Explore TCM patterns, acupuncture evidence, gentle acupressure, and warming foods for hypothyroidism, with clear medication and supplement limits.
Build wei qi before cold and flu season: what defensive qi is in TCM theory, why autumn is the traditional season to strengthen it, how Yu Ping Feng San (Huang Qi, Bai Zhu, Fang Feng) is traditionally used, a daily acupressure and warming-food protocol with ST36, LI4, LU7, and CV6, plus who should not self-treat and the red flags that need a doctor.
TCM for night leg cramps and restless legs in 2026: liver blood deficiency, cold-damp, and qi stagnation patterns explained, with food therapy, acupressure points like LIV3 and BL57, herbal foot soaks, mineral basics, and the red flags that mean see a doctor.
Psoriasis TCM guide for 2026: Blood Heat, Blood Dryness, Blood Stasis, and Wind-Damp patterns, food therapy, herbs used traditionally, LI11/SP10/LI4/GB20 acupressure, and what research actually shows.
TCM for sinus pressure and chronic sinusitis in 2026: wind-heat, phlegm-damp, and lung-spleen deficiency patterns explained, with food therapy, acupressure points like LI20 and Yintang, herbal formulas, and the red flags that mean see a doctor.
TCM for dizziness and vertigo in 2026: phlegm-damp, liver yang, and blood deficiency patterns explained, with food therapy, acupressure points, and red flags that need a doctor.
TCM for autumn dryness (qiu zao) in 2026: why fall dries the Lungs, cool vs warm dryness, Lung Yin food therapy, herbal teas, and an acupressure routine.
TCM home care for cough and sore throat: how autumn dryness (秋燥) dries the throat and voice, telling a dry cough from a phlegm cough, steamed pear with Sichuan bearball (川貝燉梨), honey and white radish, loquat syrup, lily bulb and ophiopogon, three herbal teas, and acupressure at LU-7, LU-5, CV-22 and LI-4 — plus warning signs that need a doctor.
TCM kidney health explained: why the kidney (shen) is the storehouse of jing essence, kidney deficiency TCM symptoms, kidney yin vs kidney yang, jing-sparing lifestyle habits, kidney-nourishing foods like black sesame and goji berries, and the Shenshu (BL23), Taixi (KI3), and Yongquan (KI1) acupressure points.
How TCM approaches autumn wellness: why the Five Elements Metal season and autumn dryness (秋燥) weaken lung qi and dry the skin, nine moistening foods for seasonal eating, three herbal teas, three lung acupressure points (LU5, LU7, LI4), breathing practice, and daily routines that layer TCM with modern habits.