100-Years Lifestyle – Page 2 – Metro Health & Medicine

Tips for going sugar free

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Trying to kick refined sugar in your life? Here are a few tips to get you started on your sugar free journey… 1) Go cold turkey – it’s better just to quit sugar, throw away your sugary treats and spend a few days letting your body and mind adjust. Pick a time when things aren’t […]

New Years Resolution…Part 2 Will Power

adminJanuary 30, 2015January 4, 2018100-Years Lifestyle, Chinese Medicine, Energy2018, acupuncture, acupuncture perth, chinese medicine, energy, how to achieve new year resolution, Intellect, keep new year resolution will power, kidney, manage stress, maylands acupuncturist, new year, new year goal, new year resolution, north perth acupuncture, Spleen Qi, TCM, weight loss, will power, ZhiNo Comments

In the Huang Di Nei Jing it says the “Spleen stores ideas worrying beyond measure with out self-control will injure ideas” This concept that the Spleen stores ideas, is a link to digestion of both food and thoughts, reinforced by another quote from the Nan Jing “…the Spleen stores ideas and intelligence” This same passage […]

Busting Winter Blues

adminJanuary 30, 2015January 9, 2017Chinese Medicine, Foods are Medicine, Seasonal Approach to Chinese Medicineacupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, chinese medicine, cold, depression, diet, exercise, healthy, herbs, sadness. food, stagnation, TCM, winter, winter bluesNo Comments

Feeling down from the winter blues? You’re not alone. In winter, the lack of sunshine rays makes some people more vulnerable to feelings of depression, flatness and even sadness. Lithium is a natural chemical that our bodies absorb through the skin which is present in rays of sunshine. Natural sunlight has the ability to wake us […]

Winter

adminJanuary 29, 2015September 4, 2015Seasonal Approach to Chinese Medicine, UncategorizedNo Comments

Winter Seasons are a major aspect of Chinese medicine, they influence the ways in which we should live, and the kinds of illnesses that are prevalent in the various seasons. Winter is the season where things retreat, hibernate and rejuvenate. Just as the weather becomes cold, and nature retreats, our lifestyle should also change to […]

Spring

adminJanuary 29, 2015February 4, 2016Chinese Medicine, Seasonal Approach to Chinese Medicineacupuncture, acupuncture perth, allergies, Chinese herbal medicine, enjoy life, hayfever, holistic lifestyle, natural allergy treatment, natural hayfever treatment, spring, springtime allergies, TCM, wind2 Comments

To paraphrase from the Yellow Emperor, “Spring is the season where all living creatures grow” Growth is a vital part of our lives, not just physically but mentally. The spring season brings warmpth that pushes our Yang Qi (Energy) from it’s hybernative state of winter to the exterior of the body. The sun rises earlier […]