Things my grandma did that were actually TCM
- Health Enlighten
- Aug 14
- 1 min read
She always made us eat warm food in the morning. Never cold. Never raw. "It wakes up the stomach," she said. → TCM: protecting spleen and stomach qi from cold damage.
When we had a cold coming on, she'd slice ginger into hot water with a little brown sugar and make us drink it before bed. → TCM: releasing the exterior, expelling wind-cold.
She'd press a point on the inside of our wrist when we felt nauseous on long car rides. She learned it from her mother. → TCM: Pericardium 6, one of the most studied acupressure points for nausea.
She didn't have a certificate. She had generations of knowledge passed through hands and kitchens.
This is what TCM actually looks like in real life.
Tag someone whose grandma had her own version of this. I want to hear what she made.
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