Treatments like acupuncture and herbal medicine will sound familiar to many of us, but there's much more to Eastern medicine than that. For centuries, Traditional Chinese Medicine guided the way humans approached their healthcare. These age old practices focused on tapping into the connections our mind and body share to promote good health and happiness.
For those of us that are accustomed to western medicine, the subtleties of Traditional Chinese Medicine may not be clear at first. Before we can understand TCM, we must first identify how it’s different from what most of us are used to. Western medicine analyzes the physical ailments we experience using the scientific method with the source if treatment often coming from modern medical technology. On the other hand TCM is concerned with the body’s energy flow and its effects on the mind and body. Preventive measures and general well-being upkeep are higher priority for practitioners of TCM by looking at the whole picture of health, instead of just treating a single ailment. For patients struggling to find comfortable relief with just western medicine alone, incorporating TCM techniques into treatments can have surprising effects.
Eastern medicine encompasses a wide blanket of procedure ranging from medicinal, to lifestyle, to diet, and exercise, but remains generally misunderstood. Take a look at this infographic from Urban Monk for more on the science behind Traditional Chinese Medicine, how modern medicine can benefit from TCM’s effects, and how we can apply it in our own lives to promote mindfulness in healthcare.
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