Hannah Zulueta The Six Excesses
Six climatic factors turn pathogenic when they overwhelm a body whose protective qi is weak. Each lands on the skin like a kind of weather. Wind is the carrier, the others ride in with it, and because external excess can mimic internal dysfunction, the read is in the details: color, course, and where it strikes. In TCM we need to understand the ruling climatic formula because once you know what you see, then we can turn to what food and herbs can help.
The six at a glance
| Factor | Nature | On the skin | Hallmark |
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Wind rarely comes alone. Cold, heat, dampness, and dryness “ride” in with it, so most external patterns are wind-plus-something. And because external excess can look like internal dysfunction, the deciding read is in the course and the color: fast in and out points to wind; dusky and slow points to cold-stasis; heavy, oozing, and protracted points to damp; cracking and flaking points to dryness; angry, red, and purulent points to fire.
Hannah Zulueta obtained her Certificate in Canine Nutrition from CASI Institute. She is also studying for her Doctorate in Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Herbalism from the esteemed Pacific College of Health and Medicine. If you’re as keenly interested in health for yourself, visit her website for human health: Satori Acupuncture and Herbs.
She resides in San Diego with her three dogs, Maggie, Orbit, and Mr. Higgins.
She is available for one on one consultations. She develops evidence-based recipes that meet both NRC and AAFCO nutritional standards while integrating the therapeutic food principles of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine into her formulations.
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