The space between. Emotions, stuck Qi, the Liver, the half-external-half-internal — the Shaoyang stage.
You wake at 3 AM. Your appetite vanishes at noon. You feel foggy at 2 PM. TCM says your organs keep a schedule — here's how to read it.
You spend $50 a month on vitamins. Chinese medicine asks: who else are you feeding? The insight that nutrition doesn't pick sides — and what to do instead.
You've seen the orthopedist for your shoulder, the gastroenterologist for IBS, the psychiatrist for anxiety. What if all five treated one problem?
TCM doesn't fight disease — it warms your body so illness can't settle in. Ollie explains warming yang herbs and why fluffing your feathers beats a sword.
Why your body swings between chills and fever — understanding the Shao Yang stage, Xiao Chai Hu Tang, and what ancient doctors knew about getting unstuck.
Why your anxiety keeps coming back. The TCM Liver Qi Stagnation explanation — from chest tightness to PMS to 3 AM insomnia.
Heart racing, chest tight, hands shaking — and every test says you're fine. What TCM's qi framework says the body is doing when anxiety moves in.