 The most important aspect of longevity is to regulate the body to prevent illness arising. Who can afford to get sick? How many of your previous illnesses could you have avoided? 500 years ago catching the common cold could have endangered your life. So this meant that prevention was an integral part of daily life. Do you remember the old wives tales: going out with wet hair will cause a chill, sitting on cold stones will cause piles! Prevention is all about keeping the body healthy so the body’s resistance is firm and strong. Chinese Medicine believes that a disease is due to an imbalance in the body. Therefore, to keep your body in balance is the key to good health. The methods of Chinese Medicine diagnosis enable us to understand the state of the body’s condition in terms of the relationships of the internal organs and the four limbs. |
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TREATMENTS & TECHNIQUES • Massage • Chinese Herbs • Acupuncture • Moxibustion • Reflexology • Cupping |
CONDITIONS AND INBALANCES Overwork Stress Improper Diet Emotions Seasonal Changes Incorrect Exercise Pathogenic Factors |
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| OVERWORK Excessive work in any field injures the energy of the muscles and tissues which eventually deplete the energy of the internal organs. There are many different activities that people do at work, the more repetitive the activity the greater the possibility of damage. STRESS The pressures of everyday living without enough time out, does not allow the body to fully relax. Gradually these pressures build up causing stagnation in the circulation of energy within the body, giving you that sensation of feeling “stuck”. IMPROPER DIET Irregularities in quantity of food, eating times and unsuitable foods causes disharmony of the internal organs. EMOTIONS Emotions only become a cause of disease when they are particularly intense and most of all when they are prolonged over a long period of time, for example: the anger or sadness of a broken relationship. SEASONAL CHANGES Easting, dressing and behaving in accord with the various seasons will allow the body to adjust to the climatic changes. For example, being appropriately dressed for the cold weather. If ones lifestyle goes against seasonal changes the perverse energies of that season will affect the body. For example, arthritis which is affected by the cold. INCORRECT EXERCISE Incorrect exercise will strain muscles, damage soft tissue and overstress the body. PATHOGENS & TOXINS The effects caused by viruses, bacteria and any toxins.
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