For years, I only ever treated my trigeminal neuralgia like a jaw problem. The pain was all in my cheek and mouth, so that’s where I looked. I spent years bouncing between dentists and doctors just trying to make it through the next flare-up. When my TCM doctor first told me the real issue was…
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The Organ That Doesn’t Exist (But Runs Everything)
So, here’s something interesting. In Chinese medicine, there’s an “organ” that doesn’t actually exist as a physical body part. It’s called the San Jiao, or the Triple Burner. There’s no tissue you can cut open or see on an ultrasound and Western anatomy doesn’t recognize it at all. But TCM treats it like one of…
The TCM Organ Clock
Your body has a schedule. Here’s what it’s doing every two hours. I’ve noticed that how I feel at 3pm can be completely different from how I feel at 3am, and it’s not just because I’m tired. Our bodies have their own daily rhythms, and things like digestion, hormones, and energy levels change throughout the…
The Best Foods to Eat in Spring According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
Spring has this natural way of pulling everything out of that slower winter pace. You start to see it everywhere, longer days, more light, things growing again, people spending more time outside, and you can feel that shift in your body too. Maybe there’s still a bit of heaviness or sluggishness from winter, but there’s…