March: How Imbalance Causes Disease
Monday, 01 March 2021 09:00During 2020, finding balance may have seen hard and out of reach with so much uncertainty. An important aspect of both life and TCVM is a balance between Yin and Yang energy within the body. We see Yin and Yang in every aspect of life and our daily routine; ho...
Read moreFebruary: The TCVM Monarch
Monday, 01 February 2021 09:00The Heart in TVCM is known as the Monarch of the Zang Fu organs as it is the most important one. It Dominates Blood and the vessels, it houses Shen, controls sweats, and opens into the tongue. Qi flow through the Heart is at its maximum between 11 am and 1 pm. The Heart is associated with Fire and i...
Read moreJanuary: Endings and Beginnings
Friday, 01 January 2021 09:002020 has been a trying year for many people around the world. As we look back on 2020 despite everything WATCVM was able to have some highlighting moments. We congratulate our 2020 Grant Research Awardees Dr. Jacquelyn Olson (Efficacy of Two Topical Chinese Herbals and a Conventional Therapy in Vir...
Read moreDecember: How Does Cold Disrupt Qi?
Tuesday, 01 December 2020 09:00December makes most of us think about snow and hot chocolate. The days grow shorter and the nights longer as winter starts to get settled in. The winter season is associated with Cold in TCVM and the element Water. There are three important characteristics of Cold. 1) Cold can interrupt the balanc...
Read moreNovember: Fall Foods
Sunday, 01 November 2020 09:00It’s the fall season and as the leaves change colors and the air gets cooler and crisps, we think about certain foods. Pumpkin, squash, apples for example are fall favorites. Food therapy is one of the four branches of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM). With food therapy veterinarians...
Read moreOctober: Awareness Month for Lung and Liver Health
Thursday, 01 October 2020 16:35This October is Lung and Liver Health Awareness Month. We are excited to share some TVCM information about the Zhang organs Lung and Liver. A nice quick review and an inside look to potential cases our TCVM vets might see in their clinics. Lung (Zang) partners with Large Intestine (Fu), and ...
Read moreHouse Call Safety COVID-19
Thursday, 09 April 2020 19:51While normal business safety practices should be done, these processes are in conjunction with your already existing well-being measures: Regarding Client Services: Email clients to ask that they inform you if anyone in the home is sick or has potential exposure (and trust your company will do t...
Read moreTCVM Around the World: Small Animal Acupuncture in Indonesia
Thursday, 16 January 2020 04:23Join 13 Chi Institute Indonesia students as they embark upon their Small Animal Acupuncture training. Students traveled from around the world, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and India, to gain hands-on acupuncture experience from top TCVM educators. Watch this short clip to follow their j...
Read moreAfrica, Here We Come!
Friday, 15 November 2019 04:09Chi Institute of TCVM: South AfricaRoselle Hartwigsen, BVSc, CVA, Director of Chi-South Africa I wish to greet you in the African spirit of Ubuntu: I am because we are. It is with the contribution of each person that all succeed. We are happy to have received contributions from many p...
Read moreDr. Louise Cheng Yu's TCVM Case Success Story
Saturday, 15 June 2019 04:22Dr. Louise Cheng Yu is the owner of He Mei Pet Hospital, a primarily small animal veterinary practice in Chongqing, China. An expert on small animal ultrasound, she has been invited to Europe, Thailand, and Australia to provide ultrasound training, and since 2012, she has served as an ultrasound ins...
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