China’s Gift to the Healing Arts

To fmd the roots of Chinese medicine, you’d have to dig back some 4,500 years. That’s when the Fire Emperor Shen Nong first experimented with medicinal herbs. The herbs that he identified were later recorded in the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (The Classic Materia Medica of Shen Nong), which dates from around 200 B.C., according to Kevin V. Ergil, Ph.D., dean of the Pacific Institute of Oriental Medicine in New York City.

Also around 200 B.C., the Yellow Emperor Huang Di wrote the Nei Jing (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic). Considered by many Chinese physicians to be required reading, the Nei Jing establishes the framework for what would become Chinese medicine.

To understand Chinese medicine, you need to suspend-at least momentarily­your knowledge of the Western definitions of health and disease. Chinese medicine teaches that life is in perpetual flux. “Health;” then, refers to an ability to adapt to this state of flux and to the physical and emotional changes that it engenders. “Disease,” on the other hand, describes an inability to cope with change, a disruption of resilience.

This philosophy stems from Chinese medicine’s fundamental belief in Tao, which means “the whole” -the seamless fabric of matter and energy that connects all things in the universe. Tao teaches that all things in the universe depend on one another and influence one another. It views humans as an integral part of nature, and vice versa.

The Chinese believe that Tao consists of two opposite yet complementary phenomena called yin and yang. Within the body, yin and yang manifest as three distinct forces: qi, Blood, and Moisture. (In writings about Chinese medicine, terms such as Blood and Moisture are capitalized to denote their non­traditional usage.) Qi is life energy. Blood is more than the red stuff that flows through your veins and arteries. It regulates all of the body’s tissues as well as metabolism, or the burning of calories for energy. And Moisture isn’t just water and other fluids. Rather, it controls the body’s internal environment.

When making diagnoses and crafting treatment regimens, a Chinese medical practitioner considers the status of qi, Blood, and Moisture in the body. He is also alert to other forces that influence qi, Blood, and Moisture. These include the five fundamental elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water); the five seasons (Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Autumn, and Winter); and the five climates (Wind, Heat, Dampness, Dryness, and Cold).

All three sets of forces also influence the 10 organ networks. In Chinese medicine, the organ networks are not distinct anatomical structures but rather constellations of physical and psychological functions.

September 19, 2008 | Filed Under Home remedies | Leave a Comment 

Laser Cosmetic Surgery

These days cosmetic surgery can be seen in many movies and television serials including those high-tech science fiction movies. Nowadays due to advancement in the field of science and technology, these have also upgraded the technology and started using the concept of Laser cosmetic surgery in which the cosmetic surgery is with the use of a Laser beam. The concept of Laser cosmetic surgery has become famous because of their mentioning in the James Bond movies. The Laser beam can be used as a surgical instrument for example for cutting the tissue so that the bleeding would be less as compared to the case of a manual surgical cutting tool. But commonly Laser is used for resurfacing the face in most of the cases.

Laser facial resurfacing is a procedure which requires very less time as compared to any other procedure involving facial resurfacing. It can be done in a noninvasive manner and according to an outpatient basis. The Laser beam is used to vaporize the dead or impure layer of the skin over a person’s upper layer of skin and when all the impurities are vaporized, the skin is reshaped and hence the face is cleansed. Cosmetic laser surgery can be used to minimize scars, soften lines and wrinkles, normalize uneven pigmentation, and remove spider veins. Cosmetic surgery can also use a laser to remove benign and precancerous growths. Cosmetic surgery using Laser can be multi-beneficial to a person if he has many skin problems.

May 3, 2008 | Filed Under Home remedies | Leave a Comment 

Family Health Insurance Quotes

Buying family health insurance can be a vast expense that no one needs to obtain on. Fortunately, a lot of people get free family health insurance from their employer. And still if it is not free, they still have the capability to purchase the coverage at an inexpensive cost. But if you are one of the millions who do not have this option obtainable, purchasing family health insurance is a necessity. While this may sound like an unfeasible task, with the facilitate of a broker you will be able to discover amazing that suits your needs.

“Some people have a tough moment in finding family health insurance that is reasonable,” Morgan Moran, a managing partner of Health Insurance Web, alleged, “This can be a giant expense that a lot of people were not expecting. So working with a broker that can discover the greatest deals can be a massive help.”

As you can envision, family health insurance is much expensive than an individual policy since more than one person wants exposure. The good thing is that there are various carriers that propose a wide range of policies.

Buying family health insurance is extremely significant to several people. This may be a procedure that you merely want to overlook about, but as you know, this is not in the finest interest of your family. As an alternative of putting yourself and your family at danger, a broker will assist you to shop for the finest family health.

April 27, 2008 | Filed Under Home remedies | Leave a Comment 

Extra C Gets an "F"

Don’t bother dosing uo on Vitamin C before exercising. Researchers at Colorado State University who tested mega-doses of vitamin C in hopes of proving that it could improve exercise performance discovered that the vitamin had no effect at all. The study, pulished in the Journal of Applied Physiology, aimed to link huge doses of Vitamin C - 500 milligrams daily plus intravenous infusion - with inceased breathing capacity and heart output. But neither older nor younger participants benefited as hoped, though the vitamin did reduce chemical damage to cells from oxidative stress. The researchers speculate that taking supplements may benefit only people lacking in normal levels of vitamin C. If you’re already getting enough C, megadoses won’t help you at the gym.

December 31, 2006 | Filed Under Home remedies | Leave a Comment 

Herbology

Whether you call it phytotherapy, botanical medicine, or herbology, God’s non-hybrid plants hold the power of nature to heal, clean and revitalize tissue. Science likes to extract, separate and mega dose constituents found in plant to treat bodily symptoms. Plants were never intended for this. This whole plant is powerful enough, when you learn how to use botanicals correctly. I have used herbal formulas for over twenty five years, well before they were fashionable. That’s because my desire has always been to help other heal themselves, not treat their symptoms. I have used gallons of herbs on just one patient. Herbs can be very powerful and strong. There are only a few that I do not recommend due to their toxic nature. However, these are toxic herbs, not used in mainstream herbology.

Besides all the different properties of herbs, including anti-inflammatory, astringents, bitters, stimulants, antispasmodics, etc., they have nutritional value. Herbs are full of vitamins, minerals, tissue salts, flavins, amino acids and sugars, not to mention their electromagnetic energies. Study and experiment with botanicals. Without them, humans will not survive the many damaging effects they have created on this planet.

September 15, 2006 | Filed Under Home remedies | Leave a Comment 

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