Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offers a unique approach to health and wellness, focusing on balance and harmony within the body. One of its key components is diet therapy, which uses food as medicine to support the body's natural healing processes.

If you are considering Chinese medicine for eczema, here are some practical recommendations:

Dr. R.J. Singer (Chinese Medicine) shares two simple methods of breath-work to regulate your nervous system, reduce stress and anxiety, and reduce inflammation.

In a recent research study observing the effects of Akkermansia levels, people with obesity had almost no Akkermansia left. Those with depression also tested low. This bacteria isn't just important; it's the difference between a sharp mind in a healthy body and brain fog in an overweight one.

Sit in a comfortable position, spine straight, head forward. Relax your body. Slowly raise your arms in front of you, palms facing one another, as if you were holding a ball between them. Inhale deeply as you slightly move your hands together contracting the ball , exhale as you expand them. Visualise energy expanding and contracting with each breath and movement.

When needles are inserted, they activate sensory nerves under the skin and in muscles. This stimulation sends signals to the spinal cord and brain, triggering the release of chemicals such as endorphins, serotonin, and dopamine. These neurotransmitters help reduce pain and promote a sense of well-being. Additionally, acupuncture can influence the autonomic nervous system, which controls involuntary bodily functions like heart rate and digestion.

This simple exercise using the breath has amazing effects on relieving allergy symptoms, improving the immune response to both colds/flus, and for many auto-immune conditions. The breathing technique featured here, increases Nitric Oxide; regulates the immune system, warms the body, and opens the pores to stimulate sweating. Use it when you have early symptoms of a cold or flu, sinus allergies, post-nasal drip, or are suffering from an auto-immune condition.

Dr. R.J. Singer (Chinese Medicine) shows a few different methods to help you quickly recover from the common cold and flu.

For digestive problems, and abdominal issues, such as gas, bloating, IBS, menstrual cramps, etc. It also calms down the nervous system.

“Recovery rates for patients treated at Chinese Medicine only hospitals were one-third higher than those treated in Western Medicine Hospit

What diet is the best? Mediterranean, Vegetarian, Ketogenic? There are a few characteristics that all of these diets have in common. They all emphasize pure ingredients consisting of whole foods in as fresh and natural a state as possible. They also all share one other important characteristic. They all include a large portion of vegetables in the diet. The difference therefore lies in the inclusion or exclusion of meat, or grains.

No matter what the disease or illness, the process of digestion remains the same. It is our source of transforming food into energy, and is required for all cellular metabolism, and repair. The stomach is thought of in Chinese Medicine as a pot on a stove. It receives food and liquids, that decompose and cook. In order to cook something and transform something, heat is required.

When illustrating the 4 movements of Qi, we are actually talking about how internal physiological processes and relationships interact in the body. This allows us to easily see and comprehend what physiologically is out of balance, and also how to correct it.

Can Chinese Herbal Medicine knock out a cold or flu? In most cases, if Chinese Herbal Medicine is taken as soon as the first little signs start, it is quickly resolved, with little to no manifestation of symptom progression. This often works quickly, within 24 to 72 hours, after first experiencing those early signs and symptoms.

Chinese Food Therapy is designed not only to maintain health, but also to treat many ailments, such as the common cold, and more complex diseases like psoriasis, diabetes, hypertension, digestive problems, autoimmune disorders, and so forth, as a medicine. This is quite different to western dietary advice, which primarily focuses on weight loss.

Chronic skin problems such as psoriasis, eczema, acne, and rosacea can cause extreme discomfort, unease, and often embarrassment. These conditions are often quite challenging and difficult to manage through conventional medicine. However, Chinese Herbal Medicine has been used to address these conditions for more than 2,000 years, and is a recognised specialty department of practice and study in hospitals in China.

How important is the frequency of Acupuncture Treatments and consistency in taking Chinese Herbal Medicine? Chinese Medicine has the ability to resolve stubborn and difficult chronic diseases! In China, patients are given a comprehensive diagnosis, and treatment plan, that consists of regular acupuncture treatments several times per week or more.

Chen Qi (Stretching Qi) is a very powerful QiGong exercise for strengthening the Heart, Lungs, and Immune System. The nerve roots in the upper back from C7 to T7 connect with the heart, lungs, and thymus gland. Practicing Chen Qi stimulates the nerve roots at these vertebrae, and improves their function by improving circulation to these vital organs.

In two previous articles, I demonstrated a QiGong exercise that could resolve nearly any health condition, the ZhiNeng QiGong Wall Squat. While being an incredibly effective and powerful exercise, it is challenging and impossible for people that are unable to stand. Here are some additional techniques that have similar benefits. They are far easier to do, and may be the most suitable QiGong exercise for some people. These exercises are particularly good to balance and

It is very difficult to work with Qi, when you have no awareness for sensing Qi. In the video above, teacher RJ Singer demonstrates an exercise to learn to feel Qi instantly and immediately experience a Qi sensation, and then gives you another exercise to develop this skill further.