Xiaoke (消渴), the wasting-thirst framework behind TCM views of diabetes and blood sugar: the three consumptions, yin deficiency with dryness-heat, food therapy, herbs, and ST36, SP6, SP9 and KI3 acupressure.
TCM digestive health through the spleen (pi) and stomach (wei): why Chinese medicine calls the spleen the root of acquired constitution, the classic spleen qi deficiency symptoms of bloating, loose stools, fatigue, brain fog, and a scalloped tongue, the everyday habits that weaken it, spleen-friendly foods like millet congee and pumpkin, the Four Spirits Soup, home acupressure on ST36, SP6, CV12, and PC6, and how liver qi stagnation turns stress into bloating.