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Chinese Cupping Therapy For Hypotension And Hypertension
Treatment for Hypotension
The pathological area of senile hypotensive involves the kidney, spleen and heart. The condition is usually caused by sexual and physical overstrain, poor diet, weak constitution and old age. The pathogenic factors primarily involve healthy qi deficiency occasionally interspersed with pathogenic asthenia.
Targeted acupuncture points and techniques:
Acupoints selected:Bl 26 (Guanyuanshu), Bl23(Shenshu), Bl20(Pishu), Bl17 (Geshu), Ki 1 (Yongquan), (Shanzhong), Sp6(Sanyinjiao), St 36(Zusanli), Qihaiand Zhongwan.
Techniques: advise the patient to lie or sit down. Then apply cupping on the aforementioned acupoints using dry cupping or vacuum cups. It’s important to note that that you should keep the cups sucking for about 10 to 15 minutes over the acupoints once each day, and seven to ten days as one treatment course.
Treatment for Hypertension
In TCM, hypertension is similar to headache and dizziness and is usually brought about by constitutional defects, emotional factors, overstrain and poor diet resulting in Yin failing to control failing Yang, frequent asthenia of kidney Yin, phlegm disturbing the upper, or hyperactivity of liver fire. It may be due to depletion of yin involving yang and asthenia of yin and yang in length and illness.
Targeted acupuncture points and techniques:
Acupoints selected: group one, Bl 23 (Shenshu), Bl 20 (Pishu), Bl 15 (Xinshu), Bl 18 (Ganshu), Danzhui
group two, inside circulation line of 7thcervical vertebra to the sacroiliac of DU energy channel and cystis. Sanyinjiaoxue, Zsusanli or Quchi
Techniques:
Before applying cups on the acupoints for 10 to 15 minutes,use a dermal needle stick or a triangle-edged needle, and take only one set of acupoint through use of venesected cupping, leave the cup for 10 to 15 minutes. It’s important that that you do this once a set every other day.
Or else, you can take the second set of acupoints. You should first put massage oil lubricant on the back of the patient and move the cups on the skin surface until it turns purplish. Then cup on the acupoints of Sanyinjiao, Zusanlior Quchi, for 10 to 15 minutes. It’s important that you do this once every other day or once a day.
Amy-SuiQun Lui, L.Ac. is a Board Certified and Licensed Acupuncturist in Cleveland, OH.
Birth-Control Pills Increase The Risk Of Autoimmune Diseases And Thyroid Conditions
The topic of this article will deal with thyroid dysfunction and estrogen dominance in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM. The thyroid is in charge of energy metabolism. For the past 17 years, I have treated many young ladies between the ages of 13 to 18 years old and I have noticed that a lot of them were diagnosed with hypothyroid conditions. They started taking Synthoid, a drug that treats hypothyroidism. I was kind of wondering what has caused their early onset of thyroid dysfunction.
I tried to trace the medical history of these girls and they all took birth-control pills for acne, to avoid pregnancy, to regulate their periods and for other reasons. Many of them have irregular period as teenagers, which is normal and then I read some books related to thyroid dysfunction.
One book was written by Dr. Steven Hertz and another book by a gynecologist named Dr. Carolyn Dean. They cast this word called estrogen dominance, which means that when you don’t ovulate or when your ovary function is not sufficient, you won’t produce enough progestin which causes the estrogen to be out of balance with progesterone.
In that condition, even if you have normal thyroid hormones, the body, particularly the liver, produces a kind of protein that binds with the thyroid hormones. This means that even though you can have normal blood tests, the thyroid hormone is actually not working.That is how the teenagers were observed to experience lower energy levels, weight gain and their periods to become even more irregular.
If they can find another way to reduce their acne or avoid pregnancy by using a condom, then I think their thyroid function will be much better. At this young age, I just think their body can fix or repair themselves if they eat right and sleep at the right time at the right hours. There is also a link about how birth-control increases the risk of autoimmune diseases and thyroid cancer.
Autoimmune disease is linked with an imbalance of the hormones, especially estrogen dominance condition, and the hyperactive immune function produces more antibody to attack different areas. In some people, the area affected would be the thyroid, which can lead to a variety of diseases such as Hashimoto’s disease or hypothyroid. Some people may suffer from colitis or Crohn’s disease. This will depend on what is the weakest point in your body.
For the young girls’ parents, I think at that young age, I don’t think Synthoid is the best treatment for their hypothyroid condition. I think if you really need to take that, you should take the lowest dosage and use other holistic methods such as acupuncture in Walla Walla and diet modification therapies to improve their thyroid function.
Actually, Dr. Steven Hertz thinks that thyroid hormone can be very low and even zero, which don’t necessarily lead to death. But if you put a patient on Synthoid and the dosage is a little bit higher than it should be, then the patient can have heart problems and suffer from metabolic abnormality. Hyper is always dangerous while in hypo, you don’t feel well but it’s not going to be life-threatening.
Another point is to take low dosage or avoid Synthoid altogether. At this early age, the thyroid has a lot of potential so if you use low dosage to supplement or compensate the thyroid function, then your thyroid gland can still work normally. If you run out of medications, then you can stop anytime. But if you are on a high dosage, your thyroid gland can completely shut down and that’s the time you will solely rely on medication, which is a dangerous thing.
Basic Suggestions Advocated In Chinese Nutritional Therapy
For thousands of years, Chinese nutritional therapy has used as a means way to boost wellbeing and health just as much as therapeutic plants. Food was utilized for the prevention and treatment of disease. Hence the human species was preserved and guaranteed continuance for perpetuity.
A holistic and qualitative concept of individually prescribed foods, Chinese nutritional therapy, focuses on the taste and thermal nature of foods and their energetic attributes. It’s effective in that its foundation is rooted in the laws of nature, and is the reasonable diet that’s easy to follow since it involves the foods we commonly eat anyway. The premise is simple: to cool the heat, to heat the cold, to increase where there is too little, and to decrease where there is too much, energetically.
Based on an individual’s past symptoms and medical history and unique constitution, a dietary plan is formulated and food energetics is combined. It will be made up of foods to avoid and foods to eat, how to combine different tastes or flavors, and how to prepare food. If the patient has any current health conditions that need to be treated, the diet plan will specifically prescribe the exclusion of aggravating drinks and foods as well as the presentation foods that promote a natural homeostatic balance.
Basic suggestions include:
Eating foods that are seasonally appropriate
Drinking as few amounts of liquid as possible during large meals. Large meals weaken the digestive process and hinder proper absorption that can result in lack of vital energy and tiredness.
Not eating while at your desk, in front of the computer, or watching TV.
Taking time to eat your meal. Chew your food properly and avoid rushing your meals
Avoid eating when upset, angry, or stressed.
If possible, only eat organic, unprocessed or high quality foods
If you’re a vegan or vegetarian, it’s essential that you include energetically warming foods that will be prescribed by a reputable practitioner.
A proper diet should be made up of:
? 5 percent raw foods such as fruit and salads (except in summer)
? 5 percent fish, chicken, game, and lamb meat.
? 30 to 40 percent cooked vegetables such as fennel, lentils, cabbage, beans, carrots, and potatoes.
? 50 to 80 percent grains: wheat, spelt, rice, oats, millet, barley, corn.
? In general, eat at least one cooked meal a day and smaller portions of food. If your digestion is weak for any reason, it’s important that the food is easy to transport and convert (digest).
The most important aspect in devising a plan of treatment is a proper dietary plan for all patients.
There are a lot of changes that need to be made as Chinese nutritional therapy is different from the typical western consumption of foods, especially when it concerns cooked foods versus raw foods.
However, it’s important implement diet changes in small, attainable segments, in order for the body to completely adapt to the changes.
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Alleviating The Symptoms Of HCV Through Acupressure Therapy
A lot of people would love to offer their opinions and insights regarding the way they deal with the sometimes painful and uncomfortable symptoms of Hepatitis C. One very helpful treatment that has been shown to provide meaningful relief is an ancient healing modality called acupressure that relies on direct application of pressure on selected pressure points on the body to generate a desired outcome.
Having been practiced in China more than 5,000 year ago, acupressure was used to stimulate energy and alleviate pain in the body. Soon, medical scientists were able to observe that obstructions in the flow energy in the body were causing illness and pain and, by using certain acupressure procedures, they were able to lessen or completely heal many of the side effects of these conditions.
Acupressure has been shown to work against some of the symptoms of Hepatitis C (as well as side effects caused by conventional interferon therapy). These symptoms include nausea, headache, fatigue nausea and other flu-like symptoms. The most common manifesting symptom of HCV cited is fatigue; acupressure therapy targeting specific pressure points can activate the movement of energy in the body, which lowers the level of fatigue significantly. Besides helping alleviate those symptoms, acupressure also has shown to be effective in the process of detoxification. It also boosts blood circulation and helps in the removal of toxins in the body while stimulating energy flow within the body.
More and more people suffering from Hepatitis C these days are favoring alternative forms of treatment in lieu of conventional pharmaceutical therapies. Acupressure is an alternative type of therapy that has proven to work in relieving the painful and uncomfortable symptoms associated with HCV. It is a very useful form of treatment for those suffering from Hepatitis C, more so for people who are currently into conventional treatment. It requires no tools or equipment and is easy to learn (provided one learns from a qualified practitioner).
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Acupressure Treatment To Relieve Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ) Pain
If you have symptoms of facial pain, clicking of the lower jaw, and sometimes your jaw join would be locked, even have migraine, these are the symptoms of TMJ. We have certain acupressure points that can gradually relieve those symptoms.
What causes these TMJ symptoms?
One big reason is stress. When you are stressed out, you are not sleeping in a very deep sleep, so you may clench your jaws and this can cause misalignment of the jaw. Also, if you have osteoporosis and are taking Fosamax for your condition, it can cause inflammation of the joint and that can also lead to arthritis.
In Chinese medicine, when you grind your teeth at night, you might have a parasite in your gut. If this is the case, you need to check if you have parasites in your body and use herbs or other medications to treat the parasites. That will stop the tooth grinding while you are asleep. All of these causes can lead to muscle tightness around the joint or a misalignment of the joint.
How can we prevent TMJ?
First, you got to avoid excessive chewing gum or excessive yawning. You also need to reduce your stress with acupuncture or herbal teas. By doing acupuncture in Austin, we can instantly relax the muscles around the temporomandibular joint and one of the points I want to show you is called the Stomach 7 (St 7). If you find the angle of the lower jaw, you need to go straight upwards and then you will be able to feel the indentation at the same level of the lower border of the ear one and a half cun in front of your earlobe.
When you find the indentation, type the press that. That will instantly help relieve the muscle tension. So before you go to sleep, if you press the point for a minute, so when you clench your teeth, you will not experience any type of pain in your jaw. That will help relax the muscles around the jaw joint, so you won’t have the joint misaligned when you’re in a deep sleep.
Alternative Therapies To Help You Live A Longer And Healthier Life
If you’re ready to feel better than you have in years, then read on.
Alternative health treatments are actually safer than mainstream medical treatments as they do not use the adverse chemicals found in many prescription drugs. Most alternative treatments will not interact with anything you may be taking in to improve your health. Nor do they have any side or harmful effects such as loss of energy that’s related to prescription drugs.
We assure you that alternative therapy is not affiliated with any snake oil salesmen, hippies, or cults. We’re talking about something here that’s safe as well as natural and can be used as an adjunct to traditional therapies minus the side effects associated with pharmaceutical substances.
You’ll be able to make an educated analysis of your situation and approach your illnesses based on a clearer medical perspective. You’ll be able to talk to your physician about topics like herbal medicines, homeopathic medicine, reflexology, and acupuncture in Marlton when you have all the information.
Alternative therapies such as reiki, yoga, and meditation are spiritual practices aren’t just for generating a belief system, they have been connected to the enhancement of the immune system and helping increase the quality of your life.
When you learn and apply therapies such as massage therapy, rolfing, iridology, art therapy, Feng Shui, detoxification, light therapy, visualization, and aromatherapy in your life, which you can even do at the comfort of your own home, you’re guaranteed to enjoy a long and healthy life.
An Integrative Approach To Treating Shoulder Pain
There are many ways to treat shoulder pain. This is just one way that I treat shoulder pain. In this case study, my patient has developed chronic upper back and shoulder pain due to her intense, serious workout regimen. I’m going to integrate traditional Chinese medicine with myofascial release techniques to kick this pain in the butt.
I’m going to start this treatment with acupuncture in Orlando. On that note, I want to add something. Every practitioner and healer has their own style that they’ve developed over time and practice and it works for them and their patients. As an acupuncturist,my style is minimalist. I use as minimal amount of needles on a patient as I can while getting the required results.
If your acupuncturist uses more or less, it doesn’t mean they are wrong, it’s just their style. For my needling placement for this patient, I am using tenderness in the area as my guide. I’ll be hitting the muscle belly of the supraspinatus and linking through the rhomboids and adding some electrical stimulation. Pain, tenderness and spasm on one or more of the segments of the thoracic spine is pretty common.
I see a ton of this kind of back pathology in my clinic. The fascia can become glued down so my goal at this point is to mobilize and separate the fascia. I want to start loosening the fascia with some internal and external rotation to the traps (trapezoid muscles) and superior border of the scapula.
And now, heavy hot stones.
First, I go to work with my stones rubbing the neck and the levator scapulae. I just love to hit that erector spinae muscle group and then fanout towards the medial aspect of the shoulder blades and hit those rhomboids. I’ll wrap up this treatment with some cervical decompression techniques. I want those vertebral discs to suck in interstitial fluid and metabolic substrates.
I also want to create some joint play and cervical mobilization with some side bending.
That’s it. I hope this article will give you a better understanding of an integrative a medical approach to treating shoulder pain. This is just one approach.
Auricular Acupuncture For Issues Ranging From Nausea, High Blood Pressure To Drug Addiction
As far back as 4000 years ago, Traditional Chinese Medicine was already used as a system of healing by ancient Chinese medicine practitioners. Around 500 B.C., auricular acupuncture was first cited in the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine, which is one of the oldest medical documents in the world. However, the techniques by which auricular acupuncture is administered today is in fact based on findings that transpired in the 1950s in France. The mode of auricular acupuncture currently used is based on research done by French doctor Paul Nogier.
Auricular acupuncture in Winter Park involves the stimulation of the auricle or outer ear for the identification and treatment of illnesses and diseases. Health conditions may be taking place anywhere throughout the body. These acupuncture points can be manually stimulated, or stimulated with ear seeds, magnets, laser or acupuncture needles. Irrespective of the stimulation method chosen, auricular acupuncture can be a very potent addition to typical acupuncture therapies.
When Dr. Nogier observed that some of his patients had a scar on their upper ear, the present type of auricular acupuncture therapy came about. He found out that a local practitioner had been treating his patients for sciatic pain after setting about inquiring about the scar. The practitioner was searing that particular area on their outer ear to alleviate their low back pain. Similar tests were conducted by Dr. Nogier on his own patients and he saw that their low back pain was also healed. He attempted to use acupuncture needles and other modes of stimulation and discovered it was just as effective as searing that area. Dr. Nogier then speculated that if a region of the upper auricle can help treat low back pain, then maybe the other parts of the auricle can also heal the other areas of the body. This led to the current technique now used in auricular acupuncture therapy. The outer ear is somewhat shaped like a miniature fetus in an upside down position with the feet represented by the top of the ear, the head, the lower ear lobe, and in between, the rest of the body. In 1958, this upside down fetus model was adopted by the Chinese in their practice of auricular acupuncture.
Traditional Chinese medicine sees auricular acupuncture as a type of microsystem, in which the ear is a micro-representation of the entire human body. The ear is a small anatomical part of the body but in auricular acupuncture, it represents the entire body. Microsystems can also be identified in scalp acupuncture, facial acupuncture, and hand and foot reflexology.
Auricular acupuncture is widely practiced in Asia for more than two millennia, although in different forms. For the past 40 – 50 years, it has been practiced in Europe. In The US, it has been practiced for the last three decades or so. For the past five to ten years, the U.S. military has begun using this technique for its battlefield soldiers. Battlefield acupuncture is a form of acupuncture therapy that’s designed to help soldiers cope with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caused by actual combat.
While auricular acupuncture enables any area of the outer ear to link through the microsystem to every area of the body, different illnesses can be resolved simply through the insertion of a few filiform needles. Aside from having the ability to treat PTSD, auricular acupuncture can also treat issues like drug addiction, chronic pain, nausea and high blood pressure. And if you have an aversion to needles, you can find auricular acupuncture as a very convenient form of treatment since you will never see the needles and you can still get the help you need to treat your conditions in order to achieve wellness and health.
Acupressure Therapy For Fantastic Heart Health
Today is a good day to remind ourselves of that one muscle that works nonstop in our body. The heart is beating 24/7 and it’s something that we need to care about. What if we told you that the way to really care about your heart is right here, in your hands?
Acupuncture is something that has been studied for centuries and it has tens of thousands of published research papers that prove that it works for a variety of conditions, including for heart health. But not all of us can have access to an acupuncturist and needling ourselves without the proper training can be downright foolish.
So, what can we do?
Acupressure works on the same principles of acupuncture in Jacksonville without any of the risks and yet it’s been shown to stimulate the same energy meridians and the same nerve pathways that can help to achieve fantastic heart health. I’ve used it myself; in fact, I’ve used all sorts of acupressure modalities: Chinese, South Indian, even reflexology.Andso in this article, I’m going to bring you to three special points, one from each of these modalities to help you keep your heart in fantastic health.
Here’s how you’re going to locate the points and here’s how you need to stimulate them.
Point Number One: this point comes to us from reflexology and the way to locate it is as follows:
Go for the base of the ring finger and the small finger at the point where they join at the center. Trace it down to the point where everybody has a horizontal line on their palm where you can feel the edge of your palm in the bottom of the bone of the little finger. Just press inside with your thumb and once you begin to rotate it, that’s the exact point where reflexology says you need to press.
Your hands are literarily pumping this point or pressing it with circular motion,which is like giving your heart a much-needed massage. So that’s something that you can do for about 30 seconds to a minute. Do it two or three times a day and you can enjoy a fantastic heart health.
Point Number Two: this point comes to us from Chinese acupuncture. It is located again on the hand but we’re going under the palm for this one. Come to the bone at the base of the wrist on the opposite side of your thumb. At this area, you can feel the roundness of the bone. Just place the bottom roundness of the bone towards the middle of the palm and right at the point,you can feel the crease of the wrist just above the wrist tendon is a small hole that you can sense. This point is called H7 or Heart 7.
This point is on the heart Meridian and it’sthe Shen men or evocatively called, spirit gate. If you press this point for about 30 seconds, either up or down, or in a small circular motion twice or thrice a day, you’ll be literarily feeding your heart and your spirit, allowing it to relax.
The third point comes from something that I received training in nearly a decade and a half ago. It’s called Varmamand it’s an ancient South Indian art of acupressure. The way to locate this point is quite simple. Stretch your right hand and place the tip of your thumb just under the throat pit. And then, keep your thumb in that fashion, just under the throat pit. The rest of the hand automatically falls onto the chest area.
Make sure that you’re going towards the area that joins the shoulder and the arm and right there, using the pads of your fingers, just gently press in and out three times. One, two, three. Do another three for good measure. This is something that I do every morning myself.
Now for those of you who may have a little bit of interest in the occult or astrology, the Rishis who have said to have been codified of this whole principle of Varmam or ancient South Indian acupressure. They have written in the texts that different planets in the solar system and different stars send different energies, celestial energies, to different organs of our body on specific days of the month.
The special point on the right side of your chest is believed to receive energy from the star or the nakshatramthat’s called Ravathy on a particular day of the month as per the Hindu almanac. So when you actually press it gently, you’re stimulating the receiver in your body to attract that energy and to receive it properly.
Now, some of us to think this is all mumbo-jumbo and to you I say here’s some food for thought – if anyone you know has a problem with the rhythm of their heart and they need a pacemaker, the point at the right side of your chest is the exact spot where the surgeon will place the pacemaker. Isn’t that a little bit of something that’s more than a coincidence? I would think so.
So here’s what I think. I think the Rishis may have a way of knowing that there was a deep connection between the heart area and the proper functioning of the heart. Whichever theory you choose to believe, all you have to do is place thumb on the upper right side of your chest and gently apply pressure on your heart and tell yourself, all is well! And that’s it.
So go ahead and use these acupressure points and enjoy fantastic heart health. Here’s wishing you vibrant health and well-being!
What Are The Branches Of Oriental Medicine?
Ever since my adolescent days, I’ve always had a penchant for the Orient especially when my dear grandmother, an antique collector, gave me as a gift a special glass paperweight glass that contained the image of a Chinese official. I was enchanted by this cryptic yet noble figure garbed in full robes, from the other part of the globe. Since then, I became enamored about the enigmatic Far East. Over the years, as I learned about different cultures in the orient, my interest in their healing arts, martial arts, and philosophies, grew.
The age old belief in Yin and Yang is where all oriental medicine is based on. This Yin and Yang is usually symbolized by two fish-like or rain drop shapes that form a circle. Yin and Yang are two cyclic opposing forces that are modulated by the circulation of vital energy or Chi (aka Prana, Ki, or Qi) within the body via specific energy channels or meridians. When Yin and Yang are in balance, the body is healthy. The aim of oriental medicine is to promote longevity and ensure good health by influencing the circulation of Chi to bring into harmony Yin and Yang.
In oriental alternative medicine, there are a variety of choices to consider – Chi kung or Qi Gong, Reiki, Yoga, Ayuveda, Japanese massage ( kiatsu, shiatsu), Chinese herbal medicine, acupressure, and acupuncture vancouver bc. Each of these therapies are extremely helpful in treating and preventing injuries and used as a way to maintain well being and good health:
1. Qi Gong (Chi Kung)
Qi gong is actually an umbrella word describes a system wherein Chi is cultivated and has been used by the Chinese people to maintain and improve health. Qi gong entails deep concentration and special movements. Tai Chi Chuan is wider and (when properly practiced) can be a unique type of Qi Gong.
2. Reiki
Reike is an age-old Tibetan Buddhist art of healing art that used the “laying on of the hands” which claims powerful results and incomparable simplicity. Japanese for “Universal Life-Force-Energy”Reiki (Japanese for “Universal Life-Force-Energy”) was proselytized and re-discovered Mikao Usui, a Buddhist who lived in the 1800’s. Practitioners of Reiki need to directly receive the “attunements” from a teacher who has also received the “attunements” and training. A healing in Reiki only utilizes touch to convey healing. Serenity, warmth, and healing are needed through the flow of Chi energy. Reiki Teacher/Master, Reiki practitioner Diane Stein, is holistically claiming to spiritually address the body spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically.
3. Yoga
Yoga is deemed to be a sister science to Ayurveda and that includes using preventive and natural measures to help guarantee longevity, happiness, and good health. In yoga practice there eight limbs of yogic practice: state of perfect equilibrium, the awakening of awareness, contemplation, concentration, cleansing postures, discipline, and the regulation of the nervous system. Yogic practice enables the possible flow of energy flow that has preventive and curative value.
4. Ayurveda
Ayurveda is a 5,000 year old rejuvenating and healing art in India. It is based on Hindu documents that we recommend as well as aromatherapy that recommend as meditation, nutrition, and proper breathing. Illness arises from imbalances caused by poor diet, poor lifestyle choice, and stress.
5. Japanese massage (Kiatsu and Shiatsu)
If you’ve never tried the skilled hands of an athletic trainer or better yet, a massage therapist you somehow are familiar or have a basic idea of the two most prominent therapeutic Japanese massage schools. Kiatsu and Shiatsu, Kiatsu, was created using knee, arm, hand, and finger pressure for its therapeutic effect. Kiatsu, developed by Master Koichi Tohei, uses Ki (Chi) energy as a healing power in conjunction with therapeutic massage. In Kiatsu, to extend Ki into the tissues, only the hands and fingertips are used.
6. Chinese herbal medicine – This healing art is one of the most complex and most purified herbal methods in the world. It includes the eight principles, the six layers, plants, minerals, and animal sources.
7. Acupressure and Acupuncture – These two techniques are well proven to promote healing and alleviate pain. Certain acupoints along the energy channels are stimulated with applied pressure or extremely thin needles (with or minus heat), leading to a normalization of the Chi energy circulation throughout the body.
To integrate alternative choices with your recent sports medicine, take into consideration oriental healing arts. Consult your medical doctor, choose a trained and certified practitioner to train, treat, and assist you. To train, assist, and treat I select a certified or qualified practitioner on the phone. These healing and preventive healing techniques have been successfully used for thousands of years!