This approach is very different from Western medicine in which the patient is typically offered a pill to suppress or alleviate their symptoms. While allopathic care is certainly warranted for acute and life-threatening conditions, it fails at truly offering a deep level of support to the millions of patients with chronic, stress-related issues like anxiety, insomnia, pain, and digestive disorders. By putting the responsibility and power in the hands of the patient through effective education and treatment, Chinese medicine is mainly intent on treating the root cause of our health conditions.
Now, this does not mean that you have to believe in these techniques for them to work. It does mean that you have to believe in yourself to reap the full benefits that these strategies have to offer.
We have already touched on the fact that Chinese medicine is one of the few truly holistic medical traditions in the modern world. What does this mean exactly? Well, a skilled acupuncturist looks at health and illness differently than does a typical Western doctor. A holistic form of care is one that focuses on:
♦ The effects of the mind (beliefs, perceptions, attitudes) on the human body
♦ The role that nature plays in health and disease
♦ The relationship between emotional and physical health
♦ The subtle ways that energy is distributed through the human body
♦ The energetic processes that underlie physical and emotional imbalances
When we normally think of holistic medicine, we think of the connection between body, mind, and spirit. While this is certainly one dimension of any truly holistic paradigm, holism implies a much broader usage as well. For instance, when diagnosing your various health issues, the acupuncturist will look at:
♦ The relationship between your beliefs and predominant emotions
♦ Physical imbalances that may be contributing to emotional hardship
♦ Dietary habits
♦ Exercise habits
♦ The degree to which you are engaged with and loving your work
♦ Social support systems
♦ Spiritual awareness
♦ Intimate relationships
All of these factors are potential inputs into your current level of health. From a holistic perspective, anything that we have attracted into our lives that strengthens the momentum of our current health issues needs to be considered as a potential avenue for therapeutic intervention. In this sense, a skilled acupuncturist often is seen as a health or life coach as much as they are a healer or a doctor.
By Brian Musial
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Tuina Therapy
Benefits of Acupuncture for Fertility
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Now, this does not mean that you have to believe in these techniques for them to work. It does mean that you have to believe in yourself to reap the full benefits that these strategies have to offer.
We have already touched on the fact that Chinese medicine is one of the few truly holistic medical traditions in the modern world. What does this mean exactly? Well, a skilled acupuncturist looks at health and illness differently than does a typical Western doctor. A holistic form of care is one that focuses on:
♦ The effects of the mind (beliefs, perceptions, attitudes) on the human body
♦ The role that nature plays in health and disease
♦ The relationship between emotional and physical health
♦ The subtle ways that energy is distributed through the human body
♦ The energetic processes that underlie physical and emotional imbalances
When we normally think of holistic medicine, we think of the connection between body, mind, and spirit. While this is certainly one dimension of any truly holistic paradigm, holism implies a much broader usage as well. For instance, when diagnosing your various health issues, the acupuncturist will look at:
♦ The relationship between your beliefs and predominant emotions
♦ Physical imbalances that may be contributing to emotional hardship
♦ Dietary habits
♦ Exercise habits
♦ The degree to which you are engaged with and loving your work
♦ Social support systems
♦ Spiritual awareness
♦ Intimate relationships
All of these factors are potential inputs into your current level of health. From a holistic perspective, anything that we have attracted into our lives that strengthens the momentum of our current health issues needs to be considered as a potential avenue for therapeutic intervention. In this sense, a skilled acupuncturist often is seen as a health or life coach as much as they are a healer or a doctor.
By Brian Musial
Read about
Tuina Therapy
Benefits of Acupuncture for Fertility
Foods That Hydrate The Body
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