I am starting to document some of the personal development experiments that I am doing here on the MorningCoach.com blog. I think it is important that in my quest to gain more knowledge and find the best in human performance and development I start to open up some of the research I am doing. That does not mean that I am recommending the things that I am experimenting with. It means that I am going to just let the MorningCoach.com members into my life a little more. Always remember, when it comes to fitness, exercise, or anything to do with your health, consult your local health care professional. These are my experiences not to be construed as medical advice.

Last week was my first week at Yangs Acupuncture. I am going for general health purposes. I am not looking to “fix” anything I am doing this to improve my performance and have an overall better quality of life.

This week I headed in for my second week with the needles. I have to say I had zero pain on the needle insertion this week. They where placed in the standard areas of the neck, head, arms, legs, knees, and elbows. I had a slight twinge of pain when he placed one in my foot but other then that I was good.

I relaxed for twenty or thirty minutes and the Doctor came back in to take the needles out. It was a pretty uneventful second trip until he said he had Chinese Herbs for me this week. I was like, “super cool!” He brought me in these two herbs combinations. One for kidneys and the other for stress.

The fist one for stress is Shu Gan Wan. I have to take six of these very tiny globes three times a day thirty minutes after meals. The other one for the kidneys is Wu Zi Yan Zong. I have to take eight of these in the same matter thirty minutes after meals.

I started the TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) herbal treatment today with my first 14 globules just after lunch.

My Chinese Herbs for the Week (Numbers Are How Many I Need To Take)

I am going through green week here at the annual Mike Lee Kanarek boot camp so I have been pretty rundown all week. We are detoxifying this week and letting the inflammation in our body go down. I have not been 100% in fact I am running at about 80%.

One thing I can say about acupuncture is when I finish I just have massive energy. It is like a switch comes on. My feeling on well being and happiness is off the chart. More so then when I do normal personal development such as reading or meditating. I am not sure why, but it is really working for me. Since it is green week I have not had the massive training regiment that I normally go through. Next week I will be able to report more of the physical progress that I am making. But overall after two weeks. I feel less stressed and more relaxed. Plus, just happier.

This personal development experiment has been a great one so far. Much more to come as I get into more of the weeks. We are just getting started and my energy levels are off the charts.