Health Notes

Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine

Kristin Misik 7/27/26 Kristin Misik 7/27/26

Focus on the heart!

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a more nuanced view of the function of the heart than biomedicine, but they both agree that the heart propels the blood through the vessels. In biomedicine, the heart is little more than a pump.

Kristin Misik 2/17/25 Kristin Misik 2/17/25

Reconnecting the heart spirit

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) we can observe the relative health of the Heart and the animating spirit of the Shen through the complexion, the brightness of the eyes, the movements of the body, the vitality of the person. What we don’t always talk about is the importance of the Heart and Shen in our ability to experience joy.