| Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a
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| | dryness is moistened.
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| long history of over 4,000 years. For
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| | Advantages of TCM
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| centuries, millions of people in China
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| | Western medicine has approached health
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| have relied on TCM for their health and
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| | and a well being from a very different
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| treatments.
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| | angle and viewpoint. It is reactive,
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| What is TCM
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| | rather than proactive. Science and
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| TCM joins the power of acupuncture,
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| | symptoms is the main drivers. Western
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| Chinese herbs, and energetic exercises to
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| | medicine examines and dissects to
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| correct imbalances found in the body.
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| | determine the conditions of the body and
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| This not only allows the body to heal
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| | attempts to introduce external, often
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| itself but also helps to prevent other
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| | synthetic drugs to restore health. TCM on
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| illness. TCM has been used to treat
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| | the other hand, focus on why the body is
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| various ailments, from acne, cellulite,
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| | not functioning properly and attempts to
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| dandruff, gout, insomnia, menopause,
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| | use individualized organic herbal formula
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| weight loss and wrinkle to other more
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| | to rejuvenate and to restore the body to
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| serious health conditions such as
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| | its natural state. Modern drugs may cause
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| arthritis, cancer, cholesterol,
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| | side effects in the long term and
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| depression, diabetes and heart diseases.
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| | creating another disease while treating
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| Ying and Yang
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| | the other.
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| Chinese believe that the imbalances of
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| | Disadvantages of TCM
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| organ energies (or Qi) may cause disease
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| | One of the shortcomings of TCM is the
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| that affects the health. The TCM approach
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| | lack of research in the area of toxins
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| is fundamentally different from that of
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| | and heavy metals. This is because TCM was
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| modern Western medicine. In TCM, the
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| | established centuries ago when the world
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| understanding of the human body is based
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| | was not polluted by industrial waste or
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| on the holistic understanding of the
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| | toxic chemicals. The lack of
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| universe as described in Daoism, and the
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| | standardization in Chinese herbs and the
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| treatment of illness is based primarily
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| | possibility of toxicity present some of
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| on the diagnosis and differentiation of
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| | the major disadvantages in dealing with
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| syndromes. The goal of TCM treatment is
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| | traditional Chinese herbs. Numerous cases
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| to adjust and harmonize Yin and Yang -
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| | of potentially toxic levels of arsenic
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| wet and dry, cold and heat, body and
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| | and mercury in Chinese traditional
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| mind. This is accomplished by regulating
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| | medicines have been reported. It is
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| the Qi, Moisture and Blood in the Organ
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| | advisable to purchase traditional Chinese
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| networks. Weak organs are strengthened.
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| | medicine from reputable sources and those
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| Congested channels are opened to flow,
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| | which has met FDA guidelines or strict
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| heat is cooled, cold is warmed, tightness
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| | local health certifications.
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| is softened, agitation is calmed and
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