Traditional Chinese Medicine (Chapter 13 of DVD)
Posted on August 28th, 2010 by admin
A complete system unto itself. Concerned with balance of Chi or Life Force. Under stress, chi is out of balance – deficiency of chi in one area, blockage of chi in another. Chinese medical practitioners diagnose by checking pulse: 3 different places, 2 different depths on either side. Each pulse is a different organ in the body. Patient sticks out tongue for doctor to check. Treatments: medical herbs, massage, diet, and acupuncture. Good research data show it helps with sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, and pain.
who cares, they have been doing it since 3000 and they are all OK
There is no objective evidence that the works accupunture. Several studies have demonstrated its effect is equal to placebo. Do a search on a database of evidence-based medicine, PubMed, Cochrane Library, ACP Journal, etc., and you will find the same thing.