Diagnosis & Body Signs
103 articles · How Traditional Chinese Medicine reads the body — tongue diagnosis, body types, and understanding your constitution.
Listening to your body: what your tongue, skin, energy levels, and everyday symptoms are trying to tell you — and when to pay attention.
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1The Autumn Lung: Why TCM Says Your Skin and Breath Hold the Key to Letting Go
In autumn, TCM teaches the Lung governs our breath and skin, acting as the body’s gatekeeper for immunity and emotional…
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2Autumn’s Dry Cough: What Your Lungs Are Telling You (TCM Diagnosis)
Learn what a persistent autumn dry cough signals about your Lung qi and yin, and how to use pear soup…
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3Winter’s Quiet Strength: A Gentle Tai Chi Flow for Cold, Dark Days
Discover a slow, grounding tai chi sequence designed for winter’s stillness, to conserve energy, warm your core, and cultivate deep…
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4Pear, Fritillaria & the Autumn Cough: A Grandmother’s Kitchen Remedy
My grandmother’s steamed pear with fritillaria bulb (Chuan Bei Mu) was our autumn shield against dry coughs. Learn the recipe,…
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5The Summer Kitchen: 5 TCM Pantry Staples for Heat, Humidity, and Harmony
Your kitchen holds the keys to summer wellness. Discover 5 TCM pantry staples for cooling, draining dampness, and staying energized…
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6Spring Liver Qi Stagnation: The 7-Day ‘Unsticking’ Ritual with 5 Bitter Greens
Feeling stuck, irritable, or bloated as spring arrives? This 7-day TCM ritual uses 5 specific bitter greens to gently move…
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7Autumn’s Golden Practice: Forest Bathing Through a TCM Lens
How the ancient Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku aligns with autumn’s Metal element in TCM for lung health and emotional release.
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8The Watermelon Rind Ritual: A TCM Meditation for Cooling the Heart
Discover a unique TCM practice using a summer fruit’s forgotten part in a mindful ritual to calm your spirit and…
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9Winter’s Hidden Map: Reading Your Kidney Meridian for Seasonal Energy
Discover how to read subtle signs along your kidney meridian in winter. Learn what cold feet, lower back stiffness, and…