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| Issue 8 |
"Mastering others requires
force; Mastering the self requires enlightenment."
Lao
Tzu |
Sept
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Message From the Editor
It has been a busy summer
getting ready for the opening of CITCM and living with all the
renovations that the clinic is recently been going through.
Thank you to all our patients for having patience (no pun
intended!) with us during all the renovations. We now have a
new treatment room completed and the new on site herbal room
is very nearly completed. This is the first news letter that I
have had time to put together since May, we will have more
regular issues for the winter.
This September marks the
first year opening of CITCM and is the start of a Acupuncture
and Doctor of TCM school that will become a standard of
education for it' s field. As Dr. Cheng is one of the primary
instructors for the school the clinic hours have changed. The
new clinic hours are Monday to Friday 1:00 to 5:00. BodyMind
Synergy Health Centre is closed over noon hour and Statutory
Holidays
We have Dr. Huang, a
famous auriculartherapist coming to our clinic on Sept 24
2004, booking will be limited to the first 15 patients, please
read on to find out more about this incredible opportunity to
meet a truly gifted doctor. We also have Dr. Fei Fei Lu coming
on staff to our clinic, please scroll down to find more about
here and her booking times.
We also welcome Amber back
from her summer vacation in China, she is now available to
take booking for massage.
Wishing you good
health,
Georgie
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 DR. LI-CHUN HUANG
Dr. Li-Chun Huang is an internationally
known authority on auriculotherapy as well as
traditional Chinese Medicine. Although Dr. Huang was
trained as a physician and an anaesthesiologist, these
accomplishments only paved the way for her study of
ear acupuncture under Dr. Wang Chung of Nanjin, China,
who was at that time, the foremost authority in this
field of study. After Dr. Huang's presentation
at the First National Acupuncture Symposium in China
in 1984, she was recognized as one of the foremost
researchers in auricular acupuncture. Along with this
high recognition, she also became the head of the
National Auricular Research Subcommittee in China, a
lecturer, a member of numerous medical organizations
and a consultant to many medical organizations in
China and
abroad.
The unequalled skill Dr. Huang possesses has made
her nationally known. With thousands of acupuncturists,
many themselves experts, striving to acquire her "magic"
skills, she has been elevated to the position of being the
undisputed top auricular acupuncturist in China. She has
won numerous awards, both from China and abroad. She has
specialized in Auriculotherapy for the past 30 years and has
become a pioneer in auricular diagnosis and treatment. She has
made great discoveries in diagnosis and acupoints according to
their different characteristics.
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Acupoints of corresponding positions
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Acupoints of the five Zang (solid organs) and six
fu (hollow organs.)
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Acupoints of the endocrine system
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Acupoints of the nervous system
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Specific acupoints
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Classification of the functions of ear acupoints,
altogether amounting to 46 sections
She graduated from the Military College for
Advanced Studies of Surgery in Beijing, China. Dr.
Huang was director of the PLA Acupuncture and Acupuncture
Aesthesia Committee of 3301 General Hospital, Beijing
China. She is a member of the Ear Acupuncture
Diagnosis and Medical Treatment committee of the China
Acupuncture Institute.
She is a researcher and practitioner and has
treated over 150,000 patients, including two prime ministers
of China, The President of Italy, hundreds of generals,
ministers and ambassadors in China and abroad. She has
published more than a dozen auricular research papers and
articles and has trained over ten thousand medical
professionals in auriculotherapy
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Auricular Therapy
Clinic
Practitioner: Dr. Li-Chun
Huang
Dean and Professor
Auricular Medicine International Research and Training
Centre
Fern Park, Florida, US
Dr. Huang uses needleless auricular medicine to
diagnose and treat more that 200 diseases and symptoms
including:
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Acute and Chronic body pain
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Mental disorders including depression, anxiety,
nervousness
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Drug Addiction including alcohol and
smoking
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Cardiovascular disease and high or low blood
pressure
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Tinnitus, hearing loss, insomnia, vision problems
and many other conditions
Dr. Huang was recently awarded for her mastery and
lifetime achievements in the field of auricular medicine at
the 4th International Symposium on Auricular
Therapy and Auricular Medicine held in Puerto Rico, 2002. Dr.
Huang is an internationally renowned auriculotherapy authority
and a WHO instructor. She has given over 100 seminars on
auriculotherapy worldwide. She has authored four books and
numerous scientific papers on auricular diagnosis and therapy,
and has developed several training aids such as videotapes,
charts and models. More information about Dr. Li-Chun Huang is
available at: www.auriculotherapy-intl.com
Date:
Friday September 24
9:00 am –
6:00 pm
Location:
BodyMind
Synergy Health Centre
Cost:
$65 (Subject to GST)
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Canadian Institute of Traditional Chinese
Medicine
 136 17th Avenue
NE
Calgary, Alberta Ph: 403 520-5289 /
1-888-859-8686
email:
info@citcm.com
website:
www.citcm.com
Celebrate of the Opening of Canadian Institute
of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Canadian Institute
of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CITCM) opened this September
and we were very excited to welcome our new students in the
class of 2004. Our first class of students comes from a
diversity of backgrounds including physiotherapy, nursing and
zoology and also other health or educational practitioners.
Both staff and the first year’s students shared the excitement
as CITCM’s first year of studies
began.
This is a very
exciting time both for the new students and the school as
together we have the opportunity to form one of the finest
acupuncture and Doctor of TCM schools in Alberta. Through
fostering an environment of mutual resects and understanding
in our school with the students, faculty and members of the
public as well as having a highly qualified faculty teaching a
comprehensive curriculum, we will have an institution that
will truly become special. A hallmark of highly qualified
graduates will be a diploma from CITCM.
Dr. Xia Cheng
founded CITCM. It has been a long time dream for her to
establish a school to pass on her knowledge and share the
treasures of traditional Chinese medicine with members of the
public. Dr. Cheng trained and practiced both traditional
Chinese medicine as well as Western Medicine in China were she
saw the benefits of promoting communication and integration of
Traditional Chinese Medicine with conventional Western
Medicine by recognising and respecting the advantages of each
discipline. Since her graduation in 1983, she has been
continuously involved in clinic work, teaching and research.
In 1990, she received her Ph.D. in Medicine with major in
Acupuncture and Chronomedicine. She has been a professor at
several colleges, an instructor in different countries and has
several published books.
The mission of
CITCM is to supply our society with highly skilled acupuncture
and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners and to
that end we are committed to providing a superior learning
environment for students through a comprehensive curriculum
and an enthusiastic and qualified faculty. Dr. Cheng’s belief
that to promote the understanding that viewing body, mind and
spirit as a whole is essential to being an outstanding health
care practitioner.
CITCM is located
near 16th Ave and Centre St CITCM has easy access
from all directions. We are currently accepting applications
for programs starting in Jan 2005 and for Sept
2005.
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About Dr. Fei Fei Lu
Dr. Fei-Fei Lu
specialises in internal medicine, acute and chronic
pain reduction and also
women's health. She is a
member of the Alberta Association of TCM and the
Canadian Pain Society. With over 20 years of
clinical experience she practices herbal medicine,
acupuncture, acupressure and lifestyle
counselling.
Dr. Lu
graduated from Nanjing University of TCM in 1982.
Following that she worked in Hunan Province for over
10 years. She later moved to New Foundland Canada
where she had her own acupuncture and Traditional
Chinese Medicine Practice. She moved to Calgary
several years ago and practices as a registered
acupuncturist at Sincere Acupuncture Clinic in
Calgary.
Dr. Lu will be available
for appointments at BodyMind Synergy Health Centre Monday
9:00 to 12:00 and Wednesday 5:00 to 8:00. Please call us to
book appointments. 520-5258.
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Are you looking
for space to hold seminars / Lectures?
CITCM has space
available for afternoon, weekend or evening
lectures.
Are you a
therapist looking for a space to practice?
CITCM has space
available for you to practice in the afternoons evenings and
weekends.
for more
information please call 520-5258
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Rosemarie's Story
In
February, 2004, I had a severe case of shingles around my neck
and scalp. I was in severe pain, with the left side of
my neck covered in blisters. At the same time, I was
experiencing lots of itching, just like with chicken
pox. I took viral medication prescribed by my
doctor. While the blisters broke and subsided to some
extent, the pain and itching continued to be severe. My
doctor prescribed another medication which did not provide any
relief after a week. I tried homeopathy and a viral
medication available over the counter. By the end of
February, the pain and itching were no better. I could not
sleep during the night. I had read acupuncture could provide
relief. I visited Dr. Xia Cheng who recommended daily
treatments for about 10 days along with a herbal treatment to
help with the itching and pain. After 4 days of
treatment, I began to feel relief and the pain subsided. I
could sleep through the night. By the 7th day, the pain and
itching were lessened. By the 10th day, the pain and
itching were virtually gone. Within one month of being
diagnosed with shingles, all symptoms were gone. I
continue to have acupuncture treatments on a monthly basis and
can see the benefit in building my immune system. I wish
I had come to Dr. Xia at the onset of the
shingles!
Rosemarie Enslin
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Call for
Submissions
The Lotus Pond and
the BodyMind Synergy Health Centre invites you to share your
experiences and stories with acupuncture and traditional
Chinese medicine as well as your questions that you would like
to see Dr. Cheng answer in her newsletters. All stories and
questions will be printed in the newsletters (both electronic
and printed) and also in the web sites of the clinic and
school.
Click here to submit your own
testimonial online.
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form which you can mail or fax to us
We thank every one
in advance that sends us a question or story. All submissions
both questions and stories become the property of the BodyMind
Synergy Health and the Canadian Institute of TCM. We reserve
the right whether to use the stories or questions in our
future issues or not and to edit for content or space. We do
not guarantee that any submission will be
published.
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