Corrective Care - Getting to the ROOT of the problem

What is Corrective Care?
Corrective care differs from relief care in that it’s goal is to get rid of the symptoms or pain while correcting the cause of the problem as well. Corrective care varies in its length or time, but is more lasting. For example, a person might have headaches which resulted from blockage of Chi (energy) in a meridian (road construction on the highway). The blockage can cause an effect which is a reduction in blood supply to the head which in turn results in a headache.

Relief focuses on the symptoms: the headaches. Relief care would be similar to taking aspirin which, although it may temporarily alleviate the headaches, does nothing to correct the cause.
Corrective care focuses on making certain the blocked Chi - the cause - is corrected and therefore the headaches - the result - are gone.

The difference between relief care and corrective care can be illustrated by the following. Let’s say your house is cold because your furnace is not producing heat. For relief care you could buy an electric heater which could take care of your immediate discomfort. In the long run, however, running an electric heater is both less effective and more expensive than fixing the furnace.
Correction would have been to simply fix the furnace. Although it may have cost more initially, it would save you money in the long run.

How long does corrective care take?
Since each person is unique, the number of treatments and the length of time varies from one person to another. The determining factors are the severity and history of each person’s health problem, as well as the general health of the individual. Other factors are the patient’s attitude, diet, lifestyle, and determination. Usually one treatment per week is necessary to begin with. Many conditions can be alleviated very rapidly with acupuncture and herbs. Our goal is to make you feel better which is experienced when the symptoms begin to disappear, however, this is not the time to stop your treatment. Dr. Bo will determine by your internal pulses when a complete correction has taken place. Not everyone can reach complete correction. Sometimes a person’s problem has reached a point that complete correction is impossible. Dr. Bo will inform you of the severity of your problem and if correction is possible. If complete correction is not possible, then Dr. Bo will work to bring your health up to its greatest potential.

Great reason to continue care
Continue Your Progress: The body takes longer to heal than the pain or symptoms last. Continuing care encourages your body to heal completely and faster than on-again, off-again treatments.

Prevent a Relapse: Without continued care, your organs and Chi will return to their unhealthy state. Part of the corrective care phase retains and stabilizes proper Chi flow. Following all of the recommendations Dr. Bo makes (dietary, lifestyle, etc.) will ensure a relapse does not occur. Once a complete correction has taken place, be sure to keep your health in check by returning every 6 months for a complete health checkup.

The Five Criteria of Good Health

Modern medicine is very detailed in its knowledge of human physiology and pathology. Nevertheless, the state of good health has yet to be defined. Just as Einstein's most famous equation (e=mc2) appears very simple, these criteria seem deceptively simple; however, they are based on profound theory. Einstein's famous equation began as a complex theory, which was then greatly simplified to the immortalized equation. The same holds true for these five criteria.
1. Normal Appetite
Feeling hungry at mealtimes; being able to taste and smell the food, consuming the proper amount of food.
2. Bowel Movements
Twice per day (or more); as many times as we eat is how many times we should have a movement. Stools should be firm and long, brown in color; feeling of having adequately emptied the bowels is necessary.
3. Proper Urination
Five to seven times daily (less if one is working strenuously). The color should be pale yellow and an adequate amount of urine and force to expel the urine is necessary.
4. Proper Sleep Pattern
The ability to sleep through the night without waking up and feeling adequately rested upon arising.
5. Cool Face, Warm Limbs
Face should feel comfortably cool, not hot. Back of hands and feet should feel cool, while palms and soles feel warm.

Traditional Chinese Medicine-What is it?

Traditional Chinese medicine (also known as TCM) is a range of traditional medical practices used in China that developed during several thousand years. These practices include herbal medicine, acupuncture, and massage. TCM is a form of Oriental medicine, which includes other traditional East Asian medical systems such as Japanese and Korean medicine. TCM says processes of the human body are interrelated and constantly interact with the environment. Therefore the theory looks for the signs of disharmony in the external and internal environment of a person in order to understand, treat and prevent illness and disease. TCM theory is based on a number of philosophical frameworks including the Theory of Yin-yang, the Five Elements, the human body Meridian system, Zang Fu theory, and others. Diagnosis and treatment are conducted with reference to these concepts.

Healthy Eating

Healthy eating is the practice of making choices about what and/or how much one eats with the intention of improving or maintaining good health. The concept of healthy eating is a problem in this country where the lifestyle includes little physical exercise, a large food intake, and a trend towards factory-processed foods instead of home-cooked meals. Dr. Bo recommends eating whole foods and grains, not canned or frozen veggies, but fresh veggies out of the produce department. And when we get a craving for something sweet, Dr. Ashley recommends eating a handful of berries instead of refined sugars.

It’s during our most active hours that we need more energy, therefore, more protein is needed early in the day. If you are less active in the evening, try eating a lighter meal for dinner and make breakfast your big meal of the day. By changing the way you eat and taking a brisk walk after dinner, you not only become a healthier person, but you will lose unhealthy weight.

Traditional Chinese Medicine—History

Traditional Chinese Medicine has been around for thousands of years. Although the first recorded history of TCM dates back over 2000 years, it is believed that the origins of TCM goes back more than 5000 years. Bear in mind that, apart from the recorded documents much of what is said about the origins of Chinese medicine is more legend than history. According to the legend the origins of traditional Chinese medicine is traced back to the to three legendary emperors/mythical rulers: Fu Xi, Shen Nong and Huang Di. Historians believe that Shen Nong and Fu Xi were early tribal leaders. Fu Xi was a cultural hero who developed the trigrams of Yi Jing(I Ching) or Book of Changes. Ancient texts record that "Fu Xi drew the eight trigrams, and created nine needles." Shen Nong , the legendary emperor who lived 5000 years ago is hailed as the "Divine Cultivator"/ "Divine Farmer" by the Chinese people because he is attributed as the founder of herbal medicine, and taught people how to farm. In order to determine the nature of different herbal medicines, Shen Nong sampled various kinds of plants, ingesting them himself to test and analyze their individual effects. According to the ancient texts, Shen Nong tasted a hundred herbs including 70 toxic substances in a single day, in order to get rid of people's pain from illness. As there were no written records, it is said that the discoveries of Shen Nong was passed down verbally from generation to generation.

Healthy Eating

Pumpkin is a delicately flavored vegetable, and a highly nutritious one. As with so many brightly colored vegetables, pumpkin is high in caratenoids, a type of antioxidant, which protects against cancer and heart disease, and keeps the body youthful longer. Pumpkin is also rich in fiber, minerals and vitamins. By making fresh pumpkin recipes, you maximize the nutritional benefits of this versatile vegetable.

Pumpkin Soup
Ingredients:
2 c cooked pumpkin, mashed
1 oz. unsalted butter
1/3 c + 3T chicken broth
2 spring onions, roughly chopped
1/4 c milk
1/3c + 3T cream
1/8 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/3 c sour cream
1/8 tsp. nutmeg, to taste

Instructions:
Process first 5 ingredients in food processor until smooth. Transfer to a large nonstick pan. Over medium-high heat, stir in cream and season with salt & pepper. Heat through. Serve hot with sour cream and ground nutmeg.
Prep time: 15 min. Cook time: 5 min. Serves: 4

Asparagus Soup
1 clove garlic
1 leek or several green onions
2 lb fresh asparagus
1/4 C butter, melted
2 T flour
2 C milk
2 C cream or half and half
Cayenne to taste

Separate asparagus tops from stems. Save all and chop the stem, steaming until tender. Sauté garlic.

In a blender, add the asparagus stems, garlic, butter, flour, onions and milk. Mix well. Remove from blender and pour into medium saucepan. Heat on stove at medium until hot. Add cream or half and half. Add asparagus tops. Serve with dash of cayenne.

Your Immune System

Do you get sick very easily? Do you or someone you know have cancer, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, MS, or any other autoimmune disease? If so, then you know that it’s critically important to keep your immune system strong. Do yourself and your friends a favor, attend Dr. Bo’s seminar on November 14th. Dr. Bo will discuss with you how he uses Chinese medicine to strengthen the immune system. If you have cancer and are currently receiving treatment with an Oncologist, Dr. Bo can help you while you are undergoing treatment. Dr. Bo has a history of success in treating autoimmune diseases.

Five Elements

The theory of the five elements holds that all phenomena in the universe correspond in nature either to wood, fire, earth, metal or water, and that these are in a state of constant motion and change. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the theory of the five elements is applied to generalize and explain the nature of the internal organs, the inter-relationships between them, and the relation between human beings and the natural world. It thus serves to guide clinical diagnosis and treatment.

Each element represents the internal organs in the human body as indicated by the chart. The elements also correspond to the changing of the seasons.

The winter months are represented by the element…water. The element water is most active in the winter. Therefore, the kidneys and bladder are the organs most effected in the wintertime. General symptoms of kidney imbalance are:

• any bone problems, most notably the lower back and/or knees
• premature aging including hair loss, premature graying and lower energy
• ringing in the ears or hearing loss
• all urinary and reproductive imbalances
• excessive fear and insecurity
  

Your kidneys provide energy and warmth to your body, so they can be easily injured by the cold temperatures brought on by the winter season.

The following are some suggestions to keep you healthy during the winter and balanced going into spring.

• During the winter cook foods longer, at lower temperatures and with less water.
• Dried foods, small dark beans, seaweeds, and steamed winter greens fortify the kidneys.
• Make sure to keep warm at night when you sleep.
• Allow plenty of time to get an uninterrupted full night of sleep every night.
  

The summer months are represented by the fire element. The heart and small intestine are the organs most effected in the summer. The general symptoms of imbalance in these organs are: heat, excessive sweat, poor sleep and low energy. If you are hot all the time, especially in the hands and feet, while everyone else is comfortable then this can be an early warning signal that your body is sending you.

The autumn months are represented by the Metal element. The lung and large intestine are the organs most effected in the Autumn. However, when the Metal element is out of balance it can affect the Wood element. So the autumn season can be hard on the liver. Common symptoms of imbalance in these organs are: trouble sleeping and if you have a sleeping disorder it will get worse at this time. Cold weather is usually associated with Autumn so cold symptoms usually are seen at this time as well. The liver and lung are associated with the digestive system so you may notice a change in your bowel movements during this season if there is an imbalance.

Heart Healthy

Heart disease is the largest health problem in the United States. Heart disease is caused by something we are doing too much of or not enough in our life. Now is the time to make a change in our families lifestyle. If we don’t start now, then our children and grandchildren will continue to hand down a way of living that is causing death at alarming rates.

What do we need to do? Educate yourself on what it means to be healthy. A healthy digestive system keeps one immune to heart disease. A good digestive system can be acquired and maintained by proper exercise, eating moderately as well as avoiding stress. Do a self examination and see where you and your family need to make changes. Then be determined to make a change and stick to it.

Summer Injuries

Summer is here and this is the time of year we are the most active with projects around the house, working in the flower garden, exercising and learning how to surf, if you haven’t already. From time to time we tend to overdo it and we find ourselves waking up the next morning with aches and pains. The body was designed to heal itself, therefore, minor injuries such as tendon and muscle strains should heal on their own within a few days. However, if the body is not in balance, it may not heal properly.

So, how do we know if our body is in balance? Warning signals. The body tells us when something is out of balance when we experience symptoms. Check your health with ‘The Five Criteria of Good Health’.

• Normal Appetite. Feeling hungry at mealtimes; being able to taste and smell the food, consuming the proper amount of food.
• Bowel Movements. Two to three times throughout the day; stools should be firm and long, brown in color; feeling of having adequately emptied the bowels is necessary.
• Proper Urination. Five to seven times daily (less if one is working strenuously). The color should be pale yellow and an adequate amount of urine and force to expel the urine is necessary.
• Proper Sleep Pattern. The ability to sleep through the night without waking up and feeling adequately rested upon rising.
• Cool Face, Warm Limbs. Face should feel comfortably cool, not hot. Back of hands and feet should feel cool, while palms and soles feel warm.
  

If you find that your health does not match one or all of the above criteria, you may find that your body does not heal quickly. Traditional Chinese medicine corrects the imbalance, thereby allowing your body to heal naturally.

Natural Beauty

Many feel that you have to spend a lot of money to achieve beauty. Not any longer! We have some helpful tips that are free of charge and will make you feel fresher and younger.

• Get plenty of sleep every night. You should wake up feeling refreshed and ready to go.
• Exercise on a regular basis. This will not only make you feel better about yourself but it will give you more energy to get through the day. Perspiring gets the toxins out of your body and keeps your skin free from blemishes.
• Eat healthy by choosing whole foods instead of prepackaged food. A healthy glow on your skin comes from all the vitamins and nutrients we get from whole, fresh foods.
• Cleanse your face both in the morning and at night before you go to bed. Removing makeup before you go to sleep keeps your skin free from bacteria.
• Sunscreen, sunscreen, sunscreen!! Never go out into the sun for a long period of time without protection. Even if it’s just for 15 minutes. The sun can damage the skin and cause wrinkles later down the road.
  

Here’s an inexpensive way to make your own facial cleansing product. Buy a bottle of inexpensive clarifying shampoo. Pour a portion of it into a smaller bottle and add 1 drop of teatree oil for every ounce of shampoo. This will keep your skin clean and free of bacteria.

Habits

A habit is something we do repeatedly without conscious attention. Often times our habits are a reflection of what our parents instilled in us as a child. There are good habits and there are some bad habits. If it is causing harm to yourself or to someone else, it is bad. Sometimes we teach our children things we don’t realize are bad, because we were taught that way by our parents.

To give an example, lets take a walk down memory lane. I’m sure most of us at one time or all the time heard from our mother, “Don’t be wasteful, there are starving children in other parts of the world, so eat all the food on your plate!” Now we all know that eating or leaving those brussel sprouts on our plate was not going to change the fact that there were people starving on the other side of the world. Then there was the bribe technique, “If you eat everything on your plate, then you can have desert”. Stop and think about what these two examples are teaching children early in life. 1. You should never leave any food on your plate = continue eating even if your stomach feels full = overeating. 2. Overeating is then rewarded with more food. When we overeat, the food in our stomach does not get digested all at once. Therefore there is an accumulation of food in our stomach. Over time this accumulation will lead to disease and cancer later in life.

Instead of teaching our children bad habits that will lead to obesity and disease, put whatever food they don’t eat into a container and refrigerate it for when they do feel hungry again. Smaller meals eaten more often promotes healthy digestion. Teach them a good habit, go for a walk after dinner as a family. This not only will teach them a healthier way of life that they can pass down to their children, but spending quality time together will strengthen the family bond.

Preventative Care

Early detection is the key to prevention of disease or cancer. Many people do not realize what early symptoms are and the need to get them taken care of before they reach a disease or cancer state. Symptoms such as: not sleeping well, feeling hot or cold off and on or all the time, deficient or excessive sweating or dryness, chronic pain or discomfort, irregular bowel movements (normal is 2-3/day),… these might seem like minor symptoms, but all symptoms are important. The key is when a symptom begins, get it taken care of immediately; procrastination is our enemy. It’s our bodies way of telling us that something is out of balance and needs correction.

Winter Tips

Colder temperatures come with winter no matter what region you live in. The kidney is most at risk for damage during this cold season and this is bad news for the immune system. Following are a few tips to help keep you warm this winter season and keep your immune system strong to fight off winter virus’s:

• Get to bed earlier, you should get good, solid rest.
• Dress warmer, layer your clothes.
• Eat & Drink warm foods and liquids. This will not only include the temperature of the food but also the type of food. When choosing warm foods remember that, what survives the winter is good to eat in the winter. For example: Lamb, chicken, venison, winter squash, pumpkin, onion, legumes, oats, apples, peaches, cranberries, nutmeg, basil, and garlic, to name a few.
• Keep warm and keep healthy this winter season!
  

Catching Enough Zzzz’s

The time we spend sleeping is the most important time of the 24 hours in each day. Yet some people consider sleep a low priority. They try to stay awake as much as they can to do more work, watch television, or fit other things into their busy day. Then there are some that experience continual interrupted sleep, waking up several times during the night. Many do not realize that sleep effects the entire body.

In Chinese Medicine there are three things that cause health problems: 1. Excess=doing something too much, 2. Deficient=doing not enough of something, 3. Accident. So what’s good for you can also be bad for you if you do too much of it or not enough. When we chronically don’t get enough sleep, it can affect the way we think, behave, and perform at work or school. It also can lead to poor concentration and poor judgment, which puts us at risk for accidents and injuries. Too much sleep can cause us to be overly tired and can put one at risk for obesity.

When we sleep our body goes through a regeneration process. Our organs need to regenerate every day and especially during the night. The organs that regenerate during the night time hours require us to sleep in order for them to regenerate. If we do not allow our bodies to go through this process, we will begin to see a decline in our health over time.

Enough sleep is determined upon how we feel when we wake up. Some people require 9 hours, some 8 and others 7. We should feel refreshed and ready to go in the morning, not sluggish and exhausted. If we feel exhausted on a regular basis, no matter how many hours of sleep we get, this can be a symptom of an imbalance in our health. A health checkup should be considered immediately. If let go for too long, other health problems will begin to develop.

Blood Sugar Disorders

Adults and children diagnosed with diabetes is growing at an alarming rate. You can be born with a health defect that can cause many hardships and you can inherit, not disease but lifestyle. If YOU take steps to lead a healthy lifestyle and pass those habits on to your children, then your children and grandchildren will have a better chance at living healthy lives. Teach them the value of exercise, eating whole, fresh foods, getting plenty of rest and keeping all things in life in balance.

Western medicine administers drugs to make your sugar numbers register normal, however, when the medicines are stopped the numbers go back up/down, this is masking the symptoms, not correcting the cause. You will have a blood disorder for the rest of your life. Traditional Chinese medicine looks for the root cause, thereby correcting the sugar imbalance.
Diabetics generally experience frequent urination, low energy, hot symptoms and poor circulation. TCM first protects the kidneys. High blood sugar always damages the kidneys. When the kidney’s are healthy, there will be no concern for dialysis. Furthermore, good kidneys prevent heart failure. When the kidneys and heart are working properly, the pancreas will heal itself.

If patients keep using insulin and do not seek the help of TCM, the pancreas may eventually cease to function. At this point of degeneration, it is too late for any type of true healing. However, herbal medicines may be used to protect the heart/kidneys to avoid dialysis. Recognizing symptoms early on and taking care of them before they reach a disease state is the key to prevention.

Are You Waking Up The Same Time Every Night?

Did you know that our internal organs have their own time period for regeneration? Symptoms are our body’s way of communicating with us to let us know something is not right. Waking up the same time every night can be an indication that something is out of balance. If you are experiencing this problem be sure to get a check up right away. Symptoms left unchecked can lead to serious health problems.

Herbal Medicines

One of the main treatments of Traditional Chinese Medicine is herbal medicines. The herbs we use are all natural and can be used along with Western prescription drugs. If you are currently taking Blood Pressure and/or Blood Sugar medicines we ask that you always check your pressure and/or sugar before taking your Western medicines. TCM works to correct the cause of your health problems so that you no longer have to take Western med’s, therefore when a correction is being made you should notice your pressure and/or sugar registering at normal levels. If your sugar and/or pressure is reading normal you do not want to take medicines that will lower it even more. Always check your readings before taking the medicines.

Herbal medicines do not taste the greatest, but if you want to feel better, try to find ways of dealing with the taste. Some have found plugging their nose and/or having something like a mint or peanut butter on stand by to get rid of the after taste. Try to focus on getting well and not so much the taste. 5 oz. serving of something that taste terrible is easier to live with than battling a life threatening disease.

You do not have to take herbal medicines for life. Once the body has been brought back into balance and a complete healing has occurred, herbal medicines are no longer needed.

Healthy Living

Walk each day and keep the doctor away! Walking isn’t just for losing weight, it’s healthy living. Many of our health problems today are caused from a lack of movement, everything we do in our day to day lives is usually done from the sitting position.

Walking exercises two main organs, the lungs and heart. The lung controls the pores and large intestine, when we walk the pores will open and release moisture. If we do not allow our body to release moisture by sweating this can lead to arthritis and other health problems. If you notice that the pore is not opening to release the sweat and your pace is good, this is an indication that there is a problem. Since the lung controls the large intestine, when we walk we are preventing constipation. The heart controls the vessels and sweat. When the heart is exercised it will burn cholesterol off the walls of our veins.

Excessive sitting causes bad circulation in the legs which produces spider and veracious veins and can produce blood clots.

There are a few things to remember when you exercise:
Make sure you are walking at a pace that makes you sweat, but not excessively. Your clothes should not be completely soaked with sweat and you should not be out of breath.
Do not allow cool air to blow on you during or after exercising. Cool air makes the pores close, you do not want to trap the sweat under the skin.
When you finish exercising, you should feel good, not tired or exhausted. Be sure not to overdue it. Health problems are caused by not doing enough or doing too much. 30 minutes 5 days a week is all that is needed to be healthy.

Food & Nutrition

Being healthy doesn’t have to be difficult or stressful.
Often times we beat ourselves up if we fail to follow our diet exactly to the “T” or we miss a day of exercise and then we give up on the whole idea of being healthy. If this sounds like your dieting experience, don’t give up!

Here’s some tips to help you reach your goals:
Evaluate your circumstances and make your goals attainable. Take small steps in the beginning. For example, instead of trying to exercise 5 days a week, start out with 3 days and then work your way towards 5. Start with 15 minutes a day and work up to 30 minutes a day.

Track your progress. Make a diary of when you exercise and what food you are eating, when you eat and how much. Sometimes we don’t realize how much we eat until it’s down in writing. Control your portions. Your vegetable portions should be 50% of your meal. Eating big, heavy meals late at night makes for accumulation in the stomach, this can lead to major health problems down the road.

Reward yourself. Be sure to occasionally reward yourself modestly when you have stuck to your diet and exercise. It makes being good all worth while and you don’t feel deprived.

If you fail, don’t beat yourself up. No one is perfect. Evaluate the situation and see what interfered with your program. Be determined to avoid the cause and start again.

BALANCE. If we enjoy a nice cold coca-cola or a piece of chocolate cake, it’s ok to have these things, as long as we don’t make it a habit .

Anxiety & Depression

While anxiety and depression can affect anyone, it’s effect can vary depending on your age and gender. Anxiety and depression is not something you can just “snap out of.” It is NOT a normal part of life. It is a symptom, not a disease.

Western medicine prescribes anti-depressants for these symptoms which in turn can have long term side effects. By treating the symptom there is no end to the treatment.

Traditional Chinese Medicine looks for the imbalance in your “internal” environment to find what is causing the depression or anxiety. Once your system is brought back into balance, the symptoms are gone and your treatment is finished.

Respiratory Difficulties No Longer

Spring time is when everything begins to bloom some experience runny nose, sneezing, itchy eyes,...all the symptoms related to allergies or hay fever. Some may experience difficulty breathing all year round due to emphysema or asthma. Perhaps you’ve been dealing with an illness that has turned to pneumonia or bronchitis. Whatever problem you may be experiencing with your respiratory system, you don’t have to suffer for the rest of your life.

Come join Dr. Bo for our monthly health workshop to learn more about Traditional Chinese Medicine and respiratory problems.

Healthy Living

For most people Autumn is a season that we welcome because of the beauty it brings to our environment and the cool down in the Florida temperatures. However, for some people this can be a time of misery for their health.

When the temperatures start to cool down and we do not keep ourselves protected from the cooler air the liver function will go out of balance and the immune system then begins to get weaker. A few of the symptoms we may experience are cold symptoms, have trouble sleeping, allergies, or loss of appetite. If you have allergies or sleeping disorders they will get worse at this time.

Here are a few tips to help keep yourself healthy this autumn and winter season:

• Dress warm.
• Eat warm/hot meals & drinks.
• Avoid extended periods of time in cold air and wind blowing on you. (This is something we should do all year long)
• Bowel movements should be daily.
• 1am-7am we should be sleeping, this is a regeneration period for our liver and digestive system.
• See the doctor as soon as symptoms arise. Symptoms, including the common cold, ignored become serious health problems down the road.
  

Arthritis is…

Arthritis is very often the result of moisture retention between the muscles and the skin, and this often develops into water retention. Over-use, overwork, and over-exercise are also causes of arthritis in different joints in the body. When the body is out of balance and unable to eliminate excess calcium, the joints can become calcified and extremely painful– another cause of arthritis. Chinese Medicine has a high success rate in treating all forms of arthritis. You can find more information in our brochure entitled Arthritis or sign up for our free monthly health workshop.

Hot Flashes/Night Sweats, just for women?

Night sweats robbing you of good sleep? Hot flashes getting bothersome and making you irritable? Afraid to mention that you experience these symptoms because you’re a man? Usually when we think of hot flashes or night sweats we think premenopausal, however, you don’t have to be a woman or premenopausal to experience these symptoms. Hot flashes and night sweats can occur at any age and any gender.

CAUSE
Experiencing hot flashes or night sweats is an indication that there is an imbalance in your blood and/or energy. Usually it’s a deficiency in either one of these. Men and women, young and older can have a deficiency, therefore both can experience these symptoms.

At night we should feel cool, not cold or hot and sleep with a light cover. During the day we should feel comfortably warm, not hot or cold.

TREATMENT
There are ways to ease the symptoms such as lowering the temperature in your house at night and while you may feel temporary relief you not only are freezing everyone else, but excessive cold air and any type of blowing wind on your body causes more harm to your health.

Traditional Chinese Medicine is not a temporary solution, nor does it treat the symptoms. TCM corrects the imbalance in your body so that you no longer have to live with these annoying symptoms.

If you are looking for a permanent solution and would like to learn more about TCM call 321-757-9821 to schedule an appointment with the doctor or attend our free monthly health workshop.

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