Oh, I have had a couple people get into some deep trouble over the last month. One is coming out of it after several weeks and the other is deep in it now. Why? Because they decided to take some supplements that someone advised them to take.

Was what they were advised bad? No, not really. Most supplements are not bad at all. But….what is appropraite and when? This is the big question! And, in my humble opinion, is why Chinese medicine often offers a look at the human baody that is far more profound than any test can really offer. (tests also offer pieces that CM cannot of course).

I dont want to go into to too much detail because I dont know who writes actively on line and I don not want to give away anyone’s anonymity. So, I will not get specific on the supplements they took. But, both were benign type things one may not think too much about. However, just becuase something is natural, does not mean it cannot cause problems. This is a mantra I have chanted repeatedly over my years of practice.

Thinking of a supplement in terms of what it has to offer clincially from a western view point is of course important, but, equal importance should be given to the energetic change it provides the body. In Chinese medicine, we categorize each herb (and I do this with western supplements as well in my own practice) and this offers the practitioner’s ability to drive the energy fields of the body in different directions.

I feel that this is a big part of what CM has to offer that other forms of medicine do not. The two people that jsut got themselves into trouble were suing things based on their western function only and not considering the imbalance they would cause energetically.

One is out of pain now and on the mend after just a short period, whereas the other is deep in the thick of it. Not to mention she also underwent a series of a very aggressive physical type of treatment that did not help matters. This will all oass as well.

When I found CM I fell in love. To me, this medicine made sense in a way that nothing else did. Life is all about the balance of things. This is true for our external world, and it is true for our internal world.

So, when considering what to take when, we must in my opinion, consider both sides-western and eastern.

Dr.M & B