Menopause is a natural and physiological phenomenon that affects women in the late forties, early fifties. For Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it is a transition period where the balance between Yin and Yang is fragile and a temporary imbalance is possible. The concept of Yin: represents the material, the body mass and is associated with […]

Insomnia is a disorder affecting the quality and duration of sleep. It is characterized by an altered or absent sleep that eventually has repercussions on the daily life of the person who suffers from it. It is manifested by light sleep, difficulty falling asleep, frequent awakenings and the impossibility of going back to sleep, nightmares […]

Eating warm foods, especially at breakfast: Every organ reaches maximum energy at a specific hour, based on TCM clock. The stomach’s time is in the morning between 7 and 9. It is therefore important to have breakfast around that time so not to hinder its energy and the flow of the organic liquids it should […]

Beware of mucogenic and transformed foods: The ideal thing to do is to eat non-processed and fresh according to the season, to where you are located and without pesticides.  Nutrition is a very important key to produce Qi, organic liquids and blood with a good energy quality. Again, according to the TCM, we should watch […]

Emotions: For TCM, every organ is related to an emotion. Living certain emotions from one to a couple days is normal. If intense emotions are present for too long, no matter how acceptable it may seem, it could create an imbalance that would disturb organic energy and potentially create disease.  Here are a few examples:  […]