Healing Potential of Chinese Medicine: Mastering the Endocrine System & Classical Chinese Medicine for Optimal Immunity

The Endocrine System & Chinese Medicine (FRI & SAT)

With endocrine disorders  increasing substantially in today’s world, ranging from diabetes,  metabolic syndrome, adrenal exhaustion, to osteoporosis, it is relevant  to consider the options offered by Chinese medicine. Correlated to the  jin-ye (fluid physiology), Chinese medicine presents an integrated  understanding of how these endocrine (and exocrine) humors can  exert over the neurological, immunological, and psychosocial systems. In  addition, these Ye-thick fluids are associated with the curious  fu-bowels which can impact our constitution and the cycles of growth,  maturity, and decline.

While fluid physiology  is modulated by the San Jiao mechanism, it also has a significance over  the other humors of Chinese medicine — Jing, Shen, Qi, and Xue-blood. As  such, the Jin-Ye  influences all the Zang-Fu and arguably, can be  viewed as the basis of all healing. Since most of the hormones warrants a  gradual synergetic and antagonistic feedback loop, its dynamics can be  affected directly by ying-nourishing qi and yuan-source qi.

In  this seminar, Jeffrey Yuen will explore the role of herbs, acupuncture,  essential oils, stones, diet, exercise, and sleep-rest/meditation can  have on the endocrine system and provide approaches on their regulation  and management.

Immunity and Chinese Medicine (SUN & MON)

Conceptually, immunity would be  associated with the Zheng-upright qi in Chinese medicine that deals with  Xie-perverse qi. With richness in Chinese medical literature regarding  the dynamics of how the body deals with Xie-perverse qi, clinicians of  Chinese medicine can gain different approaches from its various  traditions on how to arouse, maintain, and support the nature of  the Zheng-upright, which can offer insights into understanding the  immune system.

In addition, exploring how the  different aspects of Zheng-upright qi as Wei-defensive and Zong-chest qi  deal with biological and non-biological perversities and their  anatomical and clinician manifestations, offer clinicians a deeper  overview on Zhang-miasms, Gu-parasites, Chong-Worms, and  Zhu-infestations, aside from Shang Han and Gan Mao conditions. Other  features of immunity will also be examined such as auto-immunity and  immuno-deficiency with their clinical management.

This seminar will discuss how the different modalities of Chinese medicine (herbs, acupuncture, essential oils,  stones, exercise/qigong, and sleep/rest/meditation) can be utilized to  address the immunity system, as well as its correlations to the  endocrinology, psychology, and neurology. The current FuZheng (Support  the Zheng-Upright Qi) approach will also be examined.