Obesity
Causes:
Irregular eating habits, fat, sugar, water and humidity, odor, fecal impaction (coprostatis), binge eating, and stress.
Treatments:
Moisture, lipolysis, appetite suppression.
There will be no yo-yo effect.
Ephedrine not used.
No starvation techniques used.
Growth Issues
Causes:
Irregular eating habits, fat, sugar, water and humidity, odor, fecal impaction (coprostatis), binge eating, and stress.
Treatments:
Bone growth supplements, Blood Circulating agent (growth plate supplement), medication, exercise therapy.
Tip to Help You Grow
1) Get plenty of sleep: minimum of 6-7 hours daily.
In particular, sleep starting exactly at 10 pm.
2) Before / After sleeping, do stretching exercises for minimum of 5 to 10 minutes.
3) To stimulate the growth plates and joints, carry out a certain amount of exercises on a daily basis. (eg. jump rope, basketball, walking, running, etc.)
4) Stretch out the body by hanging off of suspension rods.
Dermatology
Pimples
Causes:
Fecal impaction (coprostatis), stress, excessive intake of oily / heavy food, excessive testosterone secretion, constitutionally excessive heat, digestive problems, ischemia (stagnated blood).
Treatments:
Decomposition of body fat by improving circulation, suppression of testosterone secretion, applying antipyretic to lower physical constitutional fever, fixing fecal impaction (coprostatis).
Eczema, Allergies, Stomatitis (Tongue / Mouth Sores)
Causes:
Physical constitutional fever » Drying » Atopic
Physical constitutional fever » Rejection » Allergy
Physical constitutional fever » Heat dissipation » Stomatitis
Treatment: Remove / resolve fever, detoxification.
Hyperhidrosis
Causes:
“Taeum” (Excessive Yin Type) / “Taeyang” (Excessive Yang Type) / “Soyangin” (Deficient Yang Type): Applying antipyretic to lower physical constitutional fever “Soeumin” (Deficient Yin Type): Lack of stamina, strength degradation
Symptoms:
“Taeum” (Excessive Yin Type) / “Taeyang” (Excessive Yang Type) / “Soyangin” (Deficient Yang Type): Excessive heat / perspiration throughout the body, especially in the head, back, neck, face and upper body are more often severe.
“Soeumin” (Deficient Yin Type): Highly prone to cold, excessive perspiration focused on hands and feet. At night, even if the environment is not hot, excessive perspiration occurs.
Therapy:
“Taeum” (Excessive Yin Type) / “Taeyang” (Excessive Yang Type) / “Soyangin” (Deficient Yang Type): Reduce fever, detoxification (toxins in the intestines)
“Soeumin” (Deficient Yin Type): Yin supplements, energy supplements, blood supplements, basic strength reinforcement.
Brain / Nervous System
Tinnitus, Headache, Dizziness, Nausea
Causes:
If even after a MRI / CT of the brain, no clear diagnosis can be made, then it is an indication of lack of cerebral blood flow, lack of small, elevated intracranial pressure.
In the case of Tinnitus: a long-term exposure to noisy environment is also included.
Treatment: Normalization of cerebral blood flow and intracranial pressure.
Facial Nerve Palsy
Advances / Causes: Overworking, excessive drinking of alcohol, stress, insomnia, mental instability and hyperthyroidism. Aging of the brain, Anti-psychotic drugs, anti-depressants, cardiac arrhythmia treatment.
Symptoms:
Tremor (head, arms, legs, hands, face)
Treatment:
Cerebral blood flow, promote normalization of brain function, promote secretion of neurotransmitters, psychological stability.
Infarct (stroke)
Causes:
Chronic physical / mental fatigue, excessive drinking of alcohol, insomnia, high blood pressure, diabetes, hardening of the arteries which causes blockage of blood vessels in the brain.
Symptoms: Language disorders, headaches, dizziness, hemiplegia (Partial / full paralysis of either left or right side of the body).
Treatments: Improved blood flow, normalization of intracranial pressure.
Digestion Issues
Acid Reflux
Causes:
Irregular eating habits, stress, consumption of overstimulating food.
Symptoms:
Burping from areas underneath the breast or chest, burning sensation in the throat, regurgitation of bile, and feeling of something stuck in the throat.
Treatments:
Antacid therapy, promote secretion of bile, regular scheduled eating habits.
Acute / Chronic Congestion (Indigestion)
Causes:
Congenital or acquired issue of peristalsis degradation. Decrease of bile acids. Consumption of difficult to digest food types (eg. Seaweed, rice, sweet potatoes, squid, octopus, pork, etc.) Rushed eating habits. Stress.
Symptoms:
Acute:
Feeling of blockage in the center area beneath the chest. Feeling of frustration and pain (abdominal pain, headache, shoulder aches) sometimes accompanied by vomiting and diarrhea.
Chronic:
Constant feeling of indigestion. Feeling of something stuck in the center area below the chest. Constant build up of gas. Feeling of food not going down properly. Feeling of or actual tangible build up of mass in the center area below the chest. (Gastrointestinal Disease)
Treatments: Promotion of intestine exercises, facilitating regular eating and bowel habits.
Diarrhea
Acute:
Enteritis, indigestion, body-type issues, cold / greasy food, binge eating.
Chronic:
Common to “Soeumin” (Deficient Yin Type) “Taeum” (Excessive Yin Type). Irritable bowel, stress or allergies.
Treatments:
Dietary control. Keeping the abdomen warm. Promotion of intestine exercises through acupuncture and herbal medicine.
Constipation
Causes:
Dietary control. Keeping the abdomen warm. Promotion of intestine exercises through acupuncture and herbal medicine.
Treatments:
Improve circulation (herbal medicine, acupuncture) Improving one’s physical constitution through radical reform / revamp. Remove intestinal fever / detoxification. Promote intestine exercises.
Urology (Prostate Enlargement, Cystitis)
(Prostate Enlargement, Cystitis)
Prostatitis
Causes:
Bacterial infections, prostate fluid excretion disorders, excessive drinking, aging, overworking.
Symptoms:
Feeling of residual urine, dysuria, testicular discomfort.
Treatments:
Bacterial treatments (herbal medicine and acupuncture)
Prostate Enlargement (Benign)
Causes:
Aging, prostatitis.
Symptoms:
Feeling of residual urine, difficulty urinating, frequent urination.
Treatments:
Improve blood flow through extension of urethra (herbal medicine and acupuncture).
Cystitis
Causes:
Straining, bacterial infections, poor fundamentals.
Symptoms:
Frequent urination, dysuria, hematuria.
Treatments:
Bacterial treatment and basic physical reinforcement (herbal medications and acupuncture), steady rest.
Incontinence
Causes:
Aging, post-natal.
Symptoms:
Unable to hold / control urination. Urination when coughing or laughing.
Treatments:
Bladder / sphincter reinforcement.
Incontinence
Causes:
Congenital bladder / sphincter weakness, stress, mental and behavioral disorders.
Symptoms:
Even after age 5, unable to control urination while sleeping through the night.
Treatments:
Mental stability, reinforce the bladder / sphincter.
Respiratory Problems
Sinusitis
Causes:
Cold, improper treatment of early rhinitis that gradually turns into chronic sinusitis.
Symptoms:
Stuffy nose, runny nose, global headache, unable to concentrate, decay of ability to smell.
Treatments:
Drainage, applying anti-inflammatory medicine.
Chronic Bronchitis
Causes:
Residual symptoms after a cold, smoking, pertussis.
Symptoms:
Coughing / issues of phlegm that persists for several years or decades seasonally or intermittently. In severe cases, asthma (shortness of breath) might accompany the symptoms.
Treatments:
Inflammatory expectorant.
Asthma
Respiratory:
Bronchial dilatation or stenosis
Cardiovascular:
Deep hypertrophy, hypertension, hopotension, tachycardia, bradycardia.
Symptoms:
Dyspnea (shortness of breath).
Treatments:
Prescription (drug) treatments
Allergic Asthma
Causes:
Congenital constitution, rhinitis, allergic factors (such as pollen).
Symptoms:
Sudden, spasmodic dyspnea (shortness of breath).
Treatments:
Treatment of constitution of body type, regulation of environment and food.
Allergic Rhinitis
Causes:
Congenital constitution, common cold, environment, temperature and decrease of immunity.
Symptoms:
Sneezing, runny nose, nasal congestion.
Treatments:
Improving the living environment and regulating the food consumed based on constitution of body type.
Obstetrics and Gynecology / Infertility
Menstrual Irregularity, Cramps
Causes:
Lack of blood in the abdomen (uterus), poor circulation (cold symptoms), myometrium, adenomyosis, ischemia (stagnated blood).
Treatments:
Improve blood circulation, warming the uterus, detoxification of stagnated blood.
Infertility
Causes:
Cold uterus, damaging of uterine walls, Polycystic follicle syndrome of obesity (uterine wall thickening), menstrual irregularity, post-pregnancy stagnated blood issues.
Treatments:
Warming the uterus, fat decomposition, husband is treated together as well for physical therapy and health conservation
Birth Complications
Causes:
Post-pregnancy accumulation of stagnated blood, premature activities post-pregnancy, late age parturition, lack of relaxing post-pregnancy, decrease of basic body energy due to difficult delivery, spending time in cold environments post-pregnancy.
Symptoms:
Radiating pain, joint or global body aches, severe cold sweats.
Treatments:
During the average period of 4 weeks of maternity rest after birth, utilize herbal medicine to allow treat joint inflammation, discharge residiual waste, promote breast milk production, reduce swelling, and pregnancy weight gain. Herbal medicine applied during this time period significantly benefits not only the mother but the child as well.
Lack of Breast Milk Production
Causes:
Empty / weak Qi (energy) and blood, Post-pregnancy accumulation of stagnated blood.
Treatments:
Proprietary methods & herbal medicine designed specifically to benefit both the mother and the child.
Precursor symptom of miscarriage: Bleeding
Cardiovascular Disease
Causes:
Blood circulation disorders, hematopoietic dysfunction.
Symptoms:
Numbness / coldness in hands and feet. Needing to wear several socks even during hot weather. Frostbite symptoms can also occur.
Treatments:
Promote blood circulation and hematopoietic functions.
Facial Flushing (Hot Flash)
Causes:
Psychological stress, menopause.
Symptoms:
Upper portion of the body (face being the center) is hot while the bottom portion of the body is cold. Also, imitating intoxication symptoms, upper portions of the body is flushed red and excessive sweating might occur.
Treatments:
Concept of “Elevating the Water / Lowering the Fire” – Sending the “cold” from the bottom portion of the body to “cool” the “fire” in the upper body. Sending the “heat” from the upper body to “warm” the “cold” in the lower body.
Arthritis
Rheumatism
Classified as an autoimmune disease, those whose body is weak and nerves are sensitive are more prone to it. In Oriental Medicine, moist heat is believed to be the main cause of rheumatism.
Symptoms:
Polyarthritis (involving all joints), red painful inflammations and once chronic, bone deformation of fingers and toes.
Treatments:
Remove / resolve / decrease fever, removing dampness, removal / treatment of edema, reinforcing the body’s basic strength with supplements.
Osteoarthritis (Degenerative Arthritis)
Aging, overuse (often excessively) and obesity.
Symptoms:
Instead of appearing in multiple locations, it only presents itself on certain areas such as the knee or the wrist. Feeling of pain or stiffness with or without inflammation can occur.
Treatments:
Bone supplements, circulating the blood, removal / treatment of edema / pain.
Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
Constantly and repeatedly straining the elbow. Linked to damage of wrist and finger ligaments.
Symptoms:
Elbow as the center, pain occurs in fingers and wrists.
Treatments:
Circulating the blood, removal / treatment of edema / pain and supplements for tendons.
Periarthritis of the Shoulder (Frozen Shoulder)
Again, lack of exercise, capsular adhesion such as calcification.
Symptoms:
Stiff shoulder / arm joints, painful to lift up the arms, severe pain during night time.
Treatments:
Circulating the blood and supplements for bones and tendons.
Rotator Cuff Tear
Lack of exercise, aging, poor blood flow, overuse, repetitive trauma.
Symptoms:
While arms are parallel to the side of the body, it is painful to elevate the arms. Severe pain during night time.
Treatments:
Herbal medicine, acupuncture and exercise.
Nosebleed Issues
Causes:
Constitutional fever, clinical pathological fever.
“Taeum” (Excessive Yin Type) / “Taeyang” (Excessive Yang Type) / “Soyangin” (Deficient Yang Type): Easily prone to more heat issues such as fever and sweating.
“Soeumin” (Deficient Yin Type)
: Poor physical conditions, feeling of cold and fatigue.
Treatments:
Fever-cooling Yin supplements
Halitosis (Bad Breath)
Digestive problems, decreased bile acid, acid indigestion, intestinal gas, stomatitis, constipation, gingivitis.
Treatments:
Moisture, lipolysis, appetite suppression.
There will be no yo-yo effect.
Ephedrine not used.
No starvation techniques used.
Hypothyroidism / Hyperthyroidism
Mental and stress issues, overworking physically.
Treatments:
Herbal medicine therapy, acupuncture and physical therapy.
Insomnia
Stress, depression, anxiety.
Symptoms:Difficulty falling asleep, easily woken up, feeling of lack of sleep despite long hours of sleeping, suffering less than 10 minutes of sleep consecutively for 3 to 5 days.
Treatments:
Special herbal medicine prescriptions, acupuncture, exercising in the morning sunlight for a minimum of one hour.
Herniated Disc (Neck / Back)
Causes:
Muscle weakness, poor posture, degenerative issues due to aging.
Cervical Spine Herniated Disc: Pain or numbness occurs in either one of left or right side through the shoulder, neck or arm leading to the fingers.
Lumbar Spine Herniated Disc: Pain or numbness occurs in either one of left or right side through the waist, hip, calf or ankle leading to the toes.
Stenosis: Symptoms of both cervical spine and lumbar spine herniated disc occurs in both sides of the body.
Treatments:
Muscle strengthening herbal medicine, Weightless Decompression Therapy, acupuncture, exercise therapy.
Gout (Gouty Arthritis)
Causes:
Uric acid (due to intake of alcohol, meat, fish, beans, milk and etc.)
Symptoms:
Swelling of toes or ankle joints leading to severe pain and redness.
Treatments:
Uric acid reducing herbal medicine therapy, acupuncture, topical medicines and diet control.