Chinese medicine is a branch of the ancient Daoist practice, which has a tradition of using metaphysical terms to describe physical mechanisms of the body and the world. Just as abstract and confusing as the concept of “the Qi,” the concept of “the Blood” * is also more than the physical red substance that runs …
The Chinese medical Spleen system involves in the body’s functions of digestion, cardiovascular circulation, fluid circulation and immunity. From a Chinese medical perspective, a sedentary lifestyle and a poor diet chronically damage the foundational energies of the Spleen organ system. When the Spleen system’s functions are compromised, the body cannot regulate the body fluids well, …
A healthy gut is the foundation of a person’s wellbeing. In order to treat chronic systemic disorders, a practitioner must support the patient’s digestive functions. From a biomedical perspective, GERD is a disorder of the upper GI tract, and it is not associated with the other organ systems. However, from a Chinese medical perspective, GERD …
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