chatillion 71M
2289 posts
6/10/2014 4:50 am
Chinese Herbal Medicine...


Americans and Europeans are so willing to plunk-down cash in search of 'secret ancient medicines' only to be disillusioned by little or no results. I asked a Chinese friend about this and her reply was: They are refined to work on Asian blood... Thousands of years of research with Chinese people in China. Only recently (relative terms) have they been tried on Caucasians. Effective use of herbs is only as good as ones education and experience as diagnosis and self doctoring has it's flaws.
That answer makes sense to me...
I tried anti-hypertensive tea with no results. I'm sure lifestyle is also a factor.

chatillion 71M
1567 posts
6/10/2014 6:04 am

It also helps if you hold your tongue in the right position.

Yes, that's what she told me!


beyondfantasy3 113M
4740 posts
6/10/2014 7:05 pm

I'd think be it herbs or other medicinal things, one has to get awareness of their body, the conditions, expectations and understand the potency of what they take, but it certain is more complex than that.

We can learn a great deal about what works for our bodies, I'm learning that more and more everyday.

I think there's a great deal about men and health, that is not taught very well. We grow up thinking in terms of endless energy, continual stamina and various things, including the myths about men and sex. Reality is its own teacher in all things. But it is beneficial for each individual to gain as much awareness about things, before reality brings them full circle.
As with all things, it will be our mental outlook about self that is going to be the matter of influence upon our bodies. That outlook has to understand what is within the realism spectrum.