Lung Health and Chinese Medicine

Why is it so many of us never really talk about "Lung Health"?

Their is abundant information and press on two very prevalent and important lung disorders which effect children and adults both. Asthma and emphysema, related to smoking and allergies pretty much covers most of the news regarding lung health on an daily basis. But, as we have read today, with the death of the infamous Jack Lalanne, pneumonia can be a big player in the demise of the elderly. (according to the CDC 61,777 yearly deaths are pneumonia related).

With this rather stark statistic, it is imperative we do what we can to ensure and optimize the healthy functioning of our lungs.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) sees the lungs as the "spreader of Qi throughout the body" and "the controller of the skin". They relate to the color white, autumn time of the year, 3 to 5 am and the taste of pungent or spicy hot. The overriding emotion which directly effects lung health is grief and sorrow. Excessive sweating can be related to "weak lung Qi" and dryness of the skin, (esp. in the fall and winter seasons) can relate to a deficiency of "Yin energy" or the water/cooling aspect of not only the lungs, but of the entire body.

It's very common for those people who inadvertently wake from sleep between 3 and 5 am, to have issue with the overall balance of the lungs. (These same people may find themselves needing to take a nap from 3 to 5 pm) The lungs are the only internal organ of the body which is directly affected by our external environment, (just as the skin is). Like the skin, the lungs can be attacked by what in TCM we call the "Six External Pernicious Influences". These are Cold, Wind, Heat, Fire, Dryness and Damp.

Some of the factors listed above can also be affected by diet, such as dairy, alcohol and intolerance (allergies) to specific foods. A good food to help resolve an overabundance of mucous in the lungs, are pears. The grain which will assist in enhancing the energy of the lungs is oats.

One last and bit of information and a very important factor which can contribute to overall lung health is, if you wear a gold ring on your ring finger, this seemingly innocuous piece of jewelery can consistently weaken the energy of the lungs and maintain low back pain.

....Think about this one of a moment or two!!

There is much more information about the power and importance of the lungs and as we age this pair must be cared for as importantly as the liver, kidneys and heart. If you are interested in more information regarding the lungs, maintaining their overall health...I'll be happy to take your questions at: 1acudoc@gmail.com

Happy Birthday America!!!!

May we all keep in our hearts the full meaning of the document we cherish in the Declaration of Independence and the Star Spangled Banner, and defend our nation from the forces which desire to destroy this great nation.

In the book: "The Spiritual Destiny of the United States of America", written by historian Manly P. Hall, he talks about an Egyptian prophacy which states that a country and a people will evolve onto the earth which will be a harbinger for the freedom of all humanity. I believe this to be true and invite all who read this to find this book and read it's content.

Happy July 4th everyone!!

Risking the Acension Process

With all we have accomplished as a race over the centuries, the one thing which keeps coming back to mind, as I ponder the state of the world and its humanity, is how we have collectively complicated our journey. Through the complication of an ever-increasing technology base, we continue to effectively remove ourselves from a clear view of the source of all that is...

Materialism, technology and science along with all those categories of the ever-complex mind which create comfort for the ego, continue to remove us from the true and simple nature of who we are and how we got here. Historically, the most simple way is usually the best and most direct. This is not to diminish the accomplishments of our technology, for humanity is at the "event horizon" of a new and wondrous age of spiritual technology which will offer an unprecedented evolution to humankind.

This is seen in no better expression than in the field of Quantum Particle Wave Physics. To understand, from a scientific viewpoint, who we are and how we are all connected throughout the universe, offers unlimited evolutionary possibilities.

What we must all be mindful of is how all our levels of comfort technology can and do not only get in out way, but prohibit us from truth and happiness. This can be no better expressed than saying and expressing the four letter word: LOVE

By and through this one word alone, we can and do change everything...

Ponder this for awhile and I'll add more later...SaTerraji

The Journey Begins

As it began on the eve of Thanksgiving 1991 and continues to this day, the simplicity, fullness and profundity embodied within the mandala know as the PHOENIC HOLOGRAM continues, as does the unconditional nature of what it represents...LOVE...UNCONDITIONAL LOVE!!!

LOVE heals ALL...Stories of the PHOENIC HOLOGRAM,
will offer the reader insight into what has become my responsibility and passion over the last 18 years. The real-life stories of those whose lives have been changed by this seemingly innocuous symbol of LOVE will grow with every post.

Just to wet your appitite, one day in the mail approximately a dozen years ago, I received a letter from woman in Alabama who had been involved for a short time with a spiritual group which had left her disturbed and unable to have a full night's rest since leaving the group. This had carried on for if my memory serves me correctly, over 3 years. She had gotten a hold of a PH laminated card and had placed it under pillow just before bedtime. That night, with the PH under her pillow was the first time since leaving this spiritual group, she not only slept through the night but felt a distinct heaviness leave her body and experienced her personal joy return.

Much more to come!