Sometimes in life, we have to learn things the hard way, so our parents might have told us. Well for me, I can honestly relate to this thinking. So many life lessons have changed for me over the past decade and I am grateful for every one of them. Today, I am grateful for Chinese Medicine (TCM) and the harmony it can bring to the body.
There is a reason why we call Chinese Medicine "Ancient" and that is because this medicine has been around for over 5,000 years. China was one of the first countries to have a medical culture. Chinese method, a form of Eastern Medicine takes a far different approach than our traditional Western Medicine which has only been around for approximately 100 years. Common TCM treatments include yoga, massage, acupuncture, and herbal remedies to name a few.
When healthy, an abundant supply of qi (pronounced chee or chi) or "life energy" flows through the body's meridians (a network of invisible channels through the body). If the flow of qi in the meridians becomes blocked or there is an inadequate supply of qi, then the body fails to maintain harmony, balance and order, and disease or illness follows.
The Physiology of Chinese medicine holds that the human body's life is the result of the balance of yin and yang. Yin is the inner and negative principles, and yang, outer and positive. The key reason why there is sickness is because the two aspects lose their harmony. When you become ill, a TCM practitioner will treat the underlying root cause of the manifested symptoms and not the symptom alone. This can make a huge difference on how you will heal and how long the healing may last.
Dr. Yanming Huang, my Chinese Doctor and Acupuncture has offered me amazing healing success in the repair of damage done to my face during surgery eight years ago. Many people who have surgery may have it in a place in the body which you may never see, but WOW when it happens to your face, look out! You surely get people’s attention, especially when the doctors cut your facial nerve in multiple places and you lose part of your smile. All I can say is that life goes on and we often times become stronger and healthier in these situations. I know that I have for sure!! Had I known more about Yin and Yang, believe me, I will never have gone to surgery.
Conventional Western Medicine views the body as static and unchanging; Oriental Medicine (Eastern Medicine) views the body as dynamic and capable of change in many ways. For example, it is common for a Medical Doctor to say, "You have diabetes and you’ll have to live with it and take this medicine for the rest of your life." An Acupuncturist may say, "Let's improve Spleen/Pancreatic system function so that the body utilizes more of its own insulin to improve the diabetes."
I hope that this post will help you, or someone you know, in your healing and life journey just like it is helping me. This healing direction may take a bit longer, but it surely will be more long-lasting! I hope to write a book someday soon on my healing journey to help you! Namaste!! Dena
http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/ART03196/Traditional-Chinese-Medicine-Dr-Weil.html
http://www.china-acupuncture.net/compare.html
