About David R. Hastings Lloyd

Acupuncturist and Herbalist (C.S.C.M.A.)

"I have wanted to be a Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor most of my life."

David's experiences with Traditional Chinese Medicine (T.C.M.) came about in an unlikely way in North America. He began learning of natural medicines through the Okinawan art of Karate. Before the modernization of many Asian countries martial art teachers were like scholar warriors, they often functioned as town doctors as well as martial artists. In fact, you are hard pressed to find a famous T.C.M. Doctor who isn't/wasn't a martial artist or vice versa. (Please take a look at the ancestral arts page for more details on such warriors.) He started training when he was about 12 years old, because he wanted to learn how to defend myself. However, David quickly learned that a true martial way had little to do with fighting. It's difficult to explain what his early training was like, because as much as his teacher was like a Mr. Miyagi of sorts, he was also a true slave driver. A lot of sweat and physical effort went into the way David understands T.C.M. Before he knew what he was into he was holding very difficult stances, doing unique push ups, and finding inner calm with breathing techniques.

With no schools for T.C.M. and an incredibly low level of media exposure, David had dreams of one day helping people as a T.C.M. Doctor. He had met masters of martial art that were also Doctors, they appeared to go hand in hand. He plunged into the Toronto Chinatown in order to learn to speak Chinese languages, deal with herb shop owners and other martial artists. Since then his passion for medicine has taken him across the country interning with some of the best T.C.M. Doctors in Canada and China.

David didn't learn T.C.M. and martial art because it was something he went to school for, for most of his life it has been the only way he knew how to live. He still pushes himself to understand them further every day. David's quest for health and long life will never stop, and his goal is to bring that to you. If you are generally curious about T.C.M. or you have a specific question about treatment, please do not hesitate to contact him.

 

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