Category: traditional wisdom

Chinese Medicine: Anger and the Element of Wood

Angry? We all get angry sometimes, right? I certainly can get furious, and I’m sure many of you have plenty of angry moments. It hurts to feel angry, and it is often treated as an unacceptable emotion. But, Traditional Chinese Medicine has a different view of anger. Classical Five Element Chinese Medicine theory says that each of…


Happy Year of the Tiger 2022

According to the Chinese zodiac, the enthusiastic and ambitious tiger will be an important influence in 2022. Be ready for movement and motion in the year ahead. In the zodiac scheme of how energy flows and nature grows, the tiger is the first of the three wood element influences in the zodiac cycle. It represents…


What Is Colloidal Silver? 5 Things You Should Know

Many people don’t know much about colloidal silver, including how it came about, safety issues, and how to buy and use it. That’s why we thought we would take a few minutes to help clear up these issues. 1. What Is Colloidal Silver? Colloidal silver is marketed as a dietary supplement in the form of a suspension that…


The Benefits of Being Barefoot

You might wonder why you feel better and much more energized whenever you walk barefoot on humid soil or on a sandy beach. This isn’t anything new to science: it’s Earthing, also known as grounding. Earthing refers to contact with Earth’s surface electrons by walking barefoot outside or working, sitting, or sleeping indoors linked to conductive…


Healthy Preparations for the Chinese New Year of the Tiger

Let the celebrations begin! The Year of the Water Tiger roars in on February 1, 2022, based on the Lunar calendar. Traditions for the Chinese New Year date back thousands of years and are designed to attract good fortune for the year ahead. According to astrologers I’ve been reading, this year of the Tiger should…


Got a Lump in Your Throat? Here’s What You Need to Know

Over twenty years ago, during my first trimester of acupuncture school I developed this weird sensation in my throat that felt like a lump. I could eat and drink, but I had what felt like something stuck at the bottom of my throat and it really hurt. It was a little scary because I didn’t…


Time to Update Our Pandemic Plan

“Marcus Welby, M.D.” was a popular TV show that first aired in 1969 and ran until 1976. Robert Young portrayed this ever-lovable, caring, and compassionate general practitioner who drove a Chevy Impala (later Chrysler sedans) to make house calls. He had a young physician as his assistant, Dr. Steven Kiley, played by James Brolin (Josh…


Easy Tea Drinker’s Tip to Heart Health

In completing a mega-analysis of studies that examined drinking green tea and its effects on cholesterol, researchers are optimistic. (Do I hear the applause for Traditional Chinese Medicine advice???) Although in some of the studies, participants consumed the equivalent of 18 cups of green tea daily (whoa!), experts don’t suggest that you drown yourself in green tea. More…


Chiropractic Maintenance

Talks about prevention within a chiropractic office don’t occur as often as the normative lower back and neck pain talks typically will. Many times, patients will come to a chiropractor’s office with what’s called a “chief complaint,” something that has suddenly happened (or has been bugging them for some time) that has made life much…


9 Amazing Health Benefits of Tulsi

herbFor approximately three millennia, people living in India have revered tulsi (Ocimum sanctum; also known as holy basil) as a therapeutic herb for a wide range of uses, especially in Ayurvedic medicine and tradition. Much more recently, researchers have provided scientific evidence to support the health claims, and this knowledge has served to widen the…