Categories: Articles, William “Tony” Rogers,
The Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water) are the foundation for Taoist healing strategies. Each element has a different energy vibration and frequency in relationship to vital organs, planets, directions, seasons, taste, color and a host of other relationships that ancient Taoist sages connected to each of the five elements to better understand the human body. Wood is the element related to Spring.
The two vital organs connected to the Wood element are the Liver (yin) and the Gall Bladder (yang). Jupiter is the planet and East is the direction. Spring is the season; sour is the tastes and green is the color. Wood is the element, infancy is the cycle. We often relate to Spring as a time to clean and make new. Spring is an important time for detoxifying the Liver and Gall Bladder, the Wood organs.
The Gall Bladder is a pear-shaped sack located in a depression under the liver on your right side. The function of the Gall Bladder is to store and concentrate bile until it is needed in the small intestine for digestion. The bile breaks down fats in food. If the Gall Bladder gets congested with bile salts or bacteria; the bile will isolate it and form a pearl-like stone around it. You do not want this to happen. Irritability and uptightness can weaken the Gall Bladder in the Spring.
The Liver stores large quantities of blood, minerals, and vitamins. The liver produces bile salts which are distributed by the Gall Bladder into the small intestine to absorb fats from the food that we eat. The Liver also stores all the toxins, poisons, chemicals, and drugs that the body takes in. The Liver then breaks down poisons chemically into less toxic compounds that can be easily eliminated. Toxins stay in the liver for a long time. If the amount of toxic becomes too high gallstones can develop. Anger and frustration can weaken the liver in the Spring.
There are many ways to start a Spring detox strategy. A very easy and inexpensive way is to drink a glass of warm water with lemon every morning. I always recommend Ginseng, not only for Spring detox but for a year-round way to build a strong immune system.
Keep in mind all Ginseng products are not the same and some can even cause an allergic reaction if it is not pure organic ginseng. I believe the best pure organic ginseng that is affordable is Bing Han. My good friend Keith Williams introduced this product to me a few years ago.
Bing Han is very popular in the Chines community, but it is not always advertised. If you are interested in exploring how pure organic ginseng can be part of your Spring detox strategy give him a call at 917 826-0216 or email him at keit9will@hotmail.com
