{"id":1751,"date":"2024-07-08T14:53:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T21:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tuinaacupuncture.com\/?page_id=1751"},"modified":"2024-07-09T16:13:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T23:13:49","slug":"managing-summer-heat-tcm-perspectives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tuinaacupuncture.com\/?page_id=1751","title":{"rendered":"Managing Summer Heat, TCM Perspectives"},"content":{"rendered":"

Managing Summer Heat, TCM Perspectives<\/strong><\/p>\n

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More people suffer, and die, from hyperthermia than the combined morbidities and mortalities associated with other extreme environmental events and catastrophes, like cyclones, floods, and hypothermia.
\nOn the East Coast, the South, and the Midwest (USA) increased humidty (Damp) adds to the suffering. Increased humidity reduces our ability to cool our bodies by sweating and panting, while the Heat dries us out.<\/p>\n

The combination of internal Damp + Heat pathogen patterns, often manifest\u00a0 as chronic and resistant inflammation patterns when EPIs become Resident Evils, are some of the hardest conditions to treat.<\/p>\n

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Chinese medical theory recognizes Summerheat as an External \/ Environmental Pathogenic Influence (EPI).\u00a0 TCM physicians have used both physical approaches and herbs (foods) to survive, and to mitigate, the severity of its attacks. \u00a0There is even an ancient herbal formula to help those experiencing the bloat from overeating during the summer.<\/p>\n

The \u2018inner nature\u2019 of foods (plants) that guides herb\/food selection by TCM physicians has apparently been lost to current Western food therapies.<\/p>\n

Prevention of dis-ease, as always, is the first solution.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Heat attacks can compromise and damage internal bio-electrochemical flows, and both the Chi (Yang) aspects like Shen \/ cognition and the Blood, Body Fluid (Yin) compartments can be affected.<\/p>\n

The Heart and Lung organ network (TCM) functions are directly compromised when first level cooling processes (i.e., increased blood flow, sweating) begin to dry up, so to say.\u00a0 Weakened Upper Burner (Heart, Lung) functions lead to distress. Breathing becomes difficult as the density and viscosity of the air increase. Blood pressure (BP) rises as body fluids decrease, potentially compromising cardiovascular (endothelial) integrity and supply capacity (output).<\/p>\n

Damage to the proper functioning of the Spleen \u2013 Stomach coupled network, representing the ability to absorb nutrition from the foods we eat (Earth Phase), will follow, as the Heat enters deeper layers.<\/p>\n

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Rising temperatures speed up (bio) chemical reactions.\u00a0 At a time when we need more energy, the collapse of our digestive processes, linked to Damp Heat invasion of the Spleen \u2013 Stomach networks, leads to reduced appetites and a reduced, or lack of, desire to drink water. Both behaviors are maladaptive, for obvious reasons.<\/p>\n

This pattern \u2013 which affects weaker and vulnerable cohorts to a greater extent, e.g., those suffering from the adverse iatrogenic impacts of polypharmacy \u2013 will further reduce their resilience, their ability to survive attacks by external environmental patterns (fields).<\/p>\n

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From a biophysical \/ thermodynamic perspective, we experience symptoms that present\u00a0when a larger ecosystem, representing the Earth local energetic fields, \u2018trespasses\u2019 on our identity matrix, a much smaller ecosystem, (bio)field.
\nAs the invasion continues, there is a rise in feelings of inner turmoil and disorientation, followed by feelings of physical weakness, and of being out of control.<\/p>\n

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Being unable to sweat while feeling hot is a very dangerous sign.<\/strong>\u00a0 Water, managed by the Kidney (TCM) organ network, is now unable to overcome the excessive Heat, leaking to internal Dryness. Immediate rehydration with key electrolytes (ions) and external cooling (careful) methods will be needed for recovery.<\/p>\n

A period of recuperation, following the return of biomarkers like BP and body temp (core) to normal, may also be needed. \u00a0This is especially true for people who work outdoors all day doing physically intensive work, like farm workers, and\/or engage in high risk activities to protect the public and their properties, like firefighters.<\/p>\n

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Reading our body\u2019s signals to environmental perturbations accurately is one way to keep calm, to keep the lid on when the going gets weird, so to say.<\/strong>\u00a0 How does this awareness work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reading our body signals and feelings accurately, and fixing our health concerns\/ problems without visiting the local drugs pusher, gives us the confidence to call BS on drugs being pushed by clueless diagnosticians.<\/p>\n

Cognition Status & Communications Skills<\/strong>
\nResearchers have long noted that children with superior language skills at a young age (< 3 y.o.) manage their adolescent transitions better. This developmental pattern is attributed to higher childhood confidence, associated with their statements being understood by family, friends, and the community at large, when compared to children who lacked the resources ($$$) in their socio-environmental matrix to develop these skills.<\/p>\n

People with higher levels of self confidence tend to get upset less often about the weather.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Of course, honing this process of discovery and delight will take work, i.e., regular investments in Self cleansing (Body <> Mind) practices that will continue to strengthen us as we grow up, and grow old.<\/p>\n

Common self care practices <\/strong>\u2013 like washing\/moistening our skin and brushing our teeth <\/strong>\u2013 are discussed in all traditional systems of medicine, as the need for personal accountability to achieve good health, i.e., healthspan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

With Chi Kung and Yoga, we have Asian communal \/ shared systems of knowledge, accumulated by many hundreds of generations of practitioners and adepts.
\nWestern health+ care systems often neglect integrative Body <> Mind perspectives, lacking both the depth and breadth that these systems of knowledge can provide us, during this decades long period of Earth in Transition<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Advanced practices for Self Discovery \u2013 i.e., access to our inner self if we choose to make the necessary effort \u2013 are available to all, regardless of religion, station, or education.<\/p>\n

To each, their own path.<\/p>\n

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Managing Summer Heat, TCM Perspectives<\/p>\n

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More people suffer, and die, from hyperthermia than the combined morbidities and mortalities associated with other extreme environmental events and catastrophes, like cyclones, floods, and hypothermia. On the East Coast, the South, and the Midwest (USA) increased humidty (Damp) adds to the suffering. Increased humidity reduces our ability to […]<\/p>\n

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