Your spleen in TCM – foundation of our earthly existence
The Spleen represents the Earth element within each of us, generously providing the nourishment we need to live and thrive. Within the...
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Ellen Brown L.Ac. DACM
- May 15, 2022
Hun & Po – two aspects of the soul according to TCM
According to Chinese medicine, we actually have two souls. Together, the Hun and Po – the Ethereal and Corporeal souls – are the basis of...
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Ellen Brown L.Ac. DACM
- Apr 15, 2022
Nurturing your body's internal "terrain"
The concept of biological terrain was originally developed over a hundred years ago in France, amidst a fierce intellectual battle...
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Ellen Brown L.Ac. DACM
- Mar 15, 2022
Reishi – the mushroom of immortality
Ganoderma lucidum has a long history of promoting health and longevity in China, Japan and other Asian countries. The Latin...
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Ellen Brown L.Ac. DACM
- Jan 15, 2022
2022 Intentions – prioritize your emotional health
Every cell in our body knows what we’re thinking and responds to the way we feel and act. Emotional health and resilience start with...
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Ellen Brown L.Ac. DACM
- Dec 15, 2021
Winter – a nourishing time for rest and inner reflection
Traditional Chinese medicine directs us to live harmoniously with the seasons. According to TCM, there are five natural elements that...
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Ellen Brown L.Ac. DACM
- Oct 15, 2021
San Jiao – Chinese medicine’s most mysterious “organ”
The San Jiao is an organ that does not exist in western medicine. Even in Chinese medical texts, its explanation is often vague,...
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Ellen Brown L.Ac. DACM
- Aug 15, 2021
Everything is energy, everything is Qi
Physics is perhaps the oldest and purest of all the sciences. Initially referred to as “natural philosophy,” physics derives its name...
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Ellen Brown L.Ac. DACM
- Jul 15, 2021
The power of the Five Virtues to impact our health according to TCM
In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) our emotional and physical health are intimately connected. This integrated, holistic approach to...
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Ellen Brown L.Ac. DACM
- May 15, 2021
Cultivating meaning, resiliency and growth after trauma
It is said that trauma is a nightmare that happens while we are wide awake. To overcome it takes tremendous effort, awareness and...
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Ellen Brown L.Ac. DACM
- Apr 10, 2021
The biology of grief and the lung according to TCM
The loss of someone we love is life-shattering, and few question the emotional toll it takes on us. The initial shock (even when the...
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Ellen Brown L.Ac. DACM
- Mar 10, 2021
15 reasons to make sure you're getting enough magnesium
Magnesium is one of those nutrients we don’t hear quite as a much about as we should. It’s never really been a media darling like...
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Ellen Brown L.Ac. DACM
- Feb 15, 2021
Aconite – a toxic herb that also heals
In the world of medicinal herbs, Aconite stands alone. Also referred to Monkshood and Wolfsbane – and Fu Zi in Chinese herbal medicine –...
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Ellen Brown L.Ac. DACM
- Jan 5, 2021
2021 Intentions – change your energy, change your life
2021 is finally here. And while we may greet its arrival with equal parts hope and apprehension, it represents a clean slate to start...
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Ellen Brown L.Ac. DACM
- Dec 5, 2020
Guarding the Three Treasures to health and longevity
For centuries, Chinese Medicine has viewed the body as a holistic entity that exists on three levels: matter, energy and spirit....
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Ellen Brown L.Ac. DACM
- Nov 15, 2020
Mending our wounds and cracks with gold
Life isn’t perfect. It’s messy, awkward, challenging and disappointing at times. It can knock us down and even threaten to break us. It...
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Ellen Brown L.Ac. DACM
- Oct 15, 2020
Enhancing strength, vitality and longevity with Chinese tonic herbs
Chinese herbalism is, arguably, the most sophisticated and effective natural health system in the world. Of the several thousand herbs...
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Ellen Brown L.Ac. DACM
- Sep 15, 2020
Yang Sheng – the ancient practice of cultivating health and nourishing life
Yang Sheng is the ancient Chinese practice of nourishing life that is grounded in the ideals of balance and harmony, living life in...
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Ellen Brown L.Ac. DACM
- Aug 15, 2020
Not written in stone – how our lifestyle affects gene expression
Of all the ways we think about actively changing and improving our health, our “genes” are generally not one of them. And with good...
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Ellen Brown L.Ac. DACM
- Jul 15, 2020
Feeling stuck? Cultivate Qi flow and break through stagnation
In Chinese philosophy, Qi is the life force that flows through all things and animates all life. Everything in the universe is derived...
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