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How Do You Heal From Chronic Illness?
After 17 years working with chronic illness, Brehan Crawford, L.Ac., shares nine hard truths about healing: why normal labs are not the whole story, why rest and movement…
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Can You Gua Sha Too Hard?
Gua sha is a legitimate modality for everything from beauty to musculoskeletal pain, but you can overdo it. Brehan Crawford, L.Ac., explains what the little red dots called…
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Do Lymphatic Jumps Really Work?
Jumping 100 times a day is one of the best things you can do for your health, and you do not need to jump hard. Brehan Crawford, L.Ac.,…
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What Are Chinese Medicine Remedies for Common Symptoms?
Six symptoms people brush off, and how I treat each one with Chinese medicine: a 20-minute midday nap, a ginger compress for stiff joints, warm ginger tea for…
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Can Tai Chi and Qigong Prevent Stroke?
A 2017 study found that Tai Chi and Qigong are incredibly effective at reducing the risk factors for stroke. Swinging the arms and opening the chest takes pressure…
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Is It Good to Wear Socks to Bed?
Should you wear socks to bed? Brehan Crawford, L.Ac. explains why Chinese medicine says to keep your feet warm at all times: cold and damp enter from the…
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Does Rolling Egg Therapy Really Work?
A viral video says rolling a boiled egg over your skin pulls out toxins you can see as bumps on the yolk, and fixes twenty problems from eczema…
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Is There a Pressure Point for Your Immune System?
If you catch every bug that comes through the house, there is a place on your forearm worth checking. Brehan Crawford, L.Ac., explains Large Intestine 10, the gummy…
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Is Walking Barefoot at Home Bad?
In Chinese medicine your feet are one of the easiest ways for cold to get into your body. Step barefoot on a cold floor and the cold hits…
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Is There a Pressure Point for Hot Flashes?
Chinese medicine reads a hot flash as empty heat rising when the body's cooling reserve runs low. Brehan Crawford, L.Ac. explains the point on the sole of the…
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What Do Pimples Mean on a Chinese Face Map?
In Chinese medicine the face is a map of the organs underneath. Brehan Crawford, L.Ac. explains what pimples on the jawline, forehead, cheeks and beside the nose mean,…
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Is It Bad to Take a Hot Shower in the Morning?
A hot shower first thing in the morning pulls your internal warmth to the skin and lets it go, and heat leaving the body is one of the…
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