Why do toxins arise in the body?
Central to Buqi treatment is the idea of ‘the double vicious circle of mental stress and body posture’. This idea explains why there is a build up of binqi (or toxins) in the different parts of the body. There are two main origins of this build up: emotional and physical origins. Emotional stress Briefly, in the many different and complicated lives that people lead there are many opportunities for emotional stress. These may be from interpersonal situations where relationships with people have become difficult to bear and may be a cause for distress. These can be wide ranging such as a difficult family relationship or a colleague at work maybe. Human relationships therefore can be stressful at times which will have an effect on the nervous system. Over a long period of time these can have a sustained effect on the overall health of the person and may cause sickness to arise. This can lead onto negative patterns of thought which cause a negative cycle of emotional stress. Therefore, per
