Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
& Food Therapy
" If there is heat, cool it; if there is cold, warm it; if there is dryness, moisten it; if there is dampness, dry it; if there is vacuity, supplement it; and if there is excess, drain it."
- Neijing, The Yellow Emperor's Classics of Internal Medicine
The fundamental principle in Chinese Medicine is people do not get sick when their body is in complete harmony internally. People only get sick when there is imbalance. The imbalance usually manifests itself into symptoms of sickness which are warning signals from our body to tell us what is wrong. Knowing how to interpret symptoms early is vital in getting problems fixed before they have the chance to grow into full flown diseases.
TCM is natural medicine, focuses on prevention first and promotes natural healing by our body. In order to understand its many treatment modalities, knowing its history and the basic treatment concepts will help.