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Articles: chinese / oriental medicine
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A Balanced Way: Daoist Tips for 21st Century Living: Simplify, Simplify
by Vicki McKenna
An Ancient Remedy for Children with Nephrotic Syndrome
by Yao Jie Blair
To make it easy to understand, it occurs when the kidneys leak large amounts of protein (mostly albumin) into the urine.
Authentic Feng Shui
by Pauline Jeffreys
I have very mixed feelings about the recent explosion of media interest in Feng Shui. As so often with a glut of articles about any alternative discipline, the facts become watered down to such an extent that a serious science becomes almost unrecognisable.
Balancing Your Internal Climate
by Liz Koch and Martin Grasby
This article focuses on finding our internal balance which, the authors say, should not be confused with ridding oneself of unwanted emotions. Balance is a perpetual process of becoming ever resilient, adaptable and capable of experiencing a variety and range of emotions.
Chinese Culinary Herbs
by Susanna Dowie
In the west, our choice of foods is frequently driven by taste alone. However, a look at Chinese dietary principles can lead us back to a clearer focus of how we can use foods to build healthy bodies and minds.
Chinese Face Reading for Health
by Maura Bright
The ancient art of face reading has been used since the time of Confucius by Chinese doctors as an aid to diagnosis and a way of helping their patients. Close observation of the face afforded them a deep knowledge of the personality of their patients.
Chinese Healthcare
by Maria Mercati
This column touches on the current state of Chinese healthcare…Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), such as Herbal Medicine and Diet, Qi gong and Tai Chi, including Acupuncture and Tui Na, which in recent years has grown in popularity worldwide. Most of these healing arts stimulate and balance the body’s intrinsic energies or Chi.
Chinese Herbal Medicine in the West
by Stefan Chmelik
Chinese Herbal Medicine (CHM) is a relative newcomer in the West compared to acupuncture, which has had a significant profile since Nixon's trip to China in the seventies.
Daoist Diary - Late Summer
by Vicki McKenna
In her Daoist Diary for late summer, Vicki McKenna looks at how we face change in our lives. At these times we often feel vulnerable and deeply uneasy. We create strategies to allow ourselves to avoid the pain of transition and feel less threatened by change. Instead of doing this...
Daoist Diary: Autumn
by Vicki McKenna
To followers of the Dao the seasons can be powerful teachers and through them we learn to flow better with the circumstances of our lives. This is a time of letting go, of withdrawal to conserve for the winter.
Daoist Diary: Spring
by Vicki McKenna
Outer seasonal changes seem to affect us on an inner level. In Spring, this manifests as a surge of energy and enthusiasm for new projects. This is a very appropriate response, according to the ancient Chinese philosophy of Daoism, which sees all of life as being composed of change and that we need to flow and adapt ourselves to these changes rather than indulge our habitual tendencies to force circumstances. We need to learn to balance business with stillness.
Daoist Diary: Summer
by Vicki McKenna
Vicki McKenna continues her Daoist diary from Issue 87 (April '03). According to the Daoist view, summer is the season of the fire element. The changing of seasons gives us the opportunity to accept change, rather than to block it, which can be self destructive. Embracing the changes in nature allows us to live a life that is in balance.
Daoist Diary: Winter
by Vicki McKenna
Regular Contributor Vicki McKenna presents the winter entry to her Daoist Diary. She looks at the importance of creating a restful time for ourselves in winter to build healthy immune systems and allow us to feel fresh when spring arrives. Winter is the season of the Water Element, cold yin energy, and a time when Kidney energy should be preserved. Winter is a good time to adopt rituals – lighting fires, burning joss sticks and natural oils.
Daoist Tips for 21st Century Living
by Vicki McKenna
This column looks at the Daoist way of life, which is one of balance – somewhere between strain and over-indulgence. A life where we can be ourselves, in harmony with nature… basically true to oneself.
Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine: Intention – The Art of 'Doing Nothing'
by Angela Hicks
Drawing on the Dao: A Capsizing World
by Vicki McKenna
This article focuses on how to maintain balance and harmony the Daoist way in the throes of upheavals surrounding us ecologically, socially, politically and economically.
Drawing on the Dao: A more Flexible Approach
by Vicki McKenna
In this column the author shares her experience on how the Daoist approach helped her with her disability (she had polio as a child) and what led her down this route. She focuses on the philosophical background to acupuncture theory Wu Wei, which means to flow in harmony with life’s circumstances so that life goes the way we want it to.
Drawing on the Dao: A Rich Weave of Adventure
by Vicki McKenna
This column focuses on achieving personal liberation through the philosophy of Daoism.
Drawing on the Dao: Happiness
by Vicki McKenna
The author explains that Daoist philosophy teaches us that happiness is to be found within; that the Heart is ‘the spiritual and emotional centre of the body’ and on the deepest level ‘is residence to the Shen – the eternal spirit and source of joyful serenity.’
Drawing On the Dao: Less Strain, More Gain
by Vicki McKenna
This account of the principles and practice of Hydrotherapy follows a lifetime's study of Naturopathic Techniques after conventional medicine had failed to improve what David calls 'a debilitating illness' and turns out to be multiple sclerosis, from which he has been in remission for twelve years.
Drawing On The Dao: Responding To Shock
by Vicki McKenna
In this article the author draws on the Dao philosophy to treat those in shock. According to the Daoist classics during shock there is no home for the Shen, the Chinese name given to the spirit that resides in the heart.
Drawing on the Dao: Tied up in Knots
by Vicki McKenna
The author draws on the philosophy of Daoism to explain and treat Liver Chi stagnation – a blockage of life energy with symptoms ranging from a sense of oppression in the chest with possible abdominal distention, tight muscles in the back and shoulders or a clenched jaw through migraines, to bowel disturbances and, more severely, strokes. It can also give rise to depression which can constrain the liver further, leading to increased feelings of depression and frustration.
Ear Candling: The Basic Facts
by Patrick Quanten
This article looks at ear candling, an ancient treatment that was re-discovered by the Western culture from the Hopi Indian practices in North America. Traditionally ear candling was used in healing and spiritual ceremonies and an essential part of the medicine man's kit and knowledge, along with that of herbs and plants.
Eating Right for Your Climate
by Attilio D'Alberto
This column looks into the Diet Therapy offered by Chinese Medicine practitioners.
Diet Therapy is said to be much older than acupuncture or herbal medicine and was actually a precursor to herbal medicine, as often the herbs that are used in herbal medicine have a culinary quality which allows a person’s daily diet to become their medicine.
One such example is ginger, used in Chinese medicine to tonify the spleen and stomach and aid digestion. The key to Chinese medicine diet therapy is to eat certain foods that correspond to one’s surroundings and environment
The author also provides a brief description of the climatic conditions suffered by people living in UK and some insight into why certain foods should be avoided.
Feng Shui for Health
by John Bethell
As the popularity of Feng Shui grows in the Western world, it has been notable in the fact that its primary function is being lost in the midst of the enthusiasm for it: primarily, Feng Shui is for your health and energy.
Five Elements Nutrition
by Penny Crowther
In this issue Penny Crowther looks at the cycles of nature and what they meant according to ancient Chinese wisdom and how we can incorporate those same principals into our lifestyle. According to the theory of the five elements, the Chinese saw their health reflected in the natural cycles of the seasons.
Five Elements Nutrition
by Penny Crowther
In this column (which continues on from the last on how the ancient Chinese theory of the Five Elements can give nutrition practitioners a useful extra perspective), the author looks at the Earth element, focusing on digestive health, relating specifically to the stomach and spleen.
Holism or Dualism: East or West
by Susanna Dowie
According to the author, a Chinese medicine doctor, living and trained in China, sees no distinction between the mind and body but just a pattern of energetic disharmony when treating a patient...
Insomnia - a Chinese Approach
by Vicki McKenna
Tackling the problem of insomnia from the perspective of Chinese medicine, which states that problems associated with sleeplessness are due to imbalances in 'The Three Treaures': Chi, Shen and Essence.
Letting Go of Being Right
by Vicki McKenna
This column focuses on letting go of our need to be in the right, and how to be ‘empty of self’ in the true Daoist way. According to the author, by being in harmony with Nature, the Daoist aligns with universal chi – the innate intelligence of the universe.
Medicinal Mushrooms - Ancient Medicine in Modern Times
by James Zhou Ph.D.
Although mushrooms have been used in Chinese herbal medicine for thousands of years, their medicinal properties and health benefits have now been proved through clinical studies, particularly in preventing or treating serious health conditions such as cancer, hepatitis, AIDS, hyperglycaemia and high cholesterol.
Menopause - A Chinese Approach
by Vicki McKenna
The author has been practising acupuncture since she qualified with The College of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture in 1984 and is a founding member of the Scottish Post Polio Network, takes a look at the menopause from the perspective of Chinese medicine.
Seasonal Influences of Five Element Chinese Medicine
by Mike Eatough
Using a lyrical style of writing, sometimes rather like a prose poem, acupuncturist Mike Eatough describes the influence of the seasons in Five Element Chinese Medicine, a model derived from Taoist thought.
Show Me Your Tongue
by Angela Hicks
This column focuses on the importance of the tongue as a diagnostic tool for signs of disease even before symptoms manifest. It is one of the few places where Chinese Medicine practitioners can see the state of their patients’ internal organs.
The Chinese Energetic Method: Conscious Healing, Conscious Living
by Accem Scott, ND with co-writer Mimi Sandeen
The Chinese Energetic Method (CEM) is a form of energetic medicine that has developed from several concepts and approaches, which were originally brought together by Dr Kam Yuen in a technique called Yuen Energetics. CEM is a hands-off technique that enables both the identification of where energy in the body is out of balance and also moving and changing that energy through conscious awareness.
The Daoist Way of Life and Death
by Vicki McKenna
This time the author, an acupuncturist, draws on the Dao method when working with patients who are dying or need support coping with dying loved ones. She cites a couple of personal examples on how an understanding of the Daoist view provided her a deep sense of comfort.
The First Chinese Medicine Degree Programme Outside China
by Henry Lee
The watershed for complementary medicine/therapies (CMT) was in 1993 when the British Medical Association acknowledged that CMT's rise in popularity was not due to a "passing fashion".
The Holistic Treatment of an Ageing Population with Traditional Chinese Medicine
by Bernadette Ward
Bernadette Ward, Director of The Acupuncture Foundation in Ireland, describes the basic tenets of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and how TCM can be used effectively to combat the impact of ageing.
The Spirits of Chinese Medicine and Depression
by Tracey Goulding
This article focuses on the spirit of Chinese Medicine, and how it is used to treat depression.
The Withering of Yin: A Mid-Life Crisis
by Attilio D'Alberto
In this column the author explains how Yin and Yang energy work in our daily lives – from diet, sleep and emotions to sex and our environment – and how we can benefit for understanding these ancient Chinese concepts.
Understanding Nutrition in Chinese Medicine
by Attilio D'Alberto
This article helps us understand nutrition through the history of Chinese medicine, which believes that the seasons have a profound cyclical effect on human growth and wellbeing in which we are influenced by climatic changes, and should live in harmony with them.
Westerners Learning Complementary Therapies in China
by Anna-Louise Haigh Milne
The decision to travel to the East to participate in learning about traditional Chinese methods of health care, is not just a geographical journey but rather an expansion of oneself over immeasurable distances.
Why do we become ill?
by Peter Mole
Western and Chinese medicine have radically different views about how we become ill. In Western medicine, for example, the notion that the emotional life of the person plays a significant role in a person's physical health is still a controversial hypothesis.
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