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Late Summer’s Worry

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Late Summer’s Worry

By JaimeRoslyn|2022-11-15T14:06:42-05:00August 11th, 2020|Categories: coronavirus, Digestion, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: Chinese medicine, covid, covid-19, damp, digestion, emotion, fatigue, Late Summer, mood, seasonal changes, TCM, worry|

These days, there’s plenty to worry about. Yet here we are, in Traditional Chinese Medicine’s season of Worry. In TCM, it's commonly understood that as natural beings, we're affected by our natural environment including the season we're in. As we sit squarely in Late Summer (late July to mid-September), we recognize the season’s impact not only on our body but on our emotions, as well. Pay close attention to Worry this season. This can look like over-thinking or focusing too much on a particular topic, as well as self-doubt, insecurity, confusion, projection of responsibility and blame, insomnia, martyrdom, resentment, frustration, and [...]

(Ease the) Sufferin’ Succotash

By sarahhumpal|2022-11-15T14:08:00-05:00August 20th, 2019|Categories: Acupuncturists, Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Wellness|Tags: Late Summer, Mend fellow, nutrition, recipe, worry|

Photograph by Irina Iriser In a recent blog about Late Summer, there is a description of a number of symptoms of imbalance that are “damp” in Chinese Medicine. And, right now, I have every one of them. I’m feeling sluggish in my body, don’t want to move, wake feeling kind of phlegmy in my throat and sinuses. My brain is foggy, it’s hard to get my thoughts together, I find myself worrying more than usual, and my digestion and bowels are weird (TMI? #sorrynotsorry. Even though not everyone is used to talking about it, information about bowels are useful [...]

Late Summer’s Emotion: Worry

By mca_sarah|2023-08-23T10:27:09-04:00August 7th, 2019|Categories: Mood, Seasonal Changes, Wellness|Tags: emotion, five element, Late Summer, TCM, worry|

Excerpt from "Seven Emotions in TCM & How to Handle Them" Illustration by Anna Sudit The Five Emotions A diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is individualized from patient to patient. According to TCM, emotions and physical health are intimately connected. Joy, Worry, Grief, Fear and Anger are each associated with a particular organ/channel system in the body. For example, inappropriate anger can cause unexplained menstrual pain that can be treated using acupuncture, lifestyle and diet change as well as traditional herbal remedies. Five Element Model & Emotional Health Different seasons can stir different emotions. Of the five emotions [...]