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Why Do I Pee More at Night Than During the Day?
If you get up to pee at night even when you didn't drink before bed, don't look at your bladder. Look at your legs. Water your body holds…
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What Do Night Sweats Mean in Chinese Medicine?
Chinese medicine calls night sweating dao han, thief sweat, because it comes while you sleep and stops when you wake. Brehan Crawford, L.Ac. explains what your brain's thermostat…
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Does Jujube Help You Sleep?
The jujube Chinese medicine uses for sleep is not the red fruit but the seed of the sour jujube, Suan Zao Ren. Brehan Crawford, L.Ac. explains the difference,…
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What Causes Insomnia in Chinese Medicine?
Insomnia names a symptom, not a cause. Brehan Crawford, L.Ac. explains how Chinese medicine finds the pattern behind sleepless nights, from Liver qi stagnation to Heart blood deficiency,…
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Why Is It So Hard to Wake Up in Winter?
Getting up in the dark all winter leaves your body clock running late, which is why the alarm feels so heavy. The Su Wen told people 2,000 years…
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Does Rubbing Your Ears Make You Sleepy?
Your outer ear is wired with four nerves, including the only branch of the vagus nerve that reaches the skin, and Chinese medicine reads it as a map…
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Does POTS Go Away on Its Own?
POTS rarely goes away because you waited: in a 23-year follow-up, symptoms had fully resolved in 2 percent of adults. It does change when the causes are addressed.…
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Is Going to Bed After Midnight Bad?
A UK Biobank study linked falling asleep after midnight to a 25 percent higher risk of cardiovascular disease than falling asleep between 10 and 11 pm. Brehan Crawford,…
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For People with Anxiety
✦  For People Living With Anxiety  ✦ Anxiety Has a Body. Anxiety is rarely just a thought problem. It lives in the gut, the vagus nerve,…
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For People Who Cannot Sleep
✦  For People With Sleep Problems  ✦ For My Patients Who Cannot Sleep. Sleep is a skill. The body knows how to do it. The problem…
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For People with Chronic Digestive Issues
✦  For People With Chronic Digestive Issues  ✦ Where to start After twenty years of clinical practice, here is the honest truth: most of what I…
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