Category: Chinese Medicine
In modern sports medicine, it has long been common practice that when you get an injury, you’re told to put ice on it. The RICE protocol (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) has been the standard for decades. However, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offers a very different perspective. From the TCM viewpoint, applying ice to an injury…
Simple and basic Dietary Guidance for digestive problems such as IBS, Reflux, Nausea, Indigestion. A Note on Terminology When I refer to organs like the “Spleen” with a capital letter, I’m speaking from a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) perspective. This isn’t the same Spleen your doctor might talk about. In Western medicine, the focus is…
Discover how diet, sleep, rest, and exercise form the foundations of health —so you can tell if you need acupuncture or just a lifestyle tune-up. Thinking About Getting Medical Intervention? How are your foundations of health? Now, if your leg is falling off or your throat is currently closing up- what the hell are you…
