acupuncture, athletes, herbs, oils, sports, traditional chinese medicine

Chinese Medicine for Athletes and Weekend Warriors

Chinese medicine for athletes can be very effective because one of the strongest areas of Chinese medicine is that of trauma remedies: treating the cuts, bruises, lacerations, sprained joints, and pain that can pop up unexpectedly, especially while an athlete is in training. Traditional Chinese medicine is the oldest continually practiced health care system in ...

Emma Lu

back of mans legs on road jogging

Pumpkin Seeds Pack a Punch

Every year, come late November, cooks in small towns and big cities all over America scoop out precious pumpkin seeds and toss them away, with only the very committed cooks setting the seeds aside to serve later as snacks. This is because most Americans are unaware that pumpkin seeds, Cucurbitae moschatae semen, in Latin, or ...

Jessica Kneipp

pumpkin seeds

Healthy Aging: From the Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective

An illustration from a classic text of Confucian filial piety shows a son amusing his elderly parents by pretending to be a child. Aging is natural, and healthy aging is achievable. Although the risk of disease and disability clearly increases with advancing age, poor health is not an inevitable consequence of aging. Many of the ...

Emma Lu

healthy ageing according to traditional chinese medicine black and white photo of old lady with white hair looking at a baby

A Herbal Treatment for Back Pain

Eucommia bark (Du Zhong) is used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat back pain and leg pain. It is also one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in Chinese herbology. According to Chinese legend, a very poor man named Du Zhong relied on cutting firewood for a living. Sometimes he suffered from pain in the ...

Emma Lu

black and white photo of woman massaging a back

Acupuncture Can Aid in the Care of Breast Cancer

Patients diagnosed with breast cancer often suffer from stress generated by the diagnostic procedures. They face decisions about treatment options and the impact the diagnosis will have on their professional and personal lives. The stress can generate multiple biological changes that will cause physical and emotional systemic dysfunction. Furthermore, surgeries, chemotherapies, and radiotherapies are standard ...

Nspirement Staff

Managing Cancer with Chinese Medicine Principles

The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon is an ancient Chinese medical text that is still referred to today. Cancer treatments were documented in ancient times and managing cancer was possible. The principles behind traditional Chinese medicine encompass both the traditional Chinese value of moderation when treating illnesses and the practice of coexistence. Dr. Zhou Lizhong, founder of ...

Emma Lu

How to Find a Good Acupuncturist

Many people wonder how to find a good acupuncturist. To answer this simple question, it is important to understand what acupuncture is and how it works. Acupuncture is a treatment modality of ancient Chinese medicine. Along with the modern version of traditional Chinese medicine, ancient Chinese medicine is a complete medical system passed down to ...

Emma Lu

acupuncture points on model/statue

The Five Elements and the Human Body

In Chinese medicine, the human body is divided into five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. Human organs and tissues correspond to the five elements. The body’s five elements not only automatically self-regulate according to the laws of yin and yang, but also coordinate with the five elements from the outside world in order ...

Armin Auctor

yin yang carving

An Important Difference Between Chinese and Western Medicine

The main difference between Chinese and Western medicine is that the former is rooted in traditional culture, while Western medicine is a branch of modern empirical science. In today’s society dominated by Western medicine, people tend to doubt the efficacy of Chinese medicine. Even in today’s China, Chinese medicine is often debated. In fact, in ...

Nspirement Staff

Why Cupping the Back Can Be so Effective for Elevating Your Health

Cupping is a therapy method in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), where cups are placed on the patient’s skin for a few minutes to create a suction. Cupping the back is one effective form. The purpose of cupping the back is to warm the channels and dredge collaterals to remove wind and cold, to relieve swelling ...

Hermann Rohr

Cupping the back.