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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Self Diagnosis To diagnosis we have to start at the beginning and Chinese Medicine’s “big thing” is Yin and Yang. One of the first things we want to know if you are Hot (yang) or Cold (Yin) or have a bit of both. Your thermal nature will guide your choices for the Chinese herbal formula…
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An online test you can take to see what a Chinese medicine doctor is thinking when saying “Stick out your tongue.”
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Some Chinese medicine doctors say that if you can regulate one’s eating, pooping, and sleeping, health is assured. However chronic use of sleeping drugs can also adversely affect sleep patterns and become habit-forming. Herbs are not so strong that one feels groggy the next day, nor is there a risk of becoming addicted. Herbal formulas…
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Much has been made of black cohash or tang kuei in the treatment of hot flashes. While some Chinese herbs have been touted as miracle cures for every woman’s menopausal symptoms, the highest form of treatment does not take one herb and give it to every woman. Each woman needs a different combination of herbs…
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How long will it take before your herbs start working?
There is no quick and easy answer to this question, however this self-test does help you understand why some things take longer to resolve than others.
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