The Chinese liken your stomach to a soup pot. It must cook, “rotten and ripen” the food you put into it in an about 6 hours. It all starts with chewing. The more you chew the easier it is for your stomach the break down your food. I tell my patients not to drink iced [...]
7 emotions that affect your health.
October 19, 2010 1 Comment
Each emotion has a particular effect on Qi and affects a certain organ (energetics of that organ). Anger makes Qi rise and affects the Liver. More than any of the other emotions anger should be interpreted very broadly and include several other allied emotions such as resentment, repressed anger, irritability, frustration, rage, indignation, animosity or [...]
Pain in the neck
July 19, 2010 Leave a Comment
Ever notice as your deadline gets closer, as your boss gets on your case, your neck and shoulders get tighter? There is an explanation for this, even if it is in Chinese. If you have pain your qi isn’t flowing correctly, or it could be blocked. Stress can slow or block your qi. Stress works [...]
Pain in the neck?
July 15, 2010 1 Comment
Pain in Chinese medicine means that ‘qi’ or energy, is not flowing correctly or is stagnant. This can be caused by a variety of things from sleeping wrong to a car accident. If, after sleeping all night, it takes a few minutes to feel fine that’s not a big deal. If you drive to Denver [...]
