The Fire Element rules the firing of the brain’s neurons, the synapses, and the receptor sites. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) asserts that nervous system activities like thinking depend on the function of the heart. When the functions of the heart are normal, the person will have a healthy consciousness and healthy mental activities. Abnormalities, like […]
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Blood vessels are the tubes in which blood flows. They are linked to the heart, creating a closed system. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) says that it is the Qi of the heart that keeps it beating and sending blood through blood vessels. When the Qi is sufficient, the heart can keep a normal rate and
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Yin Organs:       Hours:             Yang Organs:              Hours: Heart              11 am- 1 pm    Â
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The next several blog post will focus on one of the foundations of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which is Five Element Theory.  I will go over the Five Elements in terms of the meridians and organ systems with which they are associated. Because the Yin organs are considered the most precious (for reasons mentioned post on the
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I sometimes volunteer at elementary schools to teach kids about the different forms of Qigong and Tai Chi. A few weeks later the teacher called to report what had happened on a museum field trip. On the way, the kids were getting quite rowdy and out of control, until one of the class leaders suggested,
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