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AUTUMN HEALTHY DIET IN CHINESE MEDICINE

THE LUNGS Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that we should respect and follow nature and eat according to the seasons. This helps to...

TOOTH-ORGAN RELATIONSHIP IN CHINESE MEDICINE

I became more conscious about the importance of oral health a couple of years ago when I was diagnosed with periodontal disease. I was...

TRADITIONAL CHINESE WISDOM OF SELF-CARE DURING MENSTRUATION

Problems during menstruation are so common that women accept them as a normal part of being a woman. But are they really? Traditional...

MENSTRUATION - A HEAVENLY WATER

»Menstrual blood is not Blood but Heavenly Water, originating within the Kidneys … It is red like blood, but it is not blood. That is why...

THE SPIRIT OF SPRING IN CHINESE MEDICINE

SPRING - rebirth Spring is in front of our doors. Maybe not as warm as we'd like yet, but we can feel it approaching. As nature wakes, so...

PING SHUAI GONG – a simple exercise which puts you in an alpha state

I was introduced to this exercise about five years ago, during my apprenticeship with an acupuncturist from Taiwan. He was teaching his...

WINTERING (in perspective of Traditional Chinese medicine)

»... here it is: my winter. It's an open invitation to transition into a more sustainable life and to wrest back control over the chaos...

ACUPUNCTURE FOR BALANCE AT THE END OF THE YEAR

Yesterday I had my last acupuncture treatment of the year. I wanted to use up my annual insurance coverage for alternative medicine. The...

HOW ARE EMOTIONS CAUSE OF DISEASE?

Ancient Chinese sages and healers knew very well the power of emotions. Emotions meant an expression of energy (Qi) to them. This...