There are five body types that we work with at Eagle Herbs. These are roughly the same as the three body types (or “somatotypes”) used in Western medicine:
1. The ectomorph (fragile and “delicate”)
2. The mesomorph (“balanced”)
3. The endomorph (round and fleshy, or “hearty”)
For more on your body type, take the body typing test or click on one of the types listed in the menu in the left hand column of this page.
Your body type will guide your choices for the Chinese herbal formula that works best for you. This is hugely important and helps keep herbal formulas both safe and effective. Estimated time necessary to complete this self-test: 5 minutes.
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The slightly hearty body type isn’t limited to only men. A woman can be as hearty as a man, and a man can be as delicate as a woman. [What’s your body type?] With the slightly hearty body type we find mostly signs of having a hearty constitution, but with some delicate attributes as well….
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The hearty body type isn’t limited to only men. A woman can be as hearty as a man, and a man can be as delicate as a woman. [What’s your body type?] The hearty body type is called the endomorph body type in biomedicine. Hearty individuals tend to suffer more intensely with short-term problems. Or,…
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The balanced body type or “constitution” includes a somewhat even number of delicate and hearty attributes. [What’s your body type?] This body type is described as the mesomorph in biomedicine. Although a man is posing in this image, this body type arises equally in both genders. The balanced body type people are shapely and muscular….
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