Founded on the idea of harmony and balance between yin and yang, Chinese medicine uses an approach to digestive health quite different from that of modern Western medicine. Chinese medicine states that the liver is where the blood is stored. It is the organ system that normalizes the level of blood in circulation. Therefore, for nourishment, the liver’s health relies on the adequacy of blood flowing in the body.
In addition, the spleen has also … Continue reading
The cranial-sacral system of our body is composed of the cerebrospinal fluid and membranes that wraps and shield the vertebrae and brain. The fluid that flows through the (CNS) is the cerebrospinal fluid. It travels over the dural tube found between the skull and brain. This fluid carries nutrients to structures in the nervous system and eliminates wastes from the brain and spinal cord. The cerebrospinal fluid is mainly responsible for the detoxification of the … Continue reading
If you’re in the hunt for a prescribed dosage of Resveratrol for a specific health condition, you may ask a practitioner of Chinese herbal or traditional Japanese medicine about the proper dosage of Japanese knotweed. Normally, however, they would just advise you to use the plant as a laxative, to restore regularity or to alleviate constipation.
Japanese knotweed is the source for a lot of dietary supplements and is the most concentrated source of resveratrol … Continue reading
An ancient Chinese healing technique, Gua sha is used by a lot of traditional Chinese medicine therapists. It is a procedure that involves the application of massage oil or any other lubricating medium on the site(s) of treatment and the use of a smooth-edged tool to scrape the skin, usually on the back parallel to the spine or in the area of pain to relieve various types of ailments. This scraping movement produces ecchymosis (raised … Continue reading
The Chinese medicine technique known as Gua Sha is derived from two Chinese characters, ‘Gua’ which means ‘to rub or ‘scrape’, and ‘Sha’, a term used to depict a ‘petechiae’ or ‘millet-like, raised, reddish, skin rash.’ Gua Sha is a therapeutic procedure in which a petechiae is applied pressure and scraped with a handheld instrument with a curved surface, like a coin or a soup spoon.
A majority of practitioners though, use the traditional tool … Continue reading
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners in Jacksonville apply Chinese Massage Therapy, a general term for all tissue manipulation methods to loosen muscle tension and relieve muscular aches and pain. This specific component of TCM is made up of five popular techniques that include manipulation of organ systems and internal and of inner fascia, nerves, joints, tendons, muscles, and external skin.
Chinese massage therapy has been practiced for thousands of years as a preventive as … Continue reading
An extremely important part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in Bellingham is the ancient healing tradition known as Chinese nutritional therapy. It nourishes and restores the body, helps promote healing, and maintains the general well-being of a person.
In the Chinese language, Chinese Food Therapy is known as Yao Shan. Some folks refer to it as Food as Medicine.
Being part of TCM, Yao Shan has gradually evolved through a long history of exploring numerous … Continue reading
As an alternative therapy, acupuncture has long been quite a popular way to relieve neck pain; on the other hand, moxibustion acupuncture may be a new and a bit scary for even acupuncture enthusiasts. Some people may seem that the thought of setting fire to a substance (moxa) at the top end of an acupuncture needle may seem like a step too far, so why is this multi-millennia old technique still practiced? More importantly, can … Continue reading
Learning acupressure techniques in Bellingham that can provide you and other people a great massage to advance wellbeing and peace and to alleviate tension headaches is not really difficult to do.
Developed in Asia more than 4,500 years ago, acupressure is a very old art of healing that uses thumb, fingers, elbow, or hand to apply pressure on certain areas of the surface of the skin to accelerate healing in the body. Acupressure follows the … Continue reading
Losing weight through ear acupuncture has actually been practiced for hundreds of years even if the thought of sticking needles into different parts of the outer ear sounds bizarre or strange.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the ear is a micro-system with pressure points that are associated with some vital organs in the body. Once needles are stuck into these points, appetite can be restrained and a person’s overeating and food binging can be prevented … Continue reading