| Did you know that the pharmaceuticals -- old and | | | | -- and Chinese medical herbs and acupuncture provide |
| new -- that find their way into your medicine cabinet | | | | the remedy. |
| are direct descendants of the herbs your ancestors | | | | Today, so many of us are so busy trying to balance |
| tucked into their medicine bags? Health care | | | | so many different requirements in our lives, to the |
| providers who 'know-their-herbs' are uplifted by | | | | point where the energy that powers our organs gets |
| Spring, and welcome humanity's oldest friends as | | | | out-of-balance; and logically, if my organs are |
| they stand up once again in woodlands and gardens. | | | | out-of-balance, I am out of balance. And while you |
| This is a primordial relationship: one our forebears | | | | can't easily change the situations that cause the |
| depended on for their strength and health. Without | | | | migraines, eczema, hypertension, general stress, or |
| herbs the human race might not exist today. | | | | whatever ails you, you can get relief from ancient |
| The Power of Chinese Medical HerbsThe power of | | | | herbal formulas -- what some have called "forgotten |
| these plants is proven every day in the Oriental | | | | foods" -- that have been helping people with their |
| medicine treatment room, and is particularly poignant | | | | health through the millennia. |
| in Spring, when, according to Five Element Theory | | | | So in Spring, when for one reason or another you |
| the Liver and Gallbladder are particularly active, | | | | feel some tightness in the jaw, jittery nerves, or |
| processing more 'Chi,' (Life-force/Energy) than during | | | | pressure in the head, drinking a Chinese medicine |
| other times of year. When these organs are healthy | | | | herbal "tea," comprised of 24 different herbs, can |
| and balanced, calm and creativity flow; when they're | | | | transform those discomforts into a feeling of calm |
| not, irritation and frustration are common symptoms | | | | and balance. |