Traditional Chinese Medicine Explained For Beginners | Jonathan Stuart

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is an ancient prevention-based health system. It has successful long-term solutions to many medical mysteries unsolvable by Western Medicine.

I brought in an expert to explain and simplify Traditional Chinese Medicine. We discuss how the system works, and how to view modern issues through the lens of TCM.

📝 About our guest
Dr. Jonathan Stuart is a Board Certified Acupuncturist and practitioner of Chinese Medicine (NCCAOM) and licensed under the Texas Medical Board. He has both a Masters and a Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. He’s trained in the US and China. He currently has a private practice in Houston, TX, and lectures at the American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

🔑 Key takeaways
- All of the major ancient medical systems recognized the existence of subtle energy/chi/bioenergy/vital life force/prana/etc
- Understanding your constitution gives you the 20% of health hacks that afford 80% of the results
- Polarity (Yin & Yang) is the easiest part of TCM to learn, but full of nuances

🔗 Links
- Full episode show notes: https://mindbodypeak.com/35
- Music by Luke Hall: soundcloud.com/c_luke_hall

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