'Chinese Medicine' Category
Three Benefits of tai chi and qi gong
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It’s been a while since I talked about Traditional Chinese Medicine, so maybe it’s time I did. There are various disciplines within Traditional Chinese Medicine. Most famously acupuncture. It also includes herbs and food and other things. But today I’d like to talk about exercise. There is a whole universe of health […]Acupuncture and Osteoarthritis
In a US study it was reported that acupuncture worked better than placebo for osteoarthritis. The group that received acupuncture had 40% less pain and more function than those who received sham acupuncture. This is quite an impressive result.
I found out about this study from a blog edshealthtips.com. It is one of […]Meditation for Relaxatioin
In our culture yang (the active) is usually valued more than yin (the receptive). This leads to us needing to have more yin in our life.
Firstly, this means getting enough sleep. Secondly it means injecting a little more yin into our day. The worlds most popular way of doing this is meditation.
This […]Finding Your Own Diet
There is much advice about telling us what to eat. Some of it is the search for the one wonder food that will guarantee us good health. Even if this was successful, who would want to eat just one thing?
So we need to find out what is good for us. We also […]Qi Gong Basics
Qi gong is a health practise engaged in by huge numbers in China. It may well be the reason why some many Chinese people are able to maintain good health well into old age. And you can do it to.
But first a little background. What does “qi gong†mean? “Qi†roughly […]In Praise of Walking
Perhaps the simplest and easiest way of staying fit is walking. Our bodies are designed for it, it is low impact and so doesn’t stress your joints too much, it is low risk, can be fairly cheap to do and it is usually possible to make it convenient.
From the perspective of Chinese Medicine (TCM) it […]A Simple Guide to Healthy Eating
The simplest introduction I know to healthy eating is by Bob Flaws and is called The Tao of Healthy Eating.
This is an excellent introduction to healthy eating from the perspective of chinese medicine. It is written well and is easy to read. There is little jargon and it is possible to start following […]
