Strengthen your lungs and you strengthen your sense of ease in the world …
In Chinese medicine, lung problems are most often associated with grief. I saw an example of this in my youngest son. He had a wonderful relationship with his nanny, who had been with us until he was eight years old. She felt then that he was too old for her to be useful to him any more and decided to leave. (more…)
When your liver works well so does the rest of your body, for the liver is your body’s chemical centre. It is responsible for clearing excess hormones, getting rid of chemicals that could undermine the immune system, and cleansing the toxicity that builds up from too much alcohol, poor food and taking drugs of all kinds. The liver’s ability to deep-clean the system helps protect your whole body from premature ageing and degeneration.
The trouble is that the modern world is literally full of potentially dangerous chemicals. We take them in through the chemically fertilized and highly processed foods we eat, through the air we breathe and the water we drink. (more…)