My mother has recently turned 90! According to her own words: she can’t believe she’s made it this far! What’s amazing, is that she’s still does everything on her own. Her long term memory, tough, is slowly disappearing. Her short term memory is not that great either, but who is? Most of us can’t recall where we put our [...]
All about the TCM Small Intestine! That's a funny statement, don't you think? Because let's face it, there isn't much to say about this organ in Chinese medicine. It's only function is to receive the food and drinks from the TCM SP and ST, and separate the clear from the turbid. Basically utilizing the clear (or good [...]
Up until I turned 38 years of age, I'd never had a headache, EVER! Not a dull one or a pounding one, nothing. I had no idea what a headache or migraine felt like. Lucky me, you say? Well, it all changed that year. I remember the feeling, I was teaching one evening, when I felt unwell. [...]
The mysterious and controversial San Jiao. The so called Triple Warmer, Burner, Heater, or even Energizer. It's not an organ, it's not a system, but in acupuncture, the San Jiao meridian rocks! It has been compared to the Lymphatic system, and it's often difficult to grasp its real function. Simply put, the San Jiao is: - 1 [...]
I love the TCM Gallbladder, it's a see-saw meridian! What I mean, is it just CAN'T make up its mind! Does it want to be in the front or the back of the body? Back and forth, back and forth, zig zagging all the way. Just like the organ (or my husband!) it's indecisive! I see so [...]
Once in a while, I get heart burn. I don't understand why it's called HEART burn, since it's an esophagus and stomach issue! In TCM, it's classified as ST heat. What I like about the TCM Stomach system (meridian & organ) is that it's very closely related to the western Stomach (which makes it easy to teach!) [...]
