One of the most complex systems of medicines in the world, Chinese medicine has been bolstered by thousands of years of research and experience. Its singular distinctiveness that sets it apart from Western medicine is its focus on “health” instead of “healing.” This is due … Continue reading
Category Archives: Chinese Medicine
What is Chi?
Loosely translated, chi would correspond to the life force or motive force flowing in our body. This is the energy that makes everything occur and is the most fundamental thing that comprises the basis of all other things. Like magnetism, gravity, and other forces, Chi … Continue reading
Gua Sha Therapy For All Types Of Muscle Fatigue, Stiffness, Or Soreness
There has been a steady rise in the popularity of Traditional Chinese Medicine or TCM these past few years. You may know acupuncture and Chinese reflexology, but you may never have heard of one healing practice called “gua sha.” Westerners sometimes call it “spooning” or … Continue reading
The Various Treatments Of Traditional Chinese Medicine
TCM or Traditional Chinese Medicine in Bellmore is a medical system that comprises a wide variety of treatments from different parts of East Asia. It’s a very popular and long-standing medical practice in several Asian countries despite being considered an alternative form of treatment in … Continue reading
The Benefits Of Gua Sha And Facial Cupping Therapy
The Chinese have been using therapeutic cupping for various physical concerns like sinus congestion, TMJ, pain, fever, and asthma for thousands of years. Facial cupping as an adjunct to acupuncture facial rejuvenation or as a standalone treatment can help improve your facial appearance and your … Continue reading
Gua Sha Facial Therapy Eliminates Skin Conditions And Fosters Balance And Youth Within
Women and men seeking the proverbial fountain of youth may need not undergo costly painful injections or go to under the knife in their quest for younger looking skin. Many long time practitioners of Chinese medicine who have extensive experience performing facial rejuvenation Chinese Herbal … Continue reading
Why Asians Look Younger Than Their Age
Have you perchance noticed that most Asians look younger than their actual age? If you put an average European or American and compare his appearance with an average Asian of the same age, there is a definite difference in their appearances. Compared to their Asian … Continue reading
Tui Na Targets Problems Such As Chronic Pain In The Skeletal System, Joints, And Muscles
For those who have experienced both Shiatsu and acupressure, Tui Na massage therapy may feel like a cross between the two. Tui Na, like Shiatsu, makes use of rhythmic compression along the meridians which are the energy pathways of the body, as well as a … Continue reading
Some Natural Alternative Remedies for High Blood pressure
An extremely facile acupuncture therapy, one that is usually self-administered within the convenience of one’s own home, has proven to be a fine remedy for some of the symptoms related to muscle pain. Aside from its usefulness in treating disease, acupuncture points have also been … Continue reading
Maintaining The Strength And Health Of Your Spleen Meridian
Followers of Chinese Medicine believe that the human body is energized and animated by 14 primary energy channels called meridians.
Every one of these meridians is related to a certain set of systems and organs in your body as well as with certain types of … Continue reading