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Heaven Earth Natural Therapies ClinicA Balance of Traditional Chinese and Western MedicineAcupuncture - Herbal Medicine - Lifestyle Counselling - BodyTalk - Kinesiology
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Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine
As the Traditional Chinese Medical practitioners found some 5000 years ago, the human body can be likened to a highly complex electrical circuit. Like any electrical circuit it must he kept in good working order if it is to function effectively
If the human circuit breaks down the result is illness.
Acupuncture ensures that the energy circulates unobstructed along these meridians, through muscles, organs, nerves and tissues, by stimulating specific points that lie along these meridians. Because the Energy has an effect on every level of the body/mind.
Acupunture may be used for not only physical conditions but also stressful states, phobias, shock, mental exhaustion and many types of addictions.
Acupuncture has the following major benefits:
HOW DOES IT WORK? The goal of acupuncture therapy is to establish a healthier state of body function and to increase the capacity to cope with stress.
There are over 500 acupuncture points and these lie along the meridians. By stimulating these points with needles, the quality and quantity of energy (Qi) and fluids can be normalised.
Often an area or acupuncture point is warmed and stimulated by a Chinese herb. This process is called Moxibustion.
Suction cups and massage may also be utilised to enhance the treatment.
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