Comparing The Oriental View Of Good Health

Acupuncture involves the pricking the skin or tissues with needles, at various trigger points. In a 2678 patient study, acupuncture compared with no treatment, achieved better outcomes in the relief of chronic back pain. The physiology of acupuncture is thought to stimulate the inflammatory reflex, and the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway resulting in a decreased production of TNF, and ultimately, an inhibitory effect on inflammation.

However, there is much research in this area of interest that can prove the detection of change in blood flow, but not enough claims to support any actual positive impact from this change. One study to analyze the effects of acupuncture used photoacoustic tomography on ten mice to map the blood flow of the brain after the administration of acupuncture. The results yielded a direct change in blood flow upon acupuncture administration. However no further claims could be reported and therefore it was concluded that future research is needed in order to support any actual correlation of acupuncture and its beneficial remedy (Li,

Acupuncture comes from Latin origin as is a Chinese form of medicinal treatment in which many, many tiny needles are inserted into various parts of the skin. Particular places of the body, referred to as energy lines are targeted in order to relieve pain. Acupuncture also claims to cure disease and help treat the symptoms of the following conditions: allergies, respiratory conditions, nervous conditions and disorders associated with the eyes, nose and throat. In addition to this it has

People who practice an receive acupuncture therapy believe that a person's health is influenced by the flow of Qi in the body. It is believed that energy constantly flows up and down pathways in the body called Meridians. When these pathways become obstructed, deficient, excessive, or just unbalanced, Yin and Yang (positive and negative energy in every person) are said to be thrown out of balance (4). This causes illness. Acupuncture is said to restore the balance (1).

Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medical treatment for multiple issues, and is characterized by needles being strategically inserted into pressure points on the body to relieve symptoms. This is believed to reset you qi or life force within your body. This practice is carried out by acupuncturists all over the world. In western medicine, while we don’t know the exact mechanism of action, it is thought to increase blood flow and raise natural painkiller levels in the body. This rise in natural painkillers and increased blood flow are the major benefits of acupuncture. The risks are very few, there is a very limited chance of organ damage, infection, or soreness after a treatment (Mayo Clinic 2012).

The basic principle behind acupuncture is to stimulate specific points under the skin to adjust

Good health means the yin and yang is in balance and in harmony with each other. According to Jarvis (2012), foods are classified in this theory; yin foods are cold, and yang foods are hot; cold foods are eaten with a hot illness and hot foods are eaten with a cold illness. Chinese people have practiced acupuncture for thousands of years for the reduction of pain and for various disorders using fine needles at specific meridian points on the body (Edelman & Mandle, 2010). The Chinese believe that when there is an imbalance in a person’s system is when a person has illness. For health maintenance, they use preventive measures such eating healthy. Chinese people enjoy drinking a variety of tea after meals for the cleansing effect. Health protection means wearing an amulet or jade, eat correctly and with compatible food (Jarvis, 2012). Chinese people use cupping, acupuncture, moxibustion, and herbs such as ginseng roots, and usually will consult with herbalists, for health restoration.

Anybody that has served our country or still in the military, please stand up. Everyone look around, they are the ones that made the biggest sacrifices of them all. Joining the military and becoming veterans of the armed forces. So please give them an around of applause to honor their tribute as veterans. Thank you, you may now be seated.

This is an unfortunate situation and heartbreaking to know that a father would have sex with his 3 year old daughter, but in happens a lot in homes and when children go for visits. These are very sick individual's that need deliverance in their life; anyone who would force themselves on a child has a demonic spirit and it's not right an in unacceptable. The system is screwed up to anytime there is a fact that this behavior/evidence that this child has suffered this type of abuse and the system will allow the father to have the child again to re traumatize this child is deplorable. This shows the system does not care about the children that are being served. If the child in stable in a good foster home, why should she be taken and live in fear

Cockerham & Cockerham (2010, p. 25) suggest that many cultures have views of life, health and death based on supernatural perceptions such as Spirits, Demons & Gods. However the traditional Chinese and Indian cultures viewed life, health and death also as a structural force (“yin” and “yang” of the body) therefore aligning inner balance. This reading allowed me to reflect on the choices our patient made in order to heal and align her balance in her own environment. It has given me the opportunity to understand and respect why she made those choices, even though at the time I disagreed with her decision.

This therapy believes in the overall human being wellness. By the stimulating different points on the body, acupuncture restores the flow of vital energy.

The Lobed bowl with seated figure and attendants was an important art material to the caliphates and dynasties that were present at the late 12th and early 13th century. The bowl signified artistic achievement, exemplified by the development of painted decoration in Iraq in the 11th century. In this paper, I will be stating some observations I made from studying the Lobed Bowl, these observations will include: the material, surface texture, use of color, size and the composition use of line. The Lobbed Bowl signifies royalty.

In Chinese culture, health and illness concentrates on the balance between body, mind, and spirit, expressed as Yin Yang. It symbolizes the idea that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. There is a belief in part of the Chinese culture, that a physical illness is caused by an imbalance of Yin Yang.

Many people shy away from trying acupuncture because they don't know how it works, there's no visible proof. Even though acupuncture doesn't require taking a pill or being injected with medicine, it does have positive effects on many people. The human body has approximately 800 to 1000 acupuncture points (Dr. Michael). These points were found through ancient Chinese medicine theories and are where the needles are inserted into the body. Each point has a specific purpose and name. These points lie on one of the body’s fourteen meridians which run from head to toe and connect to the body’s organ systems (Dr. Dorel). The body is a matrix of electromagnetic energy which flows through the fourteen meridians (Acupuncture). Acupuncture works through these organ systems and meridians.

Traditional Chinese medicine, or TCM, is one of the oldest systems of medicine to exist among humans, and it is extremely prominent to this day. According to legend, the system has been in use since the third millennium BCE. The views of such an old system differ greatly from those found in modern western medicine. Perhaps most prominent is the fact that TCM focuses more on the patient than the illness. The system considers the human to be a microcosm of the universe, implying that the body is affected by the traditional Taoist forces of yin and yang, the five elements, and Qi in the same way the cosmos are. Each of these forces act upon the “zang fu,” or organ system, directly influencing a patient’s health. Healers use qigong to assist in the restoration of stability in the body. Achieving balance, both internally and externally, is the most important aspect of healing in TCM.