OHCO - Cold Snap - 16 Capsules

Description

Cold Snap is a weather phenomenon producing a sudden change in temperature, and an important time to strengthen the body's good design.Basic Way: Take two capsules three times a day.Another Way: Throw out the notion that a printed set of directions will provide the exact answer. Consider size, constitution, timing, and other factors affecting each unique person. Frequent use (as often as every twenty minutes) may be required in certain circumstances. With more experience and some anticipation, you won't need to consume a large quantity of herbs. The suggested maximum amount per day is 24 capsules.Continue with the Basic Way for a couple of days to ensure restoration of righteous chi. When the process is complete, the system is often stronger for having been challenged.Building Righteous ChiOriental medicine focuses on nourishing a functional and well-designed system. Here in the west, we are much more familiar with chasing the symptoms that are the result of a failure of the system. To work in the Chinese way requires an understanding of "chi." This is an elusive term that is impossible to translate and difficult to define. Whether it can be pinned down or not, the presence or absence of chi is easily identified. The next time you are in a public place attempt to assess people's level of chi. Who are the ones that are robust, vital, and healthy? It's not necessarily the biggest or the strongest. Vital healthy chi might even be most present in the children you see. Notice the light in the eyes and the spring in the step. Look for inner strength and outward glow. A smile is a good giveaway because that person is projecting a feeling of well-being and an attitude of confidence. When your righteous chi is strong, you radiate good health. You feel protected, nourished, and able to flow with the alternations of daily life. Righteous chi is an extremely valuable commodity. Without strong, freely-flowing chi you are left vulnerable, weak, and unable to cope with the multitude of invasions virtually lurking everywhere. Recirculated air, unfamiliar foods, traumatic injuries, anything that challenges our health is called "vicious chi." If the invading force is strong and the chi is weak, the Chinese say that an "unwanted guest? may enter the house. Why is it that the unwanted guest constantly disrupts the lives of some and goes unnoticed by others? Building righteous chi prevents the unwanted guest from draining energy and causing chaos in the body, mind, or spirit. Fluctuations in weather are a good example of an assault on our bodies. In Colorado, we might awaken to a temperature of 32 degrees and, by afternoon, we are peeling off the layers as the thermostat climbs to 65. If it's a day in January, we could be looking at a sudden cold snap where the temperature drops twenty below by nightfall. The natural cycle of things would dictate that fall is a time of harvest and consolidation, yet for many, especially women, this time becomes one of extreme activity. Children start school and there is an onslaught of holidays. Though often enjoyable, the harvest/consolidation time becomes filled with cooking, shopping, driving, doing, and on and on. The righteous chi is further weakened as the vicious chi becomes stronger. There is increased stress and an increased number of viral and bacterial invasions. Chinese medical philosophy is highly tuned to seasonal shifts and it would benefit us to pay attention and anticipate their effect. During the fall, we begin to move indoors and here we encounter another demand on our systems. We are literally stepping into an incubation chamber. It can be found in classrooms and shopping malls - anywhere people gather. Using heaters and fireplaces to stay warm causes alternate cold and dry heat that results in dehydration - another invasion. Experience the distinction between chasing symptoms and strengthening righteous chi. While battling sy