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Heart - the seat of the soul of Shen

When I was a kid, I thought the heart was shaped like, well, a heart. And that it was on the left, not in the middle. And that whoever had cold hands had a sincere heart. So it seems that my childhood self, as well as traditional Chinese medicine, perceived that the Heart was much more than just a piece of muscle pumping blood somewhere. The Heart, in short, is there to live and live well. And in May, imagine, it has its, well, sort of birthday.

Every day from 11am to 1pm our Heart is at its most active, and that goes for the whole year. But in May it's even more interesting. In this month, according to traditional Chinese medicine, the Heart is at its peak of activity. Not that it is not doing its work at other times, but May is simply "its" month. And it is at this time, in the nascent moments of summer that belong to Fire, that we should take even better care of our Heart than we do the rest of the year.

 

Soul Shen

In traditional Chinese medicine, the concept of Heart includes not only the organ itself, but also its metaphorical concept - shared with Westerners - in which the heart represents the centre of the mind and emotions, which is also reflected in many expressions such as "you have no heart", or "he put his heart in it", or perhaps "he had his heart in the right place".

It is not without interest that the Chinese word for Heart, transliterated in Latin as Xin (pronounced "sin"), is often translated as "heart and mind". Thus, according to traditional medicine, the Heart not only regulates the circulation of the blood, but also controls consciousness, spirit, sleep, memory, and is the home of the mind.

The Heart houses one of our souls, one of the most important ones, called Shen (yes, it has the same name as the Kidneys). This soul governs our psyche, thought and consciousness. It shapes our personality, who we are. All our emotional movements are projected into the Heart. That is why an unbalanced mental life affects this organ the most. And this is the great difference between Chinese and Western medicine. While Chinese medicine understands the "controlling" function of the brain, it views it only as a machine that assists the creator and mover, which is the very soul of Shen residing in the Heart.

You know that when the Heart is in a harmonious state, people are sincerely friendly, humble, have what is called an "open heart" and an attentive mind. The ability to think clearly in general is such a central characteristic of people with a harmonious Heart and mind.

The heart controls the blood and blood vessels

The theory of Chinese medicine says that the Heart, or its Qi energy, controls our blood and blood vessels. The blood vessels are where blood is stored and distributed throughout the body without stopping or slowing its flow. It is important that the blood flows in the correct routes and does not spill outside of them.

The relationship between the Heart and the Blood is twofold. Firstly, the heart circulates the blood throughout the body by pulsing regularly and also by the flow of Qi energy, allowing the nourishment contained in the blood to reach all the necessary places - organs, soft tissues, bones, skin, etc. Secondly, the Heart is responsible for the actual creation and replenishment of blood along with the Spleen and Lung system. The Spleen, by digesting food, produces Qi energy, which it transports to the Lungs, where it is mixed with Qi received by the Lungs from the air and then enters the Heart. There it mixes into the blood, replenishes it and transforms into it.

It follows that the Heart is responsible for the quality of our entire cardiovascular system. If it is healthy, then also the arteries, veins, hair vessels are flexible and passable, the blood flows freely and pulsates regularly.

 

At the heart are Poděbrady and...

Poděbrady is said to heal the heart. It is probably true, because the spa has more than a century of tradition here. And natural dietary supplements, medicinal herbs and vital mushrooms are thousands and thousands of years older, so let's consult them too. If you combine them in the right way, you can positively support the activity of your Heart, on both levels, the physical and the psychological.

If you want to make your Heart happy in May, give it one of these gifts:

  • The Emperor's Treasure: In the picture you will see a kindly emperor with a fairy-tale depiction of a flaming heart. This tincture is based on the traditional Rou Fu Bao Yuan Tang recipe.

  • Emperor Blockade: This herbal alcohol tincture has a picture of a stern emperor with his hands folded at the heart on the label. It is based on the traditional Chinese medicine recipe Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang.

  • Auricularia. It is valued in Chinese medicine for its wide range of effects on the human body. It is rich in minerals, vitamins and polysaccharides and is a source of antioxidant melanin, among other things. It is loved by the Heart and the relationship is said to be reciprocal.

  • Mycocholest: a great blend of vital mushroom Shiitake and red fermented rice. The latter helps to maintain normal cholesterol levels due to its monacolin content. We have also added coenzyme Q10 and rutin to support the effect.

  • Reishi: In Chinese medicine, the Reishi mushroom is used to support vitality and immunity. It has significant adaptogenic effects. Within the EU, this mushroom can be officially claimed to support the body's natural defences, to support normal circulatory functions and to support the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol levels.

So don't let anyone or anything break your heart, even in May.



Note: You must think we don't know the rules of Czech spelling, as we sometimes write Srdce with a capital "S" and sometimes Heart with a small "s". We have such a rule. If we write about Heart as one of the systems of traditional Chinese medicine, we write a capital S. But if we write about Heart as the organ that pumps blood into your blood vessels, we use a small s.

 

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