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The kidney yin, mysteries & panic in the face of the unknown
In previous posts I’ve discussed organs from four of the five elements in Chinese Medicine; The heart (fire), the lung (metal), the liver (wood) and the spleen (earth). In the final articles in this series I want to conclude by the discussing the water organ, the kidney. Our kidneys in western medicine are vital in…
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Earth yin deficiency in Chinese medicine – When you want it ALL
Last week we discussed the lack of motivation and depression that can result from not having enough yang in the Spleen. The rest of the articles in this series are also available including the first one about chronic anxiety, the second one about terror, the third one about closure of the heart, the fourth one about…
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Earth Yang deficiency in Chinese medicine – Too tired to care
To read the previous articles in this series : the first on chronic anxiety, the second addressing terror and the Chinese medicine heart, the third looking at severe closure of the heart, the fourth concerning depression and the Chinese medicine liver and the most recent about Chinese medicine and rage or anger. I’ve gone five entire…
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No chill left – the treatment of anger and rage with Chinese medicine
In the previous article in this series, I discussed the depression that can arise when the Qi of the liver stops flowing properly. You may also want to read the first and second articles in this series – exploring various aspects of the treatment of emotional difficulties with Chinese medicine. In this week’s installment I want…
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Lost in the woods: Chinese medicine, depression, and the liver
I’ve briefly discussed depression in past articles, specifically that depression that can arise from a closed heart wherein a person loses the ability to feel joy. Today I want to turn to a more common kind of depression: stagnation of liver qi. In Chinese medicine, as in western medicine, the liver has an extraordinary number…
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Treating closure of the Heart – Herbal formula Zhishi xiebai guizhi tang
In the previous two installments of this series we discussed the emotional and physical consequences of not having enough yin or yang in the heart and surrounding organs, particularly with reference to important Chinese medicine concepts and Chinese herbal formulas. You can read the first article here, and the second one here. Today we’ll take a…
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Chinese Medicine and the Treatment of “Weird Diseases”
Many patients who come through the Watershed clinic are plagued by complexes of symptoms that Conventional Western medicine cannot explain. After many years in the conventional medical system, they are typically given a diagnosis of fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome or chronic fatigue syndrome. Unfortunately, this diagnosis rarely gives them viable treatment nor any hope for…
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7 Ways to Ensure You NEVER Sleep Well Again (or, Chinese Medicine and Insomnia)
Sitting here up after tossing and turning for an hour, I find that I have a fair degree of clarity concerning a topic on many people’s minds – sleep. Or, more properly, the lack of it. Insomnia, anyone? Insomnia and other sleep disorders are a growing problem, particularly in Western nations. Because insomnia makes me…
