Comments on: Defending Chinese Medicine- part 1

By: Yael

Yael — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:33:20 +0000

Hi Luke,
Thank you for your kind words and comments.
Yes, I know about the true story behind Falun Gong, and I”m leaving this link you left for others to be educated on the matter.

Thanks and take care,
Yael

By: Luke

Luke — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:34:53 +0000

Hi Yael and Oshik,

I like your website. Good job! You mentioned Falun Gong in your article. I hope you know the truth about this practice.

http://www.falundafa.org/eng/faqs.html#persecution

If you have questions about this practice, you can email me. I can give you some more info. Thanks.

By: Yael

Yael — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:16:56 +0000

Burton,
Thank you very much for your comment.
I think that there are studies that prove CM works and not as placebo, for example a study from Feb. 2008 that shows how acupuncutre helps IVF patients’ odds to having a healthy pregnancy and giving birth to a healthy baby.

Having said that, I am not a big fan of CM and studies, simply because you can’t force science on CM.
So many important factors need to be left out when science is involved, and there’s no one constant structure that can hold CM together.

At the same time, this is a good way to develope a dialogue with Western Medicine.

And regarding acupuncture during childbirth, I heard of cases that even that didn’t help.
That only goes to show that CM is not about magic, and also has it’s limits.
Which, I feel, is a healthy way to look at it.

Thanks again,
Yael

By: Burton Kent - Acupuncture Marketing

Burton Kent - Acupuncture Marketing — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:41:58 +0000

I’m always looking for studies that back up the effectiveness of acupuncture and Oriental medicine. What I’ve found is that nearly every single study that show acupuncture is no better than a placebo is using fixed points. There is no diagnosis involved, which means they’re trying to treat the symptoms - not the cause or root of the problem.

This is nearly the equivalent (in Western medicine) of treating both ulcers and heartburn with anti-acids. Both have to do with stomach acids, but shouldn’t be given the same treatment.

Studies that allow practitioners to actually diagnose the problem and select acupoints and/or herbs based on the diagnosis are always found to be effective. Not sometimes, always.

There are also studies for such applications of acupuncture as inducing childbirth. In those cases, no diagnosis is needed, because the point selection doesn’t really vary. Acupuncture works in those cases also.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:15:33 +0000

Hi Rebecca,
To be honest, I am used to it, but once a person is trying to back his words with lies, I will be one of the first to point those lies out, if I can.
Thanks for your comment.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:20:13 +0000

So what else is new?
I mean, these are all good, valid and interesting points, but there are so many people like him I stopped paying attention.
Didn’t you get used to it by now?
Thanks,
Rebecca