TRADITIONAL CHINESE HERBOLOGY

by Courtney Hammond
Article taken from NSP Manager Extra May 2007 issue

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) approaches health holistically. It has been practiced for millennia; however, TCM is gaining newfound popularity as America's health crisis continues. TCM principles can open your mind to a whole new perspective on health and wellness.

LEARN TCM AT THE UNTOLD TRUTH SEMINARS
This year's Untold Truth seminars feature a module on Traditional Chinese Medicine. Presenting Eastern principles of health and wellness in simple-to-understand Western language, the Chinese module gives you an overview of herbal programs that you can use to build your business. Our Untold Truth instructors have been trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and they will share this knowledge with you. Visit http://herbsplus4health.blogspot.com/2007/08/nsp-untold-truth-seminars-nationwide.html to find the dates and locations of upcoming Untold Truth Seminars.

NSP Managers have seen real success by incorporating TCM theory into their businesses. Getting started with TCM is easier than you might imagine. At http://www.naturestools.com/, you can order Traditional Chinese Medicine: Eastern Remedies for Western Ailments. This brochure can be used to take clients step by step through the principles of TCM. You will explore how each element works in your client's body and emerge with a customized program to balance the elements and promote the flow of chi. The accompanying booklet provides valuable in-depth information on TCM.

TAKE THE TCM TEST online

(same test as brochure mentioned above, in excel)
...to begin your journey - Fill out the Traditional Chinese Medicine Questionnaire to help you learn where to begin: http://herbsplus4health.com/BlogPics/TCM.xls
(need excel to enjoy this version)

THE BASICS OF TCM

CHI
Chi is an invisible flow of energy that circulates throughout the body. It is responsible for health and well-being. Obstruction of chi leads to a lack of optimal well-being.

YIN and YANG

Traditional Chinese Medicine holds that health is a unity of opposites, represented by yin and yang. Yin is the passive, dark and receptive element, while yang is active, bright and aggressive. The interaction between yin and yang keep the world in motion as night turns into day, and winter leads to spring. Proper balance of yin and yang lead to well-being. When the yin appears weak, you should strengthen it to achieve optimum balance; likewise if the yang is weak it should be nourished.

THE FIVE ELEMENTS

Creation depends on the five elements - wood, fire, earth, metal and water - working together. Wood burns to feed fire. Fire's ashes become earth, Earth gives its core to create metal. Metal causes condensation, producing water. Water nourishes plant and trees, creating wood. Ancient Chinese herbalists noticed a connection between these forces of nature and the body's functions. Each element is associated with a body system and a pair of organs - one yin organ and one yang organ. Appropriate interaction between the partner organs leads to wholeness and health.

YIN/YANG PRODUCT PACKS

Nature's Sunshine offers Yin and Yang Product Packs as an easy way to build up your inventory of TCM formulas. Some people have found that focusing on either the yin or the yang helps bring needed balance to health.

Stock # 13344-8 - Yin (-) Product Pack $148.20

Stock # 13343-2 - Yang (+) Product Pack $142.50

Take this test to see which Chinese Herbs will help you to balance - Fill out the Traditional Chinese Medicine Questionnaire to help you learn where to begin: http://herbsplus4health.com/BlogPics/TCM.xls (need excel to enjoy this version)

Attend an Untold Truth Seminar to learn more about Traditional Chinese Medicine. Coming to Charlotte - November 17th! Please mark the date on your calendar!