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Reduce stress, eat right, exercise & nourish with TCM herbs to regenerate, revitalize & sustain your health inorder to prevent premature aging with degenerative diseases.
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At AntiAgingSolutions- These are some syndromes that are treated with TCM herbs-
PMS, endometriosis, menopause & andropause syndromes, migraine, hypertension, high cholestrol, type 11 diabetes Mellitus, gestational diabetes, obesity, sinusitis, bronchitis, benign prostate hyperplasia, eczema, rheumatism, sciatica, acid reflux problems, irritable bowel syndrome & many others.
There is help for many autoimmune disease sufferers who wish to seek alternative treatments that deal with the root of the syndromes & manifestations.
Sjogren's Syndrome, RA, Lupus , Endocrine disease sufferers can find relieve with TCM herbs.
About 2 to 4 million Americans suffer from Sjogren's Syndrome.
Some common symptoms of SS are eye dryness that can progressively lead to eye irritation, decreased tear production, a "gritty" sensation, infection, and serious abrasion of the dome of the eye (cornea). Dry eyes can lead to infections of the eyes. This condition is known as xerophthalmia.
Inflammation of the salivary glands can lead to mouth dryness, swallowing difficulties, dental decay, cavities, gum disease, mouth sores and swelling, and stones and/or infection of the parotid gland inside of the cheeks. Dry lips & mouth is medically referred to as xerostomia.
Other glands that can become inflamed, though less commonly, in Sjogren's syndrome include those of the lining of the breathing passages (leading to lung infections) and the vagina (sometimes causing pain during intercourse or recurrent vaginal infections).
Extraglandular (outside of the glands) problems in Sjogren's syndrome include joint pain or inflammation (arthritis), Raynaud's phenomenon, lung inflammation, lymph node enlargement, and kidney, nerve, and muscle disease.
A rare serious complication of Sjogren's syndrome is inflammation of the blood vessels (vasculitis), which can damage the tissues of the body that are supplied by these vessels.
Autoimmune thyroiditis (Hashimoto's thyroiditis) can lead to abnormal thyroid hormone levels detected by thyroid blood tests. Heartburn and difficulty swallowing can result from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
A rare disease that is uncommonly associated with Sjogren's syndrome is primary biliary cirrhosis, an autoimmune disease of the liver that leads to scarring of the liver tissue.
A small percentage of patients with Sjogren's syndrome develop cancer of the lymph glands (lymphoma). This usually develops only after many years with the illness.
What is of particular interest is the fact that for several of the autoimmune diseases the activity of the immune system may come and go, so that there are periods of “remission” and periods of “exacerbation.”
For these diseases, if a method for maintaining remission can be found, then even though the underlying condition isn’t completely eliminated, it is not producing new symptoms or progressing.
Traditional Chinese medicine over the centuries led to a focus on treating patients according to the “signs and symptoms” (syndrome) rather than according to a disease name.
Autoimmune disorders, because of their chronic nature are understood to be based on an underlying deficiency syndromes. In brief, it is the deficiency that permits the pathology to manifest.
If the vessels were full of qi and blood, and the organs working properly and full of their essences, the person would be healthy, or might, at the worst, suffer minor and short term diseases. Instead, the deficiency condition allows external pathogenic influences to enter, and permits the disease to progress, transform, and become serious because of inadequate resistance to this process by the normalizing qi.
Genetic factors involved in diseases are often associated with the Chinese concept of essence deficiency (specifically, a kidney deficiency); diseases that progress with aging are also attributed to deficiencies of kidney and liver and involve the “essence” deficiency.
The potential role of viruses or other infectious agents in triggering the disease process corresponds, in part, to the failure to repel the external pathogen.
Tonification of the deficiencies would be a part of TCM therapy throughout treatment, since the effect of other therapeutic approaches would be boosted by the presence of adequate qi, blood, and essence.
To vitalize circulation of blood, the qi must be adequate, according to the Chinese theory. During remission, tonification is important where there would not be an immediate requirement to intensively alleviate inflammation, pain, and other acute symptoms. Iridoid glycosides are also found as major components of some of the heat-clearing herbs that treat many auto immune diseases.
Recent studies revealed that geniposide showed pharmacological action consistent with suppressing immune inflammatory processes. For example, the compounds produced significant inhibition of IL-2 secretion, thus reducing antibody-stimulated activation of human peripheral blood T cells . In another study, it was shown that geniposide could lower serum IL-1β and TNF-α levels in rheumatoid arthritis rats, which was suggested to be related to its clinical effects of inhibiting development of rheumatoid arthritis.
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selective reports, statistics & case studies of several diseases, TCM herbs have recorded between 40- over 70 % success rates through treatment plans from 3 months to even a year's therapy.
References
Lin Jiehou, Bi-entity (arthritis): Clinical experience of master-physician Wang Weilan, Journal of the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine 1983;
Li Jun, Treatment of 46 cases of rheumatoid arthritis with modified Shentong Zhuyu Tang, Beijing Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 1988;
Zhou Xueping, et.al., Intermediate and late rheumatoid arthritis treated by tonifying the kidney, resolving phlegm, and removing blood stasis, Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2000; 20(2): 87–91.
Unschuld PU, Forgotten Traditions of Ancient Chinese Medicine, 1990 Paradigm Publications, Brookline, MA
All AntiAgingSolutions' herbal decoction preparations are based on ancient TCM formulas.
The analysis of diseases and their treatment were recorded & passed down some 2000 years ago in the root classics of Chinese medicine, especially the Huangdi Neijing (The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine). Critical developments occurred influenced TCM practice for many centuries afterward.
During the Han Dynasty period (220 B.C. to 220 A.D.) the most famous texts of traditional Chinese medicine were written: -
Neijing (Suwen and Lingshu), Shanghan Lun (including Jingui Laoyue), and Shennong Bencao Jing.
For herbal Decoctions -
Please email Cindy - anti_agingsolutions@yahoo.com
Herb formulas average $10 onwards per day for complex syndromes.
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For more reading references -
The Science of Change: Root Theory of Chinese Medicine (Zhongguo Yi Yi Xue) and The Five Organ Networks of Chinese Medicine and Their Pathology (Zhongyi Wuzang Bing Xue) Zhou Xuexi of the Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Bensky D and Barolet R, Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies, 1990 rev. ed., Eastland Press, Seattle, WA
Huang Bingshan and Wang Yuxia, Thousand Formulas and Thousand Herbs of Traditional Chinese Medicine, vol. 2, 1993 Heilongjiang Education Press, Harbin.
*In order to more firmly establish the presence of such underlying deficiencies, it would be necessary to obtain medical histories (including information oriented to reveal the standard “signs” recognized by TCM practitioners) from persons who were recently diagnosed with any chronic diseases for treatment.
*The objective of this blog is not to convince people of miracle cures with TCM.
Formulas that worked well for one individual might not do the same for another person; this is the philosophy of traditional Chinese medicine.
*A health status form will need to be filled inorder for any course of herbal decoctions to be prepared for you.
*Under HSA ( Health Science Authority Singapore), herbs that are imported into Singapore meet these requirements -
(a) The herbs do not contain any substances controlled under the Poisons Act and other prohibited substances such as Pangamic acid including its salts, Danthron, Suprofen including its salts and Rhodamine B.
(b) The heavy metal contents of the herbs do not exceed the following limits: Arsenic (5 ppm), Copper (150 ppm), Lead(20 ppm) and Mercury (0.5 ppm).
(c) Herbs of animal nature are not under the Endangered Species (Import & Export Act).
Disclamer
Herbal decoctions are not used to diagnose, prevent, treat or cure any diseases.
There is no warranty of any kind intended for curing an ailment or disease.
Herbal preparations of mostly anti aging properties; or applications of certain herbs and medicines are intended to alleviate discomforts & symptoms.
Always check with a doctor or a trusted healthcare professional before beginning any herbal treatments.
Any herbal decoction is not intended to replace medical advice or treatment. If conditions worsen or persist, consult your health care practitioner.
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