Harmony, Summer 2006
All articles from the Summer 2006 issue of Harmony are available below. You can also download the entire issue as a PDF (you'll need software like Adobe Reader or Foxit Reader to open it).
Listening to the Heart
What is the best way to care for the heart? Numerous scientific studies indicate that an individual's emotional state is a very strong predictor of cardiac problems.
Run for Your Life?
Is cardiovascular exercise really good for you? For thousands of years Eastern masters have known intuitively that systems like Qigong, Taiji, yoga, and meditation resonate with the water-like frequency of the body and create health from the inside out.
ABCs of TCM: Meridian
Your body is constantly communicating with itself through innumerable messages passing through energy pathways called meridians.
Connecting the Visible and Invisible—The Meridians
One of the rare Qigong masters with experience and a deep understanding of meridians, Professor Xi-Hua Xu discusses the function and power of these invisible energy pathways.
Advocating an Alternative Approach for Chronic Liver Disease
Roughly half of the estimated five million people infected with hepatitis C in the United States are untreatable with conventional therapies. Dr. Dan Wen discusses his optimism for the integration of traditional Chinese medicine treatment for hepatitis C and chronic liver disease.
TCM This Season: Summer—The Fire Element
TCM's Five Element theory links summer with the Fire element. Learn which organs are predominent this time of year and what important energy functions they perform.
Beyond the Mind: My Heart Will Go On
Dr. Nan Lu discusses the deeper emotional and spiritual causes of heart disease.
Your Right to Know: A Needle Is a Needle?
With particular legal expertise in the TCM field, Michael Taromina discusses the diversity of state laws governing the practice of traditional Chinese medicine in the United States.
TCM in the Media
Recent developments around the world related traditional Chinese medicine.
Taste of TCM
Watermelon has been an important healing food in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. Make Watermelon Rind Summer Sautæcopy; and cool off with this nutritious fruit.