Traditional Chinese Medicine-it’s been one of the oldest forms of alternative medicine for a while, but what exactly is it?
According to Cathy Wong of About.com, Traditional Chinese Medicine (typically referred to as TCM) “is a complete system of medicine that combines the use of acupuncture, Chinese herbs, food therapy, acupressure, and massage. Health is thought to depend on the balanced flow of energy, or “qi”, through the body.”
Emotions and physical health are intimately connected in TCM. According to Wong, an example would be the heart. Negative emotions such as lack of enthusiasm and vitality, mental restlessness, depression, insomnia, or despair would effect the holistic system of one’s heart. This would cause heart imbalance, thus leading to complications such as insomnia, heart palpitations and irregular heart beat, excessive dreaming, poor long-term memory, and psychological disorders.
These complications can be easily resolved through TCM therapies. As a mainstream form of medical practice throughout East Asia, TCM is becoming considered as a very popular form of alternative medicine in the western world.
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