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To: loantech who wrote (28990)	3/20/2005 12:40:28 PM
From: Zincman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

I just printed off some info on TCM. I didn't realize just how ignorant I was to this subject. After many, many years of TWM (traditional Western medicine) I am exctied to learm more about TCM. TIA, ZM

To: loantech who wrote (28990)	3/20/2005 5:04:04 PM
From: RealMuLan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110194

Tom, TCM stands for Traditional Chinese Medicine. There are plenty of English sites for introduction of it, but I have not seen any very good ones. I can understand that since some of the TCM theory is very hard to translate. acupuncture.com qi-journal.com ahealthyme.com healthy.net planetherbs.com actcm.edu nlm.nih.gov ftcm.org.uk Plenty more here google.com Here is the official site of China (nothing much there) satcm.gov.cn Generally speaking, a good TCM doctor is the one who can subscribe a customized herbal cocktail (can contain up to 30-40 dif. kinds of herbs, and the number usually is even for the sake of balance out each other), not just those who can subscribe ready made pills or capsules. Because human body is different, there is no one-size-fit-all thing in TCM practice. Even if in China, really good TCM doctors are not that many. And in some cases, TCM uses poison to attack the disease. Yes, they will have to be the right amount, too much will kill people and too little will not work to kill the disease. This is a hard sale for Western medicine except in cancer treatment<g> It is true that due to some environmental reasons, some herbs produced in China could contain abnormal high level of heavy metals, but generally speaking, for people whose liver function is normal, that is not a big deal. Because the body will cleanse them out. The US custom has banned plenty of TCM from imports due to the above two reasons. And the Chinese gov. is also taking it as a high priority to solve the heavy metal problems in herbs. Do I take herbal remedies daily? yes and no<g> depending on how do you define "herbal remedies". Except drinking green tea daily, I also drink chrysanthemum tea every day (about 7-8 flowers each time). It can bring down the body heat (detox), good for liver, and helps one's eyes. It especially benefits those who sit in front of computers all the time<g>. (http://www.teaspring.com/Chrysanthemum.asp) I also use herbal remedies for detox which really strengthen my immune system. I have a decent health insurance with no deductible, but I seldom use it. I haven't even had a physical for 9 years now<g>. Luckily, the employer pays for the insurance, otherwise, I really do not get my money worth<g> BTW, the TCM theory advocates to bring one's body temperature down. This, in western medical theory, means to disinfect or detoxify. Because when there is infection in one's body, the body temperature is usually higher than normal. In some research in the west, it also shows that lower body temperature can make mice live longer. So we sometimes can indeed find some agreement bet. the west medicine and TCM.