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TCM gardeners get a diagnosis then DIY diet therapyChen Limei is thrilled to find tiny red berries when she waters her herb garden in the morning. It's the first time she has ever seen fresh plump gouqi or wolfberries on the plant, not dried and packaged in plastic.Even better, she's growing her own herb (lycium barbarum) that's venerate...
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Mushrooms a super energy booster and sickness fighterWith more than 300 varieties available in China, mushrooms are a fabulous food source that not only taste good but offer exceptional health benefits for our bodies.Mushrooms are a big favorite for both their taste and rich nutritional value. Traditional Chinese medicine also recommends different kin...
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Acupuncture, herbal medicine become more popular in U.S.Doctor Lisa Moses removes an acupuncture needle from "Ashley", a Moluccan Cockatoo, at the Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts(Photo: Xinhua)When Dr Francis Yu started his acupuncture clinic in California in the 1970s, most of his patients were Chinese. But now, h...
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Wake up and check those symptoms outJust getting out of bed can be a tough task for some people. Apart from losing the wonderful feeling from beautiful dreams, many feel physically sick when they get up, though this disappears after a while.TCM suggests that they are also signs that your body is not so well. If you suffer some of thes...
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A moving tale about your bowels - Six degrees of constipationMany people swear by bananas as a laxative, but don't trust your gut reaction. Traditional Chinese medicine says bananas are not a cure-all when it comes to constipation. The bowels and their movement problems are very complicated, and all about yin and yang. In fact, there are six very differen...
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Fans struggling with 'World Cup syndrome' treated at TCM clinicMeizhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in eastern Guangdong province has set up a special clinic to treat patients suffering from "World Cup syndrome", said a senior TCM practitioner from the hospital."Most of the patients suffering from World Cup syndrome are men and soccer...
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