Chinese Health Theraphy

Archive for November, 2010

Tui Na massage, along with acupuncture, the Chinese diet, Chinese medicine and energy exercises (Qi Gong and Tai Chi), one of the five branches of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It is based on the vision of both “energy” and very practice that is unique to the MTC and is presented in the form Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Tui means “push” and Na “seize”. These are the 2 types of manipulation most commonly used in Chinese massage therapy. Sometimes the term Anmo, meaning “support” (year) and “rub” (mo), is connected to the word Tui Na, as these two movements are also behind the approach.

Tui Na massage differs from Western massage techniques, mainly because of the energy concept on which it rests (harmonization of Qi), but also because of the many types of manipulations. Indeed, the practitioner uses a variety of techniques depending Read the rest of this entry »

A choice based on several considerations

According to traditional Chinese medicine, the therapeutic potential of a plant depends on all of its features:

* Color;
* Nature: hot, cold, neutral;
* Taste: sour, bitter, sweet, spicy, salty;
* Configuration: shape, texture, moisture content;
* Its properties: disperse, consolidate, and tone bleed.

In regard to the properties, take the example of a type of arthritis that is aggravated by humidity or rain in the Chinese perspective, this is due to the wet and cold in the meridians. Now the plant Hai Tong Pi, which grows by the sea, has, according to Chinese logic (and the experience of years of practice) Read the rest of this entry »

In China, herbal medicines are a “national treasure” and are widely used, so both preventive and curative. Recall that the pharmacy is one of the five practices of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to maintain or restore health – the four others being acupuncture, the Chinese diet, massage, Tui Na and energy exercises (Qi Gong and Tai Chi). In its country of origin, Chinese medicine is the first preferred approach, it is considered more powerful than acupuncture.

Experienced for over 3000 years, Chinese medicine has a few thousands of substances, of which about 300 are in common use. Although much knowledge that is specific to this stems from a pharmacy practice traditional folk – with variations from one region to another – Chinese doctors have accumulated a large body of data over time. Today, pharmacology and research continue to pursue this science, while contemporary practitioners are developing new treatments, increasingly better adapted to the evils of our time. Read the rest of this entry »

Once the meat is removed from the fruit which incidentally has a foul smell, you see a brown hard shell that holds the nut (Bai guo) Ginkgo is edible.

These nuts can be purchased fresh in some markets in China, but more commonly they get dry or canned in Chinese supermarkets.

If you decide to buy them fresh, make grilling or cooking before eating, because they can be toxic without cooking and should be handled with gloves, in Chinese cooking are roasted and served as appetizers and are added to a variety of soups and stews.

Ginkgo nuts are high in starch and low in fat, with a portion of 30 g provides about 30 kcal, have a starchy content, such as beans and a soft texture with a slightly sweet flavor. Read the rest of this entry »

The balance is of fundamental importance in various diseases affecting them, such as those related to the brain because they increase the risk of a fall, studies in China has been determined that the balance can be improved by the practice of Chinese martial art of Tai Chi .

Health professionals have studied and used the Tai Chi as a way to improve balance and minimize falls among elderly patients and in healthy patients with excellent results.

A study of 136 people in Hong Kong suffering from diseases related to the balance as Alzheimer’s, stroke, MS, etc, were included in groups practicing Tai Chi, with a contrast group who exercise walks, breathing exercises, and mental.

The training consisted of a weekly class Read the rest of this entry »