What Does Your Outer Appearance Mean About Your Health?
Often we go to the dermatologist because of a dark mark or small growth or rash somewhere on our body. Or, we may go to our internist because our hair is shedding too much or because we have toenail fungus or we may even have have more serious problems with such things as edema or hives. I give these examples because these are often things that come without a diagnosis. These are things that often your Western medical doctor will treat and take care of, but the origin may not be fully understood.
What is really interesting is to look at the situation from the perspective of Chinese medicine. Often these external signs and symptoms (and these are only a very few simple examples) are meaningful to what is going on on the inside of the body. In the absence of your doctor finding something really wrong in these instances, this is where Chinese medicine shines. We use these kinds of outwardly signs and symptoms to determine imbalances in and between various organs.
We also determine the kinds of imbalances that are going on. There are many ways in which to determine imbalances that are quite detailed and complex.
It is very common for someone to have a growth on one area of their skin, say, over their eyebrow, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and low back pain. These otherwise would seem like unrelated issues, but we would not look at it in that way. We would delineate a line that connects these seemingly unrelated issues to substantiate a syndrome of imbalance.
So, next time you go to your Western medical doctor or two or three with all of these separate complaints, think about including us on your list of stops. Maybe we can shed some light and perspective on the situation that you did not anticipate!
Sometimes With Everything We Have Going on, We Forget....
Imbalances often have to do with the state of our emotions. There is a two way street between how our minds effect our body and how our body effects our mind. T o live and breath and take a moment to smell the flowers so to speak. Take one moment for this! Pay close attention when you are watching this and see how it makes you feel in both your mind as well as your body.
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Please check in with us for upcoming lectures on Chinese medicine. Boaz Brizman dynamically speaks on various topics regarding Chinese medicine and how it relates to health in today's world.
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Good Intentions and Misinformation
People do many things with good intentions. Sometimes thought they dont realize that they are not built on good information. This is one example of the potential for a good thing turning into something that is not good for us as a society. Antibiotics are life savers, but not when their overuse is leading to highly resistant bacteria like MRSA and the lot!
You Are What You Eat
Watch this compelling movie trailer. It is outstanding! My father was one of the people that they were referring to that does ultimately due to pharmaceuticals. Not that they are not necessary sometimes-but not necessary to the degree they are prescribed. What can we do to prevent the need for them in our own body? See this!
Something's Fishy!
How much does our diet affect our health? Tremendously! And, personally I believe in eating moderately. Too much of anything is not good. But, sometimes there are certain things that we should not be eating. And, those are things that we should be made aware of. This is a great article by an author on one of these subjects you mind interesting! http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026766.000
Integrative Medicine
Integrative medicine is medicine at its best. There is so much important information at our finger tips these days. Knowing when to use Western medicine, when to use alternative medicine, and when to use both is difficult, but important. Cancer may be one of those example. When chemotherapy is used, often it can start to to "kill" you too! Blood cells are lowered making the therapy difficult for the body to handle. This does not even reference the countless side effects like severe nausea, fatigue, hair loss, etc... Using Integrative medicine is a great way to achieve better results with many different types of conditions. Of course there are times where using one or the other is appropriate as well! This is an interesting article about cancer, please read!
Are Antibiotics Overly Prescribed?
We think so! And Western science is also realizing that this practice has lead to highly resistant bacteria, such as MRSA, to name one big example. There are many benefits to not taking antibiotics unless absolutely necessary. The body's immune system works more efficiently in fighting off viral and bacterial infections when not medicated with antibiotics, we will have less chance of having a societal problem with resistant bacteria, there is less chance of a person becoming chronically ill from the overuse of antibiotics, and there a person bypasses the immediate side effects of antibiotics when not employing them. INstead a person may choose to fight off viral or bacterial infections with natural remedies that do not cause these kinds of side effects or problems to us as individuals or to us as a society. Of course using herbs must be done safely, and to do this having the guidance of your health care provider is absolutely important. Finding someone that you feel comfortable working with and that you trust is a good first step. This is an interesting article on the kinds of issues that come up with antibiotics and what scientists are finding out: http://www.naturalnews.com/024971.html
An Old Fashioned Problem With A Modern Twist
Kids have been getting head lice since--forever! Medications for it can be harsh and can be ineffective. PArasites like Lice are now becoming resistant just as many bacteria are these days.
There are lots of natural remedies out there, the following article mentions a couple. Lice can keep your children miserable and out of school. Consider the alternatives when a situation like lice comes up for your child!
Super Disturbing Video-But Super Important To Know As A Parent
This is where you question whether standard methods of prevention are wise or whether alternative types of prevention are not more prudent. Preventive medicine keeps you healthy without the kinds of risks posed from other more common types of treatment.
If you are a parent, you need to see this video: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/02/19/Katie-Couric-Reports-on-Serious-Vaccine-Issues.aspx
