TCM Basics 101: TCM Body Clock Bladder 3pm - 5pm
After having to absorb the usable energy from food from 1pm to 3pm, what organ is up next in its highest function from 3pm to 5pm?
3pm to 5pm – Bladder Time
Organs related: Bladder.
During this time, the body is preparing to settle into the evening. Therefore it is also a common time for the energy in the body to take a nosedive.
What you should do: Avoid the afternoon coffee and instead, snack on something with salt as the taste of saltiness correlates to Bladder and Kidney organs according to TCM theories. Metabolic wastes also start to move into the kidney’s filtration system and drinking more water during this time help with detoxification processes.
Interesting fact: During this time, the body goes into a reserving and storing mode. As the detoxification process starts to happen, emotional detoxification can occur which can leave one feeling irritated or fearful which is the emotion correlated to Kidney/Bladder in this period.
