Liquid Nonsense

My hands and feet have had a tendency to get cold for pretty much as long as I can remember. Similarly, I've also had hand tremors for as long as I can remember. I know it's been almost my entire life because I remember my parents joking when I was little that I definitely wasn't going to be a surgeon for fear of slicing up my patients. Phil suggested that I talk to a traditional Chinese medicine professional and make sure all my chi was happy.

Yesterday I had an appointment with a guy that works down the street who happens to be a licensed acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist. After walking through the basic questions and taking a full medical history I was diagnosed with "internal heat due to stagnant liver chi." Fifteen or so needles and a Si Ni Tang bag of herbs later I was well on my way to getting my liver chi moving again. I have to admit that the whole thing was actually a lot of fun. There's something about traditional Chinese medicine that is just really exciting.

About 30 minutes ago I tried my herbal tea. That stuff is every bit as bitter as he suggested it would be... I suspect I'm going to look for a more pleasant tea pill alternative.