What’s The Key To A
Long And Healthy Life?

Well, there’s technically 3 of them…

Each is based on restoring and preserving balance in Essence, Energy, and Spirit.

Vitalize energy, reduce your stress, and encourage adaptability.

The trick now becomes figuring out which herbs are best suited for your individual needs…

1. Vitalize Your Energy.

In terms of the Three Treasures, your life energies consist of Jing, Qi, and Shen.

The idea, simply put, is to protect, nourish, and balance these three fundamental energies in the body. Paying specific attention to the important Yin/Yang balance.

The focus of tonic herbalism is to ensure proper care is taken to nurture each of these life forces in unison. When each is balanced, we say body, mind, and spirit are healthy.

Here’s one example of a well-rounded herbal routine:

• Lycium and Morinda to provide Yin and Yang support for the Kidney/Adrenal complex (Jing).
• Astragalus to increase your day to day energy (Qi).
• Then finally, Reishi and Polygala to calm and nurture the spirit (Shen).

2. Reduce Your Stress

Chronic stress can lead to the depletion of all three of these life-sustaining energies.

Qi, or vital energy, flows like a river along pathways or meridians throughout the body. An imbalance in the flow of this energy along these channels will affect the body’s organ systems, leading to physical, mental, and emotional symptoms.

Stress affects the free flow of Qi within the body, resulting in stagnation, excessive internal heat, and poor Blood circulation.

Excessive and prolonged stress may interrupt the delicate balance in our body and trigger an over-stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system, which leads to the excess release of stress hormones such as cortisol.

Stress hormones can interfere with the secretion of the mood enhancing neurotransmitters, resulting in emotional imbalances.

When it comes to any form of stagnation, Bupleurum is a primary herb to consider.

It is the basis for many harmonizing formulas that treat opposing patterns such as a combination of Excess and Deficiency, Heat and Cold, External and Internal conditions.

3. Reinforce Adaptability

The only true state of health is functional adaptability and capacity to manage the unrelenting physical, biological, emotional, and environmental stressors that we have to endure.

The ancient sages and herbalists long ago discovered the power of herbs for maintaining homeostasis, and science is now backing that up.

Superstars like Rhodiola, Eleuthero, Reishi, and Gynostemma, help reset the body’s endocrine system and bring your body and stress hormones back into balance.

Schisandra, the fruit of five flavors, is able to tonify all Three Treasures in the body. It is also renowned as a potent Liver Yin tonic, and as a beauty tonic because of its astringent and moisture producing properties.

Astragalus is a “Qi” tonic according to Classical Chinese Medicine, as it directly supports the Lung and Spleen organs in the body. By supporting those organs, you derive and maximize energy from the foods you eat and the air you breathe.

As an immune system tonic, Astragalus tonifies what the Chinese call “wei qi” or “protective qi” which is the energy that runs just below the surface of the skin.

American Ginseng increases day to day energy, replenishes vitality, and supports Lung function. Unlike its Asian cousins, it’s actually cooling in nature rather than being warm or hot, making it a suitable energy tonic for those that are sensitive to the more warming Ginsengs.

Which ones are right for you?

The sheer number of tonic herbs and formulas can be daunting enough to make anyone feel overwhelmed by information.

That’s where we come in.

Our job as herbalists is to listen, and make recommendations based on a person’s individual situation.

However, in cases of general, everyday upkeep of energy, stress reduction, and adaptability we provide three in-house formulas that cover all the bases for anyone looking to promote health and longevity.

What’s more, these three pillars of balance, health, and longevity are so essential and not just for those suffering from some form of imbalance.

But for everybody looking to take a serious stance on their own health and wellness, and want a natural way of doing so, we have a convenient solution.

We’ve bundled them together, and called it the Longevity Kit.

Here’s what you’ll find inside:

Foundation Formula – A multi-herbal formula that protects, nourishes, and balances the three fundamental energies in the body; Jing, Qi, and Shen, paying specific attention to the important Yin/Yang balance in the body.

Bupleurum & Dragon Bone – A classic formula for lessening the feeling of stress on the body. Say goodbye to frustration, feeling rushed, and body tension. Don’t let stress get the best of you!

Great Adaptor – Formulated from seven potent adaptogenic herbs, including superstars Rhodiola, Eleuthero, Reishi, and Gynostemma, which help reset the body’s endocrine system and bring your body and stress hormones back into balance.

Sharing knowledge of the Three Treasures, and providing you with the best tonic herbs and formulas for bringing balance to them is our passion.

If there was one herbal routine we could get into the hands of everybody, it would be the Longevity Kit.

Be well,

Dr. George