Calorie counting
“Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.” Over 1400 years ago, Dr. Sun Si Miao stated the importance of food therapy: “a good...
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Strengthen digestion
Improve your digestion by tapping on the Gallbladder channel. According to the Yellow Emperor Classic of Internal Medicine, the...
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Kidneys and fear
Strengthen the Kidneys: Fear If you are easily frightened, have fearful thinking, procrastinate often, or feel as though you have no...
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Mobility issues
If you have difficulty, get pins and needles after you have been sitting on the floor too long or even muscle spasms, have issues with...
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Daikon
Roasted rice daikon tea for breast cancer I always say to patients if I detect something to ensure they do a follow up visit. If I tell...
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Lower back and abdomen pain
The lower back and lower abdomen is something I always stress to patients to keep warm regardless of background, gender or weather. I...
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Stress
Under stress, people can say and do things they would otherwise not. Sometimes even things they regret. The issue is not that they have...
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Sage and frankincense
Have you ever walked into a room and just get a bad feeling? Live in home that seemed to be riddled with bad luck? Or have you lived...
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Wet hair
Wet Hair does make you sick! Growing up, my mother used to tell me so many things, which made sense as I used to do exactly as I was told...
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Magnesium
Magnesium comes in different forms Magnesium has over 700 biochemical reactions in the body must not be overlooked. Magnesium is a...
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Exercise
Moving our bodies on a regular basis is a key not only to our physical health but also our mental health and overall well being. I’m not...
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Postpartum nutrition
I have several ladies about to give birth over next few weeks and some are vegetarian. As they are vegetarian, I have told them they must...
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Kidneys and Bladder
If you want to put a spring in your step, you must draw strength from the well of the Water Element, Kidneys. If you feel exhausted by...
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Skin imbalance
Itchiness can be frustrating, irritating, and painful. Use TICM to do more than just scratch the itch and get to the root problem. In...
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Brushing without toothpaste
No toothpaste, even better Have you ever brushed your teeth without toothpaste? Did you know it could actually be beneficial to brush...
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Saliva
Spiritual fluid: saliva “The clear well of the mouth and the corolla of a flower of the jade in the body are the pathways of body fluid....
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Cabbage: spring food
Cabbage is a highly nutritious vegetable, boasting high amounts of Vitamin K, Vitamin C, folate, and manganese. It also contains...
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Autism
Growing up in the west I do not recall children being labelled with so many labels that have been made up by the medical field today and...
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Quince fruit
Quince Fruit by Ibn Al-Qayyim (Mu Gua in Chinese) The quince fruit is an essential herb that I use in clinical practice. It is both the...
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Control appetite
If you feel hungry all the time or like you can't control your appetite, do this exercise in the video 3-5 times every day. Pinch and...
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TICM and excess weight
In TICM excess weight is categorised into patterns in order to treat the root imbalance. Whichever organs are impacted further promote...
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Anger
TICM places a great deal of emphasis on our emotional wellbeing because of the degree our emotions manifest in our physical condition....
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Methotrexate
Those who have been following my posts will know by now that TICM is about getting to the root of the problem and we classify everything...
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Stay true to yourself
Staying true to who you are is important for your personal happiness, success and growth. Throughout the course of your life, you will...
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