TCM Honoured by Your Tea

As we have explored in the previous two podcast episodes, each element in TCM is seen as having a series of correspondences, relating both to the natural world and the human body. In this episode, TCM Dr Lee touches on a few of these correspondences such as how metal correlates to the season of Autumn, the lungs and large intestine and the emotion of grief. Do you know someone who finds it hard to let go of certain situations? They're meticulous, efficient and perhaps they even suffer from symptoms such as constipation and a tight chest … Intrigued? Listen to this short episode to learn more.

Welcome to episode two of the Five Elements series where we welcome back TCM Dr Lee Smith to discuss the earth element. Again, we asked Lee to describe a typical "Earth" person by covering components such as the season, emotion, organs, sound and taste that are related to the earth element. Constantly overthinking, worried and concerned for others? The Earth element embodies the Mother archetype - picture someone who nurtures others and wants to provide. Have a listen to see if you think you, or someone you know, may identify with the earth element.

ABOUT TCM DR. LEE SMITH

Doctor Lee Smith has studied Chinese medicine and health from several teachers, and been influenced in natural medicine and Qi gong, from an early age. His gentle nature and devotion to the internal arts, allows him to guide through difficult cases with personal experience, providing a treatment and sound advice that will lead you on the right track to recovery.

Starting massage at home in his teen years, he began professional training in the sunshine coast, with a 2 year Advanced Diploma of Shiatsu massage and acupuncture, which lead to the discovery of his natural talent and calling in life.

​Continuing to Melbourne he delved deeper into Chinese Medicine Completing a 4 year bachelor of health science -Chinese medicine (Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine). In addition to undergoing Rigorous Training in the Xing MIng Qi Gong (meditation) System, From His Chinese Qi Gong Master , Master Liu.

Website: https://www.naturalsoultcm.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lee_smith_natural_soul/ CONTACT USTo view our full range of Traditional Chinese Restoratives, please click here. If you have any questions, you can reach us at [email protected] FEEDBACK: If you love TCM Honoured by Your Tea and the information shared, please leave a review and subscribe over on iTunes.

Together with the theory of Yin-Yang, covered in our introductory episode, the theory of the Five Elements constitutes the basis of Chinese Medicine. For episode one of this five-part series, we invite the expertise of TCM Dr Lee Smith to explore the fire element. We start the episode by discussing the overall concept of the Five Elements, to ensure we have our foundational knowledge up to scratch, before exploring the individual elements. Lee then covers what involves the fire element such as the colour, season, organs and emotions. We also asked him to explain a typical "fire" person; loud, excited, passionate and always laughing, perhaps you'll resonate? Tune in to find out..

ABOUT TCM DR. LEE SMITH

Doctor Lee Smith has studied Chinese medicine and health from several teachers, and been influenced in natural medicine and Qi gong, from an early age. His gentle nature and devotion to the internal arts, allows him to guide through difficult cases with personal experience, providing a treatment and sound advice that will lead you on the right track to recovery.

Starting massage at home in his teen years, he began professional training in the sunshine coast, with a 2 year Advanced Diploma of Shiatsu massage and acupuncture, which lead to the discovery of his natural talent and calling in life.

​Continuing to Melbourne he delved deeper into Chinese Medicine Completing a 4 year bachelor of health science -Chinese medicine (Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine). In addition to undergoing Rigorous Training in the Xing MIng Qi Gong (meditation) System, From His Chinese Qi Gong Master , Master Liu.

Website: https://www.naturalsoultcm.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lee_smith_natural_soul/ CONTACT USTo view our full range of Traditional Chinese Restoratives, please click here. If you have any questions, you can reach us at [email protected] FEEDBACK: If you love TCM Honoured by Your Tea and the information shared, please leave a review and subscribe over on iTunes.

To round off our series on the pathogenic factors we invite TCM Dr. Lee Smith back to discuss dryness. Although less common, this factor can manifest in ways that are uncomfortable and of a nuisance. From cracked skin and lips to a dry cough with little or no phlegm, perhaps you have experienced symptoms similar to these? Often associated with hot and humid climates, thus adding an element of damp, it can be a tricky one to move. But with the help of Lee, we discover ways in which the amount of dryness can be reduced in the body, as well as the various lifestyle factors, emotions and foods that can exacerbate it. If you have any further questions about these pathogenic factors and symptoms you may be experiencing, touch base with us on Instagram or by sending us an email. ABOUT TCM DR. LEE SMITH

Doctor Lee Smith has studied Chinese medicine and health from several teachers, and been influenced in natural medicine and Qi gong, from an early age. His gentle nature and devotion to the internal arts, allows him to guide through difficult cases with personal experience, providing a treatment and sound advice that will lead you on the right track to recovery.

Starting massage at home in his teen years, he began professional training in the sunshine coast, with a 2 year Advanced Diploma of Shiatsu massage and acupuncture, which lead to the discovery of his natural talent and calling in life.

​Continuing to Melbourne he delved deeper into Chinese Medicine Completing a 4 year bachelor of health science -Chinese medicine (Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine). In addition to undergoing Rigorous Training in the Xing MIng Qi Gong (meditation) System, From His Chinese Qi Gong Master , Master Liu.

Website: https://www.naturalsoultcm.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lee_smith_natural_soul/ CONTACT USTo view our full range of Traditional Chinese Restoratives, please click here. If you have any questions, you can reach us at [email protected] FEEDBACK: If you love TCM Honoured by Your Tea and the information shared, please leave a review and subscribe over on iTunes.

Capable of taking on many different forms in the body, the pathogenic factor of wind involves similar characteristics in the body to those in nature. Think symptoms such as spasms, tremors, ticks, fungal infections and flu-like symptoms; a familiar condition related to wind is the common cold. On a more severe note, when combined with other external pathogens such as heat or cold, these disharmonies can transform to show as fever, sore throat, dry mouth and thick yellow phlegm. TCM Dr. Lee Smith covers the manifestations of wind in more depth and also the all-important questions we've been asking him in each preceding episode.

ABOUT TCM DR. LEE SMITH

Doctor Lee Smith has studied Chinese medicine and health from several teachers, and been influenced in natural medicine and Qi gong, from an early age. His gentle nature and devotion to the internal arts, allows him to guide through difficult cases with personal experience, providing a treatment and sound advice that will lead you on the right track to recovery.

Starting massage at home in his teen years, he began professional training in the sunshine coast, with a 2 year Advanced Diploma of Shiatsu massage and acupuncture, which lead to the discovery of his natural talent and calling in life.

​Continuing to Melbourne he delved deeper into Chinese Medicine Completing a 4 year bachelor of health science -Chinese medicine (Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine). In addition to undergoing Rigorous Training in the Xing MIng Qi Gong (meditation) System, From His Chinese Qi Gong Master , Master Liu.

Website: https://www.naturalsoultcm.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lee_smith_natural_soul/ CONTACT USTo view our full range of Traditional Chinese Restoratives, please click here. If you have any questions, you can reach us at [email protected] FEEDBACK: If you love TCM Honoured by Your Tea and the information shared, please leave a review and subscribe over on iTunes.

It is said that an invasion of cold will be of sudden onset, leaving one with potential symptoms such as headaches, chills, aches and potentially vomiting and diarrhoea. Not pleasant to say the slightest!In today's episode, TCM Dr. Lee Smith delves into the pathogenic factor of cold, explaining how one may acquire, experience and then aim to reduce it. Stress, emotions, diet and lifestyle are all contributing factors here. Listen in to see whether your daily regime is contributing to or preventing the invasion of cold.

ABOUT TCM DR. LEE SMITH

Doctor Lee Smith has studied Chinese medicine and health from several teachers, and been influenced in natural medicine and Qi gong, from an early age. His gentle nature and devotion to the internal arts, allows him to guide through difficult cases with personal experience, providing a treatment and sound advice that will lead you on the right track to recovery.

Starting massage at home in his teen years, he began professional training in the sunshine coast, with a 2 year Advanced Diploma of Shiatsu massage and acupuncture, which lead to the discovery of his natural talent and calling in life.

​Continuing to Melbourne he delved deeper into Chinese Medicine Completing a 4 year bachelor of health science -Chinese medicine (Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine). In addition to undergoing Rigorous Training in the Xing MIng Qi Gong (meditation) System, From His Chinese Qi Gong Master , Master Liu.

Website: https://www.naturalsoultcm.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lee_smith_natural_soul/ CONTACT USTo view our full range of Traditional Chinese Restoratives, please click here. If you have any questions, you can reach us at [email protected] FEEDBACK: If you love TCM Honoured by Your Tea and the information shared, please leave a review and subscribe over on iTunes.

Following on from our previous episode on damp, this episode covers the pathogenic factor of heat. In this episode we ask TCM Dr. Lee Smith how heat is viewed from a Chinese Medicine perspective and how one may attain it. Lee speaks of certain symptoms of heat such as dry skin, constipation, scanty urination and agitation and not only how one may acquire heat through lifestyle factors, but also how one may reduce and rectify it. Wondering if heat may be invading you? Tune in to find out more.

ABOUT TCM DR. LEE SMITH

Doctor Lee Smith has studied Chinese medicine and health from several teachers, and been influenced in natural medicine and Qi gong, from an early age. His gentle nature and devotion to the internal arts, allows him to guide through difficult cases with personal experience, providing a treatment and sound advice that will lead you on the right track to recovery.

Starting massage at home in his teen years, he began professional training in the sunshine coast, with a 2 year Advanced Diploma of Shiatsu massage and acupuncture, which lead to the discovery of his natural talent and calling in life.

​Continuing to Melbourne he delved deeper into Chinese Medicine Completing a 4 year bachelor of health science -Chinese medicine (Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine). In addition to undergoing Rigorous Training in the Xing MIng Qi Gong (meditation) System, From His Chinese Qi Gong Master , Master Liu.

Website: https://www.naturalsoultcm.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lee_smith_natural_soul/ CONTACT USTo view our full range of Traditional Chinese Restoratives, please click here. If you have any questions, you can reach us at [email protected] FEEDBACK: If you love TCM Honoured by Your Tea and the information shared, please leave a review and subscribe over on iTunes.

A common statement for this topic we are about to delve into is "I never used to feel like this". Perhaps this resonates for you and you feel as if your body never used to be the way it is now - you're not alone! For this episode we invited TCM Dr. Lee Smith back to the episode to explore the concept of constitutional Vs acquired weakness. Lee explains what a constitutional weakness is and in comparison, how a weakness may be acquired. Here, Lee touches on potential major events, such as pregnancy, that have the ability to change one's constitutional weakness to an acquired. Lee also covers what elements need to be addressed when tending to an acquired weakness and how long one should spend trying to heal their weaknesses. This episode is packed full of useful, inspiring knowledge and we are so excited to share it with you! ABOUT TCM DR. LEE SMITH

Doctor Lee Smith has studied Chinese medicine and health from several teachers, and been influenced in natural medicine and Qi gong, from an early age. His gentle nature and devotion to the internal arts, allows him to guide through difficult cases with personal experience, providing a treatment and sound advice that will lead you on the right track to recovery.

Starting massage at home in his teen years, he began professional training in the sunshine coast, with a 2 year Advanced Diploma of Shiatsu massage and acupuncture, which lead to the discovery of his natural talent and calling in life.

​Continuing to Melbourne he delved deeper into Chinese Medicine Completing a 4 year bachelor of health science -Chinese medicine (Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine). In addition to undergoing Rigorous Training in the Xing MIng Qi Gong (meditation) System, From His Chinese Qi Gong Master , Master Liu.

Website: https://www.naturalsoultcm.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lee_smith_natural_soul/ CONTACT USTo view our full range of Traditional Chinese Restoratives, please click here. If you have any questions, you can reach us at [email protected] FEEDBACK: If you love TCM Honoured by Your Tea and the information shared, please leave a review and subscribe over on iTunes.

Welcome to the first episode of TCM honoured by Your Tea. We can't wait to do a deep dive into all things Chinese Medicine but before we do, we thought it was important to introduce you to the modality of Traditional Chinese Medicine, comprehensively. In this episode TCM Dr. Lee Smith covers all that Chinese Medicine is, from the energy principles of Qi, Shen and Jing to the tools a TCM doctor uses to balance the body such as acupuncture, herbs and cupping. We cover it all in this episode, providing a solid foundation to the episodes that are to follow. Ever wanted to know more about Traditional Chinese Medicine? Wisdom awaits…. ABOUT TCM DR. LEE SMITH

Doctor Lee Smith has studied Chinese medicine and health from several teachers, and been influenced in natural medicine and Qi gong, from an early age. His gentle nature and devotion to the internal arts, allows him to guide through difficult cases with personal experience, providing a treatment and sound advice that will lead you on the right track to recovery.

Starting massage at home in his teen years, he began professional training in the sunshine coast, with a 2 year Advanced Diploma of Shiatsu massage and acupuncture, which lead to the discovery of his natural talent and calling in life.

​Continuing to Melbourne he delved deeper into Chinese Medicine Completing a 4 year bachelor of health science -Chinese medicine (Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine). In addition to undergoing Rigorous Training in the Xing MIng Qi Gong (meditation) System, From His Chinese Qi Gong Master , Master Liu.

Website: https://www.naturalsoultcm.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lee_smith_natural_soul/ CONTACT USTo view our full range of Traditional Chinese Restoratives, please click here. If you have any questions, you can reach us at [email protected] FEEDBACK: If you love TCM Honoured by Your Tea and the information shared, please leave a review and subscribe over on iTunes.