Dr. Alex Heyne - Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
3 Life Changing Habits From Traditional Chinese Medicine
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thank you [Music] when it comes to improving your health there's no shortage of things you can do if you Google health habits to do every day right YouTube and Google are filled with them but in this video I thought I would share three distinct habits that I do basically every day from traditional Chinese medicine which is a very Niche form of medicine that has a lot to offer so let's jump in and I'll share what those are hey guys I'm Dr Alex Hein doctor of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine and author of the health book master of the day so before we jump into this video there are two very important links I've put together right below the video the first is if you'd like to become a patron of mine locally in Los Angeles or virtually via telemedicine you can contact my private practice and clinic right below the video and the second is that I've put together a free guide which is four daily rituals that can potentially help you end years to your life with traditional Chinese medicine so check those out and we'll jump back in now the First Health ritual that I do that is really from the Far East and East Asian medicine is Qigong so Qigong is really the original breath work if you want to call it that and probably actually maybe before that was some yogic practices probably from ayurveda or from Tibet but in general Qigong has just exploded through Chinese history and there are thousands maybe tens of thousands of kinds of Qigong for even specific various ailments Qigong for asthmatics Qigong for joint pain Qigong for sleep and anxiety Qigong for digestion and indigestion right so all of these varying kinds of Qigong have developed and even varying Qigong lineages have developed throughout China but the big picture of Qigong is that it typically evolves three things it involves visualization breath work and typically physical movements or postures that you do now the combination of the three of these is very distinct because just physical movement is just physical exercise right me just doing the bench press still is good for my health but it's just physical movement the visualization is almost a meditative aspect and the breath work the breathing exercises that arrange again wildly just from prolonging extending the breath to all kinds of various breath holds to reverse breathing where you clench your abdomen in a way that is the opposite of what you normally do to even more obscure techniques where you know you breathe in there you swallow you pressurize the low abdomen to to build a ball of chi in the dantien right so there are all kinds of techniques but the big picture is that Qigong is great for a number of things the biggest one in my mind is for the circulation of blood so your cardiovascular health now for me I do Qigong about 20 or 25 minutes every day or every other day sometimes I alternate it with yoga in the morning but in general the Qigong is very good for one recognizing where there are blockages in your body and I mean blockage is in a very material sense for example if I've overeaten one night the next morning when I do Qigong I'll notice discomfort in my epigastric area my upper GI area sometimes if I've over trained in the gym when I do Qigong I'm doing the standing posture I'll notice oh that left elbow has been hurting me again and I wasn't noticing that all day so Qigong has a very interesting way of introducing you to areas of imbalance in the body and then even moving them so third benefit in my mind is really the cardiovascular benefits I mean it is still physical exercise at the end of the day depending on how hard the Qigong is the breathing that you do and the physical movements that you do the second habit that I do daily is I pay close attention to food grade medicine like anything in life really and in medicine there's a spectrum right there are stages and grades of medical interventions and if what you have your symptoms or your disease can be addressed with just your lifestyle then obviously the highest form of medicine is just utilizing a good lifestyle and not progressing to a medical grade intervention but sometimes lifestyle is not enough or the symptoms or the illness are too chronic or too severe and at that point you need to move from lifestyle to a medical intervention and we always start with the lowest grade intervention theoretically not in conventional medicine it certainly pushes people into aggressive treatments but in a idealized world working with a wise doctor you will have a gradual increase in Interventional treatment but food grade medicine is the simple recognition that different genetic types body types diseases symptoms have a very common day-to-day set of habits and rituals that will help basically nourish that Constitution so for me I have one of the traditional spleen deficient Constitution as it's called in Chinese medicine now this constitution is prone to bloating and food sensitivities and lower appetite and prone to basically a lot of malabsorption low stomach acid indigestion if I overeat even a little bit if I start drinking coffee regularly I'll get indigestion it's a very weak digestive function now for me one of the things that I tend to avoid is what we call dampness producing Foods so they say that the spleen tend towards dampness dampness one of the symptoms would be let's say gas and bloating for me one of the main food groups that exacerbates that a lot is dairy so day to day I'm very careful about for example my Dairy intake now there are a whole other host of principles that I do for example I drink wine instead of beer I don't tend to have a very high grain diet I tend to opt for more meat and more vegetables that helps with a lot of the lower GI symptoms but understanding what is food grade medicine or I would say your life as your medicine so maybe if you're a stressed out busy person who works a lot working from 60 hours cutting that back down to 40 you'll be able to stop taking Xanax or your antidepressant because of your level of anxiety so recognizing where life is medicine now habit number three from traditional Chinese medicine that I utilize is trying to balance my life with the Dow so everything in life certainly in terms of medicine is about balance and that balance is different for each person and it's even different each day so on a very material Level let's say last night you went out you had a big meal with friends you had a couple margaritas or a couple glasses of wine it was a bit too much food and alcohol you wake up feeling a little queasy now if you recognize the signs your body is telling you you did too much last night when it comes to diet so the wise person today to help your body move back in the right direction of healing is just to eat a little bit lighter or maybe follow your appetite if you woke up a little queasy slightly nauseous but so many of us the next day we just eat like we've always eaten we eat breakfast even though we're not hungry we eat a big lunch and then we do the same thing all over again a little bit of acid reflux no worries I'll just take my Prilosec but all along we've missed the canary in the coal mine the signal your body was telling you that last night you tilted that dial way out of balance and today if you can dial it back just a little bit by eating lighter eating healthier being more moderate you're going to prevent your body from moving the direction of disease like chronic acid reflux paying attention in your day-to-day life where is that dial what are the canaries in the coal mine did I over train and now my knees are hurting did I overeat have you been under sleeping and I'm feeling more anxious than normal recognizing where the dials moving in the wrong direction and bringing it back will be key to feeling well in the long run so three habits I do every day guys that really really helps me from traditional Chinese medicine check out those other related links right below the video and I'll see 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I want to have a practice helping people with Qigong and Tai Chi. I cured my PTSD with Qigong, Fasting and Herbs! I used to get the nightmares. Every time you sleep you know you are going to have nothing but nightmares. It's horrible.
I am just studying Meridians and Points. Fasting. Drinking Herb Teas.
Thank you
Thankk u 🙂
Thanks for uploading this video. It is good to let more people benefit from Traditional Chinese Medicine.
I love it, thank you.
Beautiful 💜 Yes! Balance Truly is Key to Life 🌟 Acupressure & Acupuncture have helped this Epilepsy Fighter🥰
I wish more people saw this – learning to notice the small imbalances and dis-ease, before waiting until it develops into full blown disease. Thanks for this !xx
I have pancreatitis and gallbladder/liver pain- Do you have a video for that regarding pressure points/herbs/location on tongue/skin issues….Im trying to reverse this. I aged so much once I got covid 😞
Terrific video. "Food grade medicine" is a perfect way to describe this approach to health; very inspiring. Thank you!
Another great video that is simple yet important. Thank you sir
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How many years and which department students can enroll in the Chinese Traditional Medicine program
Thank you!