With a history of 2000 to 3000 years, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has formed a unique system to diagnose and cure illness. The TCM approach is fundamentally different from that of Western medicine. In TCM, [...]
With the rapid growing trends for botanical ingredients, combined with the fast development of modern science and technologies, more and more bioactive components was found to be beneficial for human health. A relative trends during [...]
Adaptogenic herbs have beneficial stress adapting properties that they pass on to those who consume them to support healthy function. Astragalus is an herb that has been used in Chinese medicine for thousands of years [...]
For the past decade, nutrition scientists have known that certain whole foods that are consumed in their natural and unprocessed forms promote vibrant health by stimulating the innate immune response system, while virtually all refined [...]
Many people feel as if exercise is causing unhealthy damage. The sensation of aversion to exercise and the eventual mental and physical fatigue are known and perhaps feared. Fortunately, a combination of Western science and [...]
Aug. 19, 2013 — A new study published in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience demonstrates that Chinese herbal medicine Ji-Sui-Kang (JSK), given systemically for three weeks after injury in rats, improved locomotor function, reduced tissue damage, [...]
Yin Yang Application in Pathological Changes of Chinese Medicine Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) believes that health is achieved when the body is in a dynamic balance, meaning that all the body components, including the internal [...]
Blood from a TCM Perspective In western medicine, blood is composed of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, nutrients, other proteins, electrolytes and water. Its functions are based on the characteristics of these individual [...]
As momentum behind the removal of DMAA from the supplement market snowballs, many preworkout manufacturers are in search of new natural stimulants to replace the contentious ingredient. ErgoGenix CEO James Klein, for example, told [...]
Qi (vital Energy) from a TCM Perspective Western medicine places strong emphasis on the physical structures of the body, which are made up of different organic and inorganic substances, proteins, tissues and cells. These substances [...]