By Grace Stojanov, LAc, DiplOM, MSTOM, Master Face Reader When I was a student of Chinese medicine, the relationships of the Five Elements were shrouded in mystery. Sure, we learned about the Generating/Sheng Cycle flowing in the shape of a circle and the Controlling/Ke Cycle flowing in the shape of a star. We were taught …
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By Brian Keenan ND, MAc, BSHs This article was originally published in the Winter 2023 edition of the AIM Newspaper. Read the full paper for free. The medical arts of Chinese medicine* and Ayurveda are often seen as wholly separate disciplines. In many ways this is true, but the similarities quickly begin to outweigh the …
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Using the Law of the Five Elements to Restore Balance and Regulation in Trauma Survivors By Alaine D. Duncan, MAc, DiplAc This article was originally published in the Fall 2022 edition of the AIM Newspaper. Read the full paper or subscribe to the print edition for free. Our medicine is a perfect match for the …
黃帝內經素問 《陰陽應象大論》 Huáng Dì Nèi Jīng Sù Wèn: Yīn Yáng Yìng Xiàng Dà Lùn (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic, “Plain Questions” 5)[1] By Sabine Wilms This article was published in the Fall 2022 edition of the AIM Newspaper. Read the full paper for free. LINE ONE 黃帝曰︰陰陽者，天地之道也，萬物之綱紀，變化之父母，生殺之本始，神明之府也。 Huáng dì yuē︰Yīn yáng zhě, tiān dì zhī dào …
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By Professor Neil R. Gumenick In the midst of the current pandemic, isolation, economic, social, and political turmoil, we are facing unprecedented stress at the levels of the mind and spirit. Stress on these levels invariably take their toll on the physical body as well. I offer the following points as among the most useful …