Healthy digestion & Stomach Qi with Dr Jason Chong (Oriental Medicine Practitioner)
Jason Chong is an experienced Acupuncturist and Herbalist, working in Melbourne, Australia. We talk about ways patients can increase digestive health through stomach channel massage, food choices and better awareness of what's going into our body. Stomach Qi is associated with the Earth element (paired with Spleen energy) in Chinese medicine and in a more western understanding gut health, the mind-gut connection and promotion of harmony and health in our body through ensuring all aspects of food assimilation are working properly. We also talk about the environmental impacts of current eating habits, food miles. ABOUT Dr Jason Chong ; https://www.dantianhealth.com.au (You can download Jason's free E-book here) Jason Chong is an Oriental Medicine Doctor with over 10 years of experience helping people reclaim their health and vitality. Jason is a fully qualified and nationally registered as an acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist. Jason is also a lecturer at the Australian Shiatsu College. Jason has studied the Tian family lineage of classical herbal medicine at ICEAM. Under the tutelage of Arnaud Versluys, I graduated with as a Diplomate in Canonical Chinese Medicine. Jason has also studied many styles of acupuncture practice. His primary focus is on the Nagano lineage of gentle Japanese acupuncture. This is through the tutelage of Shimamura Tsuyoshi Sensei and Kiiko Matsumoto Sensei. IMPORTANT: This video, as with all videos on the The Chinese Medicine Podcast are NOT a replacement for a health professional diagnosis. While Marie may answer your questions, all answers are not of a professional consultation level - it is impossible to check your pulse through the internet, hence Chinese medicine cannot be practiced properly through the internet. If you have any undiagnosed symptoms, or changes in your health condition The Chinese Medicine Podcast urges you to see your own doctor, GP, Chinese medicine practitioner, acupuncturist or other health professional as appropriate. If it is an emergency call 000 in Australia. If you are unsure if this advice is appropriate for your individual situation ask your own practitioner before applying any diet or lifestyle techniques /concepts discussed in this video. Marie Hopkinson and The Chinese Medicine Podcast wishes you the best of health and improvement in your own health journey.