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  The last article focused upon the traditional Chinese medicine view of the Earth Element as it relates to our center – proper absorption of nutrients, values and clear thinking.  This article focuses upon the abdomen, the anatomical muscular center that keeps the core of ourselves strong.  For more information, I’ve added a couple of…

One of the foundations of Chinese Medical theory is the concept of human beings living their lives in harmony with the seasons.  Each season corresponds to specific organs and tissues and their function within the human body.  Since we are now in the phase between summer and autumn, I would like to share the principle…

I was getting the feeling that this summer would be particularly hot, so I checked the NOAA website and sure enough we can expect higher than average temperatures through October.  While sunstroke (or summerheat as we call it in Chinese medicine) is more typical in hot and humid areas, it does happen in hot dry…

This is the first time I’ve noticed Western and Chinese medicine using the same language to describe an aspect of an illness : phlegm   I’ve wanted to write about phlegm, but it’s a long story and more challenging to explain, so I’ll keep it short.  Because of the RNA virus, covid19, now is the…

Bob Dylan said that, and I have to agree.  What he didn’t say was what to do after the wind blows…     As a person who has written articles about health care for the past fifteen years in Kelly Martindale’s Carbon Valley Consumer Report, I feel some responsibility to share information at this time.  We…

The fun superficiality of the Chinese calendar actually runs deeply from observations made thousands of years ago that still apply to life today.  Like Chinese medicine, the calendar is pervasive throughout all aspects of being human, affecting day to day living, farming, health care, etc.  As we strive to live in harmony with our environment,…

As this article unfolded, I realized that it behaves very much the same as the diaphragm, it’s all over the place.  It’s influence reaches the entire physical and emotional body.  Please bear with it and look at the pictures and peruse the carefully placed links throughout the article.  I’ve tried to keep this article fairly…

This article is about a condition that affects growing children.  Let’s begin with an excerpt from osgood-schlatter.com :   Osgood-Schlatter disease is probably the most frequent cause of knee pain in children. The condition occurs most commonly between the ages of 9 and 16 but it can occur in younger children. Both boys and girls…