Dr. Na Zhai Clinic Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine

Nancy: Thirty Years of Diarrhea, Cured—And the Formula That Started It All

 

                        Body Clean: The Formula That Became                                 the Foundation of Dr. Na's System

 

Nancy was 82 years old when she came to Dr. Na.

She had suffered from severe diarrhea for 30 years—about 10 times a day, every day, for three decades. She was exhausted all the time. When she put on her makeup, she had to do one eye at a time: apply, lie down for a few minutes, then finish the other eye. She had been prescribed multiple antibiotics, traveled between hospitals, and finally was placed on high-dose Prednisone—80mg daily—for as long as she could remember. But her diarrhea was still unbearable.

She came to Dr. Na as a last resort.

The Diagnosis

Western diagnosis: Following a series of exams, her doctors arrived at a name—severely inflamed colon.

TCM diagnosis: Dr. Na checked Nancy's pulse, her tongue, and her overall physical and mental state. Her pulse was taut and rapid. Her tongue was reddened with a yellow coating. She was exhausted. She had abdominal pain, stinky stool with blood and mucus, a burning sensation in the anus, restlessness, and thirst for cold drinks. These all pointed to a clear TCM diagnosis: Toxic damp-heat in the colon.

The root of the problem was not the diarrhea itself. The root was the garbage that had accumulated in Nancy's colon over decades. Undigested food, fermentation, putrefaction —it had become a breeding ground for toxins and inflammation.

The Treatment

Western medicine: Multiple rounds of antibiotics, travel between hospitals, and finally the last weapon—high-dose Prednisone, 80mg daily, for as long as she could remember.

TCM: During her first visit, Nancy received Dr. Na's acupuncture protocol. She felt better overall immediately after the treatment.

But Dr. Na knew that acupuncture alone would not be enough. She told Nancy she would think about using herbs to help her.

During her second visit, Dr. Na gave her the same acupuncture treatment again and gave her a herbal powder—a formula made specifically for Nancy's condition, later named Body Clean. This formula was designed to clean the toxins out of her colon and promote the body's function and self-healing.

Dr. Na warned Nancy and her husband, Bob, that there would be a difficult phase first: more diarrhea, as the toxins were forced out of the body. This was a necessary part of the healing process, not a sign of getting worse.

The next time Dr. Na walked into the treatment room, Bob was agitated. They had had a couple of rough days due to Nancy's diarrhea, which seemed unstoppable and had a terrible stench.

"I told you, Bob," Dr. Na said. "It is a necessary step to get better. More diarrhea does not mean getting worse. Nancy, how are you feeling?"

"I seem to be feeling better," Nancy said. "A little more energy. I don't know how to explain it, but I really do feel overall better."

That was all Dr. Na needed to hear.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, there is a principle: 效不更方，击鼓再进 — If it is working, do not change the formula. Beat the drum and press forward.

Nancy felt better. That meant the formula was working. Dr. Na did not know exactly, scientifically, what was happening inside Nancy's body. But she did not need to. The patient felt better. That was the evidence. She continued the treatment.

The Outcomes

Western medicine completely failed Nancy after 30 years of trying.

TCM: After a couple of weeks of continuing these protocols, Nancy began reducing her medication. Later, she completely healed. She was drug-free and symptom-free. She stood on stage offering a testimonial at a lecture Dr. Na was giving.

TCM starts with the patient. It does not require a name. It looks at how the person feels, how their body is functioning as a whole. It reads the pulse. It looks at the tongue. It asks about sleep, appetite, digestion, energy, pain. It does not focus on the disease. It focuses on the person.

The Point Critical to Modern Medicine

Nancy couldn't wait. Neither can the millions of chronic patients around the world.

We all want to know what was happening in Nancy's body during her TCM treatment. We want to know what this herbal formula did to heal her digestive system. Science can help us find those answers—and with those answers will come new discoveries in biology and new drugs to help patients. That is exciting. But it all takes time.

We simply cannot wait.

The best way forward in medicine is for Western and Eastern approaches to work together, to support and grow together. After Nancy healed, imagine what could have happened if she had gone back to her MDs. Her labs and exams would have shown real improvement. That would have meant something. That is where new science starts.

That is what I hope for. That is what I am proposing. Treat the patient. Observe the outcome. Then go back and measure what changed. That is how curiosity becomes science. That is how TCM and Western medicine can work together—not as competitors, but as partners in discovery.

Antibiotics and steroids have been saving lives for decades. Why did they not work for Nancy?

Because the pathology of an emergency and the pathology of a chronic condition are fundamentally different.

Acute infections have clear causes—often bacterial or viral—and can be treated with antibiotics and steroids. Nancy may have started with something like that. But without successful treatment, her body system was damaged by 30 years of chronic disease. At this point, we must treat the entire body, not just the symptoms.

                  TCM is excellent for chronic conditions.                             Western medicine is the hero in emergencies.

Is Western medicine only for emergencies? No—it also excels at diagnostics, surgery, and acute care. But for chronic disease, its role is different. It was established in laboratories, where you can see exactly what is happening and how to handle it. It is excellent at stopping bleeding after a car accident. It saves lives from heart attacks and strokes.

For chronic disease—the slow, accumulated conditions that steal years of life— Western medicine's tools are limited to managing symptoms. It gives the disease a name. It prescribes a drug. But it does not remove the root.

This is not a criticism of doctors. Doctors want to help. They are trained to help. But they are trained in a system that was built for emergencies. They have been given one tool— medication—and they use it the best they can. For chronic disease, that tool is not enough.

They do not know what else is out there. They have not been shown another way.

That is why Nancy's story matters. That is why TCM matters. Not as a replacement for Western medicine, but as a partner. Western medicine for the emergency. TCM for the root cause of chronic disease. Together, they can do what neither can do alone.

The Chinese ancestors created TCM over centuries. It is great at handling chronic conditions. Simply put: using the same mindset and medication to handle both emergency and chronic conditions is unrealistic—and it is the failed situation our current medicine is in.

Why TCM Worked for Nancy ?

When you see a pile of garbage outside on a summer day, you know there will be flies. Garbage attracts flies.

The same happens inside our body. Long before Nancy came for her diarrhea, she had digestive problems. She could not digest her food properly. The undigested food amassed in her colon. Over time, fermentation and putrefaction took place, causing offensive odors and inflammation of the colon tissue.

Her colon became a container. When its contents became too much to stay in, she would have explosive diarrhea to release the pressure—along with mucus or blood from the damaged tissue.

Doctors before Dr. Na had tried antibiotics. When those did not work, they turned to Prednisone. But antibiotics kill bacteria—they do nothing about the garbage that attracted the flies. Prednisone handles the symptom of inflammation. It does not remove the cause.The core of Nancy's problem was the garbage. Only removing it could stop the inflammation. Prednisone maintained her sickness, allowing her to live with an ugly condition rather than truly healing her.

The Legacy of Body Clean

Nancy's case changed everything.

After completely healing her, Dr. Na had a realization: everyone has the same life and must have the same inflammation in the colon. The only difference is more or less. Why not start earlier, before it gets worse like Nancy's?

She started using Body Clean for every patient in her clinic. Over 30 years, she refined it —adjusting ingredients, improving effectiveness, ensuring safety. It became the core formula that every patient now receives, regardless of their condition.

Body Clean is not a drug. It is a safe, proven herbal formula that clears the metabolic waste accumulated in the colon over years. It is the first step in Dr. Na's system, the 启动 程序 that opens the door to healing.

This is not a one-time result. This is the same protocol Dr. Na uses for every patient— including Body Clean, the formula born from Nancy's case and refined over 30 years. Because the treatment follows a pattern, it can be taught. Because it can be taught, it can be passed on.

This is the system Dr. Na built. This is what she offers