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Useful information about health and Korean medicine.
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Why Sinusitis Is So Stubborn to Heal
The nose gets blocked in both, but rhinitis and sinusitis are different diseases. Sinusitis has a closed space, and the problem lies in the pressure and drainage inside it.
The Longer You're Ill, the More It Matters Not to Burn Out
Recovery comes in waves. We walk forward while checking together the parts that have improved.
Eating Less but Still Not Losing Weight — The Place of Insulin Resistance
Saying metabolism has worsened does not mean willpower is lacking. It is a state in which the cells have stopped hearing the signal. I look at the side that reopens that ear.
When Bigger Mood Swings Mean Your Body Sways Too
It is because the autonomic nervous system processes emotions and the body along the same path.
When Your Throat Feels Tight and Swallowing Is Uncomfortable but Tests Are Normal
Your thyroid tests are normal, yet your throat feels stifled and your voice grows hoarse. In cases like this, I look not at hormones but at the nerves and pressure that pass through that spot.
If Your Blood Sugar Is Borderline, Now Is the Opportunity
The pre-diabetic stage is the time when you can still turn the metabolic flow back around.
Not Being Able to Fall Asleep Is Not the Same as Sleep Not Coming
Sleeping pills switch off consciousness. But sleep is not the switching off of consciousness — it is something that begins only when the body judges it is safe.
Postpartum Body Aches — If You Just Endure Them, They Linger
When you care for the body together during the recovery period, postpartum pain and cold sensitivity become much easier to bear.
The Body That Stiffens With Age — Can It Be Reversed
Aging is a process in which tissue stiffens as cells are no longer newly made. Rather than trying to force it into reverse, I look toward stimulating the body to clean and repair itself.
If the pain is worse at night after a car accident
Your sleeping posture has a big effect on how fast you recover. Nighttime care matters as much as daytime treatment.
Chuna That Does Not Crack Bones — The Principle of Thixotropic Chuna
A Chuna method that uses the property by which stiffened tissue softens (thixotropy). I explain the four-step principle with a diagram.
How Does the Medicine You Take Find Its Way to the Painful Spot?
A medicine that circulates through the whole body — why does it act precisely at the painful spot? I see it not as the medicine finding the spot, but as the spot catching hold of the medicine.