Ancient Remedies by Dr. Josh Axe

Author:Dr. Josh Axe [AXE, JOSH]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2021-02-02T00:00:00+00:00

How the five organ systems create a cycle of nourishment or harm

In chapter 3, I explained the five elements: fire, earth, wood, metal, and water. If you took the quiz in that chapter, you’ve already identified your dominant element or elements. You may also recall that each element is connected with particular organs. It’s these organs—or, more specifically, organ systems—that I want to explore in more depth. Here’s a graphic that depicts the connections between the elements and the organ systems.

As you can see from the graphic’s arrows, each system influences the next. Your digestive system influences your immune system, which consists of the lungs, colon, and skin; your immune system influences your hormonal, or endocrine, system; your hormonal system directly affects your detoxification system, including your liver and gallbladder; and your detoxification system influences your neuro-cardiovascular system, which in turn feeds back into your digestive system. These organ systems affect one another in two ways. The first is the nourishing, or generating, connection. In Chinese medicine this is known as the mother-child organ relationship, in which one healthy organ system helps feed and nourish the next one, just as a mother nourishes a child.

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