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Imbalance While Walking:
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), walking is not just a mechanical process, but a choreography coordinated by various organs and vital substances. An imbalance while walking (instability, dizziness, or lack of strength) is analyzed according to which part of the system is malfunctioning.
Here are the main causes from this perspective:
1. The Kidney: The Root of Balance
In TCM, the Kidney governs the bones, marrow, and brain (sea of marrow). It is also the anchor of our energy.
Kidney Jing (Essence) Deficiency: If the essence is weak, the “marrow” does not nourish the brain or bones. This generates a feeling of insecurity when walking, weakness in the knees, and a lack of physical stability.
Vertigo due to Deficiency: Balance depends on the inner ear (linked to the Kidney). If Kidney energy is lacking, dizziness appears, causing you to stagger.
2. The Liver: Control of the Tendons
The Liver is responsible for fluid and coordinated movement.
Internal Liver Wind: This is the most common cause of acute imbalances. Imagine the wind moving the branches of a tree; that’s how the body feels.
It produces tremors, lack of coordination, and an unsteady gait.
Liver Yang Stagnation or Rising: When stress or anger causes energy to “rise” to the head, you feel “heavy on top and light on the bottom,” causing you to lose your center of gravity.
3. The Spleen: Muscle Strength
If your legs feel heavy, as if you were walking through mud or your feet are heavy:
Spleen Qi Deficiency: The Spleen governs the muscles and the four limbs. If it doesn’t properly transform nutrients, the leg muscles lack tone, and walking becomes a Herculean effort.
Dampness: If there is internal “dampness” (phlegm or retention), it tends to descend due to gravity. This causes heaviness and swelling in the legs, hindering a brisk walk.
How is the balance restored?
Qigong / Tai Chi: These are the key tools for addressing imbalance, as they work on “grounding” (feeling that your feet are rooted in the earth). Acupuncture: Points such as 3R (Taixi) are often used to strengthen the root or 34VB (Yanglingquan) for the tendons.
Rhinitis according to Traditional Chinese Medicine:
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), rhinitis (such as nasal congestion, sneezing, mucus, or itching) is not understood as a single disease, but rather as an energetic imbalance, primarily related to the Lung, Spleen, and Kidney, and its interaction with external factors such as Wind.
Main causes according to TCM:
1. Wind Attack (external).
It can be Wind-Cold or Wind-Heat.
Symptoms:
Frequent sneezing, nasal congestion, clear (cold) or yellow (heat) mucus.
It usually appears suddenly (changes in weather).
2. Lung Qi Deficiency.
The Lung “opens in the nose.”
Symptoms:
Chronic rhinitis, weak voice, fatigue, spontaneous sweating.
The nose does not defend itself well against external factors.
3. Spleen Deficiency (Dampness).
Produces excessive mucus.
Symptoms:
Thick nasal discharge, heaviness in the body, slow digestion.
Very common in persistent allergic rhinitis.
4. Kidney Deficiency.
Deeper and more chronic.
Symptoms:
Persistent rhinitis, coldness in the body, lower back fatigue.
Related to a lack of vital energy (Jing).
In allergic rhinitis (very common),
It is often combined with:
Lung + Spleen Deficiency, with Wind invasion.
Therefore, symptoms such as the following appear:
Constant sneezing, nasal and ocular itching, abundant clear mucus.
Treatment in TCM
1. Acupuncture
Points such as:
LI20 (next to the nose), Yintang (between the eyebrows), LU7, ST36.
Regulates Qi and opens the nasal passages
2. Chinese Herbal Medicine
Formulas for:
Expelling wind, tonifying the Lung and Spleen
3. Diet
Avoid: Dairy, sugar, cold and raw foods;
Encourage:
Hot soups, ginger, cooked foods.
4. Energy Exercises
Qi Gong / Tai Chi: strengthen the Lungs and defenses (Wei Qi)
Key Energy Insight
Rhinitis indicates that the body is: not protecting itself well (weak Wei Qi), or is accumulating dampness/mucus, or is overreacting to the environment (Wind)
Skin Hydration (Jin Ye):
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the skin is not treated only with external creams; it is considered the “mirror” of our lungs and the balance of our internal fluids (Jin Ye).
If you feel your skin is dry or dehydrated, TCM suggests that there is a Yin deficiency or an excess of Heat that is “evaporating” your natural moisture. Here’s how to hydrate it from the root:
1. Strengthen the Lung (The Skin’s Master).
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the Lung governs the skin and the pore’s “opening and closing” system. If the Lung is weak, the skin loses its ability to retain moisture.
White Foods: These help tonify the Lung. Incorporate the following into your diet: pear, cauliflower, white radish, almonds, pine nuts, and white sesame seeds.
Conscious Breathing: Practicing deep breathing exercises (Qi Gong) helps distribute fluids to the body’s surface.
2. Nourish Yin and Blood.
Deep hydration comes from the Blood and Yin. When these are insufficient, the skin becomes dull and pale.
Hydration Through Food: Don’t just drink cold water (which can extinguish your “digestive fire”). Opt for warm herbal teas, bone broths, or vegetable soups. TCM Superfoods: * Goji Berries: Nourish the blood and liver.
Tremella Mushroom (Yin Er): Known as “natural hyaluronic acid,” it’s the best mushroom for hydrating the skin from within.
Black Sesame: Excellent for chronic dryness.
3. The Role of the Spleen.
The Spleen is responsible for transforming what you eat into body fluids. If you consume too much dairy, sugar, or raw/cold foods, you generate “Dusty Dampness” that doesn’t hydrate but rather causes inflammation.
Avoid ice: Drink room temperature or lukewarm water to avoid weakening the Spleen’s Qi.
The Emotional Factor:
Sadness and grief directly affect the Lungs. Maintaining emotional balance helps energy flow and allows the skin to retain its natural glow, or Shen.
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