How to Strengthen Immune System With Traditional Chinese Medicine

You frequently catch colds and flu or fall ill. When you are around other people who are sick, you are always the first to pick it up and to become sick also. You can improve your immune system to avoid getting sick if you know how. 

What supports the immune system?

Chinese Medicine considers that the immune system is strongly associated with the function of the internal organs, mainly the Lungs and Spleen. If these organs are well-balanced they will support the immune system and strengthen its function, which will prevent you from being easily affected by external pathogenic factors.

How is the immune system associated with the internal organs?

Lung: In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Lungs dominate breathing and the skin, which is the first organ of defense. When the Lung function is deficient or compromised, the body will be more open to external pathogenic attack.  

Spleen & Liver: In Chinese Medicine, the Spleen and Liver are the major organs that dominate our digestive system.  Where there is disorder of the Spleen or Liver, it can affect the transportation, digestion and absorption of the food.  This can leave the body prone to illness relating to the food we eat.

How does Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture boost your immune system?

1) If you have a condition of lowered immunity, like we mentioned above, we recommend seeing a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner for a full check by our traditional diagnosis method, including tongue, signs and symptoms. We will find out which organs have affected your immune system.

2) We will set up your treatment principle according to your true cause of lowered immunity. The treatment may include, acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine.

3) Our well experienced practitioner will also make diet and lifestyle recommendations to suit your condition and improve your immune system.