In this issue you will find:

• Important PCOM Dates
• Infant Massage and its many Benefits
• Traditional Chinese Medicine and Bone Health
• Reducing the Risk of Stroke with Tea
• Chinese Wisdom: Quote of the Day

Important PCOM Dates

• March 11TH: (Tuesday)
  San Diego Program and Application Workshop 6:00pm – 8:00pm

• March 12th: (Wednesday)
  New York Open House 2:00pm – 4:00pm

• March 12th: (Wednesday)
  Chicago Open House 6:00pm – 8:00pm

• March 15 & 16th: (Saturday and Sunday)
  In Chicago, Giovanni Maciocia Presents: “The Psyche in Chinese Medicine: Treatment of Mental and Emotional Disorders” and “Advanced Tongue Diagnosis”

Infant Massage and its many Benefits

Massage is no longer solely the refuge for overworked athletes and office workers suffering from carpal tunnel. The littlest in our lives are now reaping the many benefits of massage-infants.

Massage applied specifically to infants is deemed infant massage, used to enhance blood circulation, stimulate the nervous system, promote relaxation, decrease the production of stress hormones, and relieve discomfort associated with colic, gas, congestion, and teething. Applied by certified massage therapists or parents who have undergone training in this healing method, infant massage provides many positive benefits for parents and children.

The University Of Miami School Of Medicine and the Nova Southeastern University have been the flagship institutions researching the effects of massage in infants, citing the numerous benefits in clinical studies. According to their numerous studies, "Research suggests that touch is as important to infants and children as eating and sleeping. Touch therapy triggers many physiological changes that help infants and children grow and develop. For example, massage can stimulate nerves in the brain that facilitate food absorption, resulting in faster weight gain. It also lowers levels of stress hormones, resulting in improved immune function."
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Traditional Chinese Medicine and Bone Health

Ten million Americans over the age of 50 suffer from osteoporosis. In addition, 34 million are at a serious risk for developing this debilitating bone disease. Known for the severe loss of bone mass and breakdown of the architecture of the bone, osteoporosis thins the bones to a point where a mere cough can cause a fracture. Twenty percent of those suffering with osteoporosis will die within a year after sustaining a broken hip. Within 15 years, half of all Americans over age 50 will be at risk for osteoporosis-related fractures, according to the Surgeon General.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offers a holistic approach to preventing and eradicating the source of bone disease. TCM theory states that "The kidneys are in charge of the bones." Essentially, the skeleton's growth, development, and repair are closely related to the kidneys. These organs promote the growth of marrow and the flow of vital energy (qi) through the skeleton.

Post-menopausal women experience both bone loss and kidney weakness. Studies performed at the Traditional Medicine Research Institute in China have found that "the increase of bone mass in amount and density and the increase of age have a close relationship with the abundance of, or decline of, kidney qi." Individuals suffering kidney failure will also experience lower bone density, according to the study.
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Reducing the Risk of Stroke With Tea

Drinking teas that are made from the Camellia Sinesis plant, that is Black, Green, and Oolong, can reduce the likelihood of stroke in the same manner it reduces the chance of heart disease and cancer. Tea as preventative medicine is so effective because it works with the body's natural state of balance to placate the onset of age and lifestyle related disease.
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Chinese Wisdom: Quote of the Day

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

 ~ Confucius