Guest guest Posted June 16, 2000 Report Share Posted June 16, 2000 There are conditions that will cause a person to be more susceptible to External Pernicious Evils than s/he otherwise would be. These are out-of-season Pernicious Evils, strength and suddeness of the Pernicious Evil, Deficient Protective Qi, and Internal imblances. Each season of the year has typical weather conditions. For example, Wind in the spring, Heat in the summer, and Cold in the winter. Healthy people who observe sensible precautions generally have no problems with these expected conditions. Their bodies know what is coming and have time to adjust. However, out-of-season Pernicious Evils like a cold snap in summer or unusually warm days in winter are harder to deal with than expected conditions. Cold snaps in summer and unusually warm days in winter can trigger colds (and other problems). When change is sudden and extreme, it shocks the body. People adjust much easier to high temperatures in the twenties (F) if the high the day before was in the 30s(F) than if the high the day before was in the 50s (F). Likewise, people who are sensitive to Wind and Dampness will experience problems every time a thunder storm moves in (change in barometric pressure to low (Wind) and rising humidity (Dampness). The more severe the drop in pressure and the more rapid the rise in humidity, the worse the symptoms. If Protective Qi (Wei Qi) is Deficient, a person will be more susceptible to Pernicious Evils and to infections. Protective Qi is the Qi that circulates near the surface of the body and protects against Evils. If a person has Internal imbalances, the person will be more susceptible to Attack by Exterior Pernicious Evils. For example, people who suffer from Internal Cold will be much more susceptible to Exterior Cold than a person who isn't already Cold in the Interior. A person with Lung Qi Deficiency and/or Spleen Qi Deficiency will tend to be more susceptible to Exterior Pernicious Evils than a person who isn't because this person tends to be Qi Deficient in general, and this includes Protective Qi. Victoria ______________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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