I’m with you on this one, Basil! It may just be my love for global/interculutral studies shining through, but I think each medicinal practice has a lot to gain from studying (and possibly applying principles from) other forms of medicine.
Western medicine/science often focuses on treating the symptoms while Eastern medicine such as TCM steps back to examine the “bigger picture”- the finite lifestyle points of the patient.
I there is a lot to be gained when different theories and applications come together to strengthen one another! 
Oh no, Stephanie- so sorry to hear about the dental filling! Thank goodness you caught it. I wish you the best of luck cutting back on the pop. A cord cutting spell may help you try to cut sode out of your diet entirely if that’s a route you’d like to take! 
Love and light! 