Patients were taught a combination of good diet, good diet and good breathing technique. If a patient did fall sick, there were powerful ways to bring him or her back to health: acupuncture, herbalism and massage. Sickness was simply not a way of life - surely a tempting enough reason to investigate this incredible holistic system of healing. The underlying philosophy behind traditional Chinese medicine is that good health revolves around the correct flow of qi, or chi, the subtle energy of the body.
If we look after ourselves, eat the right kinds of foods and undertake the right kinds of exercise, we can increase the amount of qi in our bodies. If we fall into bad ways, our levels of qi drop or are blocked and the consequence is lack of vital energy, emotional distress or even disease. The entire Chinese life view is immensely complex and, some might say, almost obsessive. Qi can be depleted or lost through too much, too little or the wrong kind of food, drink, exercise, and work. Even your emotions can fall out of balance and affect your health.
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