Why does my acupuncturist tell me not to eat or drink cold stuff? Acupuncture works with Qi(energy), and Qi comes from the foods we intake. Our digestion system digest them, turn them into “stomach Qi”, and then it will be distributed to each and every body parts through different route. When we eat or drink…
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Today (2/9/2013) is Chinese new year eve. The Chinese lunar calendar is not a moon calendar, it is based on both sun and moon. In China, we call it “the farmer’s calendar” because the growth of the plants is very depended on the weather, so the farmers needs to have an idea of how the weather might…
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How does thyroid work? Hypothalamus – Pituitary – Thyroid axis works like Boss – Manager – Worker: Hypothalamus releases “thyrotropin-releasing hormone(TRH)”, stimulates the Pituitary. — the boss asks the manager to work. Pituitary then release “thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)”, stimulates the Thyroid. — the manager asks the worker to work. Thyroid then release “triiodothyronine (T3)” and…
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last post: Pain syndrome in TCM(1) – what cause pain How Acupuncture and Herb deal with blockage that cause pain? Physical damage can include a wound, an impact that cause damage to soft tissue, dislocation and/or damage to bones, a burn etc. Of course acupuncture and herb can’t relocate the bone, neither can it suture…
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Pain in TCM is directly caused by blockage. In order to maintain the normal function of a body part, Qi (the energy) and blood (including a part of Qi and the actual blood) must be able to flow through smoothly. Qi brings apart of nutrition and fluid flow through the body, and it also supports the immune…
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How TCM describe sleep? Like I said in How Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) look at Menstruation : Traditional Chinese Medicine uses the natural world as a metaphor for the human body. Qi (the energy) is like the water, when the sun (active energy) rise, it gets heated and evaporate to become cloud that flows in…
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What can I do to improve my sleeping quality 1. Make sure to do some sports during the day. But not before bedtime. 2. Go take a walk in the breeze, under the sun everyday. It helps the body to adjust it’s bio-clock. 3. No caffeine, alcohol, or nicotine before bedtime. 4. Don’t eat too…
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Insomnia is a symptom that there’s an inability to fall asleep or to stay asleep as long as needed. The sleeping duration needed can be different to each person: some may need only 5 hours to wake up energetic, some may sleep 9 hours but still tired; however, the average is about 6-8 hours. Why…
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Headache and migraine are classified into a lot of types, the precipitating factors are often pretty obvious that people would have a rough idea of when or what can make them start to have headache. But the cause of it is often unknown or hard to fix. So a lot of people would see the…
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common causes of infertility Infertility can happen to either male or female, it is not a “female’s disease”. The most common problems that could happen to male are low sperm count, low sperm motility, malformation of sperm, and blocked sperm ducts. The most common problems that could happen to female are anovulation or lack of…
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