Herbs for Health
By Mehrdad Tavallaee, MD, DABMA
Board Certified in Internal Medicine
Board certified in Acupuncture
Certified in Chinese Herbal Medicine
419-289-1133
Herbs are plants that are valued for flavor, scent, or other qualities. Herbs are used in cooking, as medicines, and for spiritual purposes. Herbal remedies have been around for thousands of years and are one of the oldest medical treatments used by early man.
Longevity and health are two indissoluble notions. Nobody desires to live too long at the expense of pain and disease. Long life is desirable only if we are in full possession of all our faculties. Only then can we retain dignity and well-being.
Every life may be divided into four phases: Birth, Growth, Maturity and Old Age.
Birth and growth are rising phases, where the life force is strong. Old age is a stage where degeneration accelerates to its inevitable term, death. Of the four stages, the longest and most fruitful is Maturity, the stability attained in adulthood.
Health and longevity are determined by three factors:
- Heredity: this is inalterable. It is entirely conditioned by previous generations, in particular the last one which gave us life.
- Environment: as individuals, our power to intervene directly is circumscribed. It is not dependent on any single individual.
- Life-style and behavior: these two factors are directly under our control since they relate to our daily habits. Our bodies are naturally equipped with all the defenses they need for survival. Like all living beings, they possess natural powers of adaptation and healing.
The essential problem of all the treatments is to find the correct balance between two opposed actions, which are: 1) destruction of the pathogenic agent and 2) reinforcement of vitality and natural defenses. Chinese herbs can help in both.
Chinese herbs are effective in treating a variety of diseases such as, chronic pain due to arthritis, low back pain, anxiety, depression, migraine headache, tension headache, fibromyalgia, asthma, COPD, acne, acid reflux disease, chronic fatigue, IBS, colitis, and PMS.
To maximize the effects of treatment with Traditional Chinese Medicine, you need to maintain the following program:
1. Gradually alter your diet in accordance with advice of your practitioner.
2. Gradually start practicing exercises adapted to your needs.
3. Above all, adopt a philosophy of life, and attitude to the world, which emphasizes the following points:
- Taking responsibility for your actions and choices.
- Trying to solve conflicts as quickly as possible to avoid wasting emotional energy.
Right or wrong, good or bad, whatever your decision is, whether you win or lose, try to find the best solution from your point of view as rapidly as you can, before they move on to something else. Live your life to the fullest. If you’ve made a mistake, correct it and move on.
- Accepting yourself, liking and respecting yourself. Learn to tell yourself “yes” or “no”. Listen to your interior impressions and trust them. Be at ease with yourself when you are alone. Liking the people around you is absolutely essential to living in company, which plays a role in promoting health.
If you are interested in knowing if herbal therapy is right for you, please call Mid Ohio Internal Medicine Specialist at 419-289-1133.
