Urbanology

By: W.A.Rogers

The Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water) are the foundation for Taoist healing strategies. Each element has a different energy vibration and frequency in relationship to vital organs, planets, directions, seasons, taste, color and a host of other relationships that ancient Taoist sages connected to each of the five elements

Wood: The Element of Spring

in order to better understand the human body. Wood is the element of spring which will begin on Saturday March 20th.

The two vital organs connected to the Wood element are the Liver (yin) and the Gall Bladder (yang). Jupiter is the planet and east is the direction. During the spring season, sour is the taste and green is the color. We often relate to spring as a time to clean and make new. Spring is an important time for detoxifying the liver and gall bladder the Wood organs of Spring.

The gall bladder is a pear-shaped sack located in a depression under the liver on your right side. The function of the gall bladder is to store and concentrate bile until it is needed in the small intestine for digestion. The bile breaks down fats in food. If the gall bladder gets congested with bile salts or bacteria; the bile will isolate it and form a pearllike stone around it. You do not want this to happen. Irritability and uptightness can weaken the Gall Bladder in the spring.

The Liver stores large quantities of blood, minerals, and vitamins. The liver produces the bile salts which are distributed by the gall bladder into the small intestine to absorb fats from the food that we eat. The liver also stores all the toxins, poisons, chemicals, and drugs that the body takes in. The liver then breaks down poisons chemically into less toxic compounds that can be easily eliminated. Toxins stay in the liver a long time. If the amount of toxins becomes too high gallstones can develop. Anger and frustration can weaken the liver in the spring.

There are many ways to start a spring detox strategy an amazingly easy and inexpensive way is to drink a glass of lukewarm water with lemon every morning. A few benefits that can come from a daily practice of drinking a glass of lukewarm water with lemon are detoxification of the liver, aids digestion, helps to balance pH levels, stimulation of nerve and brain functions, relief from respiratory issues, and weight loss.

In many locations Daylight Savings Time starts at the beginning of spring. This will allow for more time in the Sun. Vitamin D is an important natural defense tool against any type of virus, your bodies vitamin D level should be in the 80 to 100% range and for extra protection increase your intake of Zink.

Spring also means that the Harlem Holistic Wellness Week (H2W) Celebration is near April 24th to May 1st www.h2w.nyc. The H2W theme this year is Global Health, Wellness and Prevention. This year’s event will again be virtual, visit www.onuwon.com or call 646 3296727 for additional information.

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