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Salt Sensitive Hypertension and Classical Chinese Medicine, Part 3

11 September 2008 Classical Texts (general)

This is the final post in a three part series by Brandon Brown, blogger and student of Classical Chinese Medicine at NCNM.  You can read the first two parts here and here, and can read references for the article by visiting Brandon’s site here.
Salt in the Classics
Salt is mentioned a number of times in the [...]

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Classical Chinese medical symbolism: Wood, Metal and Spring (part 2 of 2)

18 March 2008 Huangdi Neijing

Here is the continuation of Michael “Delli” Dell’orfano’s article on the symbolism of wood, metal and the spring season in Classical Chinese medical symbolism. Please feel free to leave any thoughts you have on this two-part article in the comments. Lively discussion is always appreciated! If you missed the first installment, read [...]

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Chinese medicine and professional development

31 January 2008 Personal Development

I have been thinking quite a bit about my February Year of Sagely Living goal. Before I reveal what I’d like to do this month, I want to look at the symbolism of this month in a little more detail. Let’s revisit the original explanation in the inagural post of this project.
February – [...]

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7 keys to understanding the Classical Chinese Medicine concept of organs

5 July 2007 Organ systems

I’d like to piggyback off of the organ clock post and introduce the Chinese medicine theory of organs in a little more depth. It’s important to understand that there is not just one right way to view the body. There is no more validity in viewing it in the Western medicine manner than there [...]

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