Asking Questions
    The Chinese medicine doctor takes a great deal of time to ask you about yourself. Your answers allow the practitioner to benefit from the knowledge that you have, for no one can know your body as well as you do. Questioning allows the practitioner to observe your emotions, voice and self-presentation. Basic questions focus on:
    Your reaction to heat and cold ;
    Your patterns of perspiration ;
    If and when you experience headaches or dizziness ;
    What type of pain, if any, you may have;
    Your bowel and bladder function ;
    Your thirst, appetite, and tastes ;
    Sleep patterns;
    Your sexual functioning, sexual activity, and reproductive history ;
    General medical history ;
    General physical activity ;
    Emotions .