You can pass kidney stones yes. But.. It's reported by persons who've gone through it as more painful than childbirth. So whether or not you want to is another story. Anyway, it's likely you won't have a choice. The standard treatment is a course of oral fluid which helps dissolve the calculus until...

You can pass kidney stones yes. But.. It's reported by persons who've gone through it as more painful than childbirth. So whether or not you want to is another story. Anyway, it's likely you won't have a choice. The standard treatment is a course of oral fluid which helps dissolve the calculus until...

Did you take the Wen Dan Tang and if so for how long and at what dosage?

There is one more cause of edema in TCM, and this is failure of heart yang. This patient will have very low energy, feel cold and have a disturbed and unanchored spirit. They will struggle to sleep well, struggle with almost any physical activity and likely have a poor appetite as well. They will be...

.. India has a high consumption of curries. They have a dry climate through large parts of the year, sometimes severely so. As well, in America, in the south, our dessert regions are dry. They also happen to be the regions with some of the spiciest foods. (Latin American cuisine). A lot of the dair...

This syndrome picture is related to phlegm heat.

If you have access to Chinese herbs online or in your local community, you need to commence a course of Wen Dan Tang go clear the phlegm and heat as soon as practicable and combine this with the dietary advice already provided.

This syndrome picture is related to phlegm heat.

If you have access to Chinese herbs online or in your local community, you need to commence a course of Wen Dan Tang go clear the phlegm and heat as soon as practicable and combine this with the dietary advice already provided.

The simplest and most effective change you can make is preparing food at home and using start from scratch recipes.. Lose the jars, and premade sauces and make everything from scratch where possible. This will improve your: - cooking ability, - health, - ability to be resourceful with respect to inf...

I feel pretty good after. If i dont I'm sluggish and tired all day. I often feel a buzz after like meditation but not as strong This indicates an excess condition, not a deficiency and likely a Liver Qi Stagnation pattern. Haemorrhoids are therefore a more likely explanation than anal prolapse whic...

In differentiating your disharmony as either excess or deficiency, it's important to pay attention to how movement and exercise make you feel.

Do you feel tired afterwards and unmotivated or do you feel good, and or at least not tired if not more energetic?

The other thing that this could be is haemorrhoids.

They can protrude from the anus and be felt underneath. These pertain to Shan disorder which is a disorder of Liver Qi and reckless movement thereof.

Do you get much exercise?

Anti Psychotic drugs block the impulses of electrical activity between neurons. They also effectively induce dampness and stasis into the body. They will do nothing but hamper your progress. It is recommended that you address coming off them with someone who is prepared to help you do so at the earl...

Check your lips...

If they are looking pale then you are likely suffering from blood deficiency.

Other possibilities include full fire syndrome or qi stagnation.

Check the lips first...

It seems to be working fine now.

In eating, try to include more of the following foods, particularly in small amounts and more often: - cooked kidney beans/black beans - mussels - duck - eggs - soups and bone broths Avoid frying and baked foods, opt for steaming and water frying, stewing and boiling. Avoid hot spices, alcohol and e...

Try including foods with a salty flavour such as anchovies, olives, shell seafood and dark lentils (black beans, kidney beans). Don't salt these foods and then see if you enjoy the flavour and/or still get the cravings. If not, then this is related to the kidney energy directly. If there is no chang...

Fluoride and aluminium uptake in plants is highly dependent on where they're grown and the quality of the soil and water there. There are no hard and fast rules regarding particular teas except for the herbal properties that each plant possesses. Teas and coffee are bitter and diuretics which have a...

Dreams can also indicate an organic imbalance, particularly with recurring vivid dreams of certain theme. If you are having recurring dreams which are themed to certain natural phenomena like fires and wind etc. These can indicate an imbalance in the organs which is reaching and disturbing the heart...

Is anyone else having issues scrolling the paintable RTR page on an Android device?

I've noticed the last month or so two finger scrolling is very unreliable and only works 30-40% of the time often producing no input.

It worked fine before?

Do you have digestive problems as well?

Do you have digestive problems as well?

Hi there!! This isn't a question or seeking help post, no, this post is to help. I have found that if you use a piece of clean cloth or paper towel or any other clean material to bandage your wound and tie it up with a string, it can replace a bandage if you do not have it on hand! It really works,...

Those are good results.

Phlegm is hard to shift and it may take weeks to move it.

Keep an eye on your sleep and if you start to find you are sweating at night or struggling to stay asleep after falling asleep it may be time to stop that formula.

I've had several 'off' patients, including aggressive and just plain out of sorts mentally. It's like managing children, as the treating professional you need to bring them back to the task at hand and the subject matter. Sometimes people do this because they want a reaction of a certain type and pe...

This is qi Deficiency.

Do you have any of the following symptoms?

Shortness of breath
Tiredness
Loose stools
Poor appetite
Chronic persistent low grade cough
Symptoms worse for exertion (movement) or worse between 0700 - 1100 (morning)

Does the sweating happen all the time without provocation ie when you are not doing anything?

Or is it only when you're engaged in exercise and movement.

... Hi Centralforce666, I have had these heat symptoms with heat rushes for some time. I'm still having these now. I don't know the specific cause, although I know where it started. Could I mail you about these symptoms, in private? Since the problem is intricate and private. The thing is I think t...

If your symptoms suggest spleen qi/Yang Deficiency then yes a spleen Qi herbal tonic will be suitable for you.

Emu oil is a great topical lotion for the skin..

It's expensive but worth it.

To support healthy skin, you also need to look after your lungs..

Quit smoking, reduce the amount of pungent foods you eat (chilli, pepper etc) but still have enough to vent the lung and get regular aurobic excercise.

A swollen tongue indicates excessive body water and in the absence of a thick tongue coating more than likely phlegm over dampness. This needs to be addressed before more tonics are taken. Tonics for yin and blood and qi to a lesser extent will increase the phlegm which will make this more complex a...

Good point! I need to sit down and memorize more of these symptoms and their associated causes. If you couldn't tell, I know some of TCM decently well, but others parts not so much. Always feel free to correct me if I make a mistake in helping someone, I won't get mad or anything. Also, I don't kno...

There is a considerable difference between showing empathy, active listening and being sympathetic. Sympathy is the part where you feel their sorrow with them and share yours. This is actually somewhat destructive to the patient/doctor relationship as it doesn't facilitate moving past these feelings...

Theserpentrises1666 wrote:Do you think I should buy the spleen Qi tonic hp Shannon suggested?

That depends on whether or not you fall into the Spleen Qi/Yang Deficiency pattern of consistent diarrhoea, poor appetite, fatigue, shortness of breath as the predominant symptoms...

What colour is your tongue?

Can you describe the body of the tongue, its shape and width and colour?

How about the tongue coating (if present)?

This can also occur due to heart fire, which is an excess condition.

Blood tonics may increase the fire.

What are your symptoms?

Irritable bowel syndrome that shows alternative constipation and diarrhoea is almost always due to Liver Qi Stagnation. When the qi is building up, the bowel slows down and this causes constipation. When the qi reaches a point where it can no longer be contained, it explodes like a pressure cooker l...

This was probably one of the most informative posts I've ever read thank you. Can you give any suggestions on replenishing kidney yin? I'm to the point of imbalance the yang energy is making blockages in my upper channels. Congestion and thick yellowish-green phlegm, night-sweats, extreme fatigue, ...

Everyone is born with a pre-natal essence. Roughly equivalent to DNA, this pre natal essence or Jing is given to you at conception and nourished by your mother's state of health either for good or bad during gestation. Following birth and the activation of the spleen and stomach, they provide an opp...

FYI this medicinal should not be used by anyone who has loose stools, diarrhoea or chronic fatigue type symptoms or is generally weak in constitution or energy. Thank you for your advice. I imagine this is because the formula is generally yang-heavy and could burn up yin? Quite the opposite actuall...

What about someone who does not have any mucous or sputum but only has inflammed nasal cavity or someone who only feels hotness in their nose and stuffiness? This is due to fire in the stomach and liver arising to harass the upper. Will absorbing water element help or is there any way to bring bala...

Most likely, starting with puberty, I had this problem, over the years I did drug treatment to get rid of pus caused by sinusitis and migraines by drug treatment, medication with chemicals that we all know treats symptoms and not the cause and effects. Adverse effects are not always beneficial in t...

Username wrote:What about someone who does not have any mucous or sputum but only has inflammed nasal cavity or someone who only feels hotness in their nose and stuffiness?

This is due to fire in the stomach and liver arising to harass the upper.

Iron Deficiency anaemia can be assisted with Vitamin B complexes, and herbs such as white peony root and angelica.

Taking these boiled in water will assist in blood building to avoid the mental emotional symptoms of this illness (such as anxiety).

Sperm is structured genetic material that is alive.

Urine is chelated ammonia with no structure.

There is no comparison whatsoever.

Do you get frontal headaches (forehead), nausea or phlegm congestion in the nose frequently?

Does this pain coincide with mental emotional upset?

This is disgusting.

Urine has no inherent nutritional value.

It is basically chelated ammonia crystals in salt water.

Great if you want to flush the stomach by vomits and the intestines by total death of the inhabitant flora.

Anxiousness that has no basis in actual events or persists beyond a reasonable amount of time is usually based on organic dysfunction of the kidney and heart systems, particularly kidney and heart yin Deficiency and heart blood Deficiency. Palpitations, low back pain and night sweats are representat...

If this is a one-off it sounds great.

I wouldn't do keto for more than a week and the same with fasting.

They are good for a result but not good for the body long-term.

I don't think a single instance or even several times a year reflects an underlying organic condition.. This seems like a transient sensitivity at best as previously mentioned.

Sinus concerns are related to digestion and major organ dysfunction resulting in pathological fire, phlegm and wind rising to the head and obstructing the channels. The pathological condition in the head needs to be cleared and the organ pathology needs to be resolved to prevent recurrence. There ar...