Spring seems to have arrived in all its glory. It’s my favourite time of year with all its vitality and energy. The important thing is to try to channel that energy into our physical and emotional wellbeing.
Gua sha has been used in China to treat acute and chronic hepatitis. Upregulation of the enzyme HO-1 through gua sha results in decreased virus replication as well as protection from oxidative damage (Zhu et al. Heme Oxygenase-1 suppresses hepatitis C virus replication and increases resistance of hepatocytes to oxidant injury. Hepatology, 2008; 48(5) (November)1430-9)… Continue reading