03: The Pathogenic Factors: Damp, with TCM Dr. Lee Smith
Release Date: 07/07/2020
20: Endometriosis Explained, with TCM Dr. Lauren Curtain
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Endometriosis - do you have it? Or do you know someone who does? This episode is for you.
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19: PCOS Discussed: East Vs West, with TCM Dr. Lauren Curtain
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18: The Relationship Between a Menstrual Cycle and the Digestive System, with TCM Dr. Lauren Curtain
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In this episode, TCM Dr. Lauren Curtain unpacks this relationship and explains how the quality of our menstrual cycle is highly dependent on our ability to digest foods.
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17: Food as Medicine for the Menstrual Cycle, with TCM Dr. Lauren Curtain
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16: Ovulation: A Main Event of the Menstrual Cycle, with TCM Dr. Lauren Curtain
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15: Signs of a Healthy Menstrual Cycle, with TCM Dr. Lauren Curtain
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In this episode we invite TCM Dr. Lauren Curtain to discuss the essentials for a healthy menstrual cycle, from a Chinese Medicine perspective.
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14: Raw Vs Cooked Food Debate, with TCM Dr. Lauren Curtain
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13: The Dilapidated Digestive System, with TCM Dr. Lauren Curtain
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On this episode we discussed:
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12: The Five Elements Part 05: Wood, with TCM Dr. Lee Smith
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This episode is the final part of the Five Elements Series.
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11: The Five Elements Part 04: Water, with TCM Dr. Lee Smith
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Water - the element correlating to fearful emotions, the kidneys, the taste of salty foods and a putrid scent. From the perspective of TCM Dr. Lee Smith, a person who experiences these characteristics may identify with the water element.
info_outlineIn Traditional Chinese Medicine there are considered to be numerous external causes of disharmony that relate to climatic conditions. They are known as the ‘pathogenic factors’.
Today’s episode is an introduction to these pathogenic factors as we discuss one that you may be all too familiar with; Damp. You may have heard us mention this factor previously, or perhaps you are hearing about it for the first time. If you’re not digesting food well and therefore experiencing symptoms such as mucus, inflammation, cellulite and brain fog - dampness may be your worst enemy.
Either way, the knowledge shared by TCM Dr. Lee Smith throughout this episode is sure to be helpful in identifying whether one has damp causing disharmony in the body.
Tune in to learn more about the characteristics of damp, how one may attain it through lifestyle factors and how one may feel when affected by it.
ABOUT TCM DR. LEE SMITH
Doctor Lee Smith has studied Chinese medicine and health from several teachers, and been influenced in natural medicine and Qi gong, from an early age. His gentle nature and devotion to the internal arts, allows him to guide through difficult cases with personal experience, providing a treatment and sound advice that will lead you on the right track to recovery.
Starting massage at home in his teen years, he began professional training in the sunshine coast, with a 2 year Advanced Diploma of Shiatsu massage and acupuncture, which lead to the discovery of his natural talent and calling in life.
Continuing to Melbourne he delved deeper into Chinese Medicine Completing a 4 year bachelor of health science -Chinese medicine (Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine). In addition to undergoing Rigorous Training in the Xing MIng Qi Gong (meditation) System, From His Chinese Qi Gong Master , Master Liu.
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