TCM and Sinus Help

[GoldenxChild1]

My sinuses are always inflamed. I went to my doctor who prescribed nasal spray and it helps but it's not that effective. I was thinking I'd try a more ancient medicine such as TCM. However, every TCM website tells me to get a different herb.

Note* It's the worst at night and upon awaking. it gets better throughout the day. I also have a cat that I suspected might have to do with my sinuses but I grew up with pets and never used to have a problem.

Any suggestions?

 

[Centralforce666]

Do your sinuses hurt?

Is there any expectoration of mucous?

If so, what is the colour?

Is there blood streaks in it?

Do you have any other persistent bodily symptoms such as cough, nausea, frontal or temple headaches? Muscle pain and fibromyalgic symptoms?

The more information you provide, the better the diagnosis and therefore any treatment recommendations will be.

 

[Username]

The root of the problem is your stomach not having enough yang energy to digest the sugar from the food that you eat which results in heating. The body produces mucus to fight the heat.

The core solution of your problem lies in spiritual squares of either mercury,sun or mars in that priority.
There is mercury square upcoming in June. Prepare for your squares by doing ample AoP so that you do not mess up any counts and even if you do mess up, you can just nullify the energies and start again in that very same day. Look, none of physical medicines or any physical solutions will ever help you cure your problem.

In the meanwhile, acupuncture therapy by a specialist and runic healing working that involves male energy runes like Sowilo, Uruz etc will help. I advise you to start a runic healing working soon. I do not have much knowledge about runes and do not know which combination of runes would provide you with ample yang to heal your problem. You can ask an advanced member here for such a combination that is both healing and increases the yang energy permanently.

Keep up with the runic healing working even after you have started the square. Never get cocky and stop the square even if your nose block seems to have completely disappeared. I got cocky in the exact manner and had to deal with the consequences.

In the meanwhile, stop eating any food that increases heat in your stomach. Completely remove grains from your diet and any food that has 'masala' in it. Avoid spicy food like plague and only eat food that is cooling to your stomach. Foods that increase good bacteria in your stomach like curd and cucumber is advised. You can forgo good bacteria increasing food but you can never forgo cooling foods because your diet is directly related to what you are suffering from. If possible, drink apple cider vinegar with mother after you wake up. Do not worry that you will have to put up with such restrictions throughout your life. You can slowly ease after having done at least one spiritual square of either of the three planets and completely remove such restrictions after some point in time. However, until you complete your very first square, do follow the above restriction. The primary reason is so that you can vibrate the square freely and reduce the potential of errors during vibrations.

Also, one last question, are you able to vibrate 'Mmm....' without any difficulties or does the nose block prevent you from freely vibrating 'Mmm....' ? If so, how often do you encounter difficulty in vibrating 'Mmm...' ? If you sinus is stressed even a little when you vibrate 'Mmm....' at any time of the day,then do let me know about it as this question is vital for completely removing your problem from its very root.

 

[GoldenxChild1]

The root of the problem is your stomach not having enough yang energy to digest the sugar from the food that you eat which results in heating. The body produces mucus to fight the heat.

The core solution of your problem lies in spiritual squares of either mercury,sun or mars in that priority.
There is mercury square upcoming in June. Prepare for your squares by doing ample AoP so that you do not mess up any counts and even if you do mess up, you can just nullify the energies and start again in that very same day. Look, none of physical medicines or any physical solutions will ever help you cure your problem.

In the meanwhile, acupuncture therapy by a specialist and runic healing working that involves male energy runes like Sowilo, Uruz etc will help. I advise you to start a runic healing working soon. I do not have much knowledge about runes and do not know which combination of runes would provide you with ample yang to heal your problem. You can ask an advanced member here for such a combination that is both healing and increases the yang energy permanently.

Keep up with the runic healing working even after you have started the square. Never get cocky and stop the square even if your nose block seems to have completely disappeared. I got cocky in the exact manner and had to deal with the consequences.

In the meanwhile, stop eating any food that increases heat in your stomach. Completely remove grains from your diet and any food that has 'masala' in it. Avoid spicy food like plague and only eat food that is cooling to your stomach. Foods that increase good bacteria in your stomach like curd and cucumber is advised. You can forgo good bacteria increasing food but you can never forgo cooling foods because your diet is directly related to what you are suffering from. If possible, drink apple cider vinegar with mother after you wake up. Do not worry that you will have to put up with such restrictions throughout your life. You can slowly ease after having done at least one spiritual square of either of the three planets and completely remove such restrictions after some point in time. However, until you complete your very first square, do follow the above restriction. The primary reason is so that you can vibrate the square freely and reduce the potential of errors during vibrations.

Also, one last question, are you able to vibrate 'Mmm....' without any difficulties or does the nose block prevent you from freely vibrating 'Mmm....' ? If so, how often do you encounter difficulty in vibrating 'Mmm...' ? If you sinus is stressed even a little when you vibrate 'Mmm....' at any time of the day,then do let me know about it as this question is vital for completely removing your problem from its very root.

This was a great reply I appreciate it. So for the squares, you recommend programming them to increase my general vitality or specifically healing the sinuses/respiratory system?

And I can't vibrate mmm in the morning until after Hatha yoga. I am at my worst upon awaking, my sinuses feel so hot and dry and inflamed. The mucus is not runny but dry and stuck.

 

[Username]

This was a great reply I appreciate it. So for the squares, you recommend programming them to increase my general vitality or specifically healing the sinuses/respiratory system?

And I can't vibrate mmm in the morning until after Hatha yoga. I am at my worst upon awaking, my sinuses feel so hot and dry and inflamed. The mucus is not runny but dry and stuck.

The core root of the problem is you not having enough yang energy to digest the food that you eat which results in heating and nose block. My point is that excessive heat and sinusitis are only symptoms or a manifestation of your digestive system not having enough male energy for digestion. All of these symptoms disappear when you deal with the root of the problem itself which is lack of yang enegry. Hence, I recommend you to increase your general vitality and health in general.

You need to find a window or duration of time in which you are able to freely vibrate 'mmm' of spiritual square. Also, develop a strict regimen of void meditation and protection after you read my reply. At least, 10 mins of void in the morning and 10 mins at night. This is so that you can build laser focus starting from now which will immensely help you with your squares.

Also, I again emphasize on starting a runic healing working with male runes like Sowilo and Uruz to increase your health and vitality in general as soon as possible along with your squares. A 40 or 90 day runic working involving male runes to help increase health and vitality in general should help you permanently alleviate or completely cure your condition. Also, for people like us, permanently healing from this condition should be our first priority for serious advancement.

Absorb energy from the sun via energy breathing when you are out, not necessarily under direct sunlight. Program the energies to have permanently increased your health and vitality in a safe, healthy and positive manner. You may treat this as additional working itself. Aim for either 18 or 27 cycles of focused energy breathing.

You may forgo the above working if your schedule is packed but you must never skip any sessions of void meditation. My suggestion of the male runic working along with the energy breathing is primarily to get you into a square ready shape so that either lack of focus or stressing of sinus when vibrating 'Mmm' of squares do not hinder you in any ways.

The are three things which I want to emphasize:

1. This condition is not normal. Do not think, for even a second, that it is normal. It is not something that you need learn to live with or get used to. Think of it as a frustrating condition that you should aim to remove as soon as possible so that you can truly taste and enjoy your life.

2. Do not get comfortable with your sinusitis or treat it merely as some minor condition. Instead, feel the need to get rid of this problem once and for all, as soon as possible. That, you need to get rid of it in a most immediate and urgent manner.

3. The core solution to your problem lies in spiritual squares of the said planet or a permanent runic healing working in that order. No physical medicine or therapy will ever help you cure your condition.

I recommend you to get acupuncture sessions from a genuine practitioner or to get yourself treated by a quality and certified TCM doctor if possible, and feasible. However, my strong emphasis on squares and 40-90 days runic healing workings before acupuncture, acupressure or TCM still stands. If such genuine places are available, do check them out as it will also help you get into a square ready shape.

I urge you to get in a square ready shape by not eating food that generate heat in your stomach, by doing void meditations with dedication and diligence, by not slacking off on AoP, by energy breathing as suggested above and by starting a runic healing working with male runes as soon as possible even if the date is not favorable.

Finally, remember that permanently healing from this condition is your number 1 priority for now even before your advancement. Focus and dedicate yourself primarily to heal yourself before everything else.
Good luck and take care.

 

[GoldenxChild1]

This was a great reply I appreciate it. So for the squares, you recommend programming them to increase my general vitality or specifically healing the sinuses/respiratory system?

And I can't vibrate mmm in the morning until after Hatha yoga. I am at my worst upon awaking, my sinuses feel so hot and dry and inflamed. The mucus is not runny but dry and stuck.

The core root of the problem is you not having enough yang energy to digest the food that you eat which results in heating and nose block. My point is that excessive heat and sinusitis are only symptoms or a manifestation of your digestive system not having enough male energy for digestion. All of these symptoms disappear when you deal with the root of the problem itself which is lack of yang enegry. Hence, I recommend you to increase your general vitality and health in general.

You need to find a window or duration of time in which you are able to freely vibrate 'mmm' of spiritual square. Also, develop a strict regimen of void meditation and protection after you read my reply. At least, 10 mins of void in the morning and 10 mins at night. This is so that you can build laser focus starting from now which will immensely help you with your squares.

Also, I again emphasize on starting a runic healing working with male runes like Sowilo and Uruz to increase your health and vitality in general as soon as possible along with your squares. A 40 or 90 day runic working involving male runes to help increase health and vitality in general should help you permanently alleviate or completely cure your condition. Also, for people like us, permanently healing from this condition should be our first priority for serious advancement.

Absorb energy from the sun via energy breathing when you are out, not necessarily under direct sunlight. Program the energies to have permanently increased your health and vitality in a safe, healthy and positive manner. You may treat this as additional working itself. Aim for either 18 or 27 cycles of focused energy breathing.

You may forgo the above working if your schedule is packed but you must never skip any sessions of void meditation. My suggestion of the male runic working along with the energy breathing is primarily to get you into a square ready shape so that either lack of focus or stressing of sinus when vibrating 'Mmm' of squares do not hinder you in any ways.

The are three things which I want to emphasize:

1. This condition is not normal. Do not think, for even a second, that it is normal. It is not something that you need learn to live with or get used to. Think of it as a frustrating condition that you should aim to remove as soon as possible so that you can truly taste and enjoy your life.

2. Do not get comfortable with your sinusitis or treat it merely as some minor condition. Instead, feel the need to get rid of this problem once and for all, as soon as possible. That, you need to get rid of it in a most immediate and urgent manner.

3. The core solution to your problem lies in spiritual squares of the said planet or a permanent runic healing working in that order. No physical medicine or therapy will ever help you cure your condition.

I recommend you to get acupuncture sessions from a genuine practitioner or to get yourself treated by a quality and certified TCM doctor if possible, and feasible. However, my strong emphasis on squares and 40-90 days runic healing workings before acupuncture, acupressure or TCM still stands. If such genuine places are available, do check them out as it will also help you get into a square ready shape.

I urge you to get in a square ready shape by not eating food that generate heat in your stomach, by doing void meditations with dedication and diligence, by not slacking off on AoP, by energy breathing as suggested above and by starting a runic healing working with male runes as soon as possible even if the date is not favorable.

Finally, remember that permanently healing from this condition is your number 1 priority for now even before your advancement. Focus and dedicate yourself primarily to heal yourself before everything else.
Good luck and take care.

Thank-you so much, I will do as you said. I am very fortunate that someone took the time to help me with this, so again, thank-you.

 

[Centralforce666]

I really need to point out that the advice that you lack yang energy is very incorrect...

The root cause is obstruction of yang energy due to phlegm and heat congestion NOT deficiency.

I suspect that building your yang energy will only get you so far.

When you're ready to address the actual cause, please respond to my prior questions.

Please also note I mean no disrespect to anyone answering questions here, but a Chinese Medicine Doctor, I cannot simply let incorrect diagnosis be taken as gospel, this is someone's health we are talking about.

 

[GoldenxChild1]

Do your sinuses hurt?

Is there any expectoration of mucous?

If so, what is the colour?

Is there blood streaks in it?

Do you have any other persistent bodily symptoms such as cough, nausea, frontal or temple headaches? Muscle pain and fibromyalgic symptoms?

The more information you provide, the better the diagnosis and therefore any treatment recommendations will be.

Hey brother/sister, I didn't mean to ignore you. I will answer your questions below.

Do your sinuses hurt? - No, they just feel inflamed but no pain.

Is there any expectoration of mucous? - No I don't cough up mucus, there is a build up of very dry mucus in my nose that needs to be manually picked out.

If so, what is the colour?- dry green

Is there blood streaks in it? - 50% of the time yes

Do you have any other persistent bodily symptoms such as cough, nausea, frontal or temple headaches? Muscle pain and fibromyalgic symptoms? - No, except I am fatigued all the time because I can't breathe properly, I mouth breathe a lot.

Thanks for looking into this.

 

[Username]

I really need to point out that the advice that you lack yang energy is very incorrect...

The root cause is obstruction of yang energy due to phlegm and heat congestion NOT deficiency.

I suspect that building your yang energy will only get you so far.

When you're ready to address the actual cause, please respond to my prior questions.

Please also note I mean no disrespect to anyone answering questions here, but a Chinese Medicine Doctor, I cannot simply let incorrect diagnosis be taken as gospel, this is someone's health we are talking about.

The advice that I gave to him was based largely on my own experiences and from the advice that I got from advanced members. I had made few posts asking for advice for the exact same condition as he has now. For example:

https://ancient-forums.com/viewtopic.php?p=276939#p276939

On the above topic, Blackdragon666 himself had advised me to do a mercury square for my health which is same as his. Although my diagnosis might have been incorrect, the advice that I gave to him isn't without basis.

Besides, it is not his first time being recommended to do sun or mars squares or use related planetary runes for his problem. He had already made another post where Blitzkreig had advised him to do squares or affiliated planetary runes of sun or mars.

Although he had said that it will fix his bodily energy and had not necessarily pronounced the the square's relationship with his sinusitis, this citation is still valid in challenging your statement that "I suspect that building your yang energy will only get you so far."

Regarding the context of the said post, Blitzkreig had quoted and advised sun and mars energies via both squares and runes to Goldenxchild when the complaint was constant clogging of sinuses and inability to breathe from the nose resulting in higher proportion of time spent on mouth breathing.

Here:
https://ancient-forums.com/viewtopic.php?p=339640#p339640

Saulo is similar to the Sun, and Thurisaz is similar to Mars, so both can work here. Yet, both those planets are available within Square formats. Using the Squares in a general sense, to simply boost the associated planet, should be enough to fix your bodily energy, especially with these other changes.

In another post, once again, I was advised to focus on squares for permanent solution to my Asthma.
https://ancient-forums.com/viewtopic.php?p=332503#p332503

Note that in the post above, I was only advised for asthma, but not for sinusitis. Although my memory is vague and I might be wrong but a doctor once told me that generally people who have asthma also have sinus related problems. Of course, I can't cite such vague memories. So, I will directly quote some websites:

https://www.thewellnessseeker.com/connection-between-rhinitis-acid-reflux-sinusitis-asthma/

People who have asthma are more likely to suffer from chronic sinusitis and patients with sinusitis are much more likely to develop asthma.

Another link:
https://www.jaxallergy.com/sinusitis-and-asthma-connection/

Although, Blitzkreig had only advised me to focus on planets for permanent spiritual solutions for my asthma, I theorize that even my sinusitis would be permanently cured had I focused on planets as he had advised since these two conditions are said to be interlinked as suggested by the websites above. You might argue that he had not actually advised me to do squares. In that case, directly quoting what he said:

Take note of the planets I mentioned for more permanent solutions to both your vitality and asthma, as well.

The planets he had mentioned in his post:

As far as Squares go, the Sun and Mars rule over vitality. Mercury rules over wind conditions and the lungs, whereas Venus rules over what seems to be heat conditions of the blood.

Another citation citing relationship between yang energy deficiency and dampness/phlegm.
https://ancient-forums.com/viewtopic.php?p=352290#p352290

This same problem can occur in people with yang deficiencies like if you are overworked, not sleeping enough, have poor Sun/Mars energies, and so on. All of these things will result in dampness/phlegm buildup in the body.

What makes this worse is inflammation, which can prevent the body from easily clearing out these other pathogens

I believe that dampness and phlegm buildup in his body is exactly what he is suffering from. I stand corrected when you say that it is due to congestion too. That said, all of the citation above clarify the relationship between deficiency of mars/yang/sun energies and dampness. Therefore, I completely disagree with the statement that:

The root cause is obstruction of yang energy due to phlegm and heat congestion NOT deficiency.

I suspect that building your yang energy will only get you so far.

Of course, I will not deny congestion to be one of the causes. However, I disagree in the statement that it is the primary and root cause and that yang deficiency does not have much relevancy in being one of the major causes. That, building yang energies won't get him far which is false since the citations above clearly indicate the relationship between deficiency of yang and dampness/phlegm.

but a Chinese Medicine Doctor, I cannot simply let incorrect diagnosis be taken as gospel,

I stand corrected by you in my incorrect diagnosis. It was my fault and ignorance in diagnosing as such. However, I will firmly stand by the advice that I gave to him for treating his condition. I have already provided the citations above on clarifying exactly on what basis that I advised as such to him.

That said, you have weird parameters on defining the integrity of your title. When I made the same exact post asking for advice for the same exact condition as his and for which Blitzkreig himself told me to await your guidance, where exactly did you disappear to ? Where exactly did the integrity of your title which you so uphold highly and with dignity disappear to ? Was it because I disrespected you by messing up the quotes ? Does such a mistake completely warrant the ceasing of treatment of patient ? Was my health of not much significance to you or was I not 'someone' to you ? Had you diagnosed me, perhaps I could have been spared 2 years of suffering from my chronic sinusitis and asthma. Although, I do not have much faith in any physical treatment now considering the many physical solutions that I tried to apply as highlighted in my above post which included but was not limited to 10 sessions of needle acupuncture therapy.

Of course, you have helped in curing conditions of many members here and just the above cannot invalidate your work. It is just me letting out my frustration and grievance. Countless people whom you have treated in the forums would disagree with me and they would be right in doing so. I do hope that you continue in prescribing treatment as you have done before as you are highly skilled,experienced and knowledgeable. The only basis with which I argued above with such a quality doctor has much more to do with my own experience than the general advice given. Had it not been for that, it would merely be a child trying to argue with an adult to gain his/her attention and waste time.


Ahem, GoldenxChild, do follow any treatment plan that he prescribes. He is very highly experienced and respected by even Blitzkreig himself. I cannot compare to him in any magnitude, be it his knowledge or experience. You would do well to follow what he prescribed diligently. That said, the things that I have advised you are not harmful. Along with his treatment plan, I do emphasize on doing the squares. Even if the square does not work(Highly unlikely), added increase in health and general vitality from it is always worth the time spent on completing it.

I do hope that you are free from your condition by diligently following what he prescribes according to your condition and from the squares. I myself did not have such opportunity but do hope that you are treated with appropriate attention and guidance. I might not reply to either you and him after this as I am busy with something important but will reply if it concerns your treatment.
Take care and good luck.

 

[Blitzkreig [JG]]

I really need to point out that the advice that you lack yang energy is very incorrect...

The root cause is obstruction of yang energy due to phlegm and heat congestion NOT deficiency.

I suspect that building your yang energy will only get you so far.

Regarding the context of the said post, Blitzkreig had quoted and advised sun and mars energies via both squares and runes to Goldenxchild when the complaint was constant clogging of sinuses and inability to breathe from the nose resulting in higher proportion of time spent on mouth breathing.

Here:
https://ancient-forums.com/viewtopic.php?p=339640#p339640

Saulo is similar to the Sun, and Thurisaz is similar to Mars, so both can work here. Yet, both those planets are available within Square formats. Using the Squares in a general sense, to simply boost the associated planet, should be enough to fix your bodily energy, especially with these other changes.

In another post, once again, I was advised to focus on squares for permanent solution to my Asthma.
https://ancient-forums.com/viewtopic.php?p=332503#p332503

Note that in the post above, I was only advised for asthma, but not for sinusitis. Although my memory is vague and I might be wrong but a doctor once told me that generally people who have asthma also have sinus related problems. Of course, I can't cite such vague memories. So, I will directly quote some websites:

https://www.thewellnessseeker.com/connection-between-rhinitis-acid-reflux-sinusitis-asthma/

People who have asthma are more likely to suffer from chronic sinusitis and patients with sinusitis are much more likely to develop asthma.

Another link:
https://www.jaxallergy.com/sinusitis-and-asthma-connection/

Although, Blitzkreig had only advised me to focus on planets for permanent spiritual solutions for my asthma, I theorize that even my sinusitis would be permanently cured had I focused on planets as he had advised since these two conditions are said to be interlinked as suggested by the websites above. You might argue that he had not actually advised me to do squares. In that case, directly quoting what he said:

Take note of the planets I mentioned for more permanent solutions to both your vitality and asthma, as well.

The planets he had mentioned in his post:

As far as Squares go, the Sun and Mars rule over vitality. Mercury rules over wind conditions and the lungs, whereas Venus rules over what seems to be heat conditions of the blood.

Another citation citing relationship between yang energy deficiency and dampness/phlegm.
https://ancient-forums.com/viewtopic.php?p=352290#p352290

This same problem can occur in people with yang deficiencies like if you are overworked, not sleeping enough, have poor Sun/Mars energies, and so on. All of these things will result in dampness/phlegm buildup in the body.

What makes this worse is inflammation, which can prevent the body from easily clearing out these other pathogens

I believe that dampness and phlegm buildup in his body is exactly what he is suffering from. I stand corrected when you say that it is due to congestion too. That said, all of the citation above clarify the relationship between deficiency of mars/yang/sun energies and dampness. Therefore, I completely disagree with the statement that:

The root cause is obstruction of yang energy due to phlegm and heat congestion NOT deficiency.

I suspect that building your yang energy will only get you so far.

Of course, I will not deny congestion to be one of the causes. However, I disagree in the statement that it is the primary and root cause and that yang deficiency does not have much relevancy in being one of the major causes. That, building yang energies won't get him far which is false since the citations above clearly indicate the relationship between deficiency of yang and dampness/phlegm.

but a Chinese Medicine Doctor, I cannot simply let incorrect diagnosis be taken as gospel,

I stand corrected by you in my incorrect diagnosis. It was my fault and ignorance in diagnosing as such. However, I will firmly stand by the advice that I gave to him for treating his condition. I have already provided the citations above on clarifying exactly on what basis that I advised as such to him.

That said, you have weird parameters on defining the integrity of your title. When I made the same exact post asking for advice for the same exact condition as his and for which Blitzkreig himself told me to await your guidance, where exactly did you disappear to ? Where exactly did the integrity of your title which you so uphold highly and with dignity disappear to ? Was it because I disrespected you by messing up the quotes ? Does such a mistake completely warrant the ceasing of treatment of patient ? Was my health of not much significance to you or was I not 'someone' to you ? Had you diagnosed me, perhaps I could have been spared 2 years of suffering from my chronic sinusitis and asthma. Although, I do not have much faith in any physical treatment now considering the many physical solutions that I tried to apply as highlighted in my above post which included but was not limited to 10 sessions of needle acupuncture therapy.

There is some confusion about some concepts here. First off, Centralforce is correct that the dampness, in particular the phlegm, is strongly caused by the heat in the body. The heat congeals any fluids and makes them harder to remove, therefore the yang energy cannot readily remove it.

When Goldenchild says that he is cold, this is clearly yang deficiency. When he says that he has dry phlegm, especially with blood, this is more clearly heat-related.

Also, we have to be careful when translating between TCM and JoS terminology. The Sun is a yang energy, but its influence on the body produces both physical yin and yang components. That is why the Sun is the source of vitality, not just the source of yang.

Although one's Mercury energy can help prevent the buildup of yin pathogens in the body, and help the lungs in a general sense, the Sun can compensate and fix all health problems in the body, due to its rulership over vitality, and given enough energy.

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As far as Centralforce's position on the forums, please do not bash him because he was not present to help you. This was not due to malice or negligence. In fact, as a professional, it probably pains him that he does not have the time to help every single person.

The lack of health knowledge is not due to Centralforce, but due to the enemy. It was by his efforts that TCM was introduced into JoS, and by our efforts that we continue its spread through our own learning of it.

Do not let frustrations or minor errors get in the way of what is otherwise very good progress on the health front.

 

[GoldenxChild1]

Just gonna jump in and say thanks to all my comrades in Satan. I will take all of your advice and apply it.

I missed the 31st because of the VOC but the 7th is the next Mars square day and I will be doing a working for general energy and vitality.

Mercury squares are also coming and I will utilize those as well and program it towards my lungs.

And lastly the Sun, which is also approaching.

Btw, I already do regular Cleaning, Hatha, Pranayama, and runic workings like an AOP. Just an FYI in case anyone was wondering.

 

[Username]

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There is some confusion about some concepts here. First off, Centralforce is correct that the dampness, in particular the phlegm, is strongly caused by the heat in the body. The heat congeals any fluids and makes them harder to remove, therefore the yang energy cannot readily remove it.

When Goldenchild says that he is cold, this is clearly yang deficiency. When he says that he has dry phlegm, especially with blood, this is more clearly heat-related.

Also, we have to be careful when translating between TCM and JoS terminology. The Sun is a yang energy, but its influence on the body produces both physical yin and yang components. That is why the Sun is the source of vitality, not just the source of yang.

Although one's Mercury energy can help prevent the buildup of yin pathogens in the body, and help the lungs in a general sense, the Sun can compensate and fix all health problems in the body, due to its rulership over vitality, and given enough energy.

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As far as Centralforce's position on the forums, please do not bash him because he was not present to help you. This was not due to malice or negligence. In fact, as a professional, it probably pains him that he does not have the time to help every single person.

The lack of health knowledge is not due to Centralforce, but due to the enemy. It was by his efforts that TCM was introduced into JoS, and by our efforts that we continue its spread through our own learning of it.

Do not let frustrations or minor errors get in the way of what is otherwise very good progress on the health front.

Understood, I apologize for my rudeness and immaturity of the above post. I hope that he continues treating many people here without letting immature people like me bother him. I did not mean to bash him though, it all came out. However, it seems that I have bashed him. I apologize again.

I did not know that he was the one who introduced TCM to the forum. I feel ashamed as I type my reply to you. It is almost equivalent to a commoner arguing with the forefather of TCM himself. I just hope that replies by immature children like me do not bother him in any way and that he continues to treat Goldenxchild and many others in the forums. The above post made by me was a grave mistake which tried to bash such a professional in the field. Although, yet again, I emphasize that it was not my intention to bash him. I have learned from my very big mistake and hope that I don't make yet another huge blunder like I have made above. It seems I need to focus on retrospection and self reflection as I have kept making errors after errors in the forums.

The last time I made such a huge blunder was by advising sister Shadowcat a ketogenic diet to fulfill her energy needs for her work and also help with her sinus related problems during work. Perhaps such a diet would help a normal person but it was a blunder for me to advise such a diet tor her as it would not be able to realistically meet her energy needs at the same time. I should not have given advice when I myself was ignorant about many things and thought of myself as a expert by reading a few lines on the internet. Reviewing the post made by me to Shadowcat and the post above, one can clearly see ignorance and inflated self-opinions disgustingly reeking with lesser to no magnitude of truth.

I need some time to retrospect and self reflect. Although, I can afford to harm myself with my inflated self-opinions and ignorance, I cannot afford to do the same to other members here. I cannot say that I have learned from my mistake since learning takes time for me. Finally, the forum and Goldenxchild is blessed to have such a skilled professional for treatment of health conditions. Now that I think of it, few people have such a huge opportunity to be directly treated by a qualified TCM doctor and we should be grateful for as such, because such an opportunity in a commoner's life is met but not something that is gained when sought.

 

[Centralforce666]

Do your sinuses hurt?

Is there any expectoration of mucous?

If so, what is the colour?

Is there blood streaks in it?

Do you have any other persistent bodily symptoms such as cough, nausea, frontal or temple headaches? Muscle pain and fibromyalgic symptoms?

The more information you provide, the better the diagnosis and therefore any treatment recommendations will be.

Hey brother/sister, I didn't mean to ignore you. I will answer your questions below.

Do your sinuses hurt? - No, they just feel inflamed but no pain.

Is there any expectoration of mucous? - No I don't cough up mucus, there is a build up of very dry mucus in my nose that needs to be manually picked out.

If so, what is the colour?- dry green

Is there blood streaks in it? - 50% of the time yes

Do you have any other persistent bodily symptoms such as cough, nausea, frontal or temple headaches? Muscle pain and fibromyalgic symptoms? - No, except I am fatigued all the time because I can't breathe properly, I mouth breathe a lot.

Thanks for looking into this.

These symptoms indicate phlegm-fire, the location of which is the chest and upper burner

The herbal therapy indicated is Wen Dan Tang or Bamboo and Holen formula.

This formula clears heat and resolves phlegm.

Following that, any other apparent syndrome can be addressed.

For anyone interested, a common mistake when learning Chinese medicine is to ascribe and treat the apparent underlying deficiencies when there is phlegm involved.

Phlegm is a serious condition and complicates the body considerably. There is a saying in the classic books that phlegm is the root of the 10,000 diseases, meaning it can cause all kinds of problems.

When applying herbal therapy, to use a nourishing formula which increases yang of the spleen or kidney, so too will you increase the phlegm and therefore make the patient worse.

I liken phlegm to blockages within the pipes of a house.

Increasing water pressure (yang) may move the blockage (phlegm) but it also may push it somewhere harder to reach and more dangerous.

It is only by treating the water with strong corrosive chemicals to break down the blockage that we can achieve a drainage of the waste via the faucets (sweat, tears, urination, vomitus, defecation and ejaculation).

After the blockage is gone, the function may return to normal, at which point no further treatment may be necessary.

Or, another underlying syndrome may become evident, but the presence of phlegm complicates and obscures the actual body condition.

I have seen this first hand, time and time again in clinical practice treating the public.

You are of course welcome to question my merit and expertise on the subject of Chinese medicine, I have no problem with that for without questioning, how can one truly understand?

I have not been present on the forums for some time and there are numerous reasons for this both personal and spiritual.

I am aiming to be more active now.

 

[GoldenxChild1]

Do your sinuses hurt?

Is there any expectoration of mucous?

If so, what is the colour?

Is there blood streaks in it?

Do you have any other persistent bodily symptoms such as cough, nausea, frontal or temple headaches? Muscle pain and fibromyalgic symptoms?

The more information you provide, the better the diagnosis and therefore any treatment recommendations will be.

Hey brother/sister, I didn't mean to ignore you. I will answer your questions below.

Do your sinuses hurt? - No, they just feel inflamed but no pain.

Is there any expectoration of mucous? - No I don't cough up mucus, there is a build up of very dry mucus in my nose that needs to be manually picked out.

If so, what is the colour?- dry green

Is there blood streaks in it? - 50% of the time yes

Do you have any other persistent bodily symptoms such as cough, nausea, frontal or temple headaches? Muscle pain and fibromyalgic symptoms? - No, except I am fatigued all the time because I can't breathe properly, I mouth breathe a lot.

Thanks for looking into this.

These symptoms indicate phlegm-fire, the location of which is the chest and upper burner

The herbal therapy indicated is Wen Dan Tang or Bamboo and Holen formula.

This formula clears heat and resolves phlegm.

Following that, any other apparent syndrome can be addressed.

For anyone interested, a common mistake when learning Chinese medicine is to ascribe and treat the apparent underlying deficiencies when there is phlegm involved.

Phlegm is a serious condition and complicates the body considerably. There is a saying in the classic books that phlegm is the root of the 10,000 diseases, meaning it can cause all kinds of problems.

When applying herbal therapy, to use a nourishing formula which increases yang of the spleen or kidney, so too will you increase the phlegm and therefore make the patient worse.

I liken phlegm to blockages within the pipes of a house.

Increasing water pressure (yang) may move the blockage (phlegm) but it also may push it somewhere harder to reach and more dangerous.

It is only by treating the water with strong corrosive chemicals to break down the blockage that we can achieve a drainage of the waste via the faucets (sweat, tears, urination, vomitus, defecation and ejaculation).

After the blockage is gone, the function may return to normal, at which point no further treatment may be necessary.

Or, another underlying syndrome may become evident, but the presence of phlegm complicates and obscures the actual body condition.

I have seen this first hand, time and time again in clinical practice treating the public.

You are of course welcome to question my merit and expertise on the subject of Chinese medicine, I have no problem with that for without questioning, how can one truly understand?

I have not been present on the forums for some time and there are numerous reasons for this both personal and spiritual.

I am aiming to be more active now.

Thank-you so much for this reply. Before I saw this I took it upon myself to go to a TCM shop and I bought Pe Min Kan Wan , will this also help along with the other herbs you suggested?

 

[Shadowcat]

My sinuses are always inflamed. I went to my doctor who prescribed nasal spray and it helps but it's not that effective. I was thinking I'd try a more ancient medicine such as TCM. However, every TCM website tells me to get a different herb.

Note* It's the worst at night and upon awaking. it gets better throughout the day. I also have a cat that I suspected might have to do with my sinuses but I grew up with pets and never used to have a problem.

Any suggestions?

Ever since I started working and welding in boilers I have noticed myself getting a sore throat and a sinus infection every 3 months or so. Especially when I have been working somewhere for a while in general, I have the same, with it being the worst in the morning and at night. There would be times the congestion in my nasal passages would ruin a yoga session esp with inverted asanas. It was one of the things that caused yoga to become sporadic along with fatigue from retarded long hours compared to when i lived in the EU. (in the process of being fixed thank good ness)

Anyway nasal sprays are probably just a bandaid on the situation, in my take. If i was you i would get tested for allergies. I did notice however while doing my moon square back in February, that sinus trouble and post nasal drip decreased. I have a habit now coming back from work when i go on jobs, that i inhale some water in my nose and blow it back out to clean out my nasal passages. (just make sure its clean and filtered)

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Also, Dr. Blitz you have another patient hehe.

 

[GoldenxChild1]

My sinuses are always inflamed. I went to my doctor who prescribed nasal spray and it helps but it's not that effective. I was thinking I'd try a more ancient medicine such as TCM. However, every TCM website tells me to get a different herb.

Note* It's the worst at night and upon awaking. it gets better throughout the day. I also have a cat that I suspected might have to do with my sinuses but I grew up with pets and never used to have a problem.

Any suggestions?

Ever since I started working and welding in boilers I have noticed myself getting a sore throat and a sinus infection every 3 months or so. Especially when I have been working somewhere for a while in general, I have the same, with it being the worst in the morning and at night. There would be times the congestion in my nasal passages would ruin a yoga session esp with inverted asanas. It was one of the things that caused yoga to become sporadic along with fatigue from retarded long hours compared to when i lived in the EU. (in the process of being fixed thank good ness)

Anyway nasal sprays are probably just a bandaid on the situation, in my take. If i was you i would get tested for allergies. I did notice however while doing my moon square back in February, that sinus trouble and post nasal drip decreased. I have a habit now coming back from work when i go on jobs, that i inhale some water in my nose and blow it back out to clean out my nasal passages. (just make sure its clean and filtered)

" user_id=21286]

Also, Dr. Blitz you have another patient hehe.

Yea I will probably see if I have allergies as well. Btw good for you for working in a trade like that, not trying to sound sexist but most woman don't make it in jobs like that, or aren't as respected. Very cool and very impressed.

 

[Centralforce666]

Thank-you so much for this reply. Before I saw this I took it upon myself to go to a TCM shop and I bought Pe Min Kan Wan , will this also help along with the other herbs you suggested?

Pe Min Kan Wan is not a classical Chinese Medicine formula, it is an empirical herbs formula.

It is created on the basis that herbs are like pharmaceutical medicines and can be applied as such.

If you get results from it, they will only be for the time you are taking them, and they will not correct the internal imbalance causing the problem.

They may in fact exacerbate it, as some of the herbs included are heavy yin nourishing herbs which can increase load on digestion and thus produce more phlegm.

 

[Shadowcat]

My sinuses are always inflamed. I went to my doctor who prescribed nasal spray and it helps but it's not that effective. I was thinking I'd try a more ancient medicine such as TCM. However, every TCM website tells me to get a different herb.

Note* It's the worst at night and upon awaking. it gets better throughout the day. I also have a cat that I suspected might have to do with my sinuses but I grew up with pets and never used to have a problem.

Any suggestions?

Ever since I started working and welding in boilers I have noticed myself getting a sore throat and a sinus infection every 3 months or so. Especially when I have been working somewhere for a while in general, I have the same, with it being the worst in the morning and at night. There would be times the congestion in my nasal passages would ruin a yoga session esp with inverted asanas. It was one of the things that caused yoga to become sporadic along with fatigue from retarded long hours compared to when i lived in the EU. (in the process of being fixed thank good ness)

Anyway nasal sprays are probably just a bandaid on the situation, in my take. If i was you i would get tested for allergies. I did notice however while doing my moon square back in February, that sinus trouble and post nasal drip decreased. I have a habit now coming back from work when i go on jobs, that i inhale some water in my nose and blow it back out to clean out my nasal passages. (just make sure its clean and filtered)

" user_id=21286]

Also, Dr. Blitz you have another patient hehe.

Yea I will probably see if I have allergies as well. Btw good for you for working in a trade like that, not trying to sound sexist but most woman don't make it in jobs like that, or aren't as respected. Very cool and very impressed.

Many women do not have the strength and stamina because they are generally built very different. I have some aspects in my chart that manifest in me being an exception, but only to an extent. I do experience mistreatment and frequent dismissal but it is often met with regret, especially when i TIG weld circles around them.

 

[GoldenxChild1]

For anyone curious, I am about 1/4 way through a mars square for energy and vitality and have had ATLEAST a 75% improvement towards my sinuses.

I want thank those who have helped me.

Also, to CentralForce, I never got the chance to try what you recommended to me as geographically I couldn't find the product no matter where I tried. They were all empirical system and not classic. I did look online and found only 1 site that offered it to my location but the cost of shipping was more than the product itself. Thank-you anyways and I will keep your advice in mind.

 

[Username]

For anyone curious, I am about 1/4 way through a mars square for energy and vitality and have had ATLEAST a 75% improvement towards my sinuses.

I want thank those who have helped me.

It is of utmost importance that you keep up with the square and never skip a single day with it. I had made such a mistake and had to deal with the consequences.

Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing the results.


I had some questions to ask if you don't mind:

1. Is it only you who gets sore throats and sinus infection when you work and weld in boilers or is it the same with your co-workers ?

2. How is your sinus during holidays and weekends ? Are they comparatively better or are they inflamed as when you work ?

3. If your colleagues do get sinus infection, is it only when they are working or does their condition follow them back to their residence and thus their daily life ?

4. Could you research on what kind of particles are released when you weld or do similar work ? You do not need to share what you weld here.

I wanted to find out if the particles released in the work environment affects only you via sinus infections and sore throats or if it affects everyone else besides you in the same manner.

5. Did these symptoms appear after you started welding and working in boilers ? Did you have any such symptoms before this welding work and before the job which had night shifts ?

I wanted to check if there is a connection between your work and your sinus problems or if you had such problems before you even started working in this field.

6. How many hours do you sleep per day and at what time do you sleep ?

I believe that quality sleep, sleeping for at least 7-8 hours and sleeping at right time decreases sinus symptoms. Sleeping before 11 is advised.

Of course, you do not need to share the answers you found to any of the questions above here if they infringe your privacy. I hope that the above questions help you in guiding you in finding the solution to your problem. Also, Dear Sister, why not do an appropriate working to find a job that is less stressing and one which provides you with lots of free time for spiritual advancement with the pay being same or more? It might be my second time recommending you to find another job. A munka working along with a appropriate wealth working should definitely help you find a high paying job that aligns with your health and spiritual advancement. Although, I feel myself crossing lines by advising such.

Also, I apologize on advising keto diet to you only after browsing a few websites and without considering your circumstances. It was wrong and immature of me to do so. I will be careful next time and only advise members here after thorough research and with caution.

 

[Shadowcat]

For anyone curious, I am about 1/4 way through a mars square for energy and vitality and have had ATLEAST a 75% improvement towards my sinuses.

I want thank those who have helped me.

It is of utmost importance that you keep up with the square and never skip a single day with it. I had made such a mistake and had to deal with the consequences.

Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing the results.


I had some questions to ask if you don't mind:

1. Is it only you who gets sore throats and sinus infection when you work and weld in boilers or is it the same with your co-workers ?

2. How is your sinus during holidays and weekends ? Are they comparatively better or are they inflamed as when you work ?

3. If your colleagues do get sinus infection, is it only when they are working or does their condition follow them back to their residence and thus their daily life ?

4. Could you research on what kind of particles are released when you weld or do similar work ? You do not need to share what you weld here.

I wanted to find out if the particles released in the work environment affects only you via sinus infections and sore throats or if it affects everyone else besides you in the same manner.

5. Did these symptoms appear after you started welding and working in boilers ? Did you have any such symptoms before this welding work and before the job which had night shifts ?

I wanted to check if there is a connection between your work and your sinus problems or if you had such problems before you even started working in this field.

6. How many hours do you sleep per day and at what time do you sleep ?

I believe that quality sleep, sleeping for at least 7-8 hours and sleeping at right time decreases sinus symptoms. Sleeping before 11 is advised.

Of course, you do not need to share the answers you found to any of the questions above here if they infringe your privacy. I hope that the above questions help you in guiding you in finding the solution to your problem. Also, Dear Sister, why not do an appropriate working to find a job that is less stressing and one which provides you with lots of free time for spiritual advancement with the pay being same or more? It might be my second time recommending you to find another job. A munka working along with a appropriate wealth working should definitely help you find a high paying job that aligns with your health and spiritual advancement. Although, I feel myself crossing lines by advising such.

Also, I apologize on advising keto diet to you only after browsing a few websites and without considering your circumstances. It was wrong and immature of me to do so. I will be careful next time and only advise members here after thorough research and with caution.

I am certain the issue is occupational, however they cannot test for the irritants specifically.

As for your second to last paragraph, trust me i am on it, and am working with a planetary square as well for the planet that rules my midheaven to help with this, followed by a suns square very soon. It will take time and work but I do have to make something happen, because I am not feeling this boilermaking shit :x