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New Year of the Rat, 4706 (or Mighty Mouse)By Dr. Maoshing Ni, L.Ac., D.O.M., Ph.D. February 7th, 2008 in the Chinese calendar is the first day of the Year of the Rat. The Chinese calendar is an amazingly accurate system, which not only records the time, but is also a tool for forecasting. The energetic relationship between the Five Elements, an ancient symbolic system that expresses the energy transformation in nature, and the calendar system helps one foretell what is to come so that one can be better prepared to take advantage of the opportunities and guard against potential pitfalls and health problems.  |
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By William Morse, D.C., F.I.A.C.A.
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Acupuncture originated in China, with
its organization and description first found in the Nei Jing
(Classic of Internal Medicine). The oldest existent copy of the Nei
Jing dates back to 170 BC, but no one knows how old the art of
acupuncture actually is. The Nei Jing describes the nature of qi
(energy; pronounced chee in Chinese and ki in Japanese), its effects
on the major organs, routes of the major acupuncture channels, the
locations of points, techniques for stimulation, causes of disease
and methods for treatment.
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