The Darkest Storms...

...have the brightest rainbows.

 [as seen out the door of the Malaya Center 01/19/10]

Chinese Rhythms make it to the West

Many of my clients hear me tell them about how important it is that they make their lives as regular as they can in this busy world in order to maintain and support their health.  This idea is an old practice in Chinese Traditional Medicine.  Chinese Medicine teaches that each organ of the body has a specific time when it is strongest and most active.  This is often called the Chinese 24 Hour clock.  Recently, in the New York Times, I read an article that talks about practicing medicine using time of day as a factor for treatment:  read article here.  It is good to see that we in the "west' are starting to learn about our health throughout our day.

The Chinese Organ Times are:
3-5 AM-Lung; 5-7 AM-Large Intestine; 7-9 AM-Spleen; 9-11 AM-Stomach; 11-1 PM-Heart; 1-3 PM-Small Intestine; 3-5 PM-Urinary Bladder; 5-7 PM-Kidney; 7-9 PM-Pericardium; 9-11 PM-San Jiao; 11-1 AM-Liver and then the cycle starts again at the Lung for the new day.