Qi, pronounced chee means breath or life energy in Chinese.  Other cultures describe similar concepts such as prana, pneuma, mana and even the Force depicted in Star Wars resemble the notion of Qi.  Gong means skill.  These two words are combined to describe an ancient Chinese system for cultivating and manipulating this life energy, especially for health and longevity.

Most people begin their study of martial arts from some type of Eastern martial art tradition.  Many students would have seen their Master, Sifu or Sensei treat their fellow student’s injuries from training and sparring.  What they witnessed was usually called Kung Fu Medicine, in actuality it was a form of Traditional Sports Medicine.

If you notice a lump or any change in the breast, you should notify your doctor right away, and find out what it is – benign or malignant (cancer)?  Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can help for both benign and cancerous breast lumps, however, I am going to talk about treatment for benign breast lumps in this article.

I recall my “hot flash” experience going shopping at a department store one winter in Toronto. While I was doing my shopping, I started feeling REALLY warm and started perspiring all of the sudden. I opened up the front of my coat and took off my scarf, but was still warm…, not just warm, HOT! I felt so hot and irritable; all I wanted was to get out of there as soon as possible.