Susan Jones - Acupressure page

Traditional Chinese Medicine Tips to keep you going through December:

* Drink chai instead of coffee to strengthen the Kidney meridians (coffee can deplete Kidney Yang from the body).

* Drink hot goji berry tea (for people who are prone to having cold hands & feet, add ginger root).

* REDUCE THE CONSUMPTION OF PROCESSED SUGAR . Sugar disrupts the body's natural balance of energy and weakens the Wei Qi (immune system). If you crave sweets, try some whole grains like a warm bowl of oatmeal with some cinnamon, chopped apple and a titch of honey or maple syrup. Switch up your spuds for some sweet potatoes instead, to give your body the warmth that type of sweetness brings.

*Wash your hands often and thoroughly, and keep them moisturized.

* Cover your head with a hat or a hood, wear a scarf and make sure to keep your lower back covered and warm to protect you from External Pathogens. Gloves/mittens and keeping your feet and ankles warm are also a must.

*Massage the inner part of feet around your ankles and the arches and pads of your soles to promote Kidney Qi circulation (if you can get someone to give you a well-deserved foot massage, even better :) )

* Take quality time to relax and nourish/replenish yourself, and please.. do it often. You deserve it. 🌹🌹

Almost finished setting up my new acupressure space 🥰

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3789413/

"You are comprised of 84 minerals, 23 Elements, and 8 gallons of water spread across 38 trillion cells.
You have been built up from nothing by the spare parts of the Earth you have consumed, according to a set of instructions hidden in a double helix and small enough to be carried by a s***m. You are recycled butterflies, plants, rocks, streams, firewood, wolf fur, and shark teeth, broken down to their smallest parts and rebuilt into our planet’s most complex living thing.
You are not living on Earth. You are Earth."~

~Aubrey Marcus

art: Malene Reynolds Laugesen

Source: https://twitter.com/CryptoNature/status/1038534797105291265

🍃 Chinese medicine treatment for Crohn's Diseases 🍃
🍃Definition: chronic inflammation of the bowel walls affecting mostly the colon but can be found anywhere from mouth to a**s. Patients are usually in their 20’s. Very similar to Colitis.

🍃Main symptoms: chronic painful diarrhea, weight loss, fever, right lower quadrant fullness.

🍃Treatment options: ear (LI, SI, ST, SP, Shen Men). Avoiding alcohol, coffee, dairy and soda, and eat small frequent meals.

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☯️ Differential Diagnosis in Chinese medicine!
Qi deficiency pattern differentiations: Qi deficiency symptoms are fatigue, a weak pulse and a pale tongue.

- SP Qi deficiency symptoms: poor appetite, bloating after meal, loose stools, fatigue, weak pulse, pale tongue. Basic Acupuncture: ST 36, SP3, REN 6, SP 6, DU 20.

- LU Qi deficiency symptoms: catches colds & flu easily, environmental allergies, a weak voice, and shortness of breath, fatigue, weak pulse, pale tongue. Basic Acupuncture: ST 36, LU 7.

- HT Qi deficiency symptoms: palpitations, anxiety, sweating when nervous, fatigue, weak pulse, pale tongue. Basic Acupuncture: ST 36, HT 7, SP 6.

- KD Qi deficiency symptoms: incontinence, enuresis, seminal emission, lower back & knee aches, frequent urination, fatigue, weak pulse, pale tongue. ST 36, KD 3, KD 4, REN 4.

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⭐️TCM Diagnosis Time! ⭐️
Looking at the TCM Spleen functions, we need to ask questions accordingly, to differentiate patterns and make the right diagnosis.
Remember Earth is at the centre in the cosmological sequence of the 5 Elements, so it affects all other systems. Digestion is the centre of our health!
- Fatigue (mental or physical): SP Qi def.
- Can’t get out of bed on the morning: SP Qi def.
- Chronically exhausted with weak limbs: Sp Qi sinking.
- Bloated after meals, loose stools, craving sweets: SP Qi def. with dampness.
- Food sensitivities, poor appetite, not hungry for breakfast: Sp Qi deficiency.
- Constant hunger: ST Heat.

Best AcuPoints to tonify SP Qi: SP 6, ST 36, Ren 6, Du 20. Add SP 5 for mental fatigue, SP 9 for dampness, and SP 3 for food sensitivities.

If you enjoyed my graphic, check out my "Chinese Medicine Made Easy" PDF or hard copy (an illustrated guide to TCM foundation & Diagnosis) here: https://bit.ly/3h7xn32

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And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
Those who don't believe in magic will never find it ..

~ Roald Dahl ~

Artist Hannah Willow

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It Starts Inside Every One of Us 🌎

Sun tea 🌞 (this one is with a bag of dried nettles) Line up your jar with the sun and let it soak in the sunshine for 3-4 hours