As the pressures of life and work continue to increase, we are gradually paying more attention to our mental health, particularly issues such as depression and anxiety, which have become common problems. How does Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) view this issue? TCM often refers to the Seven Emotions, which typically include joy, anger, worry, thought, … Read more
What? Can unstable emotions cause internal injuries to the body? It is true. Our abnormal emotional fluctuations can interact with the health of the five internal organs (wuzang) and six bowels (liubao). Let’s take a look at how this works. These factors affect our emotions Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) often refers to the seven emotions … Read more
The Relationship Between Emotions and the Five Organs in Traditional Chinese Medicine Humans are not like plants; who can be without emotions? In the process of recognizing the surrounding world or interacting with others, people always express some corresponding emotions towards any person, event, or object, such as happiness or sadness, love or dislike, joy … Read more
“ What are the Seven Emotions? Seven Emotions refer to the seven emotional activities of “joy, anger, worry, thought, sadness, fear, and shock.” Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) considers these as physiological responses of the body to external environments, which generally do not directly cause illness. However, if emotional activities are intense, excessive, and persistently unsettled, … Read more
“Seven Emotions” refers to the seven normal emotional activities: joy, anger, worry, thought, sadness, fear, and shock. These are the responses of human consciousness to external stimuli. The Seven Emotions are closely related to the functions of the body’s organs. They are associated with the five organs, represented by joy, anger, thought, sadness, and fear, … Read more
According to the “Book of Rites: Li Yun”, it states: “What is human emotion? Joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hatred, and desire, these seven are innate and do not require learning.” This indicates that these seven emotions are inherent to every individual and can be expressed or experienced without formal education. The seven emotions refer … Read more
Due to changes in dietary structure, many young people now prefer spicy and greasy foods. Especially in summer, they enjoy drinking chilled beverages and beer while eating barbecued food. Over time, this can lead to the accumulation of damp-heat in the body. It is important to understand the specific manifestations of this condition and to … Read more
Promoting health knowledge for a better life Click below to follow for free↓↓↓ In the human body, when dampness is predominant, the movement of Yang Qi is easily obstructed, leading to stagnation. Excess Qi can turn into fire; when fire combines with dampness, it transforms into damp-heat, and in some cases, even damp-toxicity. Due to … Read more
“You have a lot of dampness in your body” — many parents and friends, even those without medical knowledge, can say this. The term “dampness” is certainly familiar to Chinese people; we have heard it countless times from our elders and TCM practitioners throughout our lives. As children, during the summer, our elders would often … Read more
Please click on the blue text “Shanghai Medical Practitioner” above, then click “Follow” so you can receive my informative articles daily. Damp-heat constitution refers to a state where body fluids cannot be properly expelled, leading to retention within the body. Over time, this stagnation transforms into heat, characterized by feverish body, yellow and turbid urine, … Read more