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&lt;div class=&quot;post-body entry-content&quot; id=&quot;post-body-1552786116360529797&quot;&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Para entender o que é endometriose necessita-se primeiro  saber o que é endométrio.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Endométrio é o tecido normal que reveste o útero  internamente. Cresce e descama todo mês. Inicia seu crescimento logo após a  menstruação e se descama na próxima. A cada ciclo menstrual esta rotina se  repete. É sobre ele que os bebês se implantam. Se a mulher engravidar ele  permanece durante a gestação, caso contrário será eliminado no sangue  menstrual.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Esse revestimento, muitas vezes, e por razões não  totalmente esclarecidas, pode se implantar em outros órgãos: nos ovários, tubas,  intestinos, bexiga, peritônio e, até mesmo, no próprio útero, dentro do músculo.  Quando isso acontece, dá-se o nome de Endometriose (se estiver inserido na  musculatura do útero tem o nome de Adenomiose), ou seja, endométrio fora do seu  local habitual.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;O número cada vez maior de casos diagnosticados e a  seriedade dos sintomas da doença vêm preocupando autoridades de países  desenvolvidos e em desenvolvimento. Estima-se que 10 a 14% das mulheres, em sua  fase reprodutiva (19 a 44 anos) e 25 a 50% das mulheres inférteis estejam  acometidas por esta doença. Acredita-se que, no Brasil, existam de 3,5 à 5  milhões de mulheres com endometriose e no mundo, 60 milhões. Estes dados são  suficientes para que se perceba a dimensão e importância deste  diagnóstico.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Em 1921, Dr. Sampson do Hospital John Hopkins, nos  Estados Unidos, demonstrou a sua teoria para explicar a endometriose baseada no  refluxo sangüíneo menstrual que, ao invés de sair totalmente do útero junto com  a menstruação, faria o caminho inverso, voltando para as trompas em direção ao  abdômen. Com base nesta hipótese, muitos médicos tratavam a endometriose com a  retirada do útero e dos ovários pois, desta maneira, não existiriam os hormônios  nem o endométrio menstrual responsáveis pela doença. Com o passar dos anos  descobriu-se que, muitas das pacientes que se submetiam a essas intervenções  radicais, continuavam com os mesmos sintomas dolorosos. Nos últimos anos foram  feitas algumas observações que colocam esta teoria em questão.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Estas observações incentivaram a busca para novos  conceitos que têm levado a um diagnóstico mais preciso e um tratamento mais  eficaz.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;right&quot; style=&quot;font-family: verdana;&quot;&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h1 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Tipos e  classificação&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Classificações de endometriose&quot; class=&quot;img-left&quot; src=&quot;http://www.guiaendometriose.com.br/imagens/classificacao-da-endometriose.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;A endometriose é  uma doença enigmática e tem merecido classificações que procuram identificar a  localização das lesões, o grau de comprometimento dos órgãos e a severidade da  doença. Embora grande parte das clínicas utilize a classificação da American  Fertility Society que divide a doença em mínima, leve, moderada e severa,  recentes avanços na pesquisa da doença recomendam uma nova classificação em três  diferentes tipos: superficial ou peritoneal, ovariana e infiltrativa profunda.  Entretanto a endometriose é considerada uma doença multifocal, isto é, na  maiorias das vezes ela se apresenta em mais de um tipo na mesma paciente:  superficial e ovariana, intestinal e ovariana, as três juntas e assim por  diante.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Todos os três têm o  nome de endometriose, mas são consideradas doenças diferentes, pois não possuem  a mesma origem e por isto recebem tratamentos diferenciados. Esta divisão tem  facilitado o tratamento e a cura, e mostra a importância do médico especialista  em conhecer cada um dos detalhes que envolvem a doença, conseguindo-se assim  separar o &quot;joio do trigo&quot;. Mais à frente, cada um destes 3 tipos será explicado  com mais detalhes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h2 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Outras  classificações de endometriose&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Classificação da  Endometriose Quanto à Infiltração (Santos, 2008)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Utiliza-se o tipo  de infiltração do tecido endometriótico com parâmetro de classificação, podendo  ser de três tipos:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;lista-geral&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tipo I – &lt;/strong&gt;infiltração de  endometriose no fundo de saco de Douglas de forma crônica, ou seja, a maior  extensão da doença face peritoneal;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tipo II –&lt;/strong&gt; doença peritoneal  que possui superiormente uma retração intestinal, dificultando o acesso à  mesma;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tipo III –&lt;/strong&gt; aparece no fundo  de saco de Douglas como a ponta de um iceberg. É a chamada adenomiose externa,  devido ao desenvolvimento da endometriose na musculatura lisa do septo  reto-vaginal.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Classificação da  American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;O sistema de  classificação de ASRM é comumente utilizado atualmente e baseia-se no aspecto,  tamanho e profundidade de implantes peritoneais e ovarianos; na presença,  extensão e tipo de aderências; e no grau de obliteração do fundo de saco. Estes  parâmetros, em conjunto, refletem a extensão da doença endometriótica. Os  estádios são dependentes da pontuação de acordo com indicado abaixo (Lima et al,  2006):&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;lista-geral&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Estágio I (endometriose  mínima):&lt;/strong&gt; escore 1-5, implantes isolados e sem aderências  significantes.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Estágio II (endometriose  leve):&lt;/strong&gt; escore 6-15, implantes superficiais com menos de 5 cm, sem  aderências significantes.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Estágio III (endometriose  moderada):&lt;/strong&gt; escore 16-40, múltiplos implantes aderências peritubárias e  periovarianas evidentes.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Estágio IV (endometriose  grave):&lt;/strong&gt; escore &amp;gt; 40, múltiplos implantes superficiais e profundos,  incluindo endometriomas, aderências densas e firmes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;right&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt; &lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Sintomas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;As queixas mais comuns são a dismenorréia  (cólica menstrual), dor pélvica crônica, infertilidade, menstruações  irregulares, dor na ovulação, dor na relação sexual e fadiga crônica. Nos casos  mais avançados observam-se alterações urinárias e intestinais relacionadas ao  ciclo menstrual, dor à evacuação, inchaço abdominal persistente, sangramento  intestinal, diarréia, ardor ao urinar (disúria), sangramento pela uretra e  urgência miccional.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Estas alterações, muitas vezes, provocam  conseqüências ruins na vida das mulheres tanto no aspecto profissional como  emocional e afetivo. Entre a repercussões profissionais alguns autores  observaram a diminuição da produtividade, diminuição do ganho mensal e menor  chance de promoção e evolução na carreira profissional. Acrescentam ainda que  muitas pacientes referem exclusão social, problemas psicológicos (depressão) e  problemas nas relações afetivas que podem chegar até a separação dos  casais.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt; &lt;div id=&quot;right&quot;&gt; &lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Exames&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Exame Clínico&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Os sintomas associados ao exame clínico  ginecológica já podem dar uma idéia da presença da doença e do comprometimento  dos órgãos pélvicos afetados. Os achados mais importantes no exame ginecológico  são a presença de nódulos, dor no fundo de saco (região fúndica da vagina atrás  do útero), mobilização dolorsa do útero, retroversão do útero (útero virado para  traz)e a presença de cistos.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Exames laboratorias&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Marcadores bioquímicos:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Os marcadores bioquímicos são substâncias  dosadas no sangue que, indiretamente, podem dar indícios da presença da  endometriose e indicar com maior precisão as pacientes que devem ser submetidas  à videolaparoscopia. Existem vários marcadores, mas, o mais utilizado com este  propósito é o CA-125 que deve ser dosado de preferência nos primeiros dias do  ciclo menstrual. É um exame de fácil execução, realizado por laboratórios de  análises clínicas comuns e deve ser solicitado logo na primeira suspeita da  doença. Por outro lado, apesar da facilidade, tem o inconveniente de ser pouco  específico, isto é, outras doenças como miomas e alguns tumores entre outras,  podem provocar alterações semelhantes. A dosagem do CA-125 facilita a orientação  terapêutica, principalmente se a razão da dor pélvica ou da infertilidade for  inconclusiva.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Ultra-som pélvico &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;É um dos principais avanços no diagnóstico da  doença. É fundamental e simples principalmente na avaliação do comprometimento  dos ovários. Pode diagnosticar a doença neste órgão numa fase precoce. Nos casos  mais avançados, em que a doença atinge órgãos mais profundos como o reto, bexiga  e espaço retro-uterino, vem ganhando espaço no diagnóstico, dimensão e  intensidade da doença, desde que seja realizado por profissionais  experientes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Ressonância Magnética Pélvica&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;É um método sofisticado que tem aplicação  importante na doença ovariana e na profunda. Deve ser indicada quando houver  suspeita da doença profunda.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Ecoendoscopia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Tem pouca aplicação e é específica quando  houver forte suspeita de endometriose profunda. Tem limitação no custo e  disponibilidade do método.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Colonoscopia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;É um exame específico que avalia o  comprometimento do intestino reto e sigmóide. É realizado por via retal e deve  ser indicado sempre que houver suspeita do comprometimento desta região do  organismo. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Videolaparoscopia: É considerado o “padrão  ouro” para o diagnóstico pois é tida como a maneira mais objetiva e conclusiva  para definir a extensão da doença. Em outras palavras, é o único exame que  garante a certeza do diagnóstico. Sem esta avaliação que deve ser indicada com  um planejamento cirúrgico imediato para que se evite duas internações, a  endometriose pode ser considerada no máximo uma forte suspeita que ainda  necessitará de esclarecimentos. Entretanto os exames complementares  anteriormente citados não devem ser desconsiderados.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div id=&quot;right&quot;&gt; &lt;h1&gt;A Endometriose tem cura?&lt;/h1&gt;Esta é uma pergunta que as pacientes fazem com freqüência, e talvez o maior  motivo desta dúvida seja o número grande de mulheres que realizam tratamentos e  cirurgias repetidas para este problema.&lt;br /&gt;
É impossível afirmar que uma intervenção cirúrgica será definitiva para  acabar com a doença, mas o que temos observado é que muitas pacientes fazem  tratamentos cirúrgicos insuficientes para extingui-la definitivamente. Talvez,  muitas das intervenções sejam incompletas devido ao alto grau de complexidade e  riscos de complicações. Por isso, alguns cirurgiões preocupados com estes riscos  limitam o grau de invasão do procedimento e acabam não retirando a totalidade da  doença dos órgãos afetados.&lt;br /&gt;
As cirurgias mais modernas envolvem detalhes de conhecimento anatômico  importantes e têm conseguido um alto índice de cura definitiva e a restauração  da fertilidade.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;ACUPUNTURA E ENDOMETRIOSE&lt;/div&gt;Segundo a Medicina Tradicional Chinesa os canais de energia responsáveis pela  menstruação são o fígado, o vaso penetração, o vaso da concepção e o baço. O  movimento correto do sangue depende do QI do fígado.&lt;br /&gt;
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A endometriose na  visão da MTC tem sua origem em vários fatores, como a tensão emocional que leva  a estagnação do QI do fígado causando dor, frio e umidade que leva a estagnação  do sangue que também leva à dor, esforço excessivo, partos próximos, doenças  crônicas atividade sexual em excesso.&lt;br /&gt;
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Alguns fatores são importantes para  se definir o padrão da doença no diagnóstico: a hora da dor, sua localização,  ciclo menstrual, tipo de sangramento e a influência do calor e do frio nos  sintomas.&lt;br /&gt;
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Com essas informações pode ser diferenciada a característica de  excesso ou deficiência da patologia.&lt;br /&gt;
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&quot;O tratamento consiste em harmonizar  o sangue, cessar o sangramento, diminuir a estagnação, acalmar e nutrir o  sangue, cessar a dor, mover e harmonizar o QI dos meridianos envolvidos.”&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;A Acupuntura tem se mostrado eficaz no tratamento da endometriose por  conseguir, por exemplo, aliviar sintomas de dor que os remédios não resolvem.  Muitos dos casos de endometriose estão associados a processos aderenciais e à  infertilidade, e para essas patologias a acupuntura também proporciona  resultados favoráveis.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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&quot;De cada 100 mulheres em idade fértil, 15 sofrem de endometriose sem  saber. Médicos cariocas descobriram que a acupuntura combate os desconfortos  dessa doença: de cada 200 pacientes estudadas, 120 melhoraram.&quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/626252897746754711'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/626252897746754711'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/endometriose-e-acupuntura.html' title='Endometriose e Acupuntura'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547731862962726895.post-6048171785954657340</id><published>2012-01-24T15:01:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-24T15:01:33.871-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Acupuntura estimula a fertilidade em mulheres</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;float_left&quot; style=&quot;font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.revistamix.com.br/fotos/foto_4843_d.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;lytebox[vacation]&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;div&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; closure_uid_eazkra=&quot;3&quot; src=&quot;http://www.revistamix.com.br/fotos/foto_4843_d.jpg&quot; width=&quot;248&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana;&quot;&gt;Diversos casais sofrem com a infertilidade. Segundo  dados da Sociedade Brasileira de Reprodução Humana e da European Society of  Human Reproduction and Embriology, a cada cinco ou seis casais, em todo o mundo,  um terá dificuldade para engravidar. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana;&quot;&gt;Apesar de pesquisas  apresentarem um equilíbrio entre os problemas de fertilidade em homens e  mulheres, uma solução se apresenta sem contra indicações: a acupuntura. Estudos  mostram os benefícios da técnica para a fertilidade feminina, pois pode reduzir  o estresse, aumentar o fluxo sanguíneo para os órgãos reprodutivos e normalizar  a ovulação, fatores necessários para ajudar na concepção.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana;&quot;&gt;Segundo Raymond  Chang, da Cornell University e Meridian Medical (clínica privada que oferece  tratamento usando a técnica), em Nova York, as mulheres poderiam acrescentar a  acupuntura aos tratamentos contra infertilidade. “Quem tenta ter filhos costuma  experimentar várias técnicas diferentes, e a acupuntura certamente é uma boa  alternativa, já comprovada&quot;, observou Chang. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana;&quot;&gt;A acupuntura, terapia  milenar, que surgiu na China há mais de 2.000 anos, consiste na manipulação de  pontos específicos do corpo, que segundo a Medicina Tradicional Chinesa (MTC)  são conexões com vias de energia (meridianos) que correm pelo corpo, ajudando a  manter um fluxo energético natural. Muitos estudos já haviam avaliado os  benefícios da técnica quando associada a outros tratamentos de fertilização. Uma  dessas pesquisas descobriu que mulheres que incorporam a acupuntura ao  tratamento de fertilização in vitro (bebê de proveta) apresentam mais chances de  engravidar do que as tratadas apenas com a técnica de reprodução  assistida.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana;&quot;&gt;A fertilização in vitro envolve a coleta de um  óvulo, fertilizado pelo espermatozóide de um homem em laboratório. Os embriões  resultantes são transferidos para o útero. Chang observou que um estudo anterior  também demonstrou que mulheres que usaram apenas a acupuntura, sem outros  tratamentos de fertilização, se mostraram tão propensas a conceber no mesmo  prazo do que usuárias de medicamentos para combater problemas de fertilidade.  Essa conclusão indica que a acupuntura &quot;pode ser usada sozinha como tratamento  padrão&quot;, disse o pesquisador à Reuters Health. A equipe de Chang resumiu estudos  recentes sobre acupuntura e fertilização na edição de dezembro da revista  Fertility and Sterility. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana;&quot;&gt;Em relação a explicações ocidentais sobre como a  acupuntura poderia afetar a fertilidade, os pesquisadores descobriram que a  técnica pode exercer influência sobre centros no cérebro que afetam a ovulação,  além de reduzir o estresse. Chang explicou que, como o estresse pode impedir uma  mulher de ovular, sua ausência geralmente promove a fertilidade. Essa tendência  explica por que mulheres extremamente estressadas geralmente param de menstruar  e por que casais geralmente concebem quando estão em viagem ou outras atividades  de lazer. Os pesquisadores também descobriram que a acupuntura pode aumentar o  fluxo sanguíneo para os órgãos reprodutivos femininos, oferecendo a eles uma  melhor irrigação. Além disso, a acupuntura parece melhorar o revestimento do  útero, local ao qual o embrião adere após a concepção. Esse revestimento é como  o &quot;solo do jardim&quot;, explicou Chang -- se está desnutrido, o embrião não se fixa  e a gestação não terá continuidade. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana;&quot;&gt;Chang observou que  muitas pacientes já estão acrescentando a acupuntura a outros tratamentos para  estimular a concepção. &quot;Em minha opinião, cada vez mais as pacientes farão  acupuntura porque perceberam que o melhor é tentar de tudo&quot;, disse o  pesquisador. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana;&quot;&gt;Apesar das evidências, Chang considera necessário  realizar mais pesquisas para analisar os benefícios da acupuntura sobre a  fertilidade feminina. Ele lembrou que sua equipe está planejando um teste  clínico para comparar mulheres submetidas à fertilização in vitro e à acupuntura  a outras submetidas somente à fertilização in vitro para determinar se o  tratamento milenar funciona como uma técnica  adicional.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 100%;&quot;&gt;Envelhecer é um processo natural que ocorre desde que  nascemos, porém fica mais evidente após a terceira idade. A qualidade do  envelhecimento está relacionada diretamente com a qualidade de vida à qual o  organismo foi submetido. No tecido envelhecido ocorre diminuição de colágeno,  elastina, substância fundamental da derme, proteínas e açúcares, em especial do  ácido hialurônico, que influenciam no turgor da pele. Além das alterações já  citadas, estas modificações na estrutura da pele resultam também num problema -  as rugas..&lt;br /&gt;
A acupuntura estética facial é um método que auxilia na redução de  rugas, além de prevenir o envelhecimento, melhorando a estrutura da pele,  renovando o estrato córneo e estimulando a circulação local. No tratamento de  rugas, a acupuntura, tem como objetivo melhorar a circulação local, a  oxigenação, o metabolismo, a sustentação da pele, harmonizando assim os músculos  faciais, promovendo um rejuvenescimento facial.&lt;br /&gt;
Durante os tratamentos de  beleza, as agulhas são aplicadas nos meridianos - canais de energia vital -, nos  pontos relacionados aos órgãos causadores do problema e na região onde o mal  está localizado. O tratamento e o número de sessões são realizados de acordo com  a necessidade de cada paciente acrescentando-se técnicas complementares quando  necessário. É indicado aplicação semanal, com duração de 30 minutos  aproximadamente cada sessão .A acupuntura pode rejuvenescer de 5 a 15 anos, e os  resultados obtidos com as sessões podem ser mantidos e intensificados com  cosméticos, exercícios faciais, eletroterapia e massagens.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/6464073345626131124'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/6464073345626131124'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/uso-da-acupuntura-no-tratamento-de.html' title='Uso da Acupuntura no tratamento de rugas'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0XmFConE41RfW2FAqOJeHgRMhgvsq1bKpK2QgpCiPmrhiCJdwL1IBxLn-d6BPttUg6uJGLsZ4VuCHLQLyXY3ZGod-Q9morcYlySrsKxntLpNCbJPKMR5J-G9b6ofqNBrj3nNtRxOGcEi/s72-c/acupuntura.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547731862962726895.post-2578821843857213253</id><published>2012-01-24T14:53:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-24T14:53:51.778-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;date-posts&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;post-outer&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;post hentry&quot;&gt;&lt;h3 class=&quot;post-title entry-title&quot;&gt;Acupuntura no tratamento da obesidade &lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;post-header&quot;&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;post-header-line-1&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;post-body entry-content&quot; id=&quot;post-body-2464294114043482783&quot;&gt; &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Contrariando todas as previsões feitas no  passado, a obesidade tem se tornado um dos maiores problemas da atualidade. A  Medicina Tradicional Chinesa tem utilizado seus diversos recursos terapêuticos,  a acupuntura, a dietética, as ervas, os exercícios respiratórios e os exercícios  físicos tradicionais (Tai Ji, Qi Gong, Liang Gong, etc) para combater esses  quadros, tratando a obesidade e suas consequências.&lt;/div&gt;De acordo com a Medicina Chinesa, o obeso pode ser classificado como obeso  yin e obeso yang. Veja as características de cada um:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr style=&quot;border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;&quot;&gt; &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Obeso Yin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Obeso Yang&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style=&quot;border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;&quot;&gt; &lt;td&gt;Acumula gordura na parte inferior&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Acumula gordura na parte superior&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style=&quot;border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;&quot;&gt; &lt;td&gt;Músculos flácidos, moles&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Músculos rígidos, fortes&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style=&quot;border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;&quot;&gt; &lt;td&gt;Pouco transpira – presença de mucosidade, fleuma e edemas&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Transpira facilmente&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style=&quot;border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;&quot;&gt; &lt;td&gt;Come pouco, mas engorda&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Come muito, tem fome exagerada&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style=&quot;border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;&quot;&gt; &lt;td&gt;Metabolismo lento&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Metabolismo rápido&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style=&quot;border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;&quot;&gt; &lt;td&gt;Membros ligeiramente frios&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Membros quentes&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style=&quot;border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;&quot;&gt; &lt;td&gt;Tende à hiptensão&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Tende à hipertensão&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;Indicações terapêuticas para corrigir cada tendência.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr style=&quot;border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;&quot;&gt; &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Obeso Yin &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Obeso Yang&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style=&quot;border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;&quot;&gt; &lt;td&gt;Aconselhar a não comer gera o efeito inverso&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Aumentar a excreção, a partir da utilização de ervas&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style=&quot;border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;&quot;&gt; &lt;td&gt;Tonificar o Qi (energia vital)&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style=&quot;border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;&quot;&gt; &lt;td&gt;Banho de infusão com cânfora, três vezes por semana&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Tomar água antes das refeições&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style=&quot;border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;&quot;&gt; &lt;td&gt;Beber sempre água quente&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Beber sempre água fria ou natural&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style=&quot;border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;&quot;&gt; &lt;td&gt;Comer alimentos “quentes”: pimentas, gengibre, alfavaca, alecrim&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Comer alimentos “frios”: verduras cruas e ao vapor, frutas.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style=&quot;border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;&quot;&gt; &lt;td&gt;Dar preferência para carnes vermelhas magras.&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Dar preferência para peixes, em especial os de água fria&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style=&quot;border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;&quot;&gt; &lt;td&gt;Incentivar o consumo de estimulantes – chá de gengibre, canela, vinho tinto  e café.&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Não usar estimulantes refrigerantes&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style=&quot;border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;&quot;&gt; &lt;td&gt;Nunca comer frituras, óleos, açúcares.&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Evitar gorduras animais.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Hoje inúmeras pesquisas comprovam a eficácia da  acupuntura no controle de peso, além de comprovarem seus efeitos adicionais como  a redução da hiperlipedimia, em especial os triglicérides e gordura do fígado  (esteatose). Na Medicina Chinesa, a acupuntura tem papel fundamental no combate  à obesidade, uma vez que possui a capacidade de regular as funções orgânicas,  contribuindo para redução do peso. Isso ocorre pela sua ação nos centros de  regulação hormonal e no consequente aumento metabólico através do estímulo das  funções orgânicas.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ações comprovadas da acupuntura no  tratamento da obesidade:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;• inibe o apetite&lt;br /&gt;
• inibe a excessiva ação  digestiva e a absorção&lt;br /&gt;
• promove o consumo de energia&lt;br /&gt;
• promove a  distribuição de gorduras em especial a da cintura&lt;br /&gt;
• reorganiza a função  hormonal e os índices de colesterol e triglicérides&lt;br /&gt;
• regula patologias  derivadas da obesidade, doenças cárdio-cérebro-vasculares, dislipidemias  (alterações do colesterol e triglicérides), etc.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Métodos e técnicas de acupuntura mais utilizados  no tratamento da obesidade:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;• agulhas finas e longas no abdome para perda de  medida e gorduras localizadas&lt;br /&gt;
• aurículo-acupuntura para redução do apetite e  aumento da queima calórica&lt;br /&gt;
• inserção de catgut (fio de sutura absorvível) em  pontos específicos a cada 15 dias&lt;br /&gt;
• Eletroacupuntura (para os obesos  yin)&lt;br /&gt;
• Laseracupuntura (para os obesos yang)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Quando falamos em obesidade, no entanto, muitas  vezes nos esquecemos da enorme variedade de causas que podem levar uma pessoa ao  excesso de peso. Do ponto de vista da acupuntura, conhecer essas causas pode ser  fundamental para se tratar o problema.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Atualmente classificamos a obesidade em simples  ou secundária. A maior parte dos obesos se enquadra no que chamamos de obesidade  simples. Neles, a hiperfagia (comer em excesso) e o sedentarismo são os  principais responsáveis pelo aumento de peso. Através da análise do tecido  gorduroso, da idade e da evolução do ganho de peso podemos classificar a  obesidade simples em constitucional ou nutricional.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;A obesidade simples constitucional é também  chamada de infantil por estar relacionada à proliferação de células adiposas no  período que vai da 30ª semana de gestação até um ano e meio de idade, e é  resultado de uma supernutrição nas primeiras fases de vida. Já a obesidade  simples nutricional está relacionada ao excesso alimentar que extrapola o  requerido pelo metabolismo; associado a pouca atividade física e/ou ao baixo  consumo calórico. Um exemplo disso é a facilidade com que homens e mulheres de  meia idade, fase onde os gastos calóricos tendem a se reduzir, tornam-se obesos.  É só relaxarem um pouquinho que surge o excesso de peso.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;A obesidade secundária, por outro lado, é aquela  advinda de doenças específicas (obesidade hipotalâmica, obesidade pituitária,  hiperinsulinismo, hipotireoidismo, síndrome de cushing, síndrome do ovário  policístico, glândulas hipossexuais), de fatores genéticos ou do uso de  medicamentos como corticóides e psicofármacos, em especial os antipsicóticos e  alguns antidepressivos.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Além disso, a acupuntura estabelece uma série de  síndromes relacionadas ao sobrepeso. Muitas pessoas podem apresentar sintomas e  sinais de duas ou mais síndromes, o que consideramos como síndrome mista. É com  base na determinação das síndromes envolvidas em cada caso que um especialista  definirá as melhores técnicas a serem aplicadas em cada paciente. Pesquisas  realizadas na China entre 1949 e 2004 sugerem que a acupuntura tem obtido  melhores resultados no tratamento das obesidades simples quando se diferencia a  síndrome relacionada ao paciente conforme abaixo demonstrado:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Síndrome: Calor excessivo no estômago e intestino  grosso.&lt;br /&gt;
Sinais e sintomas: muita vontade de comer em intervalos curtos,  frequente acidez, boca seca, fezes secas devido ao calor que consome os  líquidos, língua vermelha com revestimento amarelo. Pulso rápido. Pessoa  ativa.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Síndrome: Deficiência do baço e acúmulo de  umidade.&lt;br /&gt;
Sinais e sintomas: Inchaços e acúmulo de líquidos (umidade), cansaço  e peso nos membros, apetite insuficiente para justificar o ganho de peso,  digestão lenta. Fezes pastosas, língua pálida e úmida. Pulso deslizante. Pessoa  cansada.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Síndrome: Estagnação da energia do  fígado.&lt;br /&gt;
Sinais e sintomas: peso, distensão e às vezes dor na região  subcostal, apetite irregular, alteração constante do humor (raiva e depressão),  ganho de peso na menopausa associada a variações emocionais. Lateral da língua  vermelha e inchada, revestimento amarelo. Pulso em corda, tenso. Pessoa  estressada.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Vale ressaltar que os métodos da Medicina Chinesa  por si só não levam a emagrecimentos milagrosos. Sem a devida mudança de estilo  de vida e a incorporação do binômio diminuição da ingestão (reeducação  alimentar) e aumento da queima calórica (exercícios aeróbicos) o paciente  dificilmente ficará livre do problema de forma definitiva. O essencial é  percebermos como os métodos naturais de cuidados da saúde podem ser efetivamente  incorporados em nosso dia a dia.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/2578821843857213253'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/2578821843857213253'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/acupuntura-no-tratamento-da-obesidade.html' title=''/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547731862962726895.post-8064346339176363537</id><published>2012-01-16T10:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-16T10:17:13.649-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The guide for liver detox</title><content type='html'>&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The guide for Liver Detox.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Alchemical Acupuncture for Psychological              and Spiritual Healing&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/h1&gt;The hun is a slightly more materialized psychospiritual substance than the shen. Although they live quite close to heaven in the upper spirit levels of the mountain, a bit of yin sediment infiltrates the hun’s yang. This infiltration of matter and vapor into the pure white light of the shen creates the hun. The bit of matter makes the hun more susceptible to the pull of gravity and the emotional life. Pure spirit becomes cloudy as we drift down through the upper soul realm towards the earth. The pure, clear insight flash of the shen becomes shaded and colored by refraction and reflection as it enters the world of dreams, visions, and the imagination. &lt;br /&gt;
In human beings, the hun represent the psychological faculty of vision, imagination, clear direction, and the capacity for justice. They endow us with the ability to discern our path, stay clear in our direction, imagine possibilities, move forward toward our goals, and take a stand for what we believe is right. While the activity of the imagination, especially day or nighttime dreams, is energized by the coming and going of the shen, it is also influenced by the airy hun who follow the shen as they fly between the earth and heaven.          &lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;The hun spirit is related to:&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Element:&lt;/strong&gt; wood&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Organ:&lt;/strong&gt; liver&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Emotion:&lt;/strong&gt; anger&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Psychological functions:&lt;/strong&gt; vision, imagination, direction, decision-making&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Psychospiritual issue:&lt;/strong&gt; finding true path&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cosmological associations:&lt;/strong&gt; clouds, mists, tree branches&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chakra:&lt;/strong&gt; sixth - Third Eye: Perception&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alchemical virtues:&lt;/strong&gt; benevolence&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Signs and Symptoms of Hun&lt;i&gt; &lt;/i&gt;Disturbances&lt;/h2&gt;There are two basic categories of hun disturbances. One is an excess pattern, the other a deficiency pattern. Sometimes a person will have a mixture of both. This mixed pattern most often shows up in women and often correlates with the menstrual cycle. In the excess pattern, people often feel angry and experience life as one injustice after another. Whichever way they turn, there seems to be a brick wall, and they often inappropriately express extreme emotion. In the deficiency pattern, people feel timid, depressed, and confused. They lack emotional expression and are usually too weak to even try to start a project, and if they do make an attempt, they often cannot get past the decision making stage.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Common Symptoms&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;depression            &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;insomnia/excess dreaming/absence of dreams&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;erratic emotions            &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;disorientation/ disorganization&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;repressed emotion           &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; width=&quot;50%&quot;&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;excess sleeping&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;vague anxieties, especially at night&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;digestive disturbances related to emotional upset            &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;lack of clear vision on physical or psychological level            &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;outbursts of anger                       &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Spirit Level Signs&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;timidity, no ability to take a stand         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;lack of color to life         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;wandering aimlessly with no direction         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;starting projects but moving on before they are done         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;always running into brick walls; can’t seem to get anywhere         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;obsession with injustice, which interferes with moving ahead with life        &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Possible Causes&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;constitutional or karmic issues that are part of person’s work in this lifetime         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;exposure to violence, drug abuse, or alcoholism in family during childhood         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;lack of guidance and direction from family         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;recreational drug use especially alcohol and marijuana         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;malnutrition, eating disorders, anemia         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;repressed emotions, especially anger         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;exposure to environmental toxins or toxins at the work place, i.e. paint and paint thinner, industrial cleaning products, artist’s materials, urban pollution        &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Ways to Cultivate the Hun Spirit&lt;/h2&gt;When the liver is disturbed, the hun&lt;i&gt; &lt;/i&gt;scatter and the soul is confused and disorganized. Acupuncture and acupressure are effective ways to heal and strengthen liver function. If you have a history of drug use or alcoholism, or if you have or have had hepatitis, a well-trained acupuncturist can help you cleanse and tonify your liver so your hun will have a peaceful home and resting place in your body.&lt;br /&gt;
It is crucial to clear the bodymind of toxic substances and to recognize alcohol and mind altering drugs as the potent soul disturbing influences they are. If you have an ongoing problem with drugs or alcohol, Twelve Step Programs such as AA or NA will help you let go of these self-destructive behaviors as well as regain a connection to the light of your own spirit.&lt;br /&gt;
Liver cleansing and tonifying herbs are also extremely potent ways to heal.  Dandelion, peppermint, cheladonium, and milk thistle are effective and safe herbs that can be taken over long periods of time. Look for organic, wild-crafted herbs, available at most health food stores.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dandelion is an overall liver cleanser and tonic. It is particularly effective for PMS mood swings accompanied by bloating and breast tenderness.         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Peppermint is a mood elevating, invigorating herb that will also help with digestive disturbances, bloating, and poor appetite. Take as a tea and drink freely throughout the day.         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cheladonium is one of the best overall liver tonics. It should be taken as a tincture -- a few drops in a tablespoon of water -- three times a day before meals, and it will quickly clear digestive and appetite disturbances, enhance clarity of vision, and ease emotional strain.         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Milk thistle is the premier herb for anyone who has been exposed to toxic chemicals and should be taken for at least two months after exposure. In addition, for people who work with chemicals or are routinely exposed to pollution, milk thistle can be taken on a regular basis with a one-week break every six weeks.        &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;Visionary healer Rudolph Steiner points to the healing influence of light and color in working on the astral or soul realms. The hun, as the agents of clear sight and unclouded vision, are especially receptive to work with active imagination. It often helps entice the hun back to the bodymind if a person takes the time to paint pictures of their dreams and fantasies and meditate on these inner images.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;What to Expect as You Heal and Cultivate Your Hun&lt;/h2&gt;As you become familiar with your hun and learn to recognize their voices and understand their messages, you will notice changes in your life. Some changes you may experience are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Clarity about your direction and purpose in life         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Increased ability to achieve your goals; fewer problems with procrastination and getting side-tracked; an ability to move forward with power         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Richer imagination; an ability to envision possibilities and weave dreams         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Emotional stability; an ability to identity what you are feeling, to state your feelings clearly, and to stand by your feelings and beliefs         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less wobbling and indecisiveness         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less guilt, timidity, irritability, and depression         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Increased passion, excitement; life regains its zest and color         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Greater capacity to go with the flow while staying focused on ultimate goals         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Less need to blame others and less focus on the injustices of the world         &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Increased self-responsibility combined with increased ability to know one’s own values &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/8064346339176363537'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/8064346339176363537'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/guide-for-liver-detox.html' title='The guide for liver detox'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547731862962726895.post-6237478662764848496</id><published>2012-01-04T10:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-04T10:15:20.767-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Vibration of your food and YOU.</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;color: green; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Everything in the Universe has  a vibration (frequencies), including your physical body. Each flower, plant,  tree, mineral, rock, crystal, or gemstone has its own specific vibration. Each  type of cell, organ, and system in each living organism also has its own  specific vibration. Each thought and emotion has its own vibration. Each sound  and color has its own vibration.&lt;br /&gt;
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When an individual is not well their  body&#39;s vibration lowers, the immune system weakens, and many invaders enter and  stay in a person’s body. This includes parasites, worms, bacterial infections,  viruses, and different types of fungus. These invaders not only affect the  direct functioning of a body, but they also cause other problems since they  daily unload many toxins into the human body. Today we are being exposed to many  of these invaders on a regular basis. E.g. A simple visit to a hospital can  expose you to many infectious bacteria.&lt;br /&gt;
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Disharmonious or unbalanced  vibrations show themselves in many ways including discomfort, dis-ease, illness,  fatigue, and a variety of different symptoms. When a body is healthy is has a  relatively high vibration, and this is reflected through the vibrations of  individual cells, organs and systems. When a person is not perfectly healthy the  vibrations in the body are lowered. &lt;br /&gt;
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Following are general guidelines  that will assist your body to eliminate cellular toxins and increase its  cellular frequency:&lt;br /&gt;
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EAT FOODS THAT INCREASE VITALITY AND REDUCE  STRESS&lt;br /&gt;
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* Whole foods. &lt;br /&gt;
* Organically grown foods &lt;br /&gt;
* Locally grown  foods. &lt;br /&gt;
* In season. &lt;br /&gt;
* Food prepared slowly, with mindfulness and with  love feed the body and the soul &lt;br /&gt;
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DEVELOP HABITS THAT INCREASE  VITALITY AND REDUCE STRESS&lt;br /&gt;
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* Eat food in moderation. &lt;br /&gt;
* Eat foods that  keep the body slightly more alkaline. &lt;br /&gt;
* Be calm and fully present while  eating. &lt;br /&gt;
* Bless the food and all who made it possible for your nourishment  and pleasure. &lt;br /&gt;
* Chew each mouthful well. &lt;br /&gt;
* Drink pure water. &lt;br /&gt;
*  Exercise. &lt;br /&gt;
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CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENHANCES DIGESTION&lt;br /&gt;
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*  Quiet and peaceful (candles, soothing music) &lt;br /&gt;
* Low incandescent lighting  &lt;br /&gt;
* Exercise. &lt;br /&gt;
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AVOID &quot;FOODS&quot; THAT DECREASE VITALITY AND INCREASE  STRESS&lt;br /&gt;
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* Genetically modified &lt;br /&gt;
* Irradiated &lt;br /&gt;
* Cooked in a  microwave oven. &lt;br /&gt;
* Refined (white flour, white rice, all grains that have the  germ and the bran removed). Processed (all junk food; most snack foods). &lt;br /&gt;
*  High glycemic. These sugary, starchy foods affect blood sugar levels and weight  management. &lt;br /&gt;
* Hydrogenated (margarine; vegetable shortening, lard). &lt;br /&gt;
*  Containing additives (chemicals and hormones), preservatives or color dyes &lt;br /&gt;
*  Artificial sweeteners—all of them &lt;br /&gt;
* Coffee whiteners &lt;br /&gt;
* Canned.  &lt;br /&gt;
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AVOID EATING HABITS THAT DECREASE VITALITY AND INCREASE  STRESS&lt;br /&gt;
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* Eating more than the body can digest at a meal &lt;br /&gt;
* Drinking  with meals dilutes digestive enzymes and hydrochloric acid in the stomach &lt;br /&gt;
*  Bolting food down. &lt;br /&gt;
* Being distracted. &lt;br /&gt;
* Eating while feeling tense or  emotionally upset—very acid forming. &lt;br /&gt;
* Arguing while eating—more acid in the  system &lt;br /&gt;
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AVOID ENVIRONMENTS (INNER &amp;amp; OUTER) THAT WEAKEN  DIGESTION&lt;br /&gt;
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* Noisy &lt;br /&gt;
* Fluorescent or halogen lighting &lt;br /&gt;
* Drugs &lt;br /&gt;
*  Worry &lt;br /&gt;
* Negative emotions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/6237478662764848496'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/6237478662764848496'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/vibration-of-your-food-and-you.html' title='The Vibration of your food and YOU.'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547731862962726895.post-7639551918316599311</id><published>2011-11-30T16:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-30T16:26:51.996-08:00</updated><title type='text'>BENEFITS OF LIGHT THERAPY</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-D8Uu-E91xq8BSo7vxp_VEib67iMMXZauunEfPCq90AanGJDuRGE8h5ngAjL-MJWwrF78COixzaY5Kjo2NKXtyc-CsxApFpj5W3s0uthXZ65wbwW3iHa2liJ9DCcUQ4pww7_0e8yI88/s1600/imagesCAZSW4JS.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-D8Uu-E91xq8BSo7vxp_VEib67iMMXZauunEfPCq90AanGJDuRGE8h5ngAjL-MJWwrF78COixzaY5Kjo2NKXtyc-CsxApFpj5W3s0uthXZ65wbwW3iHa2liJ9DCcUQ4pww7_0e8yI88/s1600/imagesCAZSW4JS.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;
At Least 24 Positive Biological Changes at the Cellular Level&lt;br /&gt;
Supplies the Body with Non-Invasive Healing &lt;br /&gt;
Increases Circulation of Blood &amp;amp; Lymphatics (Releases nitric oxide from hemoglobin which initiates the healing process.  Nitric Oxide is Produced which dilates the vascular system.  Watch Dr. Thomas Burke&#39;s You Tube on Nitric Oxide on This Site.)&lt;br /&gt;
Stimulates Collagen&lt;br /&gt;
Increases Lymphatic System Activity&lt;br /&gt;
Stimulates Relase of ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)&lt;br /&gt;
Reduces Pain&lt;br /&gt;
Reduces Inflammation&lt;br /&gt;
Reduces the Excitability of Nervous Tissue&lt;br /&gt;
Stimulates Fibroblastic Activity that Aids in Repair Process&lt;br /&gt;
Increases Phagocytois, the Process of Scavenging and Ingesting Dead or Degenerated Cellsby Phagocyte Cells&lt;br /&gt;
Induces a Thermal Like Effect in the Tissue&lt;br /&gt;
Stimulates Tissue Granulation and Connective Tissue Projections (healing process of wounds, ulcers or inflammed tissues)&lt;br /&gt;
Stimulates Acetylcholine Release from Certain Nerves~Activates Parasympathetic Effects of Heart Vasodilatation and Improves GastroIntestinal Peristalsis&lt;br /&gt;
May Reduce &amp;amp; Alleviate Pain&lt;br /&gt;
Stress Reduction&lt;br /&gt;
Patients &amp;amp; Clients May Experience:&lt;br /&gt;
Decrease in Local Swelling&lt;br /&gt;
Decreased Inflammation&lt;br /&gt;
Decreased Muscle Spasms and Tightness&lt;br /&gt;
Decreased Tension&lt;br /&gt;
Increased Range of Motion&lt;br /&gt;
Increased Lymphatic Drainage&lt;br /&gt;
Increased Venous Dilation and Flow&lt;br /&gt;
Diabetic Patients and Clients with Peripheral Neuropathy May Experience Increase in Sensation to Pressure and Hot/Cold.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/7639551918316599311'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/7639551918316599311'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2011/11/benefits-of-light-therapy.html' title='BENEFITS OF LIGHT THERAPY'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-D8Uu-E91xq8BSo7vxp_VEib67iMMXZauunEfPCq90AanGJDuRGE8h5ngAjL-MJWwrF78COixzaY5Kjo2NKXtyc-CsxApFpj5W3s0uthXZ65wbwW3iHa2liJ9DCcUQ4pww7_0e8yI88/s72-c/imagesCAZSW4JS.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547731862962726895.post-7838313962435323970</id><published>2011-11-30T16:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-30T16:10:37.841-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Light Therapy and acupuncture</title><content type='html'>The ancient Chinese and Greek healers may have lived thousands of miles  apart, but they were thinking on a similar wavelength. The Greeks pioneered a  form of color light therapy to help treat tuberculosis. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/script&gt;  &lt;div id=&quot;google_ads_div_acupuncturetoday_com_Articles_Pages_Rectangle&quot;&gt;Today, we know that  the effectiveness of color light therapy is achieved by applying specific color  light frequencies on the body&#39;s acupuncture points, whereupon the energy is  absorbed and distributed through the body along the same meridian system Chinese  healers mapped out centuries ago. Acupuncture and color light therapy are the  most complementary of treatment modalities - so much so that color therapy, when  applied narrowly to certain symptoms, is often called color acupuncture.  However, it is the broader, holistic application of color therapy, attacking the  underlying (energetic) causes of emotional and physical disease, that offers  patients the most promise. More and more acupuncturists are offering color light  therapy in conjunction with acupuncture treatment. For patients, it&#39;s easy to  embrace a dual treatment approach that addresses both symptoms and their root  causes, thereby offering the expectation of permanent relief.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Acupuncture and color light therapy share another distinction. In the past  half-century, color light therapy, like acupuncture, has &quot;crossed over&quot; from the  ancient and foreign to be embraced by more conventional medical practitioners in  North America. Did you know that the U.S. military uses color light therapy in  treating some chronic pain conditions? As soon as people hear that, color  therapy becomes as mainstream as acupuncture. &lt;br /&gt;
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It also helps speed acceptance that modern science is much more knowledgeable  about how light therapy works. A human body is a virtual electromagnetic field.  Any stimulation of the acupuncture points and portals with these two methods  sends a current of information along the associated pathways, affecting the flow  of life force. &lt;br /&gt;
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All intercellular communications are based on light energy. Negative energy  imbalances and blockages, caused by emotional and physical trauma and stress,  build up in our electromagnetic field, where they can trigger emotional and  physical disease. Modern color light therapy seeks to right the imbalances and  unblock the blockages through the targeted application of specific colors.  Today, the field of modern energy medicine includes different light treatments  like color irradiation and low-intensity lasers. Color light therapy is proving  beneficial for patients suffering from jetlag, and eating and mood disorders,  including bulimia. In psychiatry, research has validated light therapy  administered through the eyes as the most effective treatment for seasonal  affective disorder. Color therapy is being invested for its potential in helping  people with nonseasonal depression, persistent insomnia and difficulties  adapting to shift work. Several decades ago, German researchers discovered that  light energy taken in visually could reduce the frequency and severity of  migraine headaches and reduce pain levels associated with some lung diseases.  The breakthrough research of Nobel Prize nominee Fritz-Albert Popp in the 1970s  established that all natural organisms emit light energy at the cellular level,  and that all organic life absorbs light and processes it internally. Faint,  color-coded broadcasts of the light energy that cells emit is the basis of  intercellular communication in all living organisms. &lt;br /&gt;
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Dr. Valerie Hunt of UCLA subsequently demonstrated how the body&#39;s energetic  emissions display chaotic changes before pathological conditions in the tissue  are detected. This helped develop the main postulate of color light therapy:  Ailments begin as energetic imbalances which, if detected in time, can be  corrected through external, noninvasive means. It was a German naturopath, Dr.  Peter Mandel, who transformed that knowledge into modern color light therapy. He  discovered that when specific acupuncture points, reflex zones and other  established grid systems in the body are irradiated with focused light beams of  color, pain from some symptoms could be alleviated within minutes. His findings  were followed by Russian researchers, who concluded that our bodies have  channels of light that parallel the body&#39;s 12 meridians. &lt;br /&gt;
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Modern color light therapy uses these natural pathways to open blocked energy  channels and dispel energy imbalances. Applications of specific color light  travel the meridian system at light speed with information-specific particles to  replenish the natural energy and restore cellular balance. Each color has a  different frequency or energy vibration pattern and different therapeutic uses.  For instance, blue is cool and sedating; red is hot and stimulating; orange is  warm and encouraging; and green is balancing and calming. A trained therapist  would apply the cool colors to inflammations, and the hot colors to stimulate  circulation. &lt;br /&gt;
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Color light therapy can be used proactively to diffuse energy blockages  before they lead to health problems, or it can be offered as a postacupuncture  maintenance regime to keep recovered patients &quot;in the pink.&quot; Holistic color  light therapy doesn&#39;t treat specific muscles or organs, but addresses the  integrated body, mind and spirit through its energy field to re-establish  balance and harmony. Color light replenishes the body&#39;s natural energy and  gently restores balance in all cells. As a noninvasive, nontoxic healing  modality, acupuncturists can even administer color therapy to individuals who  are phobic about needles and thereby resistant to submitting to a full course of  acupuncture treatments. &lt;br /&gt;
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For thousands of years, acupuncture and color light therapy have shared  similar approaches to human physiology. Both stimulate the body to heal itself;  both have an understanding of the interconnectivity of cellular matter; and both  can be used proactively as well as reactively. This has made them among the most  complementary of healing modalities, but this complementary relationship can  endure beyond the treatment phase. Acupuncturists can introduce a patient to  color light therapy with the recommendation that the patient incorporate the  techniques into a personal, long-term wellness strategy. If not an apple a day,  then a brief color light therapy session a day, may be what keeps the doctor  away. Pursuing healthy lifestyle choices and employing color light therapy to  rebalance the inner life force can help keep us physically, emotionally and  physically strong in our lifelong pursuit of longevity.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/7838313962435323970'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/7838313962435323970'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2011/11/light-therapy-and-acupuncture.html' title='Light Therapy and acupuncture'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547731862962726895.post-1123546388229788800</id><published>2011-11-11T12:09:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-11T12:10:36.819-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot;style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWR9FZpnGOREospMna8F4ZMoNIlnVayhkA0gwYC2qDgLfQOFFW9Zz8pF2e_KxNgUp7a1dSsPwzkh2Pgvq4RxFDHFMEYm-vm6HRSf9odVKqEkWWzYb2GhivEQdtAQ-mt7f8-YM42G338Y/s640/blogger-image-802831637.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWR9FZpnGOREospMna8F4ZMoNIlnVayhkA0gwYC2qDgLfQOFFW9Zz8pF2e_KxNgUp7a1dSsPwzkh2Pgvq4RxFDHFMEYm-vm6HRSf9odVKqEkWWzYb2GhivEQdtAQ-mt7f8-YM42G338Y/s640/blogger-image-802831637.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot;style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictOZcrZJRlvz-NCnRs6XdKcGmqVF7ZcnE4O_2oCKjn0J6UYIAg4-tZmW844636jyiC9BvIiZhQ9LsuKVSxv_t0yqxDmamOkmziUzimVT6s10z1z2xFTB6xKQrpEmjaOIHwBCG8YCjZL0/s640/blogger-image--1349448707.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictOZcrZJRlvz-NCnRs6XdKcGmqVF7ZcnE4O_2oCKjn0J6UYIAg4-tZmW844636jyiC9BvIiZhQ9LsuKVSxv_t0yqxDmamOkmziUzimVT6s10z1z2xFTB6xKQrpEmjaOIHwBCG8YCjZL0/s640/blogger-image--1349448707.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/1123546388229788800'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/1123546388229788800'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2011/11/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWR9FZpnGOREospMna8F4ZMoNIlnVayhkA0gwYC2qDgLfQOFFW9Zz8pF2e_KxNgUp7a1dSsPwzkh2Pgvq4RxFDHFMEYm-vm6HRSf9odVKqEkWWzYb2GhivEQdtAQ-mt7f8-YM42G338Y/s72-c/blogger-image-802831637.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547731862962726895.post-3026143176479074741</id><published>2011-11-11T08:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-11T08:27:08.175-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Treating Thyroid Problems with Acupuncture</title><content type='html'>&lt;h2&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h2&gt;When functioning properly, the thyroid gland secretes just the right amount of thyroid hormone to regulate almost all the metabolic processes in your body. Too much or too little of these vital body chemicals and it can drastically influence energy levels, body weight and your mental health. With over 20 million Americans living with some form of thyroid disease, much attention has been given to the many ways that acupuncture and Oriental medicine can treat thyroid problems.&lt;br /&gt;
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What is the thyroid?    The thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland that sits in the front of the neck. It is responsible for energy, metabolism, hormone regulation, body weight and blood calcium levels. Thyroid disorders stem from either an overproduction (hyperthyroidism) or underproduction (hypothyroidism) of thyroid hormones. When your thyroid is not functioning properly, your body can experience a variety of symptoms:  &lt;br /&gt;
Hyperthyroidism: &lt;br /&gt;
•  Weight loss despite increased appetite&lt;br /&gt;
•  Increased heart rate, heart palpitations, higher blood pressure, nervousness, and excessive perspiration&lt;br /&gt;
•  More frequent bowel movements, sometimes with diarrhea&lt;br /&gt;
•  Muscle weakness, trembling hands&lt;br /&gt;
•  Development of a goiter (an enlargement in your neck)&lt;br /&gt;
•  Lighter or shorter menstrual periods  &lt;br /&gt;
Hypothyroidism: &lt;br /&gt;
•  Lethargy, slower mental processes or depression&lt;br /&gt;
•  Reduced heart rate&lt;br /&gt;
•  Increased sensitivity to cold&lt;br /&gt;
•  Tingling or numbness in the hands&lt;br /&gt;
•  Development of a goiter (an enlargement in your neck)&lt;br /&gt;
•  Constipation, heavy menstrual periods or dry skin and hair&lt;br /&gt;
Hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism can be diagnosed by testing the levels of thyroid hormones in your blood. Hormones secreted by the thyroid are measured, as well as thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), a chemical released by the pituitary gland that triggers hormone production in the thyroid. Some milder forms of hypothyroidism can also be detected by a consistently low basal body temperature.&lt;br /&gt;
How can acupuncture help?  &lt;br /&gt;
Both Western and Eastern medicine offer various methods to restore thyroid hormone levels. Western treatments rely mainly on drugs and surgery while Eastern treatments aim to restore immune function as well as balance the production and release of thyroid hormones through a variety of approaches ranging from acupuncture and herbal remedies to lifestyle changes and special exercises.   In the treatment to thyroid problems, acupuncture can be used to restore hormonal balance, regulate energy levels, smooth emotions and help manage sleep, emotions and menstrual problems. There are several powerful acupuncture points on the ear and the body that can be used to regulate the production of thyroid hormones. Treatments take all of your symptoms into account and are aimed at balancing the energy within the body to optimize health.   When it comes to lifestyle changes, a diet rich in protein, calcium, magnesium, and iodine helps support thyroid function while certain foods known as goitrogens may interfere with thyroid hormone production and should be limited. These include cruciferous vegetables (such as cauliflower, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts), peanuts, and soy. Stress reducing exercises such as yoga or tai chi can also be beneficial.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/3026143176479074741'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/3026143176479074741'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2011/11/treating-thyroid-problems-with.html' title='Treating Thyroid Problems with Acupuncture'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547731862962726895.post-8874681918802810098</id><published>2011-11-10T15:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-10T15:12:24.736-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Yintang - The Most Requested Acupuncture Point (pineal gland-third eye)</title><content type='html'>&lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;
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● Calms the shen&lt;br /&gt;
● Benefits the nose&lt;br /&gt;
● Eliminates (internal) Wind&lt;br /&gt;
● Opens the channel, alleviates pain&lt;br /&gt;
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Commonly used extra point with a harmonising effect&lt;br /&gt;
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Yintang is the most requested acupuncture point and is found in the middle of the forehead. It is an &quot;extra point,&quot; a class of points that are mapped but do not fall on a specific acupuncture channel. This point has a few different indications but the most common reason it is requested is because it calms shen. Shen is a term used in Chinese medicine that doesn&#39;t really have an exact translation in English. Basically it refers to the aspect of us that is not physical, like consciousness and thought, and our emotional and spiritual being. There are many points that calm shen and they are used in a wide variety of conditions like anxiety, depression, and insomnia, even pain and shock.&lt;br /&gt;
Most acupuncture points have more than one indication and yintang is no exception. Like all acupuncture points it is valuable for treating local conditions such as frontal headaches. It also benefits the nose and can help when there is nasal congestion and discharge or sinus pain. I use it a lot in my practice, especially for stress and sinus allergies and infections.&lt;br /&gt;
The location of this acupuncture point corresponds to the third eye, a metaphoric eye in Hinduism and Buddhism that opens as our consciousness expands and we become enlightened. It is the location of the brow chakra, the 6th of 7 major energy vortexes that exist in our bodies, which has to do with inner guidance, mental clarity, and intuition. Even in western medicine this is an anatomically important location, where light enters the skull to activate the pineal gland. As darkness increases in the evening, the pineal gland is stimulated to secrete the hormone melatonin, which makes us sleepy. As the sun comes up and light increases, the pineal gland stops producing this hormone and we wake up.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/8874681918802810098'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/8874681918802810098'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2011/11/yintang-most-requested-acupuncture.html' title='Yintang - The Most Requested Acupuncture Point (pineal gland-third eye)'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547731862962726895.post-3793619160961569243</id><published>2011-11-04T14:17:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-04T14:36:47.925-07:00</updated><title type='text'>O &quot;oposto&quot; da reclamação é a gratidão, saiba exercitá-la</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GvOa8h2O3x7X_ZEqdw29JORHbldxsJIAnWV6KP1Z5nSrKHQwy8RY3Kkz0jgCE_WzWygdkkPFCpiuwxBV5aTX9tbP1mDoZtym-l-pbxyvgyAkyVgv69YWcIFsfFARKLVkPyPdvCE7MRY/s1600/yinYang.gif&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; ida=&quot;true&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GvOa8h2O3x7X_ZEqdw29JORHbldxsJIAnWV6KP1Z5nSrKHQwy8RY3Kkz0jgCE_WzWygdkkPFCpiuwxBV5aTX9tbP1mDoZtym-l-pbxyvgyAkyVgv69YWcIFsfFARKLVkPyPdvCE7MRY/s320/yinYang.gif&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Nossos pensamentos moldam nossa vida, criam nossas circunstâncias. ‘Somos formados por nossos pensamentos. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Nós nos tornamos o que pensamos”, disse Buda.&lt;br /&gt;
Você está criando sua própria vida a cada momento por meio de seus pensamentos, de suas palavras e das ações que os pensamentos produzem. Suas palavras revelam o que você pensa. &lt;br /&gt;
Compreendendo isso, você pode promover uma mudança importante na sua vida, em seu ambiente familiar, social e de trabalho. &lt;br /&gt;
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Sua vida é como um filme, dirigido, produzido e estrelado por você. Você pode mudar esse roteiro. Se você não gosta de alguma coisa, pode mudá-la. Se não puder mudá-la, pode mudar sua atitude. Em vez de reclamar, transforme-se para melhor. &lt;br /&gt;
James Allen disse: “Você está hoje onde seus pensamentos o trouxeram e estará amanhã onde seus pensamentos o levarem.”&lt;br /&gt;
A &lt;i&gt;Filosofia do Yoga &lt;/i&gt;nos ensina que nossa mente, nosso ego são como cavalos selvagens, sem direção. Se não seguramos as rédeas, esses cavalos nos levarão para o abismo dos vícios, dos desejos dos sentidos, dos pensamentos negativos, das ações incorretas, do sofrimento causado pela raiva, mágoas. &lt;br /&gt;
Você pode se esforçar conscientemente para mudar seus padrões mentais negativos que são como um disco rígido mental. Não é uma tarefa fácil e nem de um dia para o outro. É necessário determinação, perseverança, motivação. &lt;br /&gt;
Um grande passo para essa transformação interna é parar com o hábito de reclamar. &lt;br /&gt;
“Faça tudo sem reclamar”, Filipenses 2:14&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Quem reclama muito tem baixa autoestima&lt;/b&gt;Reclamar é uma maneira de chamar atenção para si mesmo. Muitas pessoas reclamam muito por terem baixa autoestima, por se sentirem inseguras ou como desculpa para não se expandirem, para não se esforçarem. &lt;br /&gt;
Perceba no seu dia a dia como sua mente oscila entre ondas positivas e negativas. Tenha consciência de seus pensamentos. E, observe como, muitas vezes, seus pensamentos estão sendo mais destrutivos do que construtivos. &lt;br /&gt;
Você pode achar que é uma pessoa positiva e animada, e suas palavras podem transmitir otimismo, mas perceba se você está reclamando sem parar. Observe se está exprimindo seu lado positivo ou seu lado negativo. &lt;br /&gt;
Reclamar é falar de coisas que você não quer em vez de falar daquilo que você quer. Ao reclamar você atrai mais daquilo que você não deseja. A energia negativa da reclamação se expande e retorna para você. &lt;br /&gt;
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Entenda bem a diferença entre reclamar e comentar que algo não está bom, sem sentir raiva. Às vezes, precisamos corrigir algo que não está certo ou ensinar a alguém a agir corretamente, e precisamos fazer isso sem expressar energia negativa. É importante entender essa diferença.&lt;br /&gt;
Quando você reclama, está fazendo um pedido ao universo para receber mais motivos de reclamação e essa espiral negativa se perpetua. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Exercite a gratidão&lt;/b&gt;Para sair dessa energia negativa é necessário parar de reclamar, de se queixar, e demonstrar gratidão por tudo que lhe acontece.&lt;br /&gt;
Faça agora uma contemplação para contar suas bênçãos. Escreva agora em um papel cinco coisas pelas quais você sente-se grato. &lt;br /&gt;
Quando você escreve em um papel, em vez de apenas pensar, você consegue sentir gratidão. Mantenha esse sentimento de gratidão pelo seu dia inteiro e perceba como você vai se sentir mais leve, mais contente. &lt;br /&gt;
Um bom livro para você se aprofundar nesse assunto é: &lt;i&gt;Pare de Reclamar e concentre nas coisas boas&lt;/i&gt;, de Will Bowen, Ed. Sextante.&lt;br /&gt;
Esse livro fala do poder de se ficar 21 dias sem queixar, sem falar mal dos outros, sem ficar focado na mente da negatividade. Mostra que a vida pode ser melhor se mudarmos de atitude e pararmos de ver apenas o que há de errado. &lt;br /&gt;
Ensina um método simples e eficaz para lhe ajudar nesse processo: escolha um objeto (que pode ser uma pulseira, um anel ou outra coisa), e mude-o de posição toda vez que fizer uma queixa ou uma crítica. &lt;br /&gt;
Tenha perseverança para seguir esse método que tem ajudado a muitas pessoas. Insista, sem desistir. É um desafio que pode transformar sua vida, pois ao adotar uma postura positiva você abre caminho para o bem-estar, para a saúde, para ser mais feliz. Fique em paz! Namaste! Deus em mim saúda Deus em você!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/3793619160961569243'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/3793619160961569243'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2011/11/o-oposto-da-reclamacao-e-gratidao-saiba.html' title='O &quot;oposto&quot; da reclamação é a gratidão, saiba exercitá-la'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GvOa8h2O3x7X_ZEqdw29JORHbldxsJIAnWV6KP1Z5nSrKHQwy8RY3Kkz0jgCE_WzWygdkkPFCpiuwxBV5aTX9tbP1mDoZtym-l-pbxyvgyAkyVgv69YWcIFsfFARKLVkPyPdvCE7MRY/s72-c/yinYang.gif" height="72" width="72"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547731862962726895.post-6595553454276760095</id><published>2011-11-03T15:22:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-03T15:22:48.282-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ancient Chinese technique of cupping offers pain relief without drugs or surgery</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;background-color: transparent; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Cupping is said to help improve &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/circulation.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;circulation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &quot;to &#39;open&#39; the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/lungs.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;lungs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, draw toxins out of them and towards the skin surface and to facilitate better &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/breathing.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;breathing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;,&quot; writes &quot;Heart Disease&quot; author Burton Goldberg. More in line with ancient &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/Chinese.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;Chinese&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; philosophy, cupping &quot;is believed to draw out Cold, Wind, and Damp,&quot; writes Michael Castleman in &quot;Blended Medicine.&quot; Cupping can be effective for a wide range of ailments, according to Tierra, including &quot;edema, swellings, asthma, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/bronchitis.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;bronchitis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, dull aches and pains, arthritis, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/abdominal_pain.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;abdominal pain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, stomachache, indigestion, headache, low back pain, painful &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/menstruation.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;menstruation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, coughs from excessive mucus and places where bodily &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/movement.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;movement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is limited and painful.&quot; &lt;br /&gt;
The heated cups used in the technique are placed on the skin above the pained muscle area or above an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/acupuncture.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;acupuncture&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; point at the afflicted area. &quot;The vacuum created by the heat is said to dispel dampness from the body, warm the qi and reduce swelling,&quot; writes Barrie R. Cassileth, PhD., in &quot;The Alternative Medicine Handbook.&quot; The cups are left in place for five to 15 minutes, and when removed, they usually leave a round red bruise behind. According to Tierra, bruising occurs in spots where congestion existed. Although bruises can take several days to go away, the temporary marks are a small price to pay for the relief the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/therapy.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;therapy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; provides. Tierra says people suffering from either pain or congestion often notice an immediate difference after &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/treatment.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;treatment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
&quot;I&#39;ve found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/cupping.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;cupping&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to be a completely safe, yet highly effective treatment for reducing pain, treating sprains and enhancing localized circulation,&quot; reports Mike Adams, a consumer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/health.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;health&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; advocate and proponent of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/Traditional_Chinese.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;Traditional Chinese&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Medicine therapies. Adams recommends a simple vacuum-pump cupping device rather than resorting to the more traditional fire-heated cups. &quot;A surprisingly large number of people suffer from dark, stagnating &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/blood.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;blood&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; I call &#39;sludge blood.&#39; Cupping helps pull that blood out of the area, making room for fresh, oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood to replenish the tissues and accelerate the healing process,&quot; he says. &lt;br /&gt;
However, cupping is not right for every person or every area of the body. Tierra advises for cupping not to be done on the abdomen or lower back of pregnant women, on allergic &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/skin_conditions.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;skin conditions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or ulcerated sores, or during high fever, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/convulsions.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;convulsions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or cramps. In addition, cupping is not effective on areas of the body where there is a lot of body &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/hair.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;hair&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or irregular angles. According to Burton Goldberg in Alternative Medicine, cupping works best when used together with acupuncture and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/Chinese_herbs.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;Chinese herbs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
When choosing medical therapies or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/treatments.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;treatments&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; that are right for you, it is important to consider all your options. If mainstream &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/medicine.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;medicine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; isn&#39;t giving you what you need, safe, whole-body health alternatives that have been around for hundreds of years, like cupping and acupuncture, could be worth a try. As with all &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/alternative_therapies.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;alternative therapies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, it is advised to seek out a practitioner who is qualified to perform the technique. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;The Experts speak on cupping:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE: Cupping is an ancient Chinese therapy that helps to regulate the flow of energy and blood. Suction is usually created over the painful area on the body by introducing fire into a cup and placing the cup on the desired point. The amount of suction can be regulated according to the treatment and the age of the patient. Cupping is even more effective when used in conjunction with acupuncture and Chinese &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/herbs.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;herbs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Alternative Medicine by Burton Goldberg, page 433&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Cupping is the treatment of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/disease.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;disease&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by suction of the skin surface. A vacuum is created in small jars which are then attached to the body surface. The vacuum causes a drawing up of the underlying tissues into the cups, pulling inner congestion in the body up and out. When effective in its job, the skin will appear reddened and bruised after the cup is removed. This marking can take several days to disappear, but it will go away. The person should notice an immediate difference in condition, be it congestion or pain. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;The Herbs Of Life by Lesley Tierra, page 232&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Chinese medicine uses a practice called cupping in which vacuum glass cups are applied to the skin&#39;s surface, in this case, on the back, to &quot;open&quot; the lungs, draw toxins out of them and towards the skin surface, and to facilitate better breathing. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Heart Disease by Burton Goldberg, page 187&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Cupping is done over areas where there is swelling, pain or congestion, either of energy, blood or mucus. Thus, it is good for edema, swellings, asthma, bronchitis, dull aches and pains, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/arthritis.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;arthritis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, abdominal pain, stomachache, indigestion, headache, low &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/back_pain.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;back pain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, painful menstruation, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/coughs.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;coughs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; from excessive mucus, and places where bodily movement is limited and painful. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;The Herbs Of Life by Lesley Tierra, page 232&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
There are two other procedures that an oriental medicine &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/doctor.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;doctor&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; may use in conjunction with acupuncture to draw out external forces such as Cold, Wind, and Damp. They&#39;re called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/bleeding.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;bleeding&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and cupping. &quot;Chinese bleeding is much different from the bloodletting that Western medicine practiced centuries ago,&quot; Dr. Korngold says. &quot;The Chinese use tiny pinpricks, so actual blood loss is negligible.&quot; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Blended Medicine by Michael Castleman, page 10&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Rather than using burning leaves, cupping creates suction above the part of the body that requires treatment. Suction is created by warming the air inside a glass jar and turning the jar over on the patient&#39;s body. The vacuum created by the heat is said to dispel dampness from the body, warm the qi, and reduce swelling. Cupping is recommended particularly for cases of bronchial congestion and chronic ailments such as arthritis and bronchitis. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;The Alternative Medicine Handbook By Barrie R Cassileth PHD, page 30&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Cautions: cupping should not be done during high &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/fever.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;fever&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, convulsions or cramps, or over allergic skin &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/conditions.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;conditions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, ulcerated sores, or on the abdomen or lower back of pregnant &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/women.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;women&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. It will also be ineffective over areas with irregular body angles, where the muscles are thin, the skin is not level or where there is a lot of body hair. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;The Herbs Of Life by Lesley Tierra, page 232&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Another traditional treatment, especially for large muscle pain, is cupping, which utilizes a glass or bamboo cup to create suction on the skin above a painful muscle or acupuncture point. In place of needles, the acupuncturist may substitute electrostimulation, ultrasound waves, laser beams, or heat to acupuncture points. In China, experiments have included the use of synthetic needles, sonar rays, and injections of water or steroids into acupuncture points. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Alternative Medicine by Burton Goldberg, page 70&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Cups should be retained in place from 5 to 15 minutes, depending on the strength of suction. Especially in hot weather, or when cupping over shallow flesh, the duration of treatment should not be too long. Often I have seen the cups pop off for no apparent reason. If the suction was good in the first place, then generally this is an indication that suction is not needed in that place, or there was too much body hair for the cup to hold. It is also possible for the cup to remain in place and still be unnecessary, and, if so, no redness or bruising will occur. Bruises occurring under the cups indicate where the congestion has been. I have also seen blisters appear which should be dressed and treated to prevent infection. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;The Herbs Of Life by Lesley Tierra, page 232&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
The practitioner places the jar mouth-down over the affected area. The fire reduces the air pressure in the jar, so when the jar is placed against your skin, your skin gets sucked up inside. This is believed to draw out Cold, Wind, and Damp. If performed by a qualified oriental medicine doctor, both bleeding and cupping are considered safe and useful. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Blended Medicine by Michael Castleman, page 10&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Cupping is another ancient Chinese and Indian remedy in which heated cups are placed on the skin, sometimes after small punctures are made at the intended location. This process produces a suction force that is thought to boost circulation and improve health. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;The Alternative Medicine Handbook By Barrie R Cassileth PHD, page 17&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
In general, however, Chinese &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/herbalism.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;herbalism&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and Chinese food &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/cures.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;cures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; are almost always practiced together. Likewise, it is also customary for an acupuncturist to practice manipulative therapy as well, but today in China one can also see manipulative therapy set up as a separate department in hospitals the same way as acupuncture. Broadly speaking, traditional &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/Chinese_medicine.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;Chinese medicine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; can be divided into internal medicine, which includes herbalism and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/food.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;food&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; cures, and external medicine, which includes acupuncture and manipulative therapy as well as other external treatment techniques such as moxibustion, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.naturalnews.com/acupressure.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3366cc;&quot;&gt;acupressure&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, ironing, and cupping. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Chinese Herbal Cures By Henry C Lu, page 10&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/6595553454276760095'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/6595553454276760095'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2011/11/ancient-chinese-technique-of-cupping.html' title='Ancient Chinese technique of cupping offers pain relief without drugs or surgery'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547731862962726895.post-4034884331640945924</id><published>2011-11-03T15:12:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-03T15:14:35.186-07:00</updated><title type='text'>TCM and cupping in treating diabetes</title><content type='html'>&lt;h2 class=&quot;posttitle&quot; sb_id=&quot;ms__id8616&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;intitle&quot; sb_id=&quot;ms__id8617&quot;&gt;TCM and cupping in treating diabetes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;postmeta&quot; sb_id=&quot;ms__id8618&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;zhantop1&quot; sb_id=&quot;ms__id8622&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;zhantop2&quot; sb_id=&quot;ms__id8623&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;zhanmidlle&quot; sb_id=&quot;ms__id8624&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;zhanmidlle2&quot; sb_id=&quot;ms__id8631&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div sb_id=&quot;ms__id8638&quot;&gt;Diabetes treatment methods there are many types, treatment of traditional Chinese medicine is one of them. Cupping went so far as to treat diabetes.&lt;br /&gt;
　　Cupping is a tank as a tool to use combustion, steam, air and causing negative pressure, tank adsorption in Shi Shubu (points), have a warm stimulus, or blood stasis in congestive phenomena in the local, so as to achieve a natural therapy for therapeutic purposes.&lt;br /&gt;
　　Lowers blood glucose by cupping. hzh{display:none;} Cupping therapy is in the tank pull lesion or points, to clear blood, dredging meridians, the uprooting of gas, adjust the body\&#39;s Yin and Yang balance, enhancing body resistance, finally reached strengthening healthy Qi, purpose of cure disease.&lt;br /&gt;
　　Therefore, TCM considers, cupping therapy with Qi and activating blood circulation, temperature and freeing, xiaozhong Zhitong, qushi by cold, heat relief in addition to effects such as HIV. Cupping is done by pulling the lesion or specific meridians, acupuncture point, will be flooded in superficial lesions in deep tissues and organs, meridians, acupuncture point, or even the wind, cold and wet, phlegm, blood stasis, heat-toxin, Pseudomonas aeruginosa blood, fur to attract it. Direct respiration and excretion effect skin, by pulling on the skin, blood stasis, cloud of dangerous drugs in the body can be eliminated from the body, so that evil is complex, Meridian Qi and blood to Shu CHEONG.&lt;br /&gt;
　　This positive stimulation cause local and systemic reactions to improve bodily functions, give full play to the gas effect, encourage healthy trends, adjusting balance of yin and Yang, strengthening of driving out the evil forces, dredge the channels and collaterals, Xuan ventilation blood, promoting blood circulation by removing blood stasis, swelling pain, dehumidification by cold, coordination of Zang-Fu organs, promoting TSE: rehabilitation. Modern medical research believes that cupping with mechanical stimulation and warm effect functions. Treatment, formation of negative pressure inside the tank making local capillaries congestive, expansion, and even rupture. Due to the rupture of red blood cells, autologous hemolysis occurs, make skin purple black, then a class set of plastic material, with body fluid cycle body, stimulating individual organ, enhance its functional activity, improving the organism immunity.&lt;br /&gt;
　　At the same time, mechanical stimulus can be felt through the skin and vascular reflection way of receptors to the central nervous system, regulating their excitatory and inhibitory processes, so that it tends to balance, strengthen the regulation and control of body parts, corresponding to the skin tissue of patients with metabolic strong, leukocytes phagocytosis enhance, promote restored function, disease gradually recovered. Cupping in treating diabetic method one: (l) points: ① bladder: three-Jiao Yu, shenshu. ② ren: Shek Mun. ③ external extra-ordinary: Watson jiaji.&lt;br /&gt;
　　④ spleen: sanyinjiao. (2) treatment: ① cupping: the above point-10-20 minutes after the cupping the left tank. ② the row tank: in the lumbar spine line closed-tank and tank on either side.&lt;br /&gt;
　　③ by acupuncture and cupping: first with filiform needle acupuncture point gas tank later on.&lt;br /&gt;
　　Method two: (l) cupping part: point selection: Lung, spleen, kidney-, three-Jiao Yu, Yu Yu-Shu, foot, sanyinjiao and too streams in three points. (2) methods: point on, cupping method using simple drawing point, 10 minutes, 1 times a day.&lt;br /&gt;
Or use the back points before walking tank, Lung before the premier to shenshu smudge lubricants and tank up to the flushing of the skin or the skin appears stasis point, every other day 1. Diabetes people eat fruit how selected seven enrollment help you get high blood glucose sugar friends of breakfast the how eat diabetes health knowledge 100 asked 80% obesity children easy-patient diabetes more drink on diabetes is good is bad youth beware two species diabetes second methyl double metformin hoard level drop sugar better drug confrontation sugar urine nephropathy ten to convert sugar Xiao fat words Balsam PEAR more diabetes latest information, please concern 39 diabetes channel--China first Diabetes Portal (practice edit: Wu Xiaowei)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/4034884331640945924'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/4034884331640945924'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2011/11/tcm-and-cupping-in-treating-diabetes.html' title='TCM and cupping in treating diabetes'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547731862962726895.post-3337476522517466893</id><published>2011-11-01T14:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-01T14:01:53.861-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Benefits Of Massage</title><content type='html'>What exactly are the benefits of receiving massage or bodywork treatments? Useful for all of the conditions listed below and more, massage can: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul sb_id=&quot;ms__id1072&quot;&gt;&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1073&quot;&gt;Alleviate &lt;strong sb_id=&quot;ms__id1074&quot;&gt;low-back pain&lt;/strong&gt; and improve range of motion. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1075&quot;&gt;Assist with shorter, easier labor for &lt;strong sb_id=&quot;ms__id1076&quot;&gt;expectant mothers&lt;/strong&gt; and shorten maternity hospital stays. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1077&quot;&gt;Ease medication dependence. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1078&quot;&gt;Enhance &lt;strong sb_id=&quot;ms__id1079&quot;&gt;immunity&lt;/strong&gt; by stimulating lymph flow—the body’s natural defense system. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1080&quot;&gt;Exercise and stretch &lt;strong sb_id=&quot;ms__id1081&quot;&gt;weak, tight, or atrophied muscles.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1082&quot;&gt;Help &lt;strong sb_id=&quot;ms__id1083&quot;&gt;athletes&lt;/strong&gt; of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1084&quot;&gt;Improve the condition of the body’s largest organ—the skin. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1085&quot;&gt;Increase &lt;strong sb_id=&quot;ms__id1086&quot;&gt;joint flexibility&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1087&quot;&gt;Lessen &lt;strong sb_id=&quot;ms__id1088&quot;&gt;depression and anxiety&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1089&quot;&gt;Promote tissue regeneration, reducing &lt;strong sb_id=&quot;ms__id1090&quot;&gt;scar tissue and stretch marks&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1091&quot;&gt;Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving &lt;strong sb_id=&quot;ms__id1092&quot;&gt;circulation&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1093&quot;&gt;Reduce &lt;strong sb_id=&quot;ms__id1094&quot;&gt;postsurgery adhesions and swelling&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1095&quot;&gt;Reduce &lt;strong sb_id=&quot;ms__id1096&quot;&gt;spasms and cramping&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1097&quot;&gt;Relax and soften injured, tired, and &lt;strong sb_id=&quot;ms__id1098&quot;&gt;overused muscles&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1099&quot;&gt;Release endorphins—amino acids that work as the body’s natural painkiller. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1100&quot;&gt;&lt;strong sb_id=&quot;ms__id1101&quot;&gt;Relieve&lt;/strong&gt; migraine pain. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong sb_id=&quot;ms__id1102&quot;&gt;A Powerful Ally&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
There’s no denying the power of bodywork. Regardless of the adjectives we assign to it (pampering, rejuvenating, therapeutic) or the reasons we seek it out (a luxurious treat, stress relief, pain management), massage therapy can be a powerful ally in your healthcare regimen.&lt;br /&gt;
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Experts estimate that upwards of ninety percent of disease is stress related. And perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high stress. While eliminating anxiety and pressure altogether in this fast-paced world may be idealistic, massage can, without a doubt, help manage stress. This translates into: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul sb_id=&quot;ms__id1106&quot;&gt;&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1107&quot;&gt;Decreased anxiety. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1108&quot;&gt;Enhanced sleep quality. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1109&quot;&gt;Greater energy. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1110&quot;&gt;Improved concentration. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1111&quot;&gt;Increased circulation. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1112&quot;&gt;Reduced fatigue. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;Furthermore, clients often report a sense of perspective and clarity after receiving a massage. The emotional balance bodywork provides can often be just as vital and valuable as the more tangible physical benefits.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong sb_id=&quot;ms__id1115&quot;&gt;Profound Effects&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
In response to massage, specific physiological and chemical changes cascade throughout the body, with profound effects. Research shows that with massage: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul sb_id=&quot;ms__id1117&quot;&gt;&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1118&quot;&gt;Arthritis sufferers note fewer aches and less stiffness and pain. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1119&quot;&gt;Asthmatic children show better pulmonary function and increased peak air flow. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1120&quot;&gt;Burn injury patients report reduced pain, itching, and anxiety. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1121&quot;&gt;High blood pressure patients demonstrate lower diastolic blood pressure, anxiety, and stress hormones. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1122&quot;&gt;Premenstrual syndrome sufferers have decreased water retention and cramping. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li sb_id=&quot;ms__id1123&quot;&gt;Preterm infants have improved weight gain. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;Research continues to show the enormous benefits of touch—which range from treating chronic diseases, neurological disorders, and injuries, to alleviating the tensions of modern lifestyles. Consequently, the medical community is actively embracing bodywork, and massage is becoming an integral part of hospice care and neonatal intensive care units. Many hospitals are also incorporating on-site massage practitioners and even spas to treat postsurgery or pain patients as part of the recovery process.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong sb_id=&quot;ms__id1126&quot;&gt;Increase the Benefits with Frequent Visits&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Getting a massage can do you a world of good. And getting massage frequently can do even more. This is the beauty of bodywork. Taking part in this form of regularly scheduled self-care can play a huge part in how healthy you’ll be and how youthful you’ll remain with each passing year. Budgeting time and money for bodywork at consistent intervals is truly an investment in your health. And remember: just because massage feels like a pampering treat doesn’t mean it is any less therapeutic. Consider massage appointments a necessary piece of your health and wellness plan, and work with your practitioner to establish a treatment schedule that best meets your needs.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em sb_id=&quot;ms__id1130&quot;&gt;Review the &lt;a href=&quot;http://vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/query-meta?v%3Aproject=medlineplus&amp;amp;query=massage&quot; sb_id=&quot;ms__id1131&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;clinical research studies&lt;/a&gt; examining the benefits of massage.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em sb_id=&quot;ms__id1134&quot;&gt;Review massage information from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://nccam.nih.gov/health/massage/&quot; sb_id=&quot;ms__id1135&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine&lt;/a&gt;, a division of the National Institutes of Health.&lt;/em&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/3337476522517466893'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/3337476522517466893'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2011/11/benefits-of-massage-what-exactly-are.html' title='The Benefits Of Massage'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547731862962726895.post-2922585760991493516</id><published>2011-10-30T09:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-30T09:40:39.506-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Golden rules for permanent weight loss</title><content type='html'>&lt;shape style=&quot;height: 2297px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 643px;&quot;&gt;&lt;stroke&gt;&lt;/stroke&gt;&lt;/shape&gt;&lt;shape style=&quot;height: 2297px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 643px;&quot;&gt;&lt;stroke&gt;&lt;/stroke&gt;&lt;/shape&gt;&lt;shape style=&quot;height: 2297px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 643px;&quot;&gt;&lt;stroke&gt;&lt;/stroke&gt;&lt;/shape&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Rule #1&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2010/10/got-stress_30.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;Manage your Stressors&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; and &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;Deal with Unresolved Emotions.&lt;/b&gt; Stress comes in many forms – physical, psychological, emotional, environmental, electromagnetic and spiritual stress. Anxiety and stress of any kind can make you fat because stress hormones signal your body to store fat and break down metabolically active muscle tissue. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Rule #2&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2009/12/30-winning-formulas-for-restful-sleep.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;Restful Sleep&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. If your goal is to look good, feel good and lose fat, you must ensure that you’re sleeping well. Poor sleep can make &lt;em&gt;AND&lt;/em&gt; keep you fat because it interferes with or suppresses fat burning hormones. Do not underestimate the importance of restful sleep and daily relaxation for fat loss.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Rule #3&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2010/07/are-your-symptoms-related-to-food.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;Eliminate Intolerant Foods&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/b&gt; Stop eating foods you’re allergic, intolerant to or sensitive to – they are usually foods you crave or eat every single day which is why it’s so important to include a variety of foods in your diet. Intolerant foods create inflammation, are toxic to your system, and cause stress hormones to be released which will sabotage your fat loss efforts. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Rule #4&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2011/05/healthy-gut-healthy-person.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;Address Digestive Dysfunction&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;Keep your Liver and Gut Healthy. &lt;/b&gt;To lose body fat, you must assimilate nutrients required to build muscle. &lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2011/05/healthy-gut-healthy-person.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;HCL deficiency&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2011/08/is-candida-affecting-your-health.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;Candida&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, parasites, H. pylori and leaky gut are just a few conditions that can inhibit fat loss. A healthy liver must also be able to detoxify fat storage hormone metabolites. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Rule #5&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2010/10/your-hormones-where-you-store-fat.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;Balance Your Hormones&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/b&gt; An imbalance of hormones such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2010/10/reduce-breast-cancer-risk-and-lower.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;increased estrogen&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2011/03/diabetes-obesity-diabesity-1-of-2.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;elevated insulin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and decreased hormones (such as growth hormone, &lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2010/01/do-you-have-underactive-thyroid.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;thyroid,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; DHEA, progesterone, testosterone) may contribute to weight gain. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Assess and address &lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2009/07/adrenal-fatigue-what-can-you-do.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;adrenal dysfunction&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/b&gt;which can lead to an imbalance of brain chemistry, increased belly fat, vital nutrient deficiencies, inflammation and more. These factors are often overlooked when it comes to fat loss. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Make balancing blood sugar and stabilizing insulin a priority.&lt;/b&gt; A body that is &lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2011/03/diabetes-obesity-diabesity-2-of-2.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;sensitive to insulin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; will lose body fat more rapidly than an individual who is &lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2011/03/diabetes-obesity-diabesity-1-of-2.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;insulin resistant.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Why? Insulin, in excess, is a fat storage hormone. If your pancreas constantly secrete insulin to brng the blood sugar down, you’ll become &lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2011/03/diabetes-obesity-diabesity-1-of-2.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;insulin resistant&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and may eventually become &lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2011/03/diabetes-obesity-diabesity-1-of-2.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;diabetic.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.paulaowens.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;Try Organic Food&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;120&quot; src=&quot;http://lh5.ggpht.com/-tn63IaAwh6s/TqxC7odu7yI/AAAAAAAAA0I/fJ2ryPh8wzM/organicfood%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800&quot; style=&quot;background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot; title=&quot;Try Organic Food&quot; width=&quot;173&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Rule #6&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2011/04/power-foods-to-help-you-lose-weight.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;Eat real food&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Driving up to a window for your meals, downing soda, consuming snack bars full of chemicals, &lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2009/04/is-soy-health-food.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;soy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and hydrogenated fats, or eating cereal from a box &lt;i&gt;is not&lt;/i&gt; real food. The cardboard box is probably more nutritious! Manage portions and be mindful and present when eating to avoid overindulging.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Rule #7&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2010/07/3-weeks-to-leaner-healthier-you.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;Move Your Body!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; There’s an &lt;strong&gt;effective&lt;/strong&gt; way to exercise and an &lt;strong&gt;inefficient &lt;/strong&gt;way to exercise for fat loss. Resistance training and true interval exercise programs are the solution if you want to change your body, look good, feel good and keep your hormones balanced. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Rule #8&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Identify nutritional and &lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2011/03/know-your-numbers-blood-chemistry.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;metabolic deficiencies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; and correct with the appropriate diet and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.paulaowens.com/supplements.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;nutritional support&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.. Every single one of us has different nutritional needs. Therefore, supplemental protocols will vary from person to person.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rule #9&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2011/04/detox-tips-for-health-and-weight-loss.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;Eliminate toxins&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; and reduce toxic load&lt;/strong&gt; The average woman puts 150 chemicals on her body daily! We’re exposed to toxins from various sources including food additives and preservatives, cleaning products, lotions and colognes, our thoughts, &lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2011/05/healthy-gut-healthy-person.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;digestive distress&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, non-organic foods, prescription drugs, our environment, poor quality supplements, excessive alcohol consumption, pesticides, chemicals, &lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2010/10/reduce-breast-cancer-risk-and-lower.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;xenoestrogens&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, toxic people, and so much more. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Toxins are stored in fat cells and compromise your lymph and liver. The fatter you are, the higher your toxic load. All toxins brought into your body have to be processed by your liver. Toxic overload from obesogens (foreign chemical substances to your body that disrupt metabolism) and a congested liver make it difficult to lose body fat. Cuping Therapy is a easy, fast and great way to eliminate toxins = FAT from your body , getting the ph right and cleaning your blood and jump start our liver and linfatic systems functions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Rule #10&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;Eat Fat to Lose Fat! &lt;/b&gt;Society is fat-phobic and has been brainwashed that consuming a low-fat or non-fat diet is conducive for optimal health and fat loss. Many still hold a belief and assume synthetic fats such as margarine (full of &lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2010/09/bpa-estrogen-like-chemical.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;plastics&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and chemicals) or vegetable oils are healthier options. Nothing could be further from the truth. All fats are not created equal. &lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2011/04/power-foods-to-help-you-lose-weight.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;Healthy fats&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; are essential for hormone production, a &lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowerof4-paula.blogspot.com/2010/11/prevent-flu-boost-your-immune-system.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #062999;&quot;&gt;healthy immune system&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, optimal brain function, your skin and hair, and, of course, fat loss.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Do you want lasting results? If so, STOP focusing on losing weight and instead focus on getting healthy first.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt; When you focus on health FIRST, fat loss happens. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/2922585760991493516'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/2922585760991493516'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2011/10/golden-rules-for-permanent-weight-loss.html' title='Golden rules for permanent weight loss'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNqC3Uxr1K5c5F9YQhWkj0MSCdCu9IqP0l7b5qy5toLYhicF0yKp8e1qgvXfDQxDf260icKBhbYu7LG7lkBt5uptaUXi684sxtwfL4ZCmedrBPrvTb88GiZ9I2tICkJZnxrfN5F9eonk/s72-c/262455_10150291446433293_141194563292_7936869_7297179_n.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547731862962726895.post-24797768381277778</id><published>2011-10-27T14:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-27T14:09:00.398-07:00</updated><title type='text'>20  Duvidas sobre a drenagem linfatica</title><content type='html'>&lt;taghw&gt;O linfedema é uma doença que vem afetando milhões de pessoas em todo o mundo. É uma doença crônica, caracterizada pelo acúmulo de líquidos e proteínas nos tecidos, decorrente da deficiência do sistema linfático. As implicações psicológicas e sociais, as limitações das atividades da &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.medicinageriatrica.com.br/2009/02/02/drenagem-linfatica-200-duvidas-a-respeito-parte-1/#&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: 1px dotted; color: #006600; cursor: hand; text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;vida&lt;/a&gt; diária e a estética interferem de modo negativo na qualidade de vida destas pessoas. Apesar dos avanços na compreensão da doença o seu tratamento continua sendo difícil e permanece nesse novo milênio como mais um dos grandes desafios a serem enfretado pela Medicina.&lt;/taghw&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Nas próximas páginas vamos procurar elucidas os vários questionamentos dos internautas, sobretudo, auxiliando na compreensão de pontos importantes desta terrível doença. Devo lembrar que a medicina evolui rapidamente, e o que hoje pode não tem cura em pouco tempo pode ter.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.medicinageriatrica.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/linfatico.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-full wp-image-2202&quot; height=&quot;486&quot; src=&quot;http://www.medicinageriatrica.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/linfatico.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Sistema linfático&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;01. O que é linfedema?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Linfedema é um tipo de inchaço (edema) que acomete um parte do corpo decorrente do acúmulo anormal de líquidos e substâncias, especialmente proteínas, nos tecidos, resultante do fraco funcionamento do sistema linfático de drenagem.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;02. Quais as pessoas que mais são acometidas pelo linfedema?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;O linfedema acomete especialmente as pessoas que passam por tratamentos oncológicos (tratamento para o câncer, cirúrgico, radioterapia e quimioterapia), ou procesos inflamatórios e infecciosos.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;03. Todas as mulheres que fazem tratamento de câncer de mama ficarão com linfedema no tórax e braço do lado da mama tratada?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Não, 25% delas poderão ficar com linfedema decorrente do tratamento a que foram submetidas.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;04. O que é o sistema linfático?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;O sistema linfático é uma porção do sistema circulatório. constituído de uma extensa rede de capilares, vasos, troncos linfáticos, ductos linfáticos e gânglios (linfonodos), que servem como filtros do líquido coletado na intimidade dos tecidos.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;05. O sistema linfático trabalha separadamente do sistema sangüíneo?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Não, as circulações linfática e sangüínea estão intimamente relacionadas.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;06. O sistema linfático tem qual função?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Uma das funções do sistema linfático é a de drenagem (limpeza) das grandes partículas para a circulação sangüínea, pois as moléculas pequenas vão, na sua maioria, diretamente para o sangue, sendo conduzidas pelos capilares sangüíneos.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;07. Como o sistema linfático circula?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;taghw&gt;O sistema linfático não possui um “&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.medicinageriatrica.com.br/2009/02/02/drenagem-linfatica-200-duvidas-a-respeito-parte-1/#&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: 1px dotted; color: #006600; cursor: hand; text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;coração&lt;/a&gt;” que serve para bombear a linfa, como ocorre com o sangue. A linfa depende exclusivamente da ação de agentes externos para poder circular. A linfa move-se lentamente e sob baixa pressão devido principalmente à compressão provocada pelos movimentos dos músculos esqueléticos que pressiona o fluido através dele. A contração rítmica das paredes dos vasos também ajuda o fluido através dos capilares linfático.&lt;/taghw&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;08. O que é a linfa?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;A linfa é um líquido transparente e esbranquiçado, levemente amarelado ou rosado, alcalino e de sabor salgado, constituído essencialmente pelo plasma sanguíneo e por glóbulos brancos, com a mesma composição do que o fluido intersticial.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;09. O que é o meio intersticial?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;O meio intersticial é o espaço entre as células, onde ocorre a troca de nutrientes e eliminação dos produtos do metabolísmo celular.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10. Como funciona a troca nutritiva entre o sangue e a célula?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;A água do sangue arterial, carregada de elementos nutritivos, sais minerais e vitaminas, deixa a luz do capilar arterial, chegando ao meio intersticial e banhando as células. Esta retiram desse líquido os elementos necessários a seu metabolísmo e eliminam os produtos de degradação celular. Nas terminações dos capilares sangüíneos venosos ocorre a reabsorção dos gases, especialmente gás carbônico, e elementos secundários do metabolísmo. Essa constitui a chamada microcirculação onde as moléculas pequenas voltam, na sua maioria, diretamente para o sangue sendo conduzida por esse capilares sangüíneos, e as grandes partículas através do sistema linfático.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;taghw&gt;11. Qual a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.medicinageriatrica.com.br/2009/02/02/drenagem-linfatica-200-duvidas-a-respeito-parte-1/#&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: 1px dotted; color: #006600; cursor: hand; text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;importância&lt;/a&gt; dessa microcirculação e do interstício?&lt;/taghw&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;taghw&gt;É nesse microssistema que ocorre a nutrição celular e a limpeza dos “dejetos” do metabolísmo, sem os quais a célula vai se desnutrindo e se intoxicando, culminando com sua morte. Em síntese a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.medicinageriatrica.com.br/2009/02/02/drenagem-linfatica-200-duvidas-a-respeito-parte-1/#&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: 1px dotted; color: #006600; cursor: hand; text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;saúde&lt;/a&gt; das células, por tanto do indivíduo, depende do bom funcionamento desse microssistema.&lt;/taghw&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;12. Além do papel drenador, retirando do interstício celular os detritos e macromoléculas que as células produzem durante seu metabolismo, o que mais o sistema linfático faz?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Além disso, os microorganismos patogênicos, drenados pelo sistema linfático, ao passar pelo filtros dos linfonodos (gânglios linfáticos) e baço onde são eliminados. Por isso, durante certas infecções pode-se sentir dor e inchaço nos gânglios linfáticos do pescoço, axila ou virilha, conhecidos popularmente como “íngua”, como também no baço.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;13. O que é linfangite carcinomatosa?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Alguns tipos de câncer se espalha por este canalículos linfáticos atingindo os linfonodos resultando na chamada linfangite carcinomatosa, que obstrui a passagem da linfa e ocasiona inchaço na região afetada.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;14. Por que nos cânceres, como o câncer de mama, retira-se os glânglios linfáticos?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Porque comumente estes glânglios e vasos linfáticos ficam tomados pelas células tumorais e podem ocasionar recediva o câncer.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;15 Quantos litros de linfa são drenados, por dia, para o sistema circulatório?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Como todos os orgãos do corpo humano, o sistema linfático normal trabalha com um grande reserva funcional, em torno de 20 litros de linfa por dia. Porém, o volume diário, em uma pessoa saudável, é de dois a quatro litros.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;16. Por que se forma o linfedema?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;O linfedema se desenvolve a partir de um desequilíbrio entre a quantidade de linfa formada e a capacidade do sistema em drenar a linfa. o excesso de proteínas de alto peso molecular no interstício cria um gradiente osmótico que ” atrai” fluidos do sistema vascular para o interstício gerando o linfedema.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;17. O que é drenagem linfática?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;A drenagem linfática manual é uma técnica de massagem que possibilita a aceleração do retorno venoso ao coração, pois, através de técnicas específicas, exerce pressão suave nos músculos. Com isso, estimula a eliminação de toxinas, resíduos e substâncias oriundas de infecções, inflamações e espasmos musculares.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;18. Quais as indicações da utilização de drenagem linfática?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;A drenagem linfática esta indicada no tratamento e prevenção de edemas, linfedemas, fibroedemas, gelóide, queimaduras, enxertos, pós-operatório de cirurgias plásticas, lipoaspiração, pós mastectomia, varizes, sinusites, otite, rinite, enxaqueca, artroses, artrite, tendinites.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;19. Em quais ocasiões a drenagem linfática manual NÃO pode ser utilizada?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;A drenagem linfática manual está contra-indicada na presença de processos infecciosos, neoplasias, trombose venosa profunda e erisipela.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;20. O resultado da drenagem linfática é igual em todos os casos?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Não, o resultado da terapia depende do estágio em que se encontra a doença e de quando se inicia o tratamento, independente do fator que causa o linfedema.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/24797768381277778'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/24797768381277778'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2011/10/20-duvidas-sobre-drenagem-linfatica.html' title='20  Duvidas sobre a drenagem linfatica'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547731862962726895.post-2253727036932642861</id><published>2011-10-27T13:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-27T13:31:20.345-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Fitoterapia no tratamento de varizes e celulite</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt; As varizes, especialmente nos membros inferiores, se formam por dois mecanismos: insuficiência das valvulas venosas e lesões na drenagem da microcirculação, que é composta de arteríolas, esfincteres pré-capilares, capilares, vênulas, vasos linfáticos e shunt (comunicação) artériovenoso, estes sistema sob influência do sistema nervoso simpático e parassimpático (figura). Uma série de fatores pode provocar as varizes, onde destacam-se as condições genéticas e sobrecarga hidrostática (ex. permanecer muito tempo em pé).&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;Algumas plantas medicinais têm propriedades venotônicas, ou seja, são capazes de recompor o tonus venoso e melhorar a microcirculação de drenagem. A abaixo, os principais fitoterápicos e as suas características farmacológicas.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Rutina&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A rutina é um bioflavonóide antivaricoso, com potente ação sobre o endotélio capilar.&lt;br /&gt;
A rutina atua na bioquímica da via do ácido araquidônico, inibindo a síntese de prostaglandinas por inibição da prostaglandina sintetase e da ciclooxigenase e inibindo a ação dos leucotrienos por inibição da lipoxigenase. Como conseqüência do bloqueio da síntese de prostaglandina ocorre a lipólise estimulada pelas catecolaminas e hormônios lipolíticos; redução dos processos inflamatórios por diminuição da histamina e diminuição da permeabilidade capilar e ação vasoconstritora por bloqueio da síntese dos leucotrienos.&lt;br /&gt;
A rutina forma um complexo com os radicais livres, protegendo as estruturas vasculares contra sua ação lesiva, pois possui ação antilipoperoxidante, impedindo a oxigenação das gorduras. Sua ação também se faz sentir no tecido colágeno. Elastina e proteoglicanos, aumentando a síntese destes nas paredes dos vasos tornando-as mais resistentes&lt;br /&gt;
Dosagem: 100 a 300 mg/dia&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Asiaticoside&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
O asiaticoside é um fitoterápico regulador do tecido conjuntivo e ativador dos fibroblastos, desta maneira atuando equilibrando a produção das fibras colágenas, sobretudo ao nível da derme e das paredes venosas. Dosagem:30 mg 2x/dia nas refeições.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Castanha da Índia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
O extrato da castanha da índia (Aesculus Hippocastanus L) contém vários princípios ativos, incluindo esculosídeos (heterosídeos cumarínicos), saponinas terpênicas (Escina) e bioflavanóides (Quercetina, Campferol e Esculina).&lt;br /&gt;
Os derivados cumarínicos agem nos distúrbios vasculares periféricos e nos edemas protéicos, retiram as proteínas do interstício e promovem a drenagem linfática. A escina atua sobre os distúrbios vasculares periféricos e sobre o edema. Os bioflavanóides possuem ação antiinflamatória, por inibirem o ciclo da lipoxigenase e cicloxigenase. Como resultado destas funções, não há liberação dos principais mediadores inflamatórios (prostaglandinas e leucotrienos), com redução da permeabilidade capilar, redução da inflamação e da dor.&lt;br /&gt;
Indicações: A castanha da Índia tem indicação nos casos de edemas vasculares crônicos conseqüente à varizes e na cosmetologia no tratamento das celulites.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Hamamelis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Hamamelis – Adstringente, hemostático, vasoconstritor. Indicado como: antihemorrágico, para o tratamento de flebites, varizes, hemorróidas. Também por sua ação tônica e adstrigente, nos casos de diarréias e disistesias.Dosagem: 50 a 300 mg/dia.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Referências:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Neves MO, Paes T – Melilotus +Rutina X Gingko biloba. Mesoterapia atual out/nov/dez 1998.&lt;br /&gt;
Nègre-Salvayre A, Affany A, Hariton C, Salvayre R. _ Additional antilipoperoxidant activities of alpha-tocopherol and ascorbic acid on membrane-like systems are potentiated by rutin. Pharmacology 1991;42:262-272.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/2253727036932642861'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/2253727036932642861'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2011/10/fitoterapia-no-tratamento-de-varizes-e.html' title='Fitoterapia no tratamento de varizes e celulite'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiL_O7K_0AvUTzY65gARVMqb_-wbFYVBxQmj9XCCNoqXpBCwkCsAikfNx_rh_4G2c-ZbUeKRi_fBqbymxVfxRmQbufkpi4dOUQNN934cdVPp5Pe45QKNSgVb1nNmXj1ZOVpiUyl7bN2Ro/s72-c/veias2.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547731862962726895.post-729868860182790774</id><published>2011-10-20T14:59:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-20T15:28:59.153-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;h3 class=&quot;post-title entry-title&quot;&gt;Redução Abdominal com Eletroacupuntura e Ventosaterapia &lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;post-header&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;post-header-line-1&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;post-body entry-content&quot; id=&quot;post-body-5470817846876707350&quot;&gt;&lt;/meta&gt;&lt;/meta&gt;&lt;/meta&gt;&lt;/meta&gt;&lt;link href=&quot;file:///C:%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml&quot; rel=&quot;File-List&quot;&gt;&lt;/link&gt;&lt;link href=&quot;file:///C:%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx&quot; rel=&quot;themeData&quot;&gt;&lt;/link&gt;&lt;link href=&quot;file:///C:%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml&quot; rel=&quot;colorSchemeMapping&quot;&gt;&lt;/link&gt;&lt;style&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Na estética, a Acupuntura é bastante utilizada para diminuição de gordura localizada, sendo as regiões em que mais se concentram no corpo da mulher, os quadris, glúteos e a barriga,&amp;nbsp; estando relacionada com a herança genética e fatores hormonais. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;A gordura localizada é uma patologia do tecido gorduroso, em que a gordura se acumula em locais determinados mais que em outros locais. De acordo com a Medicina Tradicional Chinesa (MTC) ,a gordura localizada é vista como uma alteração da forma e está associada ao elemento terra e insuficiência da energia do rim. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Caso alguma condição interna ou externa (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;distúrbios e&amp;nbsp; patologias)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt; que bloqueie o fluxo desta energia (Qi)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;, que percorre o corpo em canais de energia, também denominados de meridianos, são tratados simultaneamente com os pontos de Acupuntura Estetica, uma vez que, para a Medicina Tradicional Chinesa a beleza vem de dentro para fora, e , sem equilibrio interno nao se conseguirá obter uma beleza externa.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/729868860182790774'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/729868860182790774'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2011/10/reducao-abdominal-com-eletroacupuntura.html' title=''/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MYSplglg_ea0RsIllDRGO5NpB5X5AbVChaO1SnNA-3P3Or_I41JeQWzd702tw2vIHbvJhm2zXfuO09x-aoNAjLM6SSItu_fNO_rwTt2OeL0_POpZeXaUFvr9nVrqQt4oTURYrIzA2-Xe/s72-c/acupuntura-03.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547731862962726895.post-7529339466682495096</id><published>2011-10-09T13:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-09T13:52:01.495-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How Can  Cupping Detoxify Your Body?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a class=&quot;photo-container&quot; href=&quot;http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Jason_Vandijk&quot; title=&quot;EzineArticles Expert Author Jason Vandijk&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Expert Author Jason Vandijk&quot; class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://ezinearticles.com/members/mem_pics/Jason-Vandijk_118171.jpg&quot; title=&quot;EzineArticles Expert Author Jason Vandijk&quot; /&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div id=&quot;article-body&quot; jquery1318193265980=&quot;37&quot;&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;article-content&quot;&gt;Massage Cupping is helpful for relief from muscle spasms, back pain, as well as arthritic and rheumatic problems. While stimulating the skin and underlying muscles, it promotes the release of toxins that have accumulated in the area and increases circulation of blood and lymph vessels.&lt;br /&gt;
Cupping Therapy also stimulates the organ-related reflex zones in the skin to further improve the function of inner organs, including the stomach, liver, kidneys and intestines. Massage Cupping can also increase immunity in a particular area since the suction causes the release of a histamine-like substance in the skin which stimulates immune system response.&lt;br /&gt;
Detoxify with Suction Cupping&lt;br /&gt;
Other detoxification therapies are often used in conjunction to enhance the eliminator action of cupping. Other therapies combined with cupping can be used to treat chronic pain and discomfort more successfully, even where other therapies have failed. There are very few conditions in which cupping should not be used, such as high fever, skin disease, or if the person tends to bleed easily.&lt;br /&gt;
With fire cupping, a vacuum is created by air (heated by fire) in a glass cup placed flush against the patient&#39;s skin. As the air cools in the cup, a vacuum forms that pulls up on the skin, stimulating the acupressure effect. This type of therapy is used in the treatment of respiratory diseases such as the common cold, pneumonia, and bronchitis. It can also be used to treat back, neck, shoulder and other musculoskeletal pain. Cupping may feel uncomfortable, but the patient will not feel pain.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bodyfaceshop.ca/bodyproducts/massage-cupping.shtml&quot; jquery1318193265980=&quot;11&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_new&quot;&gt;Cupping Therapy&lt;/a&gt; Is Used In The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)&lt;br /&gt;
Massage Cupping is widely used by Chinese medicine practitioners to treat colds, lung infections, and problems in the internal organs. Cupping can be used on people for whom the injection of acupuncture needles poses a problem or risk. Chinese medicine practitioners begin treatment by diagnosing a patient through interviews, examination of the pulse, tongue, and other parts of the body.&lt;br /&gt;
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) strives to balance and improve the flow of qi, or life energy, which travels throughout the body in channels called meridians. Illness is caused when qi does not move properly in the body. Acupuncturists use cupping for specific problems in the flow of qi.&lt;br /&gt;
Balancing Your Body Energy with Cupping Therapy &lt;br /&gt;
Massage Cupping disperses and moves qi by exerting suction and pressure. Cupping is used when the qi is blocked at certain points, or when qi needs to be drawn to the surface of the body from deep within. For example, cupping is used to treat colds and lung infections because it is believed that suction disperses and energizes the qi that has become blocked and trapped in the lungs. Cupping can also pull out &quot;wind-cold&quot; that in Chinese medicine is believed to cause lung infections.&lt;br /&gt;
Suction cupping is becoming a very popular and effective therapy used by both Western and Eastern health care professionals to treat a wide range of problems such as the common cold, chronic pain, and internal organ problems.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/7529339466682495096'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/7529339466682495096'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-can-cupping-detoxify-your-body.html' title='How Can  Cupping Detoxify Your Body?'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547731862962726895.post-6054859277778347888</id><published>2011-10-09T13:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-09T13:44:15.436-07:00</updated><title type='text'>CUPPING DETOX</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; display: inline-table; height: 250px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 300px;&quot;&gt;&lt;ins id=&quot;aswift_0_anchor&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; display: block; height: 250px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 300px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3s7UKAfT-aMDp0qeOoVA-y-Ezjug9yjXiWa8WCl0hS1rbEqsLFoqw0Maiqjx1g4Qt8lUAHq4sasz6XqEdjpbMHC_6mRfbRRLsH71dIajUoHvrW1h3mfc7RL-VxwqRc18p1GKc2Ls9hwE/s1600/Cupping_1_sml_2501826_std.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; kca=&quot;true&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3s7UKAfT-aMDp0qeOoVA-y-Ezjug9yjXiWa8WCl0hS1rbEqsLFoqw0Maiqjx1g4Qt8lUAHq4sasz6XqEdjpbMHC_6mRfbRRLsH71dIajUoHvrW1h3mfc7RL-VxwqRc18p1GKc2Ls9hwE/s1600/Cupping_1_sml_2501826_std.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Originally hollowed-out animal horns were used to drain pustules and later the cups were made of brass, ceramic, or bamboo. Although a number of countries still continue with these, today thick glass cups are the preferred method of delivery.&lt;br /&gt;
In Chinese Medicine it is believed that there are two causes of disease: energy depletion and toxic overload. This practice addresses both issues&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Benefits of Cupping Include:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Relieves muscle and joint pain &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Boosts immune system &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Helps alleviate lung problems such as asthma and chronic· &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Helps heal colds &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Flu &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Stimulates liver and kidneys to improve their function &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Balances hormones &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bowel conditions &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Headache &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Depression and emotional problems &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Back pain, sciatica &lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;What is cupping?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
It is a completely safe, non-invasive procedure done by an acupuncturist to help alleviate toxins from the body.During a typical cupping treatment, the acupuncturist will wet a cotton ball with alcohol and light it. He will quickly insert and remove the flame from the glass which in turn removes oxygen from the cup creating a vacuum. Then he will place the cup over a specific area of the body where the skin underneath will be pulled up into it. This is believed to stimulate blood flow and break up obstructions so that energy (in Chinese known as “qi”) can flow through and toxins can be drawn out of the body. &lt;br /&gt;
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People say it does not hurt at all. It just feels weird, like someone is pulling at your skin or pinching it a bit.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;What to expect&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
You&#39;ll feel relaxed and a bit tired, pain free or lessened symptoms. You&#39;ll have suction marks on the area treated with the cups, but these should dissipate in approximately a week.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Who should not have cupping detox treatments?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Pregnant women, people with skin ulcers, high fever, edema, or susceptible to spontaneous bleeding or on anti-coagulant medication, and people with heart conditions. As with any treatment, consult your physician first.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;art-postcontent&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sepaccbrasil.com.br/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P81303111.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;alignleft size-medium wp-image-88&quot; height=&quot;224&quot; src=&quot;http://sepaccbrasil.com.br/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P81303111-300x224.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin: 10px;&quot; title=&quot;P8130311[1]&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;O QUE É?&lt;br /&gt;
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O conceito do bonito, do belo, do estético, surgiu em tempos remotos, para ser mais preciso, na Grécia antiga, e até a compreensão e conhecimentos dos chineses sobre a saúde e também do conhecimento científico do funcionamento da acupuntura, é que foi possível o desenvolvimento da acupuntura estética. Nesta técnica, não se trabalha tão somente as modificações faciais ou corporais que são narrados pelo paciente, são também alvo de atenção e quando se fizer necessário o desequilíbrio homeostático que gerou tais modificações. Desta maneira, a acupuntura estética tornou-se ferramenta de eleição, valendo salientar que, sendo um método natural que além de pequenos hematomas nas áreas tratadas, a acupuntura estética não oferece riscos ao paciente principalmente se comparar com as intervenções cirúrgicas, sob efeito de anestesia como também a aplicação de produtos químicos (botox). Algumas indicações para a acupuntura estética são: marcas de expressão, quelóides, gordura localizada, olheiras, bolsas, rugas, rejuvenescimento, tensionamento/levantamento da musculatura do glúteo, da face e das mamas.&lt;br /&gt;
Contra-indicaçãoes: Portadores de doenças sistêmicas, usuário de marca-passo, cardíacos e gestantes.&lt;br /&gt;
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COMO FUNCIONA?&lt;br /&gt;
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Com a inserção de agulhas em pontos locais e distantes (no corpo), que sendo corretamente estimuladas, irá promover o restabelecimento da homeostase e com isso, observa-se-a uma melhora do tônus muscular por promover a recuperação da circulação sanguínea, linfática e energética, efeito de lipólise (quebra de gordura), estimulação de fibras musculares, varrendo toxinas e aumentando assim, a vitalidade da pele promovendo rejuvenescimento. Alem das agulhas locais, são utilizadas agulhas sistêmicas (em outros locais do corpo) com a finalidade de restabelecer o equilíbrio energético melhorando o funcionamento do intestino facilitando a digestão, reduzir apetite, e controlar a ansiedade por exemplo.&lt;br /&gt;
Técnicas complementares: várias são as ferramentas que podemos lançar mão para obtenção de melhor resultado no tratamento de estética, algumas tradicionais, outras tecnologicamente mais avançadas. O somatório do conhecimento da Medicina Tradicional Chinesa e o conhecimento da aplicação destas técnicas fazem por si só, instrumento imprescindível para atingir resultados de excelência no trato estético. Sem determinadas ferramentas, dificuldades naturais existiriam impedindo praticamente, o sucesso desta proposta.&lt;br /&gt;
Entre as técnicas temos:&lt;br /&gt;
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Depois das agulhas serem colocadas em pontos pré-estabelecidos, a estas, são ligadas garras (jacarés), que través de fios vindos de um eletroestimulador, recebem impulsos elétricos pré-definidos dependendo do caso. O domínio e intimidade com o estimulador elétrico, se faz necessário para que se possa alcançar resultados de excelência na acupuntura estética. Padrões de estímulos devem ser observados e aplicados, tais como, duração do pulso, duração do repouso do pulso e intensidade do pulso elétrico, a devida compreensão da forma de onda a ser aplicada se mista ou contínua, como também se de tonificação ou de sedação, além da escolha entre agulhas ou eletrodos auto-adesivos, sem a devida combinação destes parâmetros, ficará comprometido todo protocolo utilizado no procedimento.&lt;br /&gt;
A ação da eletroestimulação na lipólise, consiste na colocação de agulhas dentro do tecido gordo (técnica indolor), agulhas longas, posicionadas paralelamente que serão ligadas ao eletroestimulador que descarregará pequenos pulsos de corrente elétrica, novamente lembro, que correntes específicas e bem calculada serão de suma importância para atingirem o tecido gordo. Da passagem dessa corrente resulta na fusão da gordura. Ao contrário da lipo-aspiração e da lipo-escultura, não provocam embolias gordas nem flacidez da pele, pelo contrário, a lipólise aumenta o tonos da pele, diminuindo sua flacidez, em um tratamento original onde os resultados estarão à vista a curto prazo.&lt;br /&gt;
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A utilização de ventosas na estética realiza trabalho de sucção, auxiliando na drenagem corporal como também na facilitação da eliminação de toxinas, e potente promotora da lipólise.&lt;br /&gt;
Pra melhor compreensão da função destas na drenagem linfática, vale resaltar que, ao deslizar as ventosas (com ajuda de óleos) no corpo, esses movimentos irão promover a transferência de líquidos para os canais linfáticos, estes, responsáveis pelo retorno dos tecidos destes líquidos para a grande circulação linfática. Os canais linfáticos terminais são estruturados diferentemente dos capilares sanguíneos, constituem tubos endoteliais com paredes delgadas e com luz ampla. As células endoteliais dos canais linfáticos sobrepõem-se bastante, permitindo movimentar-se umas sobre as outras. Este mecanismo de deslizamento ainda é facilitado por um número pequeno de estruturas de ligação inter-endotelial, podendo não apenas ao alargamento da sua luz como, também, a ampla abertura das próprias fendas inter-endoteliais. Como já foi dito, dos capilares linfáticos, o líquido será transportado para a grande circulação linfática que apresenta contrações rítmicas e que surgem espontaneamente, para impelir a linfa para o segmento da abertura seguinte, até que aos grandes troncos linfáticos.&lt;br /&gt;
O sistema linfático é formado por uma rede vascular, linfonodos e órgãos linfóides. Quando o líquido intersticial passa para dentro dos capilares linfáticos recebem a denominação de linfa, esta apresenta composição semelhante ao sangue, diferindo deste por não apresentar células sangüíneas.&lt;br /&gt;
Portanto, este mecanismo de subtração de líquidos, extração de toxinas, e lipólise, irá fazer toda diferença na promoção do vigor tissular.&lt;br /&gt;
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A palavra “MOXIBUSTÃO” surgiu a partir da palavra japonesa “MOKUSA” que significa “BASTÃO DE ERVA, DE COMBUSTÃO”&lt;br /&gt;
No ocidente, durante muito tempo, esta técnica de moxabustão tem sido considerada como técnica complementar à das agulhas. No entanto, deve ser colocada com relação à acupuntura no mesmo plano de igualdade. As moxas, normalmente confeccionadas com artemísia (Artemísia vulgaris) erva chinesa, que compõe os bastões e que acesas com fogo formará brasa. Com este bastão aceso, aproxima-se a distância de 2 centímetros da pele a ser tratada. Vale ressaltar que a aplicação com moxa é simples, segura e confortável. Esta ferramenta é muito indicada para o tratamento da acne comedoniana (cravos) como também acne inflamatória (espinhas), seu efeito em uma ruga é tão bom quanto a utilização de agulhas.&lt;br /&gt;
Stiper.&lt;br /&gt;
As pastilhas stiper tem como conceito básico de fabricação o mineral silício, amplamente encontrado na natureza. Estas pastilhas na estética tem como finalidade promover um melhor fluxo sanguíneo, tonifica os músculos e o colágeno de regiões rugosas ou flácidas da pele, regiões dos olhos, suavizando rugas, olheiras e marcas de expressão em geral, elem de tratar quelóides e cicatrizes.&lt;br /&gt;
Argiloterapia/Geoterapia.&lt;br /&gt;
Auxilia na suavização de marcas de expressão, manchas na pele, melhora a vitalidade da pele ativando a circulação sanguínea e linfática melhorando a elasticidade e firmeza.&lt;br /&gt;
Auriculoterapia/Auriculoacupuntura.&lt;br /&gt;
Constituem-se técnicas de suporte a acupuntura estética de grande envergadura, basta saber que com o domínio delas, é possível controlar a ansiedade, o ímpeto de comer, o bom funcionamento do intestino, restabelecimento do trato renal e hepático e regulação de toda fisiologia. Como co-adjuvante, a auriculoterapia se faz muito importante nos resultados finais do tratamento de estética.&lt;br /&gt;
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A reação fotoquímica obtida pela a ação do laser atua diretamente na síntese de enzimas, sendo que as mitocôndrias e os lisossomos são os primeiros a serem estimulados, ocasionando um aumento de ATP mitocondrial, elevando o cálcio ++ intracelular e, por conseqüência, múltiplas reações como a ativação da bomba Na+ (sódio) e K+ (potássio), que acabam intervindo no metabolismo celular, ativando o sistema imune, melhorando a circulação sanguínea e linfática, e conseqüentemente a melhora do tônos tissular e muscular&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;clear: both;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/7748350784592167311'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/7748350784592167311'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2011/09/acupuntura-estetica-e-cupping.html' title='Acupuntura Estetica e Cupping'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIws9eQJu_vkFVJ1e5Pvzl4TngoOc-g8Pj7V-KfF9jIkgw4SW_IcuXm-t5ZR0zd9HGRTrqt2y2PEPj_MmUREXfv1NhBogNcu7TDkSaB-PQuBE4hhHasIf6_5qiinW_Sv51Pdbhky3ti6o/s72-c/eletrolipolise.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547731862962726895.post-819749659443035512</id><published>2011-09-15T16:19:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-15T16:19:53.832-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Can acupuncture boost my fertility?</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;expertAnswerHeading&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;expertAnswerHeadingText &quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.babycenter.com/viewExpertBio.htm?id=700005&quot;&gt;Helen Kim&lt;/a&gt; reproductive endocrinologist&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Research suggests that acupuncture may be helpful to couples undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF), but the verdict is still out on whether it can improve fertility in general. Although smaller studies show promising results, more research is needed before we can say for sure that this age-old therapy can help you get pregnant.&lt;br /&gt;
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Acupuncture is based on the theory that vital energy (or &quot;qi,&quot; pronounced &quot;chi&quot;) flows through the body along certain pathways. Acupuncturists try to balance this energy and restore health by stimulating specific points along the pathways with thin needles. Although it has been a staple of Chinese medicine for some 5,000 years, acupuncture has gained acceptance in the American medical community only in the past few decades.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2002, a team of German researchers discovered that acupuncture significantly increased the odds of pregnancy among a group of 160 women who were undergoing IVF treatment. Forty-two percent of the women who received acupuncture got pregnant, compared to 26 percent of those who didn&#39;t receive the treatment. The researchers speculated that acupuncture helped increase blood flow to the uterus and relax the muscle tissue, giving the embryos a better chance of implanting.&lt;br /&gt;
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Other research does suggest that acupuncture is effective in reducing stress. Since stress has been shown to interfere with getting pregnant, it makes sense that reducing your stress through acupuncture could theoretically improve your odds of conceiving. Some women find acupuncture helpful to cope with the stress they feel about trying to conceive.&lt;br /&gt;
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Acupuncture may also help male infertility. A few studies have shown that regular treatments significantly improve sperm counts and motility (the strength with which the sperm swim).&lt;br /&gt;
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To be truly effective, though, acupuncture treatment would need to increase a man&#39;s sperm count over the threshold needed for conception — a minimum of 10 to 12 million moving sperm per ejaculate. And the men in these studies didn&#39;t get up to those levels.&lt;br /&gt;
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However, new research shows that acupuncture can significantly improve the quality and health of sperm. In a study published in &lt;em&gt;Fertility and Sterility&lt;/em&gt; in 2005, researchers analyzed sperm samples from men with infertility of unknown cause before and after acupuncture treatments. They found that acupuncture was associated with fewer structural defects in sperm and an increase in the number of normal sperm.&lt;br /&gt;
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Most experts believe that we need larger and better studies, ideally random and double blind, using fake needles for some patients and real ones for others, in order to truly know whether acupuncture is effective. In some of the studies mentioned above, the patients and health care providers knew that acupuncture was performed, so the studies weren&#39;t &quot;blind&quot; and the success of the treatment might have been due to what&#39;s known as the placebo effect. Perhaps it was the patients&#39; &lt;em&gt;belief&lt;/em&gt; in acupuncture — rather than the acupuncture itself — that accounted for the treatment&#39;s success.&lt;br /&gt;
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However, in the end it doesn&#39;t matter that much whether the success of acupuncture is a placebo effect or not. The bottom line is that acupuncture is relatively safe, and if it improves fertility — even if it&#39;s only because you think it does — it may be worthwhile.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/819749659443035512'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/819749659443035512'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2011/09/can-acupuncture-boost-my-fertility.html' title='Can acupuncture boost my fertility?'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547731862962726895.post-7828475467966183252</id><published>2011-09-08T13:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-08T13:51:29.624-07:00</updated><title type='text'>TCM Nutrition - Five Element Theory</title><content type='html'>&lt;h1 class=&quot;title&quot;&gt;TCM Nutrition - Five Element Theory&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;content-content&quot; id=&quot;content-content&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;node odd full-node node-type-book&quot; id=&quot;node-695&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;inner&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;meta&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;content clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;The eastern medical theory of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yinyanghouse.com/theory/chinese/five_element_acupuncture_theory&quot;&gt;five elements&lt;/a&gt; provides a framework which aids one in making food choices that will be most beneficial to a person at a given time. To understand how the theory relates to nutrition, one must first understand the basic categorizations of the five elements.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Essentially, there are five elements, or factors, which have an inter-relationship which must be kept in balance. The Five Elements are: Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood. The chart below describes some of the common categorizations which fall under each element:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;table bgcolor=&quot;#eeeeee&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;1&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr bgcolor=&quot;#ff6600&quot;&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;whitehead&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FIRE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;whitehead&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EARTH&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;whitehead&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;METAL&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;whitehead&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WATER&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;whitehead&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WOOD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr bgcolor=&quot;#cccccc&quot;&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yin Organs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yinyanghouse.com/acupuncturepoints/heart_meridian_graphic&quot;&gt;HT&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yinyanghouse.com/acupuncturepoints/pericardium_meridian_graphic&quot;&gt;PC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yinyanghouse.com/acupuncturepoints/spleen_meridian_graphic&quot;&gt;SP&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yinyanghouse.com/acupuncturepoints/lung_meridian_graphic&quot;&gt;LU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yinyanghouse.com/acupuncturepoints/kidney_meridian_graphic&quot;&gt;KD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yinyanghouse.com/acupuncturepoints/liver_meridian_graphic&quot;&gt;LV&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr bgcolor=&quot;#ccccff&quot;&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yang Organs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yinyanghouse.com/acupuncturepoints/smallintestine_meridian_graphic&quot;&gt;SI&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yinyanghouse.com/acupuncturepoints/tripleheater_meridian_graphic&quot;&gt;TH&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yinyanghouse.com/acupuncturepoints/stomach_meridian_graphic&quot;&gt;ST&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yinyanghouse.com/acupuncturepoints/largeintestine_meridian_graphic&quot;&gt;LI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yinyanghouse.com/acupuncturepoints/bladder_meridian_graphic&quot;&gt;UB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yinyanghouse.com/acupuncturepoints/gallbladder_meridian_graphic&quot;&gt;GB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr bgcolor=&quot;#cccccc&quot;&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sense Organs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Tongue&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Mouth&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Nose&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Ears&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Eyes&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr bgcolor=&quot;#ccccff&quot;&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Colors&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;red&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff6900;&quot;&gt;yellow&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: white;&quot;&gt;white&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000033;&quot;&gt;blue/black&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: green;&quot;&gt;green&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr bgcolor=&quot;#cccccc&quot;&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sounds&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Laughing&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Singing&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Crying&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Groaning&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Shouting&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr bgcolor=&quot;#ccccff&quot;&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Emotions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Joy&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Worry or Pensiveness&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Grief or Sadness&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Fear&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Anger&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr bgcolor=&quot;#cccccc&quot;&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Seasons&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Summer&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Late Summer&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Autumn&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Winter&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Spring&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr bgcolor=&quot;#ccccff&quot;&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Environment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Heat&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Dampness&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Dryness&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Cold&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Wind&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr bgcolor=&quot;#cccccc&quot;&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tastes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Bitter&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Sweet&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Pungent&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Salty&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Sour&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;While the entire chart is helpful as a diagnostic and treatment tool, it is the &quot;tastes&quot;, &quot;seasons&quot; and &quot;environment&quot; correlations which have the strongest relationship with nutrition. Before discussing how food fits into the theory, it is important to understand how the elements relate to one another.&lt;br /&gt;
There are two main relationships which you must be familiar with to understand the application of the five element theory. First is the Mother-Son relationship (also known as the sheng, generation, production or creation cycle) and the Grandparent-Grandchild relationship (also known as the ke, ko or control cycle).&lt;br /&gt;
These are presented below:&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;img align=&quot;middle&quot; alt=&quot;control cycle&quot; src=&quot;http://www.yinyanghouse.com/images/ke_cycle.gif&quot; /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
The Generating Cycle shows that Fire, for example, helps support Earth and the Control Cycle shows that Fire controls the growth of Metal. To understand how this might be applied, take a person experiencing problems with asthma. Asthma is a Metal (Lung) condition sometimes with an underlying psychological component of grief or sadness. From a TCM perspective, Asthma may present as a phlegm-damp condition. Following the five element theory, then, we see that the Earth (Spleen) may be weak (phlegm-damp coming from poor digestion, etc.) and not supporting Metal (Lung) resulting in an Asthmatic condition.&lt;br /&gt;
Above is just an example to show how the theory is applied, we will continue with this example as we incorporate food into the five element theory. The chart below describes some of the common foods which serve to nourish their respective element:&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr bgcolor=&quot;#ff6600&quot;&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;whitehead&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FIRE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
(bitter)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;whitehead&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EARTH&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
(sweet)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;whitehead&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;METAL&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
(pungent)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;whitehead&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WATER&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
(salty)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;whitehead&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WOOD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
(sour)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr bgcolor=&quot;#cccccc&quot;&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grains&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Amaranth&lt;br /&gt;
Corn&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Millet&lt;br /&gt;
Barley&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Rice&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Buckwheat&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Oats&lt;br /&gt;
Wheat&lt;br /&gt;
Rye&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr bgcolor=&quot;#ccccff&quot;&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Legumes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Red Lentil&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Garbanzo&lt;br /&gt;
Peas&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Navy&lt;br /&gt;
Soy&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Aduki&lt;br /&gt;
Black&lt;br /&gt;
Kidney&lt;br /&gt;
Pinto&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Green Lentil&lt;br /&gt;
Mung&lt;br /&gt;
Lima&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr bgcolor=&quot;#cccccc&quot;&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nuts/Seeds&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Sunflower&lt;br /&gt;
Pistachio&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Pine Nut&lt;br /&gt;
Pumpkin&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Almonds&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Black Sesame&lt;br /&gt;
Walnut&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Brazil&lt;br /&gt;
Cashew&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr bgcolor=&quot;#ccccff&quot;&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vegetables&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Beet&lt;br /&gt;
Dandelion Root&lt;br /&gt;
Okra&lt;br /&gt;
Red Bell Pepper&lt;br /&gt;
Scallion&lt;br /&gt;
Tomato&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Cabbage&lt;br /&gt;
Carrot&lt;br /&gt;
Parsnip&lt;br /&gt;
Rutabaga&lt;br /&gt;
Spinach&lt;br /&gt;
Squash&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Asparagus&lt;br /&gt;
Broccoli&lt;br /&gt;
Celery&lt;br /&gt;
Cucumber&lt;br /&gt;
Mustard Green&lt;br /&gt;
Onion&lt;br /&gt;
Radish&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Kale&lt;br /&gt;
Mushrooms&lt;br /&gt;
Seaweeds&lt;br /&gt;
Water chestnut&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Green Bell Pepper&lt;br /&gt;
Green Pea&lt;br /&gt;
Lettuce&lt;br /&gt;
String Bean&lt;br /&gt;
Zucchini&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr bgcolor=&quot;#cccccc&quot;&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fruits&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Cherry&lt;br /&gt;
Persimmon&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Fig&lt;br /&gt;
Orange&lt;br /&gt;
Papaya&lt;br /&gt;
Pineapple&lt;br /&gt;
Strawberry&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Apricot&lt;br /&gt;
Banana&lt;br /&gt;
Pear&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Mulberry&lt;br /&gt;
Pomegranate&lt;br /&gt;
Raspberry&lt;br /&gt;
Watermelon&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Avocado&lt;br /&gt;
Grape&lt;br /&gt;
Lemon&lt;br /&gt;
Lime&lt;br /&gt;
Plum&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr bgcolor=&quot;#ccccff&quot;&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cautions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Chocolate&lt;br /&gt;
Sugar&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Meat&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Eggs&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Cheese&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Soft Dairy&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;Using the above chart and our previous example of Phlegm-Damp type Asthma, the five element theory would suggest that we would want to eat foods which strengthen the Metal (Lung), Earth (Spleen) and Fire (Heart) Elements. From the chart we would choose a majority of our foods from the Metal grouping and an ample selection from both the Earth and Fire categorizations until our condition changes. An example of food choices, with functions from Paul Pitchford&#39;s &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yinyanghouse.com/node/38&quot;&gt;Healing With Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition&lt;/a&gt;&quot;, would be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;item-list&quot;&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Brown Rice - increases qi, strengthens spleen&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Navy Beans - sweet flavor, benefits the lungs and spleen (both aspects of the metal element)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Almonds - relieve stagnant qi of the lungs, transform phlegm&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mustard Greens - influence lungs, clear chest congestion, improve energy circulation&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Onions - resolves phlegm and inflammations of the upper respiratory system&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Radish - transforms phlegm&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Pear - affects the lungs, eliminates phlegm&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Avoid - dairy (which may add mucus/phlegm), meat (which may weaken the spleen) and sweeteners (which may weaken the spleen and contribute to dampness)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;In general and lacking the in-depth discussion from Paul Pitchford&#39;s text and others, for example, it is most important to eat foods which follow the basic tastes which correspond to the element that you are trying to strengthen and avoid foods which weaken it. In this case you would want to eat foods which fall into the pungent, sweet and bitter categories and avoid foods which aggravate these elements - sugar, meat and eggs.&lt;br /&gt;
While the information presented here is intended to provide you with the basic theory, it is important to note that there are different food groupings which come not only from differing opinions but also complexities within the theory that leave a particular food open to interpretation. Other factors which influence the grouping of a food and your food choices are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;item-list&quot;&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Therapeutic Actions&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bitter (Fire) foods are generally cooling (yin) and encourage contraction and the descending of energy&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sweet (Earth) foods are generally strengthening (yang) and encourage energy to expand upward and outward&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Pungent (Metal) foods are generally warming (yang) and encourage energy to expand and move outward&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Salty (Water) foods are generally cooling (yin) and encourage energy to move in and down&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sour (Wood) foods are generally cooling (yin) and encourage energy to contract and collect&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Temperature&lt;/strong&gt; - Within each categorization foods have differing temperature qualities which, while generally good for that element, may not be used during certain seasons or conditions. For example, if you had a common cold (Metal, Lung) condition you would decrease your intake of some of the foods which are generally cooling within the Metal element such as the fruits.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Season&lt;/strong&gt; - The current season will also play a role in which foods you may choose to eat. In the summer (fire, hot) we require more cooling foods and in the winter (water, cold) we require more warming, deeply nourishing foods.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;These factors along with the categorizations are worked into a persons diagnosis and general constitution to establish food groupings which overall help to strengthen the individual. The rest of an individuals preferences such as eating organically grown foods or not, choosing to eat animal foods or not, etc. can then be factored in to decide your final food choices.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/7828475467966183252'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/7828475467966183252'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2011/09/tcm-nutrition-five-element-theory.html' title='TCM Nutrition - Five Element Theory'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547731862962726895.post-5547358079168221704</id><published>2011-09-03T19:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-03T19:33:40.081-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Acupuncture For Infertility</title><content type='html'>&lt;h1 class=&quot;title&quot;&gt;Acupuncture For Infertility&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot; class=&quot;node odd full-node node-type-practitionerarticle&quot; id=&quot;node-4329&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;inner&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;meta&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;content clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;g-plusone-wrapper&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin: 0px 1em 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;___plusone_0&quot; style=&quot;background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; cssfloat: none; display: inline-block; float: none; font-size: 1px; height: 24px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 38px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;﻿&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;About 15% of couples trying to conceive are infertile. Acupuncture &amp;amp; Chinese medicine can effectively treat female infertility due to a variety of causes, including hormonal imbalances like elevated FSH , poor egg quality or quantity, endometriosis, &amp;amp; PCOS. In men, infertility from low sperm count, poor morphology, poor motility, &amp;amp; DNA fragmentation in sperm can be successfully addressed as well. Eastern and western medicine are synergistic. Taking a complimentary natural approach greatly increases the likelihood of having a baby compared with IVF or IUI by itself.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;The modern world is extremely stressful which normally over stimulates the nervous system resulting in reduced blood flow to the reproductive organs in both men and women. Acupuncture relaxes the sympathetic nervous system, allowing greater blood flow to the ovaries, the lining of the uterus, and the testes. Egg , sperm, &amp;amp; uterine lining quality are improved, the endocrine or hormonal system is in a greater state of balance, all of which increases the chances of pregnancy and maintaining pregnancy. Acupuncture gets things moving, while herbs nourish certain deficiencies that have contributed a patient&#39;s inability to conceive. Individualized nutritional counseling, according to Chinese medicine principles, can also enhance fertility and improve pregnancy outcomes by reversing some of the effects of poor eating habits.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Most fertility patients are treated twice weekly while attempting to conceive and every week or bi-monthly during the first trimester to help maintain pregnancy, but individual cases differ. With IVF, pre- &amp;amp; post-transfer acupuncture greatly improves the odds of conceiving.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/5547358079168221704'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7547731862962726895/posts/default/5547358079168221704'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://cuppingforlife.blogspot.com/2011/09/acupuncture-for-infertility.html' title='Acupuncture For Infertility'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry></feed>