What is dampness?

If you have ever come across an acupuncturist or TCM practitioner, you may have heard the word 'dampness' used to explain the pathogenesis of your condition. The central concepts of Eastern medicine is that the body is never in a perfect state of balance but rather in dynamic internal equilibrium striving to regain balance & harmony that has been offset by external factors. When the body fails to adjust to the environmental influences (ie. weather, occupation, diet, geographic location, stress, seasons, etc...), internal equilibrium is lost and disease results.