Comments on: Acupuncture as a Preventive Health Tool http://www.relishinglife.com/82/acupuncture-as-a-preventive-health-tool/ Self Improvement, Personal Growth and Holistic Living. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:22:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Broadland http://www.relishinglife.com/82/acupuncture-as-a-preventive-health-tool/#comment-10066 Broadland Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:13:48 +0000 http://www.relishinglife.com/82/acupuncture-as-a-preventive-health-tool/#comment-10066 "like most healing systems, acupuncture depends on symptoms in order to treat a person." I started my reading with this preconception, but would a few references to prevention using acupuncture. I am myself not clear in my mind if there is a practive of giving regular acupuncture as a way of maintaining health. It would be nice to hear from somebody who is doing this or is getting this regular treatment. “like most healing systems, acupuncture depends on symptoms in order to treat a person.”
I started my reading with this preconception, but would a few references to prevention using acupuncture. I am myself not clear in my mind if there is a practive of giving regular acupuncture as a way of maintaining health. It would be nice to hear from somebody who is doing this or is getting this regular treatment.

]]> By: Vishal http://www.relishinglife.com/82/acupuncture-as-a-preventive-health-tool/#comment-10062 Vishal Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:54:43 +0000 http://www.relishinglife.com/82/acupuncture-as-a-preventive-health-tool/#comment-10062 Thanks for stopping by Michelle :) Thanks for stopping by Michelle :)

]]> By: Michelle http://www.relishinglife.com/82/acupuncture-as-a-preventive-health-tool/#comment-10058 Michelle Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:07:53 +0000 http://www.relishinglife.com/82/acupuncture-as-a-preventive-health-tool/#comment-10058 On the face of it, this seems like a good idea. However, like most healing systems, acupuncture depends on symptoms in order to treat a person. Assuming a person is in good health, or at least good enough to be without symptoms of illness, how would one know where there is an organ imbalance, and which points to stimulate? You wouldn't want to stimulate the wrong ones, or you would create an imbalance. In order for acupuncture to be useful as a preventative therapy, we will have to refine our methods of detecting qi or organ imbalance, and treat the imbalanced condition before it causes illness. On the face of it, this seems like a good idea. However, like most healing systems, acupuncture depends on symptoms in order to treat a person.

Assuming a person is in good health, or at least good enough to be without symptoms of illness, how would one know where there is an organ imbalance, and which points to stimulate? You wouldn’t want to stimulate the wrong ones, or you would create an imbalance.

In order for acupuncture to be useful as a preventative therapy, we will have to refine our methods of detecting qi or organ imbalance, and treat the imbalanced condition before it causes illness.

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