Author: Ikeda Masakazu

The Practice of Japanese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Classic Principles in Action is an in-depth introduction to a form of treatment practiced in Japan that is based on the classics of Oriental medicine. It provides a bridge for traditionally trained students and practitioners who are having difficulty transferring their knowledge of Japanese acupuncture and moxibustion into clinical practice, and will inform the reader's work with the breadth and depth of the classics. It is a very popular book in Japan .

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Part One:
Provides the basic information needed to understand and diagnose the most common patterns of disease.

Part Two:
Sets forth guidelines for treating a wide variety of disorders including those affecting the musculoskeletal, nervous, respiratory, cardiovascular, and urogenital systems. Case histories and drawings vividly illustrate the theoretical discussion of each disorder and its treatment. An introduction by the translator illuminates certain aspects of this work which may be unfamiliar to practitioners in the West.

Ikeda Masakazu graduated from Meiji Oriental Medical Institute in 1968. Since that time he has devoted himself to the clinical practice of acupuncture, moxibustion, and herbal medicine. He has taught many apprentices and presented numerous seminars in Japan as well as in Australia and the United States . He is the author of over 20 books in Japan, among them a well-known handbook series featuring clinical interpretations of the classics, including Basic Questions, Divine Pivot, Classic of Difficulties, and Discussion of Cold Damage . Ikeda Sensei is currently the academic director of the Meridian Therapy Association of Japan, and is in private practice on the island of Shikoku.

Author: Dr. David Derry

I was born in Selby England in 1937 and moved to and grew up in Maracaibo Venezuela. After getting my MD at University of British Columbia I went on after my internship at the Toronto General to take a PhD in biochemistry and neurochemistry at the Montreal Neurological Institute and McGill University.

My interest in thyroid started over 15 years ago. Also I became interested in Breast Cancer among other things about 10 years ago. I strongly feel we should have theories for medical illnesses even if they are wrong. It stimulates researchers to test the theories and more advances can be made. Other fields of science have many competing theories such as astronomy and physics and mathematics. I feel that medicine would advance faster if there were more theories to test. Over the last 12 years I have formed a library of 5000 reprints and books on breast cancer, thyroid hormone and iodine.

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Excerpts from Introduction:
This book is about cause, prevention and treatment of breast cancer. Over the last century enough data and observations have become available to allow the collection of this material into a coherent, understandable and testable thesis of how breast cancer starts and how it progresses. This monograph therefore is devoted to the exploration of a new outlook towards breast cancer with also a passing mention of related cancers and diseases. When discussing cancer we are talking about a systemic process, which allows the development of predictable sequence of biological changes leading to cancer. This presentation is not meant to be exhaustive and I hope to complete a more comprehensive treatment of this thesis in the future. Purposely, I have addressed this book to women with breast cancer. Since reading some of the stories of personal experiences with breast cancer, I am full of admiration for their knowledge and enthusiasm with which they pursue this disease and the research connected with it.

The monograph is divided into four parts.

1. Iodine its evolution and role in the cell.
2. Iodine and thyroid hormone and its relations to the patient's constitution.
3. Cancer in general as a process.
4. Breast cancer fibrocystic disease, its prevention and arrest.

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Excerpts from Preface:
This manual describes the traditional Acupuncture theory as it applies to Pulse Diagnosis and Meridian Acupuncture. Although this theory had been transmitted to Japan by Korean monks during the 5 th century A.D., the Japanese discontinued using it during the Edo shogunate period (1604-1807)...

In 1936, Japanese resumed studying the original acupuncture theory which was handed down from generation to generation in Korea . These practitioners also made some theoretical innovations and refinements in the theoretical applications...

Pulse diagnosis for meridian acupuncture is not complicated. It is a systematic method that is well-suited for clinical practice.

The book includes chapters on the following topics:

1. Pulse Qi and 5 Attribute Points
2. Treatment Points
3. Hollow organ Syndrome
4. Solid and Hollow Organ Treatment
5. Other Summarized Points
6. Important Meridian Point Groups
7. Treatment Point Sets
8. Traditional Needling Technique
9. Practical Needling Techniques
10. Practice Order

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The Akabane method of diagnosis and treatment is very simple and easy to perform. It is particularly effective for pain.

Akabane's invention of the “subcutaneous needle” was not only beneficial for his own treatment method, but it has also been used for general treatment of reactive points and chronic pain conditions.

The book includes chapters on the following topics:

1. Akabane Theory (original method and modifications)
2. Clinical Methods (measurement point, measurement device, diagnosis and treatment, subcutaneous needling, qi decreasing needle, detection of Ashi points)
3. Akabane Special Points (symptoms and points)
4. Developments in Akabane Method (BL11 Dazhu and B12 Fengmen, BL16 Dushu, BL17 Geshu, BL17.5 Bashu, Points for lower Body Symptoms)
5. Treatment Order
6. About the Author

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One of the most essential elements to human health, Iodine, is also one of the most feared and misunderstood, according Dr. David Brownstein, M.D.

Iodine deficiency was found in 95% of the 3,000 patients tested at Dr. Brownstein’s office. He suggests that the amount of iodine needed by the body is not present in many of the foods we eat. Contrary to popular belief, there is not a significant amount of iodine in salt.

Sufficient levels of iodine are imperative for the proper function of the thyroid gland. When the thyroid cannot function optimally, risks for developing diseases and disorders such as: goiter, autoimmune thyroid problems, increased risk of cancer, hypothyroidism and more. The thyroid gland also controls metabolism which is slowed with the onset of hypothyroidism. Iodine Deficiency is also the world’s greatest cause of preventable mental retardation.

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Part I - Eternal Blueprints
Part II - Kaleidoscopes

This profound book is composed of a series of essays, and lectures which maps the journey from the first recognition of the eternal and rhythmic energy of life to learning how to conduct energy with energetic medicine.

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Essays I and II introduction:
Essays on Energy I and II restores historically damaged information to classic Eastern medicine and connects this medicine to cutting edge research in Quantum Physics being done internationally. The author’s innate ability to perceive subtle energy, her association with Chinese qi gong masters and her studies form the backdrop for a real life adventure. She criss-crosses the world in her exploration of the ancient Oriental concept that “Human beings function in the flux between Heaven and Earth”, and reaches thought-provoking conclusions about natural phenomenon.

“In a world of changing phenomenon and new paradigms, the depth of vision revealed by Lesley Shearer in these essays is a welcome addition to the evolving understanding of subtle energy. Shearer’s long and vigorous research into the universe of energy perception will break the wall of resistance to continual investigation into the invisible and ethereal universe of energy empowerment. This is a quantum energy book. Essays on Energy I and II is must reading for the new millennium.”

Allen Maruyama, Ph.D.
Theologian

Brief Description:
Learn how to find the cause of your illness in the privacy of your own home.

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“Say Goodbye to Illness” is a book that will revolutionize the practice of medicine and will teach you how to find the cause of your illness in the privacy of your own home. Excellent reading for both doctor and patient, as well as the general public. Don’t we all strive for better health? Order your copy today and take the first step.

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This richly illustrated book presents, for the first time in English, a detailed and practical introduction to traditional therapy and medical massage.

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Thai Massage - A Traditional Medical Technique was written by Dr. Richard Gold with a foreword by Ted J. Kaptchuk.

Clear and easy-to-follow descriptions are given of all the variable techniques involved.

“Thai Massage” takes the reader step-by-step through techniques that combine the elements of yoga, shiatsu, and acupressure.

Dr. Richard Gold, Ph.D., C.A., is a founding director of the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego.  He is also a senior faculty member at the Pacific College as well as the Institute of Psycho-Structual Balancing in San Diego.  His private clinical practice is at the Pacific Center of Health.

Brief Description:
An excellent and useful guide to Chinese and Western Systems of Ear Acupuncture

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The Auriculotherapy Manual is an excellent and useful guide to ear acupuncture.  This text provides a standardized auricular nomenclature system for designating different anatomical zones of the ear.  Each ear reflex point is represented by both a number and an auricular zone location.  It comes complete with a list of treatment plans for over 250 medical conditions as well as provides charts and guides.  The ear reflex points covered in this handbook are based on extensive research conducted at the UCLA Pain Management Center.

Written by Terry Oleson, Ph.D., an internationally known lecturer in the field of auriculotherapy.  He received his Ph.D. in Psychobiology from the University of California at Irvine and went on to research auricular diagnosis and auriculotherapy at the UCLA Pain Management Center in Los Angeles.

“Auriculotherapy Manual” is recommended by Dr. Miki Shima for those practitioners who use auriculotherapy for treatment or are considering using it in their practice.

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“The Channel Divergences” features a review of the major source literature on the channel divergences.

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The Channel Divergences is the most definitive statement to date on the theory and application of this fascinating and obscure aspect of the channel system, the jing bie or channel divergences.  The book features a review of the major source literature on the channel divergences, treatment strategies of three major Japanese channel divergence specialists, Dr. Miki Shima’s comprehensive treatment strategies and case histories, a treatment formulary discussing more than 16 major disorders, extensive appendices with adjunctive treatment suggestions and over 250 illustrations.

Dr. Miki Shima has taught a wide and fascinating array of topics in Traditional Oriental Medicine for the past 20 years. 

Also available by Dr. Miki Shima:

“Mysteries of the Needle”, “Shonishin”, “Fukushin”, and “Deeper Pathways of the Web” Video tape sets.  Each of these video tape series sets is taken from his workshops and put together to give a hands-on experience of learning. 

The book, “The Medical I-Ching” will show you how to bring the wisdom of this ancient oracle into your acupuncture or health care practice. 

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Dr. Miki Shima will show you how to bring the wisdom of this ancient oracle into your acupuncture or health care practice.

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“The Medical I-Ching” includes diagnostic and prognostic indications for each of the eight trigrams, hexagrams, and all changing lines as well as extensive instructions on using all types of casting methods and the pros and cons of each, interpretation of readings, and an entire chapter of case histories.  This is a book no health practitioner or acupuncturist that is practicing I-Ching should be without.

Dr. Miki Shima has taught a wide and fascinating array of topics in Traditional Oriental Medicine for the past 20 years. 

Also available by Dr. Miki Shima:

“Mysteries of the Needle”, “Shonishin”, “Fukushin”, and “Deeper Pathways of the Web” Video tape sets.  Each of these video tape series sets is taken from his workshops and put together to give a hands-on experience of learning. 

The book, “The Channel Divergences” is the most definitive statement to date on the theory and application of this fascinating and obscure aspect of the channel system, the jing bie or channel divergences. 

Brief Description:
“Secrets to Prosperity of the Acupuncture Clinic” is a handy manual that describes how to open a clinical practice and rejuvenate an already existing practice. 

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This manual explains so much more than a standard manual by adding such information as how to avoid the pitfalls many new practitioners commonly run into, to configure office space with practice design tips, to come up with strategies for setting up patient fees based on the local economy, to attract new patients with a minimal amount of investment, and to streamline your treatment time to treat more patients per day.