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Look after your body the TCM way: small habits that make a big difference
Hot water, warm feet and a walk after dinner. Seven everyday habits from traditional Chinese medicine, what they are based on and how to get started.
On acupuncture and TCM
Dr. Tian answers the questions patients ask most: what happens at an appointment, what acupuncture is used for, and how to look after yourself between treatments.
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Period pain and PMS in TCM: why Chinese medicine talks about warmth and flow
Why does it hurt when your period comes? How traditional Chinese medicine explains period pain and PMS, what you can do yourself and what research says about acupuncture.
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Food as medicine: why TCM draws no line between the kitchen and the pharmacy
Warming and cooling foods, pears, ginger and slow-cooked soups. How traditional Chinese medicine thinks about food, and how to eat with the seasons in a Swedish winter.
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What is TCM? Why Chinese medicine sees the body as a garden
Traditional Chinese medicine in a few minutes: its history, the ideas of qi and yin and yang, and why TCM sees the body as a garden rather than a car.
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Your first acupuncture appointment: what to expect
What happens the first time you see Dr. Tian in Gothenburg: how to prepare, pulse and tongue diagnosis, how the needles feel, how many sessions you may need and the cost.
Come in for a personal health consultation
Book 30 minutes with Dr. Tian. She listens to your concerns and examines your pulse and tongue. Together you agree on a plan: your first step towards better health.