In Chinese medicine, a night out creates internal heat, dampness, and stagnant Liver Qi, which is why you wake up feeling puffy, foggy, irritable, or anxious. Hereās some tips!
ā¢ Warm lemon water or chrysanthemum tea: Alcohol creates internal heat and depletes fluids. Warm, gentle hydration helps your body circulate and eliminate toxins, while chrysanthemum specifically clears excess heat that can show up as headache, irritability, or redness. Warm fluids support digestion. Cold drinks slow it down.
ā¢ Simple, nourishing foods like congee, bone broth, soft eggs, and steamed greens: After a night out, your digestive fire is weakened. Easy to digest, warm foods help rebuild fluids and electrolytes without creating more dampness or inflammation. This stabilizes blood sugar and prevents that anxious, shaky crash.
ā¢ Gentle movement like a slow walk or light stretching: Hangovers are often stuck Liver Qi. Gentle movement improves circulation, supports detox pathways, and reduces headache and body heaviness. Intense workouts further deplete you. Light movement restores flow without draining your energy.
ā¢ Calm the Shen with a warm bath, acupressure, journaling, and early sleep: Alcohol scatters the spirit and disrupts the nervous system. A warm bath relaxes muscles and supports detox through circulation. Acupressure helps ease nausea and anxiety. Journaling clears emotional residue. Early sleep allows the Liver to repair and reset overnight.
I believe your skin journey is a holistic journey and incorporating eastern herbs and TCM practices was a solution that worked for me and can also work for you. š¤
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Let me explain why smoothies and salads arenāt great for you in TCM. Cold, raw foods can shock the digestive system and slow it down, making it harder for your body to properly break down food and absorb nutrients, which can lead to bloating, low energy, and imbalance over time. Warm, nourishing foods support digestion, circulation, and steady energy, helping your body feel more grounded, resilient, and balanced overall.
TCM principles that change my brain chemistry
Your emotions need to move. Suppressing how you feel doesnāt make it go away, in TCM, that energy gets stuck in the body and shows up as tension, burnout, or pain.
Health isnāt a perfect routine. Yin-yang theory teaches that true balance is about flowing between rest and effort, softness and strength, not rigidity.
Rest is literally medicine. When your nervous system is constantly overstimulated, your body canāt heal. Slowing down isnāt laziness, itās regulation.
And finally, youāre allowed to outgrow old versions of yourself. TCMās 7-year cycle reminds us that transformation is natural. Who you were at 21 isnāt who youāre meant to be at 28. Thatās not failure, thatās growth. šæ
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, emotions are deeply connected to physical health. When we isolate, overwork, suppress emotions, or stay chronically stressed, qi can become stagnant, especially liver qi. Movement, laughter, music, dancing, human connection, and joy help circulate energy through the body and regulate emotions naturally.
As an NYC girlie who loves TCM, sometimes the healthiest thing you can do is get dressed up, be around people you love, laugh too hard, dance, and remind your nervous system that life is meant to be enjoyed too āØ
As an entrepreneur, Iām often engulfed in work, sitting at my desk indoors, and I forget how important it is to go back to nature. This is my reminder to myself, and to you. Nature isnāt just calming, itās regulatory.
Studies show time outdoors lowers cortisol, reduces inflammation, and improves mood. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, this is your Qi returning to balance when you realign with the environment around you.
Sometimes the answer isnāt adding more.
itās returning to what your body already understands.
Your body never lies. š¤
That tight jaw, tense shoulders, unsettled stomach: itās not just stress. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, tension isnāt random. Itās a message.
Swipe through to learn what each area of your body may be holding, and simple ways to gently release it. ā”ļø
Your healing doesnāt have to be complicated. Sometimes it starts with just listening.
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Normalize acupuncture.
Your body isnāt meant to run on empty. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, fatigue is a sign your Qi is depleted or out of balance, not something to just push through.
A few needles can help restore energy, regulate your system, and bring your body back into alignment. Sometimes healing looks this simple.
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This week was full of exciting events, lots of learning from incredible people, and more hard work behind the scenes for Moonbow. Swipe for a second glance into our lives!
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