Category: Chinese Medicine

Before you chase a superfood or diet trend, start with these time-tested habits rooted in balance and simplicity. If you’ve ever left a meal feeling heavy, bloated, or oddly tired, your body might be telling you something deeper than “you ate too much.” The same goes for when you just can’t seem to lose weight,…

In the world of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the ancient practices of cupping therapy and gua sha have long been revered for their remarkable ability to promote healing, release tension, and restore energetic balance in the body. Though their visible effects—like the circular marks from cupping or the red streaks from gua sha—can be dramatic,…

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the body is not just a collection of parts—it’s an interconnected web of energy, structure, and function. Two essential systems that help us understand and treat imbalances in this web are the sinew channels (Jing Jin) and the primary channels (also known as the meridians). While these systems may seem…