Rate This Newsletter

Did you miss out on our 2006 Pacific Symposium?
If you missed our 2006 Symposium you can still experience the lectures through our complete CD package.
Visit our online store for more information.

Bi-Weekly Newsletter | Issue 31 | November 2006

In this issue you will find: Important PCOM Dates Fighting Eating Disorders With Chinese Medicine Benefits of Sports Massage Green Tea Extract May Help HIV Patients Chinese Wisdom: Quote of the Day Important PCOM Dates November 18 – Great American Smoke Out December 4 – New York Open House December 12 – Chicago Open House Fighting Eating Disorders With Chinese Medicine Nearly 1 million men and women in the United States suffer from eating disorders, according to The National Institute of Mental Health. The two most common types of eating disorders are anorexia and bulimia. Anorexia is characterized by drastic weight loss to the point of extreme underweight. Victims will harvest a great fear of gaining weight, and an extreme inability to accept one’s own appearance. Those suffering from bulimia are characterized by binge-eating behavior, accompanied by recurrent compensatory behavior to prevent weight gain. READ MORE ... Benefits of Sports Massage By: Michelle Fletcher An Athlete’s peak performance may be dependent upon the proper use and application of sports massage. More than a treatment for injuries, sports massage produces overwhelming benefits for athletes physically, physiologically, and psychologically. Sports massage is designed to prepare the athlete for their best performance, reduce fatigue, and relieve muscle swelling and tension. During physical activity—especially strenuous—muscle tension builds up in the body’s soft tissues. Due to overextension or overuse, minor injuries and lesions occur in these tissues that can cause a great deal of pain and poor athletic performance. Sports massage helps alleviate pain and prevent such injuries that greatly affect flexibility, mobility, response time, and overall performance in athletic events. One of the most common setbacks for athletes is delayed-onset muscle soreness, more commonly known as DOMS. This refers to muscle pain that typically develops several hours postexercise and consists of predominantly eccentric muscle actions—especially if the exercise in unfamiliar. Although DOMS is likely a symptom eccentric-exercise-induced muscle damage, it does not necessarily affect muscle damage. Recent studies have concluded that sports massage may help reduce and prevent the often-painful and debilitating effects of DOMS in athletes. READ MORE ... Green Tea Extract May Help HIV Patients Adding to the list of its already known health benefits, modern science is coming to find chemicals found in Green Tea may also show promise for slowing the degradation of immune cells caused by HIV.  The immune cells that HIV attacks are the T-cells produced by the thyroid gland.  These cells are often referred to as “Generals” because they lead other immune cells to the areas of the body that require resistance or repair from pathogens. READ MORE ... Chinese Wisdom: Quote of the Day “Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy” -Lao Tzu

Journal of Chinese Medicine

To order online, click here.
To charge by credit card over the phone please call us toll-free at (800) 729-0941.

The 8th edition of the Journal of Chinese Medicine CD-ROM

Invaluable in the clinic for instant reference to treatment options for numerous common and rare disorders, and to students, researchers, authors and libraries for study and reference.

• Over 2 million words on every aspect of Chinese medicine by many of the greatest authorities in the field including: Giovanni Maciocia, Bob Flaws, Heiner Fruehauf, Julian Scott, Peter Deadman, Mazin Al-Khafaji, Charles Chace, Simon Becker, Jane Lyttleton, Todd Luger, Lu Yubin, David Legge, Steve Clavey, Volker Scheid, Isaac Cohen and numerous Chinese experts.
• 592 full articles, 858 detailed abstracts from The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Beijing), and 207 book reviews on every aspect of Chinese medicine by many of the greatest authorities in the field.
• Over 600 pages of NEWS items from the last 11 years research into acupuncture, Chinese and Western herbal medicine, diet, exercise, tai chi and qigong, meditation, prayer and other lifestyle issues.
• Windows and Macintosh (OSX) compatible.
• Entirely searchable by title, author, keyword or by any word appearing in any article. Print, copy and paste text.
• New, user-friendly (QuestAgent) interface.
• Locate articles by subject/author/issue/word search.
• High quality graphics.
• Annual updates every autumn.

Pricing:
Individuals: $206
TCM Students: $181 (Must provide copy of student ID)
Institutions: $506 (Colleges, libraries and institutions with specified copying rights.)
 
Upgrades (requires serial number):
Individuals: $66
TCM Students: $66 (Must provide copy of student ID)
Institutions: $146 (Colleges, libraries and institutions with specified copying rights.)

Please specify if you are ordering the CD-ROM for the first time, or if you would like the upgrade. Please allow 2-3 weeks for shipment.

*All orders include FREE Shipping and handling. Residents of CA will have 7.75% sales tax added to their orders.

You are receiving this email because you submitted your contact information on a Pacific College sponsored service directly on our website or an affiliate service sponsored by Pacific College.

In maintaining our privacy policy, Pacific College of Oriental Medicine may contact you periodically with news articles, specials and invitations to various events. Rest assured that your email address and other contact information will be kept in the strictest confidence. We do not sell, trade, loan or distribute any contact information with any third parties unless required by law.

unsubscribe | Update Email Address | Privacy Policy

If you have questions or comments, please contact us at:
Email: media@pacificcollege.edu
Phone: 800-729-0941
Fax: 619-574-6641
Address: Pacific College of Oriental Medicine
7445 Mission Valley Rd., Suite 105
San Diego, CA 92108