#straightfromcait: Chinese Medicine for Healing Burnout

In this mini-episode, a listener asked me to talk about Chinese Medicine and Burnout, which I LOVED, so I did right away :).

If you've been around for a while, you know that I have a Master's degree in Chinese Medicine - and if you're new - you just found out! :)

Chinese medicine is an umbrella term that includes what is referred to as the 5 pillars. Acupuncture & Massage, Herbology, Nutrition & Lifestyle, Moxibustion, and Qigong.

In different places, you will see these labeled differently. The fact is that Chinese medicine has a varied history within China and it's even messier when it starts moving to the West.

The point I want to make here is that Chinese medicine is more than just acupuncture but in this quick episode, I speak mostly about acupuncture because it's so common.

Acupuncture has the ability to calm our nervous systems, allow our brains to heal, improve gut bacteria and more which leads me to believe it's the best system for beating burnout.

The points I mentioned that improve the stress management function of the brain are LI 4 (more commonly known as the headache point) and ST 36 (more commonly known as the immunity point).

I hope this episode clues you in as to the power of Chinese medicine when you're burnt out.

If you need help finding a practitioner near you, DM me on Instagram!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices