What is Energy?

Energy can be defined simply as the strength and vitality to sustain activity. Energy is an important factor in the function of our bodies. The use of energy by our body is what creates the quality we call 'life'. Forms of energy used by our bodies are: chemical energy, electrical energy and electromagnetic energy.

We all know people who are 'full or energy'. We often admire children who seem to have an abundance of energy, who never sit still and keep going until they are overcome by sleep, which in turn restores their energy. In a healthy person with abundance of this vibrant bio-energy available and living in harmony with him or herself, others and the environment, it circulates freely. Traditional Chinese Medicine defines health as a harmonic flow of bio-energy between the various organs and systems of the human body, dynamically regulating all biological functions.