Category: NATURAL HEALING PRACTICES & TECHNIQUES

Discover practical methods for building life energy, improving its flow, and supporting the body’s natural ability to heal. These articles provide tools and techniques for everyday health and self-care.
Explore proven, time-honored healing practices for restoring energy balance and activating healing from within using energy, not medication.

7 Ways to Care for Your Kidneys

Kidneys
  1. Eat foods that nourish the Kidneys. for almost everybody, both men and women, Chinese yams are the best food for the Kidneys. They nourish the Kidneys, as well as help with lower back pain. Another food good for the Kidneys is chestnut. If you have Kidney problems, do not have raw, cold, very spicy, oily foods or drinks, such as cucumbers, watermelons, persimmons, ice water, spicy chili, and deep-fried foods.
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Five Seasons a Year for Better Health

The ancient Romans were among the first to carve up the year into quarters (four seasons), which has been widely adopted by Western countries*. But not every culture in the world divides a year into four seasons like that in modern Western countries. Different cultures have different ways of separating a year into seasons. A year may be divided into five seasons or more. Continue reading “Five Seasons a Year for Better Health”

10 Ways to Care for Your Menopause

Menopause is the time in women’s lives when menstrual periods stop permanently and they are no longer able to bear children. Menopause occurs 12 months after the last menstrual period and typically between 49 and 52 years of age. Menopause occurring before 45 years old usually indicates there is a health issue(s), diagnosable or un-diagnosable by Western medicine. Normal periods may reoccur after health problems are cured before the age of 48. Continue reading “10 Ways to Care for Your Menopause”

Springtime: Dressing Appropriately is Key to Healthy and Happy Year

Spring Season

In spring, the residual cold air and incoming hot air causes whiplash weather and frequent changes between cold and warm. If not protected, the body is easily susceptible to getting sick from the frequent weather changes. Continue reading “Springtime: Dressing Appropriately is Key to Healthy and Happy Year”

Is drinking water in the morning healthy?

Is drinking water in the morning healthy—or could it actually harm your body over time?

Many modern health experts encourage drinking 2 to 3 cups of water the moment you wake up. They claim it “kickstarts hydration” and “flushes toxins.” But from a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) perspective, that advice may do more harm than good—especially if the water is cold, pure, and excessive.

Let’s explore why.

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