Guest guest Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 This sounds like one of those silly wive's tales that actually is a good idea considering toxoplasmosis and other parasites... (were they also prevented from changing the kitty litter?) doug On Aug 23, 2005, at 8:10 PM, Chinese Medicine wrote: > > Did you know that it was believed in China that pregnant women > should not do certain work in the kitchen such as cut-up a chicken > because the qi involved in this might harm the fetus? We might > scoff at this, but whose to say? This has to do with a concern over > very subtle levels of qi. Now - even though I am open to the idea > that the actions (qi) of an expectant Mom could transfer to a > developing fetus, that doesn't mean I council my pregnant patients > to stay out of the kitchen. Like David, I would like to see us do > better at putting some of the contraindications into a relative > perspective - especially considering that a well done treatment can > be of such benefit to an expectant Mom. > > As for the practitioner who made much of her living performing > abortions with acupuncture, I suspect that was her special art - > whatever the karmic ramifications of that art may be - and not just > the mechanical function of specific acupuncture points. > > Matt Bauer > Douglas L.Ac. or res19zl9 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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