Health note of the day. Ginger and warm ginger tea are good for cold remedy, motion sickness, and dysmenorrhea caused by cold factor. If you have yin deficiency or infection, you should avoid ginger.
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Acupuncture and Infertility
I have helped patients to conceive and have more than 50 babies over the last five years. Some were only treated with acupuncture and Chinese herb, while some used Traditional Chinese Medicine in conjunction with Western fertility treatments. Read more
Yin and Yang
Yin and Yang is another one of the most important concepts necessary to understand Chinese medicine. Yin and Yang appear everywhere in life. Male is yang and female is Yin; sun is Yang and moon is Yin; fire is Yang and water is Yin; bright is Yang and dark is Yin; up is Yang and down is Yin; good is Yang and bad is Yin; Happy is Yang and sad is Yin. In your life span when you are young, you belong to Yang, and, when you become older, you belong to yin. This goes on and on. Read more
The Qi Awakens
Health note of the day. I believe a lot of people have watched the Star Wars Force Awakens movie. Actually, it is like acupuncture treatment. When the bad qi controls your body, we need to use acupuncture to awaken your good qi in order to balance your body and restore your health. I have talked about what qi is in a previous post.
Understanding Qi
Qi is one of the most important concepts necessary to understand Chinese medicine. Qi is pronounced “chee,” and in Chinese it is written as 氣. Qi is unique and fundamental to Chinese medicine. Read more
Health note of the day. Please always keep your joints warm in the winter time, especially your neck, shoulder, elbow and knee joints. Otherwise the cold will invade your joints, cause poor circulation, and cause your joints to feel stiffness and pain. If your joints are exposed to cold for long time, then you will easily get arthritis.
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How to lose weight: Part 2
Now I will talk about overweight and obesity from the perspective of Chinese medicine. Overweight is a symptom induced by your body disorder. The disorder is most likely caused by four main factors: 1.Qi deficiency, 2. Improper diet, 3. Lack of exercise, and 4. Constitutional factors. Read more
Health note of the day. If you have high blood pressure, you can press the Hegu acupoint with your finger in a clockwise motion for at least 2 mins to 10 mins everyday. Hegu is between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone.
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How to lose weight: Part 1
We will first talk about how you can lose weight in the traditional way. In the next blog I will talk about how Chinese medicine analyzes being overweight.
First, you have to keep a healthy life style. People who have a regular life style tend to maintain a normal weight better than those who stay up late, drink too much, and are addicted to drugs. In order to lose weight, you have to change your life style. You must give up something you and your body have been used to for long time. Read more
Are you overweight?
People always ask me how I can lose weight, and I always tell them it is not an easy question to answer. First, we have to know how to determine if you are overweight or not. Read more
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