What Are the Essential Substances That Form the Foundation of Health?

Have you ever given any thought to what actually keeps your body in perfect working order? Five essential substances—also known as vital substances—lie behind the Daoist healing practices. Working together—like the building blocks of health—they keep you balanced and optimized. They include essence, blood, body fluids, qi, and spirit. Though they all have different purposes, […]

Doug Crawford, L.Ac.

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