Prevention is the Best Medicine

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You’ve likely heard that prevention is the best medicine – and it’s true! Staying healthy is a lot easier than healing from illness, but we must put the time and energy into maintaining our good health.

Sometimes it helps to think about your body as you would your car. A car needs check-ups, diagnostics, refueling, and topping up. Parts will eventually wear out, but how well you maintain them will determine the strength and integrity of them over their lifetime. Your body works just the same. We need good quality food and fuel, check-ups, rest, recharging, and the occasional boost. Maintaining our health in small ways throughout our life is the best way to prevent major damage and disease later on.

Chinese medicine really shines when it comes to preventative medicine. In fact, ancient doctors were often compensated based on how healthy their patients were – a big change from our medical practices today! With an attitude towards health maintenance and prevention, Chinese herbal medicine developed several formulas to help improve our general wellness, prevent disease, and encourage longevity.

Xiao Yao Wan is a gentle formula that works to regulate the flow of blood and qi throughout the body, while also helping the mind to settle and the nervous system as a whole to relax. This is a great stress-relieving formula and helps to minimize the bad effects of stress on our bodies. While you can take Xiao Yao Wan for issues like anger, stress, pain, digestive issues, menstrual issues, and more, it can also be taken as a preventative medicine. Xiao Yao Wan calms the mind and body, releases tension, improves sleep, and boosts mood. It encourages good circulation, digestion, and elimination. That combination makes for a healthy body and happy brain!

If you are feeling low on energy, fatigued, sleepy, or generally worn-down, you may be lacking the proper amount of qi to keep your body functioning adequately. This is extremely common in our go-go-go kind of world. We often run on empty and fill our plates with too many to-dos. Poor sleep quality, inadequate nutrition, and chronic stress further deplete our qi, leaving us constantly in search of that next cup of coffee or energy drink.

Instead of filling up on false energy, fix the root of the problem. Si Jun Zi Wan is the core formula to boost energy and improve the functioning of the whole body. It is mild enough that it can be used by most people as a daily boost without any of the side-effects of caffeine or other stimulants. The added benefit of Si Jun Zi Wan is that not only will your fatigue improve, but your body will be able to function better in other ways. You may notice improved digestion, stronger immunity, or better sleep. These are all ways to encourage a healthier whole system and prevent illness in the future.

If you tend to digestive issues, Liu Jun Zi Wan is a great place to start for protecting your gut health. Scientists are finding that many of our chronic health issues may have a start in the gut and our microbiome. Protecting our digestive system is a major key to maintaining long term health and wellness.

Yu Ping Feng San tea pills are a fantastic preventative herbal medicine. The translation of “yu ping feng” is Jade Wind Screen – an homage to the carved jade screens that the Chinese used to prevent wind from blowing into their dwellings. In Chinese medicine, catching a cold is considered a disease of “wind.” Wind, also considered any exogenous pathogen, enters the body and causes chills, fever, sore throat, cough, headache, muscle, aches, and other symptoms we associate with the common cold or flu.

Yu Ping Feng San acts as a barrier to this “wind,” building up the defense system and preventing wind from entering the body and causing harm. In our more modern terms, this formula is boosting the body’s immune system, fighting of pathogens, and preventing illness. This is the perfect preventative formula for anyone who is susceptible to frequent colds or flus, works in high germ areas (such as schools, airports, or hospitals), or has a compromised immune system.

Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan is a balance formula that helps to boost yang, while also making sure that our yin is supported and nourished at the same time. By starting a yang tonic such as this one, you can prevent the further depletion of yang and maintain a healthy balance as you age.

To preserve your yin and nourish your body, start taking a regular dose of Liu Wei Di Huang Wan. This formula helps to supplement and enrich the body while keeping the yin and yang in balance. With a healthy balance of yin and yang, your body will be able to.

In addition to helping protect the brain from various issues as we age, Bu Nao Pian also has immediate beneficial effects. This formula can help to reduce stress and improve overall mood. Anxiety, fear, worry, nightmares, restlessness, and agitation are quieted by the calming herbs in this formula. In addition, many people experience better sleep, enhanced concentration, and deeper focus with Bu Nao Pian.

What’s on Your Body’s Maintenance Schedule?

We may feel invincible when we are young and healthy, but we are all delicate machines at the end of the day. Our bodies need to be looked after while we are strong and healthy just as much as they do when we are ill. The easiest way to maintain your health over the years and prevent chronic illness is to taking small steps in the right direction now. Choose healthier foods, move daily, and rest. Practice relaxation techniques like meditation, art, or journaling. Enlist the help of a traditional Chinese herbal formula to keep you in tip top shape. Our best medicine is prevention!