Spleen Yang Xu, Wei Qi Xu and dementia

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Dear colleagues, 

 

I have been treating a number of geriatric patients recently and have noticed a

trend that I think may be more than just coincidental:   In every case,

seniors who are prone to upper respiratory tract infections, and  that present

with various degrees of  memory loss,  dementia or Alzheimers have displayed an

underlying Spleen Yang vacuity as well!  Could it be, that if not the actual

root, the Yang of the Spleen should be considered as a major contributing factor

to mental functioning?  BTW, from a biomedical perspective, I am reminded of

Gershon's " The Second Brain " where he presents the astonding fact that 95%of the

body's serotonin is made in the bowel.  

 

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