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6 Acupuncture
광고
Constitutional Acupuncture
Whole is Greater Than Sum of Its Parts
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Asian medicine. Just by to heal from diseases.
By David Lee L.Ac.
improving the whole, its Body type acupuncture,
benefit cascades downward food, and herbs to meet
The concept of ‘Whole to the physiological and the criteria. Sasang four
is Greater Than Sum of physical levels. In this way, constitutional medicine is
Its Parts’ is intrinsic to the body is encouraged safe and effective way to
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create positive side effects. acupuncture points for a
Imbalances of dry, damp, disease. Rather, there are
cold, and hot are used in acupuncture points for the
constitutional medicine to nerves, organs, glands, and
treat the whole. immune system to be more
efficient.
In contrast, physical
medicine is a bottom- “Phytonutrients are crucial
up approach. Surgery in maintaining health
and molecular medicine and reversing diseases.”
are disease focused, not Holistic health applies
human focused. It does same to foods and herbs.
not directly enhance Foods are mild medicine,
life. Physical medicine for good or ill. Herbs
and Asian medicine are stronger than foods
are fundamentally because they contain more
incompatible. The phytonutrients to help the
difference in both is body to fight off disease.
that one takes over the Since we consume foods
function of the body and daily, their effect will add
the other empowers it. up over time. Meeting three
Constitutional medicine criteria of (1) organic, (2)
treats at the level of whole, whole-food-plant-based,
which is created from and (3) body-type diet, we
synergistic interaction of can achieve greater health,
molecules. The whole is a well-being, and longevity.
new entity that arises from When food is not enough,
parts. Therefore, an active we use herbs for better
ingredient is not found at outcome.
the molecular level.
Protein, fat, carbohydrate,
“Use complex nature to vitamins, and minerals
treat a complex human are for survival. When we
being.” Natural medicine is lack these, disease ensues.
designed to enhance life. It However, these are not
works with, not instead of, enough to elevate the
the mind-body to establish mind-body to an optimal
homeostasis. The outcome level. Daily intake of
is reversal of internal and phytonutrients is necessary
external diseases such as in optimizing health and
hypothyroidism, irritable quality of living. Even
bowel syndrome, drug- diseases stubborn with
addicted brain, and chronic molecular medicine can
pain. It can even prevent be easily reversed with
cytokine storm, which is phytonutrients. Asian
an over-response by the herbs are a step forward
immune system to attack to even a greater health.
a virus but consequently Using their phytonutrients,
harms the body. Natural many internal diseases
medicine’s strength is intractable with physical
applying complex solution medicine are reversed.
to the complex human
being. Over a long period Constitutional medicine
of time, nature found ways is a natural medicine that
to balance complexities so is relevant for the health
that they coexist. There challenges of 2021. By
is still more to discover empowering your mind
viable solutions. By using a and body to heal, it treats
pattern to treat a pattern, at the level that modern
rather than cause-effect medicine cannot. Whole
pathways, more can be is greater than sum of its
accomplished. Acupuncture parts is comprehensive and
stimulates reactive points preventative. Works with
on the body so that the your patients constitution
body is alerted to be more so that the treatment is
efficient in establishing customized, and the benefit
homeostasis. There are no is lasting.