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Points Newsletter - November 2006
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Enhancing
Fertility with Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
By Fay-Meling von Moltke Pao, D. Ac.
From
the moment each of us is created, we are given a very special
combination of traits and gifts from our parents and ancestors. In
Chinese Medicine this is known as Pre-Heaven or Congenital Qi
(“pronounced “chee”). When we are born, we are nourished and nurtured by
our parents’ and caregivers’ actions, the food we are given, and the
environment we live in. This is known as Post-Heaven or Acquired Qi.
While we have little control of what we are born with, we do have some
influence over the factors we allow to nurture us. The foods we eat, the
people we interact with, the activities we engage in: all of these
affect our energy, mood, and overall health. And all these things in
turn, can have a very real impact on the future generations we create as
well. More...
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Support
Senate Bill 3546
Senate Bill 3546, introduced in the 2nd Session of the
109th US Congress, may be cited as the "Dietary Supplement and
Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act." This Bill will create a
serious Adverse Event Reporting mechanism (AER) for nonprescription
drugs. The herbal products used and prescribed by AAOM members are
currently covered by this bill.
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Revealing the Tao Te Ching - (In-depth
commentaries on an ancient classic)
Book Review by Ed Shaheen
There
are many English translations of the Tao Te Ching. In fact, it is one of
the most frequently translated works other than the Bible. This classic
dates to 500 B.C. and was attributed to Lao Tzi. While the original work
is relatively short, it presents a conflict of logic to the western
mind, which can be very thought provoking. After all, “The Tao that can
be spoken of is not the eternal Tao.”
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RECENT RESEARCH |
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Effects
of Acupuncture for Dispersing Fei,
Invigorating Pi and Reinforcing Shen on
Heart Rate Variability and Pulmonary
Function in Bronchial Asthma Patients |
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Acupuncture for Treatment of Irritable
Bowel Syndrome |
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Study on
Angiogenesis Activity of Danggui,
Chuanxiong and Danshen |
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ASK THE DOCTOR
Q: I am a 41-year-old woman with rosacea and would like to know how TCM can
treat this frustrating skin condition. My doctor has prescribed antibiotics
but they have not helped.
A:
Rosacea, like all Western diagnoses, must first be placed in a TCM
context. From our perspective, this
condition can have a variety of
presentations, each with its own
unique etiology. Often, patients
with rosacea and similar skin
conditions exhibit symptoms of heat
(e.g., blood heat, heat toxin or
trapped heat) that may have resulted
from improper diet or an external
pathogen and/or stagnation due to
the impaired flow of qi and blood....
See more
here
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