| A Drug Free Alternative.
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| | in their syllabuses, the relationship
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| Whilst thought of, for thousands of
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| | between Chinese medicine and Western
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| years, as the primary medical system in
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| | medicine is still contentious. Older
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| China, Chinese medicine is considered as
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| | Western physicians are far more probable
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| alternative medicine in the Western
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| | than their Chinese counterparts to view
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| world. It is becoming increasingly
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| | Chinese medicine with misgivings.
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| popular in the Western world as people
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| | This is not to say that the techniques
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| are attracted by the idea of natural
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| | are of no value in the West. Alternative
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| healing as opposed to modern medicine and
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| | medicine has been recognised by drug
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| synthetically developed drugs.
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| | companies and the value it can give to
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| Said to have been practised for 5,000
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| | the world of modern medicine and are
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| years the history of Chinese medicine is
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| | employing scientists to gather
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| anything but lucid. Considered 2,000
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| | information from around the world from
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| years old, Hung-Di Nei-Jing (Cannon of
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| | traditional Chinese medical
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| Internal Medicine) is thought to be the
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| | practitioners. T'ai Chi Ch'uan or qigong,
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| first written document concerning Chinese
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| | amongst other methods, are being included
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| medicine and is attributed to the Yellow
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| | in classes of hospitals and clinics as
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| Emperor. But dates and author are still
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| | part of their inpatient and health
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| far from clear.
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| | programmes.
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| The primary methods of Chinese medicine,
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| | Chinese Medicine is not considered
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| and the ones people are most familiar
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| | alternative medicine to over three
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| with, are herbal medicine and acupuncture
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| | quarters of the worlds population and it
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| with massage, qi gong, or food therapy
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| | is precisely in the areas of prevention
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| playing a secondary role. Through these
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| | and dealing with physical or emotional
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| methods Chinese medicine aims to restore
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| | illnesses that it excels. It has been
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| harmony and regain balance to the system
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| | regarded as form of non-intrusive,
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| rather than treat the disease or illness.
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| | remedial, risk free treatment for
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| Any illness or disease is caused
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| | thousands of years.
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| primarily by lack of harmony. The concept
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| | Attitudes towards modern medicine and its
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| of modern medicine is to treat the
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| | reliance on synthetic drugs have
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| illness by the use of antibiotics and
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| | influenced many to seek support in
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| vaccines, whereas Chinese medicine has a
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| | alternative medicine and Chinese medicine
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| holistic view, the philosophy of which is
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| | in particular. Significantly an
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| that a well balanced person will resist
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| | increasing percentage of the population
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| most illness and disease.
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| | are now depending on Chinese medicine to
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| While more and more medical schools are
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| | maintain good health.
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| including classes on alternative medicine
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