At the onset of menopause I felt like a Mack truck had hit me. It
started with night sweats, then my skin got very dry all over my body,
especially on my face. I couldn't put enough crème on to moisten the
ever increasing scales. My energy plummeted, which came as a huge shock
as this was not my normal modus operandi. Then my waist started to get
bigger, and I mean bigger, with a 50 pound weight gain I grew from a
size 10 to a size 16.
In today’s modern age we
increasingly rely on our eyes in our daily lives. We constantly stare at
computers, TVs, cellular phones, PDAs, papers, etc. Consequentially, by
staring at small prints and spending more time reading from this type of
medium, we are straining our eyes. This has created much eye fatigue and
an increase in the incidence of age related eye problems. Since
good eye health provides us with better life quality, it is important
for us to examine ways in which we can improve our eye health and keep
our eyes healthy for many years to come. The following are ten ways to
improve our eye health and prevent eye diseases.
Cravings are natural? Why do they occur? How can I reduce them? What benefits
do I get from the foods I crave? Is sugar an addictive substance? How do cravings relate to addiction?
There are five tastes as recorded in The Yellow Emperor, a famous Taoist
and medical text written over 5,000 years ago. The five tastes are sweet, pungent,
salty, sour and bitter. Each taste corresponds to a different organ system, pathology and element.
The importance of tactile sense for health and natural solutions for
neuropathy
Did you know that orphaned babies stop growing and even die from the lack of touch and love?
Similarly, researchers have long observed that unconscious patients who are regularly touched
recover faster than those who do not receive touch. I can confirm this through my own personal
experience of being in a coma for a month, after an accidental fall from the rooftop of our
three-story house when I was a kid. The loving touch from my parents kept me alive and fighting
for my life. So, touch literally saved my life.
Did you know that Chinese medicine can help you knock that cold on
the head? Acupuncture and Chinese herbal therapy are second to none in
their effectiveness at treating the common cold and the flu. When I
started formally studying Chinese medicine I was amazed that we had to
study a 400 paged classic called the Shan Han Lun, which explains how to
treat the common cold at its various stages, 400 pages on the
common cold!
It is around 2 a.m. in the morning. Your child is crying even though
you notice the diaper is clean and you have just finished feeding not
too long ago.
The agonizing scream overwhelms your sense of hearing and strikes a
painful cord in your heart string. You then notice that your child is
pulling her ear. If this sounds familiar to you, then you are not alone.
Ear infection is one of the most common conditions that affect babies
and children.
5 Senses = 5 Tastes = 5 Elements
The Touch of Life and Healing
Have you lost your sense of smell?
Sense of Hearing: Enjoy affection, stop ear infection