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Cold drinks for a cold pattern: a version you can actually follow
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Cold drinks for a cold pattern: a version you can actually follow

If you only read one paragraph, read this: cold drinks for a cold pattern depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·July 29, 2026·4 min read
Building a body-type log that lasts: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
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Building a body-type log that lasts: a practical plan for ordinary weeks

Put building a body-type log that lasts back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·July 23, 2026·4 min read
How long adjustment really takes, explained once properly
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How long adjustment really takes, explained once properly

There is plenty written about how long adjustment really takes and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·July 17, 2026·4 min read
Stop confusing symptoms with constitution: the order that saves effort
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Stop confusing symptoms with constitution: the order that saves effort

Anyone who has spent time on stop confusing symptoms with constitution has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence.…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·July 11, 2026·4 min read
What a qi-deficiency pattern actually feels like: judging it before you start
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What a qi-deficiency pattern actually feels like: judging it before you start

Most people want what a qi-deficiency pattern actually feels like to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·July 5, 2026·4 min read
Telling yang deficiency from yin deficiency: method, rhythm and limits
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Telling yang deficiency from yin deficiency: method, rhythm and limits

Advice on telling yang deficiency from yin deficiency tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·June 29, 2026·4 min read
Where damp-heat diets go wrong: method, rhythm and limits
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Where damp-heat diets go wrong: method, rhythm and limits

Separate two things in where damp-heat diets go wrong: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·June 23, 2026·4 min read
Why phlegm-damp bodies resist weight loss: nine specific questions
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Why phlegm-damp bodies resist weight loss: nine specific questions

If you only read one paragraph, read this: why phlegm-damp bodies resist weight loss depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·June 17, 2026·4 min read
Small signs of blood stasis worth tracking: judging it before you start
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Small signs of blood stasis worth tracking: judging it before you start

If you have already tried small signs of blood stasis worth tracking and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·June 11, 2026·4 min read
Does a balanced constitution need tonic herbs, explained once properly
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Does a balanced constitution need tonic herbs, explained once properly

Anyone who has spent time on does a balanced constitution need tonic herbs has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·June 5, 2026·4 min read
Does your body type shift with the seasons, explained once properly
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Does your body type shift with the seasons, explained once properly

Separate two things in does your body type shift with the seasons: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide,…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·May 30, 2026·4 min read
How to run a one-page self-assessment: making the complicated part simple
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How to run a one-page self-assessment: making the complicated part simple

Let us set the limits of how to run a one-page self-assessment first: it reliably improves steadier sleep, and it does not deliver overnight.…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·May 24, 2026·4 min read
Cold hands and feet: which pattern fits: the full sequence and where it drifts
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Cold hands and feet: which pattern fits: the full sequence and where it drifts

Anyone who has spent time on cold hands and feet: which pattern fits has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence.…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·May 18, 2026·4 min read
Recurring mouth ulcers and body type: the order that saves effort
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Recurring mouth ulcers and body type: the order that saves effort

Anyone who has spent time on recurring mouth ulcers and body type has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·May 12, 2026·4 min read
Is constitution the same as personality: three things to understand first
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Is constitution the same as personality: three things to understand first

If you only read one paragraph, read this: is constitution the same as personality depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·May 6, 2026·4 min read
What to adjust first in spring: the order that saves effort
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What to adjust first in spring: the order that saves effort

Most people do not fail at what to adjust first in spring from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·April 30, 2026·4 min read
The most common misreading of body type: judging it before you start
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The most common misreading of body type: judging it before you start

Anyone who has spent time on the most common misreading of body type has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence.…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·April 24, 2026·4 min read
How late nights change your baseline: the order that saves effort
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How late nights change your baseline: the order that saves effort

Advice on how late nights change your baseline tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·April 18, 2026·4 min read
Matching exercise intensity to your pattern: making the complicated part simple
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Matching exercise intensity to your pattern: making the complicated part simple

Anyone who has spent time on matching exercise intensity to your pattern has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence.…

Delphine RouxDelphine Roux·April 12, 2026·4 min read
Rebuilding after childbirth: making the complicated part simple
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Rebuilding after childbirth: making the complicated part simple

Let us set the limits of rebuilding after childbirth first: it reliably improves a body that copes with season changes, and it does not deliver…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·April 6, 2026·4 min read