91:: Applying Traditional Chinese Medicine practices with Dr. Felice Chan (TCM at the Olympics and looking beyond the "Chinese Baddie" trend!)

With the Lunar New Year, Olympics, and Traditional Chinese Medicine practices on social media right now, Dr. Kelsy Vick revisits her June convo with TCM practitioner Dr. Felice Chan and pulls out the most practical takeaways. We cover core TCM ideas (qi, blood, jing), how imbalance can show up like missed periods in hard-training athletes, and easy ways to apply TCM day-to-day: more warmth for digestion, gentler movement for stress and cortisol balance, and blood-building foods during your period. Kelsy also shares Dr. Felice's travel digestion tips (breathwork, hydration/electrolytes, ginger tea) and what TCM might look like in elite training—think acupuncture, cupping, massage techniques, and carefully dosed herbs.Episode with Dr. Felice Chan:https://wellness-big-sis-the-pod.captivate.fm/episode/dr-felice-chan/Research articles:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9219272/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9331350/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40251536/Eileen Gu article:https://en.people.cn/n3/2022/0209/c90000-9955574.htmlloving the pod? click the follow button, & we'd love if you could leave a review! thank you x 1000 :)sign up for the free Smart Girl Newspaper!insta:: @dr.kelsyvickdpt & @wellnessbigsispodyoutube:: @dr.kelsyvickdpttiktok:: @dr.kelsyvickdpt & @wellnessbigsispodsign up for our patreon for exclusive content & workouts!