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1
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TCM

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traditional chinese medicine

2
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Where is majority of TCM practiced?

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China and surrounding countries with cultural influence

  • global phenomenon now and is everywhere for asians and non-asians
3
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What does TCM use to treat human ailments?

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For more than 2000 years Chinese healers have used herbs, powdered animal part sand acupuncture to treat human ailments

4
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TCM principles

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  • keep harmony with environment
  • chi is vital energy
  • Everything in Yin and Yang
5
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Diet therapy of TCM

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Achieving balance through herbs and food

  • Proper combination of foods, herbs, and preparation can influence health through re-establishing balance
6
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How are herbs used in soups?

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herbs are used is soup ingredients as tonics to improve health, for common cold, digestive problems, eczema etc.

7
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Who works at chinese medicine shop?

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herbalist

8
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How does disease occur according the TCM?

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Disease is caused by the imbalance of yin and yang energies.

  • Cold is caused by excess yin and
  • stroke is caused by excess yang
9
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Yin and Yang

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negative and positive energy of the universe respectively

10
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What kinds of things belong to yin and yang categories??

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  • diseases
  • conditions
  • body organs
  • food
  • stages of life

… pretty much everything

11
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Things associated with Yin

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cold, dark, moist, female, negative energy

12
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excess yin

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“cold” illnesses (depression)

13
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Things associated with Yang

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heat, bright, dry, male, positive energy

14
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Excess Yang

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“hot illnesses” (stroke and seizures)

15
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what also contributes to Yin and Yang foods?

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the way the food is prepared

  • deep fried = yang
  • boiled = yin
16
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What is TCM incorporated into in China?

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part of the medical curriculum

17
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What is the negative perspective of TCM?

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TCM has been described as fraught with pseudoscience and the majority of its treatments as having no logical mechanism of action

Some people thing it should not be allowed taught or practice in Canada. Critics state that treatment are not evidence based and no physiological evidence that chi exists

18
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Acupuncture and TCM regulation in Canada

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  • not regulated nationwide
  • BC and Ontario regulate both TCM practitioners and acupuncturists. AB, QB, NFL and labradour regulate acupuncturists only
19
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What are natural health products?

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naturally occuring substances that are used to restore or maintain good health

20
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examples of NHPs

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  • vitamins and minerals
  • herbel remedies
  • homeopathic medicines
  • tradition medicine including TCM
  • probiotics
  • other products such as AA and essential fatty acids
21
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NHP license in Canada

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the be licensed NHPs must be safe, effective, of high quality and carry detailed label info to let people make safe and informed choices

22
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How to identify licensed NHPs

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looking for the 8 digit Natural Product Number (NPN) on the label

23
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Risk of NHPs

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Even natural health products are not risk free: manufacturing problems, allergic reactions, interaction with other medications etc.