The entire body, quite amazingly, can be treated by means of pressure application to certain acupuncture points in the ear.
The concept of the inverted fetus is the basis for this strange idea, an idea made known by a French doctor named Paul Nogier who developed an acupuncture map of the ear. Auricular acupuncture or ear acupuncture made its debut due to the development of Dr. Nogier’s studies and thoughts.
Auricular Acupuncture Alleviates Illness and … Continue reading
When people think of TCM (traditional Chinese medicine), they often think of a third world, outdated type of healing system that has no legitimacy or value in the modern world. For the enlightened ones, however, TCM has real healing value that can address dozens of commonly occurring diseases. Today, in fact, products associated with TCM have a thriving market online.
TCM, as it turns out can be used as a highly effective and wholly natural … Continue reading
Some housewives have learned that applying pressure to acupressure point three finger widths below the umbilicus can induce an immediate urge to defecate sometimes within just ten minutes. Actually, there are a number of acupressure “poop points” on various parts of the body. Some are located on the legs, back, around the umbilicus and on the arms. Hence, it is up to the person to find where their “poop points” are located and stimulate them … Continue reading
In Chinese medicine, there is a saying that goes, “One is without illness when Qi flows freely along the meridians; pain follows when this flow is blocked.”
This is a fundamental aspect in Chinese medicine and reflects its wisdom that is still very true after thousands of years of practice. Some of the metaphors in Chinese Medicine need to be translated in order to be understood by people today.
Blockages and Chemical Toxins and Waste … Continue reading
For thousands of years, health practitioners have been using Cupping therapy. The cups used were traditionally made of glass, a rigid delicate material. However, glass is difficult to use because the practitioner needs to start the fire within the cup and quickly apply them on the patient’s body to generate the sucking effect required to treat a condition. The healing sucking effect comes from the air cooling within the cup.
Due to advances in technology … Continue reading
Chinese massage has the unique ability of calming down tired nerves and relaxing a fatigued body. Moreover, this over two and a half millennia old therapy is an efficient combination of the power of acupressure and essential oils infused with healing qualities. The aim of Chinese massage in Orlando is to provide deep tissue treatment and rejuvenate the body. It applies the theories of the five elements, fluid-blood-qi, and Yin and Yang all of … Continue reading
Recently in Taichung, Taiwan, the China Medical University School of Nursing did a double-blind clinical trial on premature infants who were given meridian acupressure massage over a course of 10 days, 15 minutes each day, three times a day. During the procedures, which were administered before the feedings, the premature babies in the study group were given abdominal meridian massage, had their stomachs rubbed, and received other acupressure kneading procedures.
Researchers observed that both the … Continue reading
One of the foundations of Chinese medicine is Nutritional or Dietary therapy. Chinese medicine has been focusing on foods that have been curing illnesses for thousands of years.
With regard to nutritional therapy, Western medicine and Chinese medicine have at least one major difference. In Western medicine, nutritional therapy is seldom used to treat symptoms but it’s widely used for treating obesity and excess weight problems; in Chinese medicine, it is used to cure lots … Continue reading
Moxibustion is often accompanied with acupuncture in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). These two modalities are so intertwined with each other that in the Chinese language they referred to in one word, zhenjiu, zhen meaning needle and jiu meaning to burn. Recently, a new English word has been invented that contains these two words, acu-moxa.
Be that as it may, there are still innate differences between moxibustion and acupuncture in Overland Park that make it essential … Continue reading
One of the great things about Traditional Chinese medicine is the acknowledgement of individuality. This also applies to dietary factors. In Traditional Chinese medicine, there is no such thing as “one size fits all” dietary or herbal regimens. Everything is uniquely customized based on the person’s needs, and it’s acknowledged that each individual’s needs may differ significantly.
Balanced Diet and the Five Tastes
A balanced diet, from the viewpoint of traditional Chinese medicine, differs very … Continue reading