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Bu - The Tao to Optimum Health

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In China when you meet a person and mention health prevention or avoiding sickness, they will invariable tell you that they "bu" regularly. The Chinese people have always believed that, in order to avoid sickness and stay healthy, you should bu (restore oneself) habitually. It is part of everyday life, it is as important as eating, perhaps more so, as the term bu implies a deliberate and positive effort at maintaining personal health.

From childhood the Chinese people learn what foods, herbs, exercises and therapies are needed to maintain health, it is part of their culture to pass on the knowledge of medicinal methods to new generations. We all have a responsibility to help our family and oneself. During my clinical experience working in Chinese hospitals I was impressed by this sense of duty by each patient for their own health. They carry their medical records with them to the doctor. They are involved in the diagnosis and principal of treatment. They approve or disapprove of the prescription. They ask questions, if they are unsure of meanings. This confirmed the notion that no one knows your health better than yourself and no-one could have the same commitment or motivation to maintain that health better that yourself.

You can start to "bu" at anytime, the sooner the better for you

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Now is the Time to "bu"

The Chinese believe that, in order to avoid sickness and stay healthy, certain herbs should be included as part of a daily diet in the form of soup, tonic, or as part of a dish. This approach is generally called bu. It is meant to nourish, strengthen, and enrich various hard working organs, and in certain cases, revitalize and rejuvenate any worn out parts.

The Chinese also believe in at the right time. Spring is the season for growth and the right type of herbs should be consumed. Winter is traditionally the season to restore various parts of the body and organs in order to get the body ready for the following year. Also, middle-aged people should start a program right after they turn 40. It is believed that once over the 50 mark, it becomes more difficult and less effective to revitalize or rejuvenate the more important organs.

In addition to our various organs, Chinese herbalists believe that our bodies require a well supplied and balanced amount of Yin, Yang, Blood and Qi. Therefore, an effective program or treatment will be designed to strengthen and revitalize the weakening or depleted Yin, Yang, Qi, Blood, or certain over worked organs, and to restore them to a normal equilibrium.

Depending on one's condition of damage, treatment could be either rapid or slow. Interestingly, the weaker the patient's condition, the slower the restoration. This is because a severely weakened patient or organ would not be able to respond well to too rapid or powerful booster treatment. In any case, is generally a slow building process.

Why are herbs important to "bu"?

Herbs normally grow in the wild, they generate more energy than meat and vegetables and provide outstanding and abundant vitality. Herbs grow slowly and their vitality lasts for months, some herbs can withstand oxidation (rotting) for years. This potential is absorbed by us when we eat the herbs or drink a herbal infusion (herb tea or soup). Each of use need to take herbs daily, to harness this colossal nutritional energy.

Herbs help our health in three ways:

Preventative: as night turns to day and cold to heat, we all experience illness in our health at some stage. We are all susceptible to certain illness. That is why some people take multi-vitamins and more take herbs to strengthen our bodies to resist these disharmonies. When we sense a cold or flu coming on, we can take herbs in advance of full onset. Herbs give our bodies more power to ward off any contagion, even serious ones such as parotitis (mumps), meningitis, encephalitis and hepatitis. Heat stroke can also be prevented if treated early enough with herbs.

Curative: When someone is already suffering from an ailment, and the body is in disharmony, taking herbs can help relieve the misery. Some examples are constipation, acne, pain, toothache, indigestion, irritable bowel, nervous disorders, painful periods, headaches, sleep disturbances, low libido, sexual dysfunction and hang-overs.

Tonic: Herbs are considered as strong foods by the Chinese, increasing or balancing our energy, invigorating and revitalising our body, restoring mental well-ness, calming the mind, rejuvenating poor tissues.

Chinese Herbal Formula.

In Chinese Herbal Therapy, a group of herbs is combined together to specifically address a person's unique bodily state. This is one way in which treatment is very individualized. A herbalist treats no two patients with the same combination of herbs. Most herbalists use a "classical formula" as a foundation. Many classical formulas written up to 2,000 years ago are still commonly used today. herbs can then be added or taken out of classical formulas to customize them for patients.

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