In 2005, I took a major break from alternative medicine. After creating the Pulse of Oriental Medicine website (PulseMed) in 1999, writing nearly 500 original articles over 3 years, and self-publishing my general audience book (Powerful Body Peaceful Mind: How to Heal Yourself with Foods, Herbs and Acupressure), I went into acupuncture private practice.The acupuncture practice, though, by the end of 2004, was not what I expected, and I was somewhat baffled by that- and I started doing very well with ecommerce and the advertising income from PulseMed- so I stopped practicing acupuncture and went "e", as in electronic/internet.
I acted as the editor for a massive article writing project and did freelance internet marketing, email marketing, and so on. Then I got a job with Adventure 16, an outdoor/backpacking gear retailer, helping to launch their first business-class web store. I've been doing that for 6 months while internally processing what else to do in my spare time.
I've been away in other ways as well. I haven't practiced what I preached in my book. I never really expected to, even when I wrote it- I think I said somewhere in there that the alternative medicine guru's must be B.S.'ing because none of us are perfect. What I loved in the Chinese medicine I came to understand was that it helped imperfect people live better lives- even helped explain some of our urges for the things that are bad for us.So I feel a need to return to using the medicine more, not just writing about it. I'm more of a regular joe now in terms of the working world- in that I have a 9 to 5 job, and maybe that will help me help regular people more.
I look forward to writing, to you reading and asking questions- please feel free to add comments here and ask questions- interaction is part of a good blog!
All the best,
Brian
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