Spring, allergies, liver, anger, needle-less acupuncture, chiropractic??
What do all of these have in common?
THE ANSWER!!
They all relate to the same acupuncture principle, the 5 elements.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, ACUPUNCTURE, there are five elements: fire, earth, wood, water, and metal. Each of these is associated with certain organs, seasons, emotions, tastes, smells, sounds, Thus, they help us understand and relate and adapt to the world around us.
GUESS WHAT??
The spring season is associated with the liver and gall bladder acupuncture meridians, wind, and the associated emotion is anger.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN??
ALLERGIES/HAY FEVER associate with the Liver meridian and WIND:
One of the main roles of the Liver meridian in Traditional Chinese Medicine, ACUPUNCTURE, is the smooth flow of energy throughout our bodies. What this means is the Liver is most affected during the SPRING time of year – especially by wind, which stirs up our Liver energy, often flaring up issues that are Liver related. THUS…..One of the most obvious of these Liver related issues that flares up in spring is Hay Fever.
When the Liver energy is shaken up in spring from things like strong winds, it imbalances the internal flow, and can affect the quality of the energy flow though the Lungs, leading to irritations like itchy noses, sniffles, and sneezes.
A balanced liver meridian helps support personal expansion in the spring season, but a unbalanced liver causes a tendency of ANGER.
WHY DOES THIS MATTER?
When the body goes into ANGER, it imbalances the neurological system and takes your body into a fight or flight state, which can, and often becomes chronic. The adrenal glands flood the body with stress hormones, such as adrenaline and cortisol. The brain shunts blood away from the gut and towards the muscles, causing digestive problems and chronic inflammation and stress on the muscles in preparation for physical exertion. Heart rate, blood pressure and respiration increase, the body temperature rises and the skin perspires.
HOW TO FIX IT?
If your Liver meridian is imbalanced, needle-less acupuncture and gentle chiropractic help restore the Liver meridian and take the body from dis-ease to ease. This also creates calmness and peace. In chronic conditions, due to the shunting of blood from the digestion system to the muscles, our TYG gut restorative plan can help restore the normal homeostatic state of the body and gut thus creating health, decreasing inflammation, and taking stress off of the muscles, ligaments, and bones. And guess what….more happiness!!!!!