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How do we restore the balance of the energy under COV-19 pandemic
COV-19 pandemic affected millions of people in the world. I am trying to explain below how Chinese medicine view the COV-19 pandemic. At the end of the article there is a recommendation of tea you can make at home to help balancing the energy.
What I know about Cov19 – CoronaVirus in Wuhan
My family was in lockdown in Wuhan for 2 month. But now no longer is. I have been reading the news everyday since early Jan concerning the Coronavirus. With the outbreak in Europe and in Ireland it felt like a never ending battle to me.
Treat winter illness in the summer
Treating winter illness in the summer is a phase in China called "Dong Bing Xia Zhi". Winter illness means the illnesses that often happen or get aggravated during the winter season like asthma, chronic bronchitis, arthritis, chronic diarrhea etc.
Hay Fever
Last weekend I spent a day in the bloom festival (garden festival in Ireland). It is great fun to see different ideas of garden and to taste lots of artisan food. It is also good to see a trend there towards biodiversity and protection of the pollinators.
How become centenarian
According to the recent report, there are 5,491 100-year-old people in Jiangsu Province of China. The two longest-lived ones are 116 years old this year (2019), and they are still very healthy.
Flow with the inner rhythm – Zi Wu Liu Zhu
Do you ever wonder why your energy always runs low at a certain time of the day? Or you commonly wake up at in the mid of the night at a certain time? There is a rhythm running in the human body that we are not normally aware of.
Happy 2019, the Chinese Year!
Today is Chinese New Year Eve. Chinese New Year is the biggest holiday celebrated among Chinese people. It is often referred to as the spring festival because it signals the beginning of spring.
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine, also referred to as TCM, is the broad chunk of what's considered Eastern medicine. Traditional Chinese Medicine dates back 2500 years and it is based on the philosophy of Taoism.
Balance your body – Lamb recipe for winter season
Traditional Chinese medicine thinks that the winter season has the yin characteristics of cold, damp, and inactivity. The kidney system is associated with winter. Our Kidneys are considered the source of all energy within the body.