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Whatever comes to mind. Sometimes a story I read, sometimes something that came to me while holding my mala beads.

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Stick Out Your Tongue: A Chinese Doctor Can Tell What's Wrong
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Stick Out Your Tongue: A Chinese Doctor Can Tell What's Wrong

Last week I visited a Chinese medicine doctor. He asked no questions—just looked at my tongue for three seconds and knew everything. What can a tongue reveal?

7/11/20268 min
Waking Up at 3 AM? In Chinese Medicine, That's Your Liver Working Overtime
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Waking Up at 3 AM? In Chinese Medicine, That's Your Liver Working Overtime

3 AM. Again. Not from an alarm, not from a nightmare. Just eyes flying open. I discovered that in Chinese medicine, every two-hour block has a meridian "on duty" — and waking at 3 AM is your Liver meridian sending an SOS.

7/5/20267 min
Why Chinese Moms Always Tell You Not to Drink Cold Water
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Why Chinese Moms Always Tell You Not to Drink Cold Water

Thirty-seven degrees. I grabbed an iced cola. My mom called and said don't. I didn't believe her until a Chinese medicine doctor said two words: "stomach cold." After 30 days of warm water, I found out my mom was right all along.

6/28/20269 min
Three Mouth Ulcers and My Mother Saying: You've Got Fire
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Three Mouth Ulcers and My Mother Saying: You've Got Fire

Mouth sores, acne, sore throat, swollen gums — why does Chinese medicine call all of these the same thing? After retracing a rough week, I started understanding what my body was saying.

6/25/20267 min
Your Body Isn't Broken, It's Clogged: Understanding Dampness in Chinese Medicine
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Your Body Isn't Broken, It's Clogged: Understanding Dampness in Chinese Medicine

A friend visited from the States and felt inexplicably heavy. I brewed adzuki bean tea and talked about dampness in Chinese medicine - not mysticism, just the body speaking.

6/16/202612 min