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Within the human being there are innumerable, infinitesimal equilibriums put out of whack by the instances and circumstances we encounter throughout our quotidian life – this is the mindset of the holistic practitioner. Comprised of many complex components working in harmony with one another the human being is under constant stress. The stress of work, of school, of husbands and wives strain those mentioned equilibriums to their extent and enact illness directly due to those imbalances. One way

“All Great things are simple and many can be expressed in simple words: freedom, justice, horror, duty, mercy, hope.”-Winston Churchill. The film is persuasive in the argument of humanity, in its relation to morality. The question of morality is the question of virtue or in this case the fight between good and evil, also know as yin and yang. The usage of colours black, white, brown, blue, green, yellow, and red, stand alone are to effective describe good or evil, yin or yang. The colours are also

patient, which is bolstered by examining the patient’s qi. A fundamental of TCM is “qi”, which includes Yin and Yang, as qi is believed to be spiritual energy and is a part of all movement, such like “the flow of the cosmos” (Kaptchuk). Qi itself can be divided into many different categories, with Meridian qi being the most important for medicine. TCM views the body as a collective whole where “qi” flows through body, with an imbalance of qi leading to the disease in question. The more fixed or chronic

Prompt 1 Apart from meeting the basic components of fitness including flexibility, muscle strength, and cardio-respiratory endurance, the complementary movement therapies such as yoga, tai chi, and chi gung support health and wellness. Choose one of the complementary movement therapies and discuss how it supports health and wellness. Cite sources from the readings or online library. Tai Chi is about “creating a balance between the mind, body, and nature, while encouraging a heightened state of health

Acupuncture is an ancient form of healing that has been used significantly by many civilizations. Although, the United States hasn 't exactly acknowledged the health benefits of acupuncture until early two thousands. The medical community has even looked down upon physicians that have theorized the use of acupuncture. But was there really a legitimate reasoning why acupuncture received such a bad reputation? Does acupuncture really provide pain reliever is it just a mind game? Acupuncture involves

Foundation of Yin-yang and Its Application on Traditional Chinese Medicine In Chinese philosophy, the symbol yin-yang represents the two complementary forces that make up all aspects and phenomena of life. It describes how opposite forces are actually interconnected and interdependent in the natural world. The origin of yin and yang came from the observation of nature and the environment. “Yin” referred to the shady side of a slope while “yang” referred to the sunny side. The concept of yin-yang

TCM, or Traditional Chinese Medicine, can be traced as far back as 1000 BC, where stone acupuncture needles were believed to be used. Texts from that period also talked of Yin and Yang and other concepts. The first written work on TCM is titled the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic, Huangdi Newijing (Gascoigne 11). This book was written in 300 BC, but entries date back to the early 2700's BC. The book is still used in universities of Chinese Medicine around the world and is often called the bible

It has been embedded in Chinese psyche that nature is a powerful force which nurtures life and human beings but could also be unpredictable, uncontrollable and terribly devastating. Always bearing in mind the incredible power of nature, early Chinese noticed the perpetual transformation and interchange between all elements in the universe in order to inhibit, to support, to impact and to impulse each other’s development and expansion. Therefore, it is a common belief among most Chinese that harmony

Tongue Diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine History Tongue Diagnosis is one of the most brilliant components of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and first appeared in several important medical texts during the Warring States Period (403 BC -221 BC) including the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic, The Classic of Difficulties and The Divine Husbandman’s Classic of the Materia Medica. (Maciocia,1995). However, the first surviving Chinese medical text to deal exclusively with tongue examination

U.S. Practitioners primarily believe in physical medicine, tests, and results, not in medical treatments that can’t be measured. With the sudden appearance of acupuncture, biomedicine practitioners were not given time to study the new healing method, and were also unconscious in what way to explain how the new field actually worked. For that same reason, we do not see biomedicine practitioners and acupuncture practitioners working together, in the same type of settings. One medical treatment is commonly