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kidney
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Synopsis

Chinese Medicine teaches that the kidney is the seat of health, the source of life energy, and even the most essential organ! The Japanese draw on this concept in words about what is important. Find out how sitting at a desk can weaken the kidneys and how you can conversely strengthen your life force, remove lower back pain, clear the head, boost life energy, and live longer!

Revision history:

Sept. 30, 2022: p. 8: Removed a broken link. Also divided a long passage into two sentences for easier reading.

Dec. 14, 2019: 

  • p. 2: Added the new Henshall etymology.
  • p.10: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.
  • p. 12: I had called Toyotomi a shogun. He wasn't. He was a preeminent feudal lord, warrior, general, samurai, and politician. I've now said that instead.

Jan. 23, 2016: p. 6: Changed the photo caption to reflect that 病気 refers to everything in row 2. Also fixed broken links on pp. 7, 9, and 10. Doing so meant revising text on p. 9.

Nov. 15, 2013: Originally published.

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