Chinese Medicine Tools SAGE Newsletter Issue 7

Chinese Medicine Tools SAGE updates
Issue #7
Sept 25th 2008

Chinese medicine tools wants to hear from you. We will be exhibiting at the AAAOM Symposium in Chicago, October 16-19, 2008. Come visit us at to our booth where we will have a Speaker’s Corner set up where you can video blog about any topics related to Chinese Medicine. Plus, Pro D Seminars will have some discounted prices on some CEU courses.

Debra Betts - Acupressure for Labour

This online seminar on Acupressure during pregnancy by Debra Betts is a fantastic model to develop your own presentation to educate the public on how acupuncture is beneficial at treating unwanted symptoms during pregnancy. Debra Betts has educated doulas, midwives and couples in prenatal classes on how to use acupressure. If you are a registered member of CMT then you can register for this seminar for free. This promotion ends, September 30, 2008 and is available for purchase from Pro D Seminars.

To view this offer, first join Chinese Medicine Tools, then log into the front page and look for the top post. It will have instructions on how to access the Debra Betts Acupressure Course for Free until Sept 30th 2008.

Chinese Medicine is not a Religion: Dr Huang Huang
Shang Han Lun Interview Part 1: The Road with Dr Huang
Shang Han Lun Interview Part 2: Body Types with Dr Huang
Shang Han Lun Interview Part 3: Wen Bing
Kiiko Watches: Wendy Yu knocks out Lorne Brown

Kidney Yang: Herbs boost ATP

In order to investigate the pharmacological basis of 'Yang-invigorating' action, the effect of oral treatment with the methanolic extract of 'Yang-invigorating' herbs on ATP-generation capacity was examined, using heart homogenates prepared from herb-pretreated mice. Tonifying (i.e., health-promoting) herbs of other functional categories were also included for comparison. The results indicated that 'Yang-invigorating' Chinese tonifying herbs could invariably enhance myocardial ATP-generation capacity, with the extent of stimulation varying among the herbs... (more)

Varicose Veins: Vagina/ Vulvas

I have treated many women with this problem and have found the most effective points to be Yinlingquan, Sp 9; Yanglingquan, GB34; and Taichong, Liv 3. On the basis of choosing safe points and boosting Sp function of holding blood in vessels, balancing tendons and ligaments and treating stasis of Qi . .... (more)

Bleeding: Into the Placenta

I have a patient who after many years of ttc, has finally become pregnant. In her fifth week she started to bleed bright red blood. The bleeding then became intermittent, but still enough to be alarming. At a 7 wk u/s, fetal heart rate and gestational sac all looked good. In the next week, bleeding started again and u/s showed blood in the placenta. Has anyone out there had success with treating this? (more)

Acupuncture: Safe for Turning Breach Babies?

So, we know that there is a tremendous amount of data in the literature to support the success of Acu-Moxa for breach presentation in pregnancy. My question is this:

1. Should this type of intervention only be done in the presence of an experienced midwife/OB so that the fetal heart rate can be monitored, and so that it can be done under ultrasound?

2. This type of intervention is obviously very effective, and it prevents unnecessary c-sections, and other complications related to breach-presentation, but if it's done without proper imaging and monitoring, are we putting our patients at risk? (more)

Nigel Dawes: Kanpo
Classics: Shang Han Lun
Working-Class: (Community style) Acupuncture

Soy Products: Reducing Men's Sperm Counts
The "Pill: Women's Ability to Sniff Out Perfect Mate

Holistic accountant: Defining Success
Insights for Acupuncturist (link)
Who Spent My Cheese? 4 Lessons About Money in Your Practice

Nigel Dawes: Kampo & Abdominal Diagnosis
Part 1 Beings November 14th to16th 2008, Amherst, MA

White Pines Healing Arts: Graduate Mentorship Program Taught by Sharon Weizenbaum
Part 1 Begins March 6th to 8th 2009, Chicago, IL
Part 1 Begins March 13th to 15th 2009, Amherst MA

Pro-D Seminars Online: Debra Betts - Acupuncture in Pregnancy & Childbirth
Online, Avaliable Now

Barbara Kirschbaum: Menopause
Menopause - Jan 23rd 2009 - Los Angeles, CA

Barbara Kirschbaum: Chinese Tongue Diagnosis
Chinese Tongue Diagnosis - Jan 24th to 25th 2009- Los Angeles, CA

Sharon Weizenbaum: Treatment Strategies for PCOS, Weight Loss and Type 2 Diabetes
February 21 & 22, 2009 - Vancouver, BC

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