Licensed Acupuncturist & Chinese Herbalist
Asheville's Comprehensive Acupuncture Care & Specialist in Fertility, Women's Health and Rejuvenation

Spring Cleaning and the Promotion of the Wood Energies

In Chinese medicine, Spring is the time the Wood energies (Liver and Gallbladder) are more exuberant in the atmosphere.  This is demonstrated by the explosive growth taking place and greening of the landscape.  There are things we can do in our internal and external environments that can encourage this energy to be strong and flow freely, giving us more energy and more of a lift emotionally.  In treating the imbalances of the Wood element we may find symptoms associated with these imbalance diminish.  They may include headaches, digestive problems, nausea, dizziness, migraines, PMS, tension, irritability, to name a few.  In general, a good spring cleaning inside and out can be very beneficial at this time. 

Here are some suggestions for accomplishing this.  This is not an exhaustive list.  If you would like more instruction and direction on some of these things, bring it up and will talk more about it during your next acupuncture session.

Therapies:  acupuncture, a detox abdominal massage with hot stone therapy, lymph massage.

Foods:  Sprouts, leafy greens, daikon, radish, mung beans, carrots, young greens, shiitake mushrooms, anti-oxidant foods.

Natural products:  Green Magma and other “green” drinks, Modifilan and other concentrated seaweeds, Red Marine Algae, Tonic Alchemy.

Herbs:  Milk thistle, schisandra, nettle

At home daily practices:  Castor oil packs, skin brush, walk in the woods or grassy areas, deep breathing exercises, Hara massage.

Weekly practices:  1-day fast per week of consuming only freshly made fruit and vegetable juices (wheat grass, too); Epsom salt or green tea baths, air the house and/or office.

Projects:  clear out the clutter on your desk, clean out cabinets and draws, do a deep cleaning
ssential oils for detox

Other activities:  get creative, involve yourself in growth of others or yourself.

Your path to radiant health...

Lorraine H. Harris, Licensed Acupuncturist & Chinese Herbalist Specialist in fertility, women's health and rejuvenation, and the only acupuncturist in Western North Carolina (WNC) and Asheville offering the patented Fertile Soul Method™ and Mei Zen™ Cosmetic Acupuncture.