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Chinese Traditional Medicine , " genesis_holistics "

 

 

 

Many Thanks for your advice

Kind Regards Vicki

 

<genesis_holistics> wrote:

>

>

> Hello! I am new here to this group forum, but I am a current

student

> of Holistic and . Both my wife and I obtained AFPA

> certification this past summer as Nutritional Wellness Consultants

> through American Fitness Profesionals and Associates

> (www.afpafitness.com), and I am also doing concurrent distance

> education studies through Medboo Health, and the China Academy of

> Traditional in Beijing, China (www.ontcm.com).

> Additionally, I am scheduled to attend Southwest Institute of

Healing

> Arts, in Tempe Arizona in January 2005, with a major of Holistic

> Health Practitioner. Furthermore, I have been doing independent

> Studies through Blue Poppy Enterprises

> (www.bluepoppy.com) and most recently this included a class in FMS

> (Fibromyalgia Syndrome). I hope that this information is helpful.

>

> The Blue Poppy FMS course stated the key advice for treating FMS

with

> is:

>

> 1. Always treat the patient's patterns presented by the particular

> patient. There will be less then three (3) patterns and maybe up to

8-

> 10 patterns presenting simultaneously.

>

> 2. State the patterns in order of predominance.

>

> 3. Write the treatment principles in the same order.

>

> 4. Choose a guiding formula from the first (1st) set of principles.

> (Think what is the strongest presenting symptom and build your

> formula from the most promient presenting symptoms to the least.)

>

> 5. Then modify the formula based on the remaining principles.

>

> 6. Make stabilization of sleep a priority. In FMS first (1st) treat

> insomnia and often the body pain goes away by itself.

>

> Clinical experience shows thaqt successful treatment of insomnia is

> typically followed by automatic improvement in musculoskeletal pain

> and other accompanying disorders.

>

> 7. Emphasize a good diet.

>

> FMS and Acupuncture: Most of the trigger points identified by

Western

> Medicine in the diagnosis of FMS are located on the hand and foot

Tai

> Yang channels.

>

> Three (3) Free Therapies:

>

> 1. Adequate Exercise(but, not too much!):

> Moves the Qi and quickens the blood. Fortifies the spleen and

> harmonizes the stomach out-thrusting the heat.

>

> 2. Adequate Relaxation:

> Resolves depression and disinhibits Qi mechanism.

>

> 3. Proper Diet: (i.e. qing dan, clear, bland diet)

> Fortifies teh spleen. Dries the dampness. Prevents heat.

>

> The following formulas seem to be effective for FMS:

> 1. Resolve Depression & Stabilize Sleep Formula.

> Treats combination of Qi stagnation and Blood Statis with

depressive

> heat and an element of dampness.

>

> 2. Modified 11 Flavors Warm the Gallbladder Formula.

> Treats a combination of Liver Depression and Spleen vacuity with

> Heart Qi and Blood vacuity complicated by phlegm dampness.

>

> 3. Ultimate Immortals Formula.

> Treats Liver-Spleen Disharmony complicated by Liver blood - Kidney

> Yin and Yang vacuity and vacuity heat.

>

> I hope that this information on FMS has been helpful and

informative.

>

> Take Care. Be Well. God Bless.

> Return to healthy living...just like; " In the beginning... "

> Genesis_Holistics