133: Chinese Medicine: Finding Balance Through the Five Elements
AG University
Anna Grace Newell
4.9 • 860 Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Professor AG sits down with acupuncturist Erika to talk all about the Five Element Method in traditional Chinese medicine and how it can help you better understand your body. They break down the five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, and how each one connects to your energy, emotions, and overall health. The conversation focuses a lot on the liver and how stress, hormones, and even everyday habits like too much screen time can throw things out of balance. Erika shares simple, practical ways to support your body, like moving more, expressing your emotions, eating with the seasons, and slowing down when you need to. It’s a conversation that reminds you there’s nothing “wrong” with you; you just need to understand your body better and work with it, not against it.
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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction
02:02 Anna Grace's Personal Journey with Chinese Medicine
03:02 Overview of the Five Element Method
05:44 The Seasons and Corresponding Elements
07:36 How to Determine Your Dominant Element
13:46 Supporting Liver Health Through Movement and Diet
15:26 Why Acupuncture Boosts the Parasympathetic Nervous System
17:30 The Meridians and Their Connection to Organs
20:04 Impact of Screen Time on Liver and Eyes
22:19 Liver and Hashimoto's Connection
23:29 Honoring the Season of the Liver with Grace
30:22 The Fire Element and Personal Energy Management
36:21 Understanding Stagnation and Overactivity
38:25 Balancing the Liver and Kidney Energies
41:15 Practices to Calm the Liver and Nervous System
43:31 Foods, Herbs, and Tastes Supporting Liver Health
45:44 Adjusting Diet for Heat and Cold in Chinese Medicine
Keywords: Chinese medicine, acupuncture, five element method, liver health, energy balance, holistic health, traditional Chinese medicine, self-care, wellness, natural healing
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| 0:00.0 | I think we all have a big life. |
| 0:01.4 | We're excited. |
| 0:02.3 | We want to be our best self. |
| 0:04.0 | But, like you said, we all have to just pause where we are. And we have our whole life to learn more. It's like, we all want to figure it out right now. I'm like, yay, this is fun. But I think the biggest lesson that I've learned, let's express ourselves, not suppress, not just allowing your emotions to be stuffed in and just keep |
| 0:21.8 | going, going, going, going on autopilot. |
| 0:29.7 | Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome back to Age University podcast today. You guys are in for a treat. |
| 0:36.4 | Because not only are we going to be talking about one of my favorite |
| 0:39.1 | topics right now, which is Chinese medicine. |
| 0:41.0 | We have my personal acupuncturist. |
| 0:43.8 | And Erica, we've been together for years, like three years, too. |
| 0:47.8 | It's been many years. |
| 0:48.9 | But I would like to welcome Erica Weber. |
| 0:51.6 | She is an acupuncturist physician. |
| 0:53.8 | And she's been practicing Chinese medicine |
| 0:56.1 | and acupuncture for over 20 years. She has so much wisdom in so many areas of life outside of |
| 1:03.0 | just Chinese medicine and acupuncture. And she is my personal healer. She is my everything. |
| 1:09.2 | And she takes care of me on a weekly basis. |
| 1:11.9 | So she is going to share all of her knowledge with us. |
| 1:15.4 | Welcome, Erica, to the show. |
| 1:17.0 | Thank you, Anna Grace. |
| 1:18.5 | Very excited to be here. |
| 1:19.7 | I'm so excited to have you. |
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