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How to Be Nice to Your Gut After Holiday Binging

“Go on, have another slice.”

“Didn’t you like the food? You only had two helpings!”

Lots of people have a hard time setting up effective boundaries with not only their family members, but themselves — especially around the holidays. Even though the holiday myth that we gain 5-10 pounds during the holidays was busted a while ago, weight gain isn’t the only way to measure how healthy your gut is.

“There Are Only Seven True Emotions” – Signed, Traditional Chinese Medicine

Onism: The name given to the feeling of realizing how little of the world we’ll each get to experience.

Anemoia: The name given to the feeling of being nostalgic for something you haven’t actually experienced.

Monachopsis: The name given to the feeling that you don’t belong where you are, that you’re not in the right place.

As granular as human beings have gotten through millennia of analysis…

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, all of these hyper focused feelings fall into one of only seven categories – the seven emotions.

The Science and Staying Power of Acupuncture

The internet’s democratizing nature has proven fertile ground for wellness trends to grow and spread. 

But some had staying power long before high-speed connectivity. Millenia of staying power, even. 

Like acupuncture, which is a 2,500 Chinese tradition. The first discovered mention of acupuncture being used for medical purposes comes from The Yellow Emperor in the Han Dynasty, and his Classic of Internal Medicine. (All the way back in 206 BCE.)

Dr. Pedram Shojai

NY Times Best Selling author and film maker. Taoist Abbot and Qigong master. Husband and dad. I’m here to help you find your way and be healthy and happy. I don’t want to be your guru…just someone who’ll help point the way. If you’re looking for a real person who’s done the work, I’m your guy. I can light the path and walk along it with you but can’t walk for you.