TCM or Traditional Chinese Medicine works with the theory that a person’s health depends on each individual organ working together to create a whole organic being. This encompasses the mind, body and spirit. Each organ or system works independently but also in conjunction with one another. TCM teaches that aging is a progressive and degenerative process that takes place in the body. Its theory is that by the time a person has reached the age of 40 aging has caused half of the qi or life energy to be lost.

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