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Is Your System Backed Up? Let TCM Ease Bowel Movement
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Is Your System Backed Up? Let TCM Ease Bowel Movement

It’s not just a lack of fiber that’s to blame for your sluggish bowels. In traditional Chinese medicine, there are several reasons that explain...
September 8th, 2020
Why Do Certain Chinese Herbs Need To Be Specially Processed?
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Why Do Certain Chinese Herbs Need To Be Specially Processed?

Some Chinese herbs are banned by the FDA because of health risks while others need to be properly processed before being used to remove...
August 18th, 2020
Ancient Secrets of “The Chinese Clock”
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Ancient Secrets of “The Chinese Clock”

Being in tune with your body’s natural rhythms is the key to flowing through everyday life. Understanding the Chinese clock reveals about which organs...
August 5th, 2020
7 Simple Indicators Your Body Reveals About Your Health
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7 Simple Indicators Your Body Reveals About Your Health

You don’t always need a doctor to tell you if you’re healthy. Every day, your body can reveal certain clues that tell you if...
July 27th, 2020
Back Up Your Back: How Chinese Medicine Supports Back Function
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Back Up Your Back: How Chinese Medicine Supports Back Function

Some causes of low back discomfort are obvious. But Chinese medicine explains the not-so obvious reasons like too much sexual activity. ...
November 15th, 2019
The Ancient Secret To Building Strong Bones (It’s Not Milk!)
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The Ancient Secret To Building Strong Bones (It’s Not Milk!)

Most westerners believe that bone health depends on getting enough calcium. But the secret to bone health in TCM is radically different. ...
October 24th, 2019
Hear Ye, Hear Ye: Chinese Medicine Supports Hearing Health!
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Hear Ye, Hear Ye: Chinese Medicine Supports Hearing Health!

Chinese medicine may help support hearing health—as long as the underlying cause is first determined....
October 14th, 2019
Crank up Your Body’s Furnace: Support Your Thyroid With TCM
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Crank up Your Body’s Furnace: Support Your Thyroid With TCM

If you’re constantly running cold, feeling fatigued and putting weight on easily, your thyroid gland may be underperforming. Here’s how TCM can help....
October 4th, 2019
Get to the Heart of the Matter
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Get to the Heart of the Matter

The Heart In Chinese Medicine isn’t just an organ that pumps blood; it controls the spirit, consciousness, will-to-live and other important functions. ...
August 16th, 2019
What’s Your Constitutional Type?
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What’s Your Constitutional Type?

Why are some people always cold while others run hot? Why can some people eat whatever they want and how much they want without...
July 8th, 2019
Eye Health: A View Through Chinese Medicine
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Eye Health: A View Through Chinese Medicine

Stare at screens all day? Certain Chinese herbs may nourish the Liver meridian, which opens to the eyes. Learn more about TCM and eye...
May 16th, 2019
Is Looking 10 Years Younger a Dream?
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Is Looking 10 Years Younger a Dream?

Want to live a long, healthy life and age gracefully? Keep your organs in balance with Chinese Medicine. ...
January 28th, 2019
Grow Thick, Darker Hair & Look Younger Too With TCM
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Grow Thick, Darker Hair & Look Younger Too With TCM

Thinning hair isn’t only a cosmetic problem. It can affect mental health as well. Traditional Chinese medicine can address the root of the problem...
October 4th, 2018
Sexual Wellness In Chinese Medicine: It’s All In Your Kidneys
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Sexual Wellness In Chinese Medicine: It’s All In Your Kidneys

Improving sexual wellness using herbal remedies isn't as easy as popping a little blue pill and waiting 45 minutes. But that doesn't mean Chinese...
June 11th, 2018
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Zang Fu Organ Theory: The Yin/Yang of Your Internal Body

When you think of the word "organ" you probably have in mind a singular organ, such as your liver. But in traditional Chinese medicine,...
February 19th, 2018
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The 8 Principles of TCM: Going Beyond Yin & Yang to Assess Imbalances

The 8 Principles of TCM are used to assess and correct imbalances in health in traditional Chinese Medicine.  The 8 Principles of TCM assesses...
December 7th, 2017
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6 Evils of TCM: Ancient theory for assessing imbalance

For many centuries, the theory of the Six Evils in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has served as a diagnostic tool of sorts to determine the...
September 8th, 2017
What is Jing in TCM -- from the ActiveHerb.com Blog
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Got Jing? Your Overall Health Depends On It!

Wondering what “Jing” is in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)? It’s one of the so-called “3 treasures” and your overall health largely depends on preserving...
May 16th, 2017
4 Levels Theory of TCM -- From the ActiveHerb.com Blog
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4 Levels Theory (卫气营血辨证): Learning How Diseases Progress in TCM

The 4 Levels Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a diagnostic philosophy, or more accurately, a flow chart of how certain diseases, which are...
December 7th, 2016
Origins of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) -- From the ActiveHerb.com Blog
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How Did Traditional Chinese Medicine Develop?

The origins of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) are at least 5,000 years old. How were theories of acupuncture, meridians and Qi, etc. established?  ...
October 20th, 2016