Not necessary to read all 122 pages

[Guest guest]

Some suggestions for your comments.

It is not necessary to read it all. Actually within the summary of the Eight

Goals (first few pages) is all we need address. (Not all 122 pages).

 

Some ideas....

Goal 1) In reducing major threats to health and well-being of Americans....we

can recommend Tai Qi-Qi Gong, recommend the wholistic way of living as taught

and practiced in TCM, recommend education about Chinese medicine in it's

relationship to incorrect patterns of living.

 

Goal2) Responses to bioterrorism.....strongly suggest as for example that TCM

especially Chinese Materia Medica has many beneficial formulations that are

actually stronger as in the case of topical or gastrointestinal anthrax (not

good enough for inhaled type).

 

Goal 3) TCM as being a comparative low cost form of primary health care in

order to treat children and adults who don't now have access to any kind of

health care. China in a sense under the cultural revolution which initially

embraced allopathic medicine had to switch back to the Barefoot doctors in

order to give healthcare to over 1 billion people. And now in China the TCM

system is merged with allopathic medicine.

Also - TCM has great treatment strategies for HIV/AIDS and mental illnesses.

 

Goal 4) TCM diagnostics can be taken as a model and brought into the 21st

century by western science paying attention to the subleties of the wholistic

system.

Also developing Chinese materia Medica formulations instead of pushing

presrip[ted medications.

 

Goal 5) Medical Errors - If TCM was widespread available in the US - the many

issues of errors would NOT exist. This would be REAL healthcare instead of

supression or sick-care.

 

Goal 6, 7 & 8....I am sure you all can come up with better/other ideas.

 

ALSO - for the future STRATEGIC PLAN this should not be a system DOMINATED by

allopathic influences. Thats exactly how the US got into the problem that

exists today. You might be a little more subtle than that.

 

Please insure that any and all responses are identified by the individuals

profession (acupuncturist) and what State.

If you wish - and feel it appropriate - please cc:me as I would like to be

able to make sure these get passed on to all those who can help us help.

Either way is OK.

 

Hope this answers your concerns.

 

regards,

Richard