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Why Cancer Happens and How It Can Be Treated an evolutionary prospective
In the public mind cancer is seen as aberrant cells growing by accident in a body. Actually, modern research has uncovered a much more instructive understanding of cancer. This understanding can allow us to make informed choices in treatment. Firstly, they are not rogue or aberrant cells. If they were rogue cells it would mean…
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Cupping As a Tool For Health
I was recently asked for a short article on cupping as a part of Chinese Medicine, it has appeared in Acu, the magazine of the British Acupuncture Council. My thanks to them for asking for it and publishing my thoughts. Here is a copy of the article: There are many stages to helping a person…
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Year of the Goat
Chinese astrology outlook for the year of the Yin Wood Goat 2015 19 February 2015 – 7 February 2016 The Goat relationship is important. This year is a time to relate to others and the world in which we live. This is a wood Goat year. The Goat is an earth animal, in a male world…
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Some thoughts on fire cupping
This article was originally published in The Journal of Chinese Medicine, from whom reprints can can be obtained: Some Thoughts on Fire Cupping By Michael Pringle Keywords: Cupping therapy, qi stagnation, blood stasis, external pathogenic factors, pain syndromes. Abstract This article discusses the techniques for safe and effective fire cupping as an important adjunct to acupuncture…