This is the second article in an ongoing series on inflammation, both acute and chronic, from a western biomedical perspective…
Inflammation! Everybody’s talking about it, it’s being blamed for all kinds of chronic diseases, and generally speaking the public is…
Synopsis Insomnia can be caused by stagnation of various substances, such as qi, blood, food, or phlegm. Qi stagnation in…
Synopsis Insomnia is often due to a state of deficiency. There can be qi deficiency, where the person wakes frequently…
Synopsis Sleep from a Chinese Medicine perspective offers a more nuanced understanding of the causes of insomnia. All matters of…
Synopsis Spleen Qi deficiency, common with many digestive issues, is widespread in our society. It manifests primarily with digestive problems…
Synopsis There are multiple types of acupuncture channels existing at different levels within the body. Acupuncture channels are more accurately…
Synopsis One model of the Chinese organ systems posits that there are four Earth organs: the Stomach, the Small Intestine,…
Synopsis Chinese Medicine places a great deal of importance on feeling the pulse at the wrist. The pulse reflects the…