In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), there are 4 vital substances of life: Qi (pronounced “chee”), Blood, Body Fluids, and Essence. This article will focus on the first one: Qi. So, what is Qi? Qi...

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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a vast and comprehensive medical system that was first developed in ancient China more than 3,000 years ago. There are several different therapies that comprise this complex and beautiful system....

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At Merry Clinic, our healing philosophy is such that we seek to bring harmony and balance to the body, healing from within. Your skin, the largest organ of your body, is a mirror reflecting...

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Following the previous blog post on Vitamin D, let’s now take a look at a related vitamin – Vitamin K. Vitamin K is the key vitamin that helps the blood to clot. The technical...

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Before taking any type of health supplements, even before taking a prescription drug, a healthy diet is the foundation of optimal health. However, even if you have a good diet, many factors prevent us from getting all...

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With so much dietary advice available these days, it’s extremely difficult and confusing to know how to eat properly for optimal health. Do you stock up on all the superfoods? Do you eat less...

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For the time that it takes you to read this article, please remain standing. The reason I ask you to do this is that too much sitting can be very bad for your health,...

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A Natural Remedy from the Dead Sea – Beneficial Mineral Salts The Dead Sea is an inland sea located in the Middle East, bordering the countries of Jordan, Palestine and Israel, 1280 feet below...

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There are many differences between Chinese and Western medicine. One of the ways they are different is in how they describe illness. What Western medicine would describe in concrete, scientific terms, Chinese medicine would...

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