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Show WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 2000 Emotional Health 0 A P JO For Students by Mohammed iqbal, By produced Intellectual Health body mind spirit Physical Health Social Health Students Spiritual Health by SHAC (Student Health Advisory Committee) 0 ALWAYS RE Em ,VA ues Q.A 'l if ? sO fe uT EU 'JUlto a. 5 O The classical Chinese explanation to acupuncture, of course, is very simple. St is just clearing up channels of life force that, have been blocked. According to traditional Chinese medicine, all of us -- iWi J a . WXt 1- - - J1" "SljEE i? .. i . '.y l ..... i&3) ijfff4 have channels of energy (ones life force) that run in regular patterns throughout the human body. These N channels are referred to as meridians. , Disease results in the blockage of these channels, thereby resulting in obstructions of the life force from properly, flowing, in other words the YIN and YANG (negative and positive forces) are out of balance. Acupuncture corrects these imbalances, by stimulating the body at various points. ..Stimulating the body at these key' points brings the Yin and Yang back into balance. Bringing the positive and negative life forces back into balance promotes health and general well being. (usually negative in polarity). Current from a positive pole applied to a tumor has been shown to significantly retard or even regress growth. Acupuncture points can also stimulate the nervous system to release chemicals in the muscles, spinal cord, and the brain which can change the experience of pain felt. These chemicals or . hormones may influence the bodys own internal regulating system to kick in, helping the body fight disease. 3 Acupuncture can channel the life force to resume its .n.orm.al and regular movements and balance the "'y.tf muni. ' & i Sit meg Yin and Yang. The more treatment a patient receives, the longer the corrective action of acupuncture is maintained. The normal flows are Acupuncture has found a niche in todays medical practices, as more and more people are looking for maintained by the body for longer and longer ways to get around popping those pills. People are realizing the dangers of taking too many drugs and starting to find alternative or complementary times, until finally the abnormal flow pattern is no longer present, or the blockages have been cleared. At this stage, the patient is pronounced completely treated. skeptical? The latest scientific research seems to suggest that the 400 acupuncture points and the 12 meridians are the high electric Still a little conductance points on the human body. So what does electricity have to with humans? Well for one thing, the human body is nothing more than a machine that uses electric impulses to control its various functions. The nervous system acts similarly to the wiring of any complex machine, by carrying currents throughout the body. Furthermore, eel! growth has been associated with electrical and magnetic fields. In most cases there is enhanced Professional acupuncture is a safe and sanitary procedure. Needles are only used once & come sealed in sterile packaging to prevent any spread of disease. cell growth toward cathode and reduced cell growth towards anode in "small continuous pulsed or focal electric fields." Cancerous tumors have medicines as more of a plausible option in their quest to treat themselves. Common conditions which have more and more people resorting to acupuncture clinics include: back pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, lupus, sciatica, varicose veins, gynecology, syndrome, infertility, breast lumps, irritable bowel syndrome, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, drug addictions, etc. As we can see, acupuncture has a wide array of pre-mensiru- al applications finding more and more people turning to it for help. Chinese medicine has had positive results for many people. Western scientists and doctors will keep a close on eye on the latest developments in hope of someday combining this knowledge with western medicine to help combat disease. been also identified to be charged electrically For more information about Student Health Service, SHAC, Head to Toe contact "WW SiWstaracnr shacshs.utah.edu or call 585-529- 5 a P |