Flash back a couple of years... (see Breaking Down and then Taking Back Control for more details of the health story that changed my life and was the impetus for me to team up with Gav on 35to65.com). My health is failing and falling fast... from insulin and digestive issues to torn and ruptured … [Read more...] about Fighting Stress with Adaptogens
three treasures
Ep39: Chinese Medicine Basics with William Potter
William Potter is a licensed acupuncturist and has a Masters of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, CA. He is also an Advanced Food Healing instructor certified by Supreme Science Qigong with a history of studying Internal and External … [Read more...] about Ep39: Chinese Medicine Basics with William Potter
Kidney Yin and Yang
In a previous video I gave some tips on what you can do to begin to feel the energy of herbs. This new video is basically part two to that. When working with cordyceps one day I felt it big time! Cordyceps are fairly unique in that they possess both yin and yang qualities in a high … [Read more...] about Kidney Yin and Yang
All About Shen
Shen is one of the three treasures in Chinese Medicine along with jing and qi. (This is the final part of the series. For a crash course read the Introduction to the Three Treasures here. Then you can check our parts one and two in All About Jing and All About Qi.) When translated into English, … [Read more...] about All About Shen
All About Qi
Qi (also spelled chi) is one of the three treasures in Chinese Medicine along with jing and shen. (If you haven’t already, read the Introduction to the Three Treasures here, then move onto All About Jing.) While jing is the foundational energy in our body governing our constitution, aging and … [Read more...] about All About Qi
All About Jing- Your Life Force
In a previous article we gave an introduction to the three treasures, jing, qi and shen. Now we turn to each treasure in turn and discuss it in more depth. The first up is Jing. Remember that jing is defined as essence, refined, perfected, extract, spirit, demon, sperm, seed. It is the … [Read more...] about All About Jing- Your Life Force
Introduction to the Three Treasures
In Chinese philosophy, all things are considered as changing states of energy. This is confirmed by modern science, especially quantum physics. Even Einstein’s famous equation showed that energy is equal to mass (times the speed of light squared). As the paradigm of materialism comes down more … [Read more...] about Introduction to the Three Treasures