I was listening to the CBC radio 99.1, and in Metro Morning News with Matt Galloway and health columnist Dr Peter Lin.  They talked about Chinese Medicine and the art of cupping, history, and current studies about cupping.  Really interesting stuff.  Here is the link! Wednesday April 30, 2014 Cupping

Chinese medicine and Osteopathy are more similar in philosophy than they are different.  How they go about treatment is different, but generally, the philosophy is the same. In Osteopathy, the principals are as follows: 1.  The rule of the artery is absolute 2.  Structure governs function 3.  The unity of function 4.  The body heals itself Now if we take this from a TCM perspective: 1.  The rule of the artery is absolute really talks about qi and blood.  There is a famous Chinese medical saying: ”Bu tong ze tong, tong ze bu tong.” This is roughly translated as, “If there is not free flow, there is pain. If there is free flow, there is no pain.” So if an artery is pinched anywhere it can cause ischemia, and with time malnutrition to a region of a the body. 2.  Structure governs function is taught as the theory of Yin and Yang. […]

The fist draft of my thesis is complete. I now need to polish it up! Registered R.TCMP and R.ACU! Toronto Asian integrative medicine symposium. Osteopathy symposium at the CCO.