracts

Making Sense of Liver Regulation

Managing a Patient with Multiple Complaints

Meridian Symptomology According to Fukushima Kodo and Shudo Denmai

The Miracle Cure for Losing Weight

Modern Applications for Anti-Viral Therapy

My Apprenticeship with Dr. Moon

My Graduation Speech to the Acupuncture Class of 2018

The Nature of Qi, Yin and Yang and Its Relationship to Qi Gong

New Chinese Herbal Formulas for Treating Depression

Ovarian Cysts and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Pediatric Asthma: A Case Study

Pediatric Ear Infections and Chinese Medicine

Plotting Acute Cough

Pioneers And Leaders of TCM

The Potential Avian Flu Epidemic

The Price of Western Medicine and the Promise of Eastern Medicine

Review of Jake Fratkin’s Qi Gong, by John DuCane

Root And Branch: Clinical Applications of Japanese Meridian Therapy

Root Deficiencies of Spleen Versus Kidney: Recent Experiences with Muscle Testing

Scientific Criticism of Traditional Oriental Medicine: Reflections Following Conversations with My Twin Brother

Should Herbalists Be Using Lab Tests?

Shudo Denmai’s Workshop at the Pacific Symposium

A Stunning Herbal Formula Wins Recognition in the Western Medical Community

Sushi Versus Stir-Fry: My Move from TCM Acupuncture to Japanese Acupuncture

Symptomatic Uses of the Points in Japanese Acupuncture

Tai Ji Quan – Yang Long Form, Fighting Style

Tai Lahans’ New Book on Integrated Cancer Therapy

TCM Overview of Gynecological Presentations

Three Essential Herbal Products for Your First Aid Kit

Treating Acute and Chronic Viral Infections with Chinese Herbal Products

Treating Acute Common Cold

Treating Acute Kidney Stone Attack

Treating Infants and Small Children with Chinese Herbal Medicine

Treating Infertility and Frequent Miscarriage with Chinese Herbal Medicine

Treating Metabolic Syndrome (Type II Diabetes)

The Three Level Acupuncture Protocol: New Life for Miki Shima’s Somato-Auricular Therapy

The Treatment of Pertussis (Whooping Cough) with Chinese Herbal Medicine

Treating Traumatic Injury and Pain 

Treating Vertigo

Treating Viral Infections with Chinese Herbal Products

Two Cases of Hyperthyroidism

Two Versions of Gan Mao Ling

Unique Point Applications in Japanese Acupuncture

Using Chinese Herbal Products and Formulas in the Various Stages of Toxic‑Heat Invasion

Using Muscle Testing in Meridian Therapy

Why I Use the AcuGraph, Part 1

Yang Style Tai Ji Sword Form

Yin-Care: An Extraordinary Chinese Herbal Product Finds Its Way to North America

 

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Featured Articles

  1. Treatment of Infertility with Chinese Herbal Medicine
  2. Using Chinese Herbal Products and Formulas in the Various Stages of Toxic‑Heat Invasion
  3. Scientific Criticism of Traditional Oriental Medicine: Reflections Following Conversations with My Twin Brother
  4. Getting off the Antibiotic Merry-Go-Round

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Liver Detox Formula


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Jake Fratkin, OMD, L.Ac. | Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine | Boulder, CO | 7764 Jade Court, Boulder, CO 80303 |  (303) 554-0722