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Jan. 2022-Self-Improvement and Self-Love

I am really excited about the things I have picked to discuss this month.  When my team and I decided to focus on SELF-IMPROVEMENT and SELF-LOVE so many wonderful products came to mind.  We had a hard time narrowing the list down to our favorites.  I can’t wait to share them with you. January is often a time when we take stock of our life and set goals for improvement so this seems like a great time to discuss Self-Improvement and Self-Love.  This blog is still likely to get long so I have included a LIST OF COVERED TOPICS  I hope this helps you quickly find the information you are looking for.

#18 -TCM Headaches – 0 Governing Vessel/Central Vessel

#18 -TCM Headaches – 0 Governing Vessel/Central Vessel   Governing Vessel/Central (Conception) Vessel The Governing and Central Vessels are the main rivers of the body’s energies.  They are two branches of the same source, one yin, and one yang.  They are near perfect examples of the duality…

Shingles

Shingles Overview Shingles is a viral infection.  The varicella-zoster virus causes shingles.  This virus also causes chickenpox.  Shingles is also sometimes referred to as herpes zoster.  As many virus strains do, the varicella-zoster virus can, after it has run its course in the original illness, lie dormant in…

#17 -TCM Headaches – 6 Small Intestine/Heart

#17 -TCM Headaches – 6 Small Intestine/Heart The Triple Warmer/Pericardium and Small Intestine/Heart – are, generally, thought of and worked with together.  The season of summer describes these meridians.  The explosiveness and heat of fire are also descriptive of the energy of these meridians.  The first 2…

#16 -TCM Headaches – 5 Triple Warmer/Pericardium

#16 -TCM Headaches – 5 Triple Warmer/Pericardium The Triple Warmer/Pericardium and Small Intestine/Heart – are, generally, thought of and worked with together.  The season of summer describes these meridians.  The explosiveness and heat of fire are also descriptive of the energy of these meridians.  The first 2…

#15 -TCM Headaches -4 Stomach/Spleen

#15 -TCM Headaches – 4 Stomach/Spleen The Stomach/Spleen Meridian pair will be the topic of the next part of this article.  When we speak of “earth” people, we are speaking of those who are strong in the characteristics of this meridian.  This Meridian, #4 – Earth…

#14 TCM Headaches – 3 Large Intestine/Lung

#14 -TCM Headaches – 3 Large Intestine/Lung Below is a brief explanation of two ways in which headaches and migraines may be connected to the large intestine/lung meridian pair.  A more complete explanation, as well as discussion of a couple of interesting neurotransmitters created in the gut but…

#13 TCM Headaches – 2 Bladder/Kidney

#13 TCM Headaches – 2 Bladder/Kidney The Bladder/Kidney Meridian, as well as the physical organs of bladder and kidneys, is associated with the season of Winter.  Water is the element associated with this meridian pair. In winter, life appears to have ceased.  In reality, at least in Chinese…

#12 TCM Headaches – 1 Gallbladder/Liver

#12 TCM Headaches – 1 Gallbladder/Liver We will begin our discussion of meridians, their associated organs, and their relationships to headaches by discussing the Gallbladder/Liver meridian pair.  We are beginning here because so many headaches – and other health problems – are related to problems in the liver…

#11 TCM Headaches – Meridians Intro

#11 TCM Headaches – Meridians Introduction The Movement of Vital Energy Meridian is the term we will use to describe one important and basic part of the overall energy distribution system of the body.  I like to think of meridians as energy veins.  These meridians are the pathways by which…