Tag: TCM

TCM Advice: Insufficient Water Intake Can Lead to Obesity

Water is an important ingredient of the human body, accounting for about 70 percent of the body weight. It is also essential in maintaining normal physiological functions. Statistical data show that life will be at risk when 15 percent of water inside the body is lost. In other words, sufficient water intake plays a vital…


Study Shows a Crossover of Chinese and Western Medicine Decreases COVID-19 Deaths

A study on integrating Chinese and Western medicine was conducted by Taiwan Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in 2021. It concluded that the number of COVID-19 patients receiving the integrated East-West treatment significantly reduced both severity and mortality. For patients who received only Western medical treatment, the mortality rate was 2.6 times more. The results…


Healthy Aging: The Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective

Although the risk of disease and disability clearly increase with advancing age, poor health is not an inevitable consequence of aging. Many of the illnesses, disabilities, and deaths associated with chronic diseases are avoidable through known preventive measures. Key measures include practicing a healthy lifestyle (for example, regular physical activity, healthy eating, and avoiding tobacco…


Ask a Doctor: Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine for Treating Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus is a group of chronic diseases where the body cannot properly regulate blood sugar levels. Type 2 diabetes, which mainly affects adults, is most common. Here, the body is either resistant to insulin or does not make enough insulin to maintain the right blood sugar level. About 420 million people are living with…


Essential Oils for Pain: Mints, Resins, and Rhizomes

Essential oils are fascinating for their ability to change mood through scent. But they do much more than just relieve depression and anxiety. Some also treat pain. Before reaching for aspirin, ibuprofen, Tylenol, or some prescription muscle relaxer, consider essential oils first. They can be very effective—addressing pain right at the source—and are without the…


Modern Civilization, Modern People, and Modern Diseases (Part III and IV)

From the beginning of the industrial revolution, human beings have accelerated the destruction of the environment. Since drilling for and utilizing petroleum, humanity set about destroying and polluting the environment in earnest. In the past, people stored things in vats, wooden containers, and willow and bamboo baskets. Vats are made from heating molded clay and…


Chinese Solar Terms: Slow Down and Sleep Long for Winter Health

A solar term is a period of about two weeks and is based on the sun’s position in the zodiac. Solar terms form the traditional Chinese calendar system. The calendar follows the ancient Chinese belief that living in accordance with nature will enable one to live a harmonious life. This article series explores each of…


Release Summer Heat With a Hand or Foot Massage

A solar term is a period of about two weeks and is based on the sun’s position in the zodiac. Solar terms form the traditional Chinese calendar system. The calendar follows the ancient Chinese belief that living in accordance with nature will enable one to live a harmonious life. This article series explores each of…


How to Get Healthy in 2021 With Chinese Medicine

Chinese medicine, with its long history, has many ways that we can stay healthy in these uncertain times. An important concept in Chinese medicine is awareness—awareness of your environment as well as your internal world. One form of this internal awareness is attunement to our own bodies. Our bodies speak a language that we have…