Understanding Chinese Medicine & Qi Gong
Vital Health Zone is proud to announce Kay Hutchinson, who is our resident chinese medicine and qi gong expert and who is available to answer all your questions about chinese medicine and alternative health.
Kay has a private practice and is available for distance consultation, via telephone or email.
Kay answers all your chinese medicine and qi gong questions below:
Q: Is bamboo extract at 400 mg a day safe to take every day? Is it a good sorce of silica that the body needs?
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A: Silica is a micronutrient that occurs in many natural foods (see some of the earlier answers on this expert page) that unless one has been diagnosed by a medical doctor or nutritionist as being deficient in this mineral, by having blood work, it doesn't make sense to take supplements of this trace nutrient - so I lean toward the idea that there is no safe dosage to take in supplemental form if you are not truly deficient.
Please note that the information provided is for educational purposes only and is not meant to diagnose or treat medical conditions. Consult with your medical physician regarding appropriateness of using herbs in your healing process.
Contact Kay Hutchinson, CAMQ, CAMT at Aiki Healing today for a consultation for a custom herbal formulation.
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