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By Neil R. Gumenick, LAc, MAc (UK) In prior articles, this author has detailed the importance of diagnosing a patient’s primary elemental imbalance, also called causative factor (CF), via odor, color, sound, and emotion. Once we have cleared any and all of the energetic blocks to treatment efficacy...

By Pete Egoscue The Egoscue Method is about our bodies—yours and mine. We are different in height, weight, and possibly gender, but our common possession is the body’s inner power to heal itself and be pain free. Being pain-free takes personal effort and commitment, however. It doesn’t come from a...

By Subhuti Dharmananda, PhD, Director of the Institute for Traditional Medicine (ITM), Portland, Oregon The Formula and Its Name Gan lu yin is a prescription in the Song Dynasty compilation Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang , one of the main sources of formulas used in modern practice of traditional...

By David Bomzon About five years ago, I traveled to Japan to participate in a five-day seminar that was to be given Dr. Toshikatsu Yamamoto, the developer of Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture (YNSA). At the time, I was also training to run a marathon. When training for a marathon, all workouts are...