Insomnia Complex Type Insomnia Complex Type are patterns which tend to be more complex and of longer duration than the simple type of insomnia. Given the more chronic nature of these patterns, they have effected related organ systems and thus involve a disharmony of more than one system. In this article, I will discuss three of … Read more
Insomnia Simple Type Here the focus is on the more common types of simple insomnia patterns, meaning insomnia that involves fewer systems, not that it isn’t debilitating to the sufferer. The patterns addressed on this insomnia simple type are: Liver Fire Heart Heat Liver Yin Deficiency Heart Yin Deficiency LIVER FIRE PATTERN This insomnia type … Read more
Insomnia Types Or Patterns Of Insomnia While there are many many different types of insomnia patterns, here I will discuss the more common insomnia types, found in TCM. There are seven basic TCM patterns. They are: Liver Fire Heart Heat Liver Yin Deficiency Heart Yin Deficiency Heart/Spleen Blood Deficiency Heart/Gallbladder Deficiency Heart/Kidney Disharmony Patients presenting … Read more
Effective Treatments for Chronic Fatigue Acupuncture In some instances one treatment approach would likely be to soothe some organ functions, clear heat in others and tonify yet others. Depending on the particular circumstances, it may be necessary to address complications while in others treating the spleen directly may resolve the condition. Points such as Spleen 6, … Read more
A Discussion About The Use Of Acupuncture And Chinese Herbs As Treatments For Chronic Fatigue Above I discuss chronic fatigue from a western ,and an oriental medicine perspective. There is additional discussion of the primary patterns and pattern combinations which explain the varied symptoms that occur in chronic fatigue patients. Here I discuss how acupuncture and Chinese herbs are used to treat the condition. … Read more
Chronic Fatigue Patterns Chronic fatigue is best understood as a primary diagnosis of spleen qi deficiency combined with some other secondary pattern of disease. We have called this chronic fatigue patterns. Here we discuss some of the more common chronic fatigue patterns and how they help to explain the varied symptoms described by so many chronic … Read more
Western And Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnostic Criteria And Treatment Of Chronic Fatigue Current diagnostic criteria for chronic fatigue are patient reporting of severe debilitating fatigue accompanied by four or more of the following symptoms. These must occur concurrently and for a continuous period of more six months: impaired memory or concentration sore throat tender cervical … Read more
Here I will discuss dull headaches from the perspective of traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). This kind of headache, is almost always due to an imbalance which creates an deficiency within the body. Nagging, tight, gnawing, sensation of emptiness and similar descriptions of the pain are an indication in TCM that the patients’ condition is deficient rather … Read more
Treating Throbbing Headaches With Acupuncture Here I discuss throbbing headaches from the perspective of traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). This kind of headache, is almost always due to an imbalance which creates an excess within the body. Throbbing, sharp, pounding and similar descriptions of bodily pain are an indication in TCM that the patients’ condition is … Read more
You may find yourself asking what is the difference and how can I make the distinction between them when selecting foods to eat. If the food is packaged, check the label to see if it contains “partially hydrogenated oil.” These are what are commonly referred to as trans fats. These oils are processed by added … Read more