In traditional Chinese medicine, phlegm is serious business. More than just an inconvenient byproduct of a sinus infection or chest cold, phlegm in TCM refers to congestion in the internal organs, caused by stagnant qi or energy. A few key acupressure points can help clear stagnant qi and reduce phlegm.
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If you’re suffering from addiction, cravings or unwanted habits, acupressure using ear seeds might be for you. In this form of traditional Chinese medicine, or TCM, a practitioner places the tiny seeds of the vaccaria plant on key points on the ear and tapes them in place.
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The traditional Chinese diet, featuring low or moderate amounts of animal-based protein and plenty of plant-based foods, is one among many traditional diet styles that has received praise for its disease-fighting abilities.
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The different organs of the body each have their own energetic signatures, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM. This means that particular habits and emotions negatively affect each organ.
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Testosterone performs a number of significant functions in the human body. In both men and women, testosterone governs muscle and bone formation, overall sense of vitality and sex drive. Like any hormone, testosterone has some negative side effects.
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When you’re suffering from a toothache, you can’t always get to a dentist immediately. If it’s the middle of the night, or you just need to last another couple of hours until you can make it to your dentist’s office, hand reflexology can help.
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If you experience borborygmi, or rumbling noises coming from your digestive tract, chances are you’re just hungry. Eating anything should stop the rumbling.
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It sounds a bit wacky, but attaching magnets to certain spots on the ears might aid in weight loss. The idea behind the science is based on acupuncture and the notion that applying pressure to specific areas of the ear can jump start and stimulate weight loss.
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In cupping, a practitioner places a glass container with a partial vacuum in it on a patient’s skin in order to produce suction on the underlying tissue. Once widespread throughout Europe and Asia, cupping is now limited for the most part to traditional Chinese medicine, or TCM.
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Also known as acupressure beads or seeds, tiny acupressure balls attach to key points on your ears with adhesive tape. Stimulating these points can help to balance your qi or vital life energy and ease junk food cravings.
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As is the case with many major world religions, Buddhist philosophy implies certain rules that any individual Buddhist may or may not practice.
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Muscle testing is an alternative healing diagnostic tool that allows you to ask your body yes or no questions. It works with the idea that a positive association or “yes” strengthens the muscles, while a negative association or “no” weakens them, according to the website Guided Self Healing.
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