ACUPUNCTURE - THE FIVE ELEMENT SYSTEM

After treating his patients working only with his regular medical degree, Alan Abromovitz, M.D. studied for an additional seven years at the College of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture in London, England. This traditional system - The Five Element system - purports that all physical illnesses are a manifestation of an imbalance of energy within the body, mind or spirit, or perhaps in all three. The key seems to be to treat patients at a place they are willing to accept a different system and finding a way to relate to where they are so they can accept a new approach to their illness. If the patient thinks that pills or surgery is the only way to treat illness, then a different direction is taken for treatment. The key is for each patient to trust the system, and take action on his own and inspiration to guide where they want to go.

Each organ of the body has its own areas of responsibility. Of the l2, the heart is considered to be king and rules over the other 11. Each one has its own area of expertise. The small intestine, for example, controls the ability to separate pure from impure, whether physical or mental and thought patterns may need to be reviewed. The liver has the responsibility of future planning and vision. The mental and emotional disorders are the keys to determining the causative factor. Acupuncture is used to find that causative factor and this is used to restore the imbalance, then the body-mind-spirit will heal itself. The needles revitalize and redirect the energies of a particular meridian pathway. Each point has a physical effect - put the needle here and a needle there and a runny nose goes away.

Some doctors in Vernon do practice acupuncture and each person must determine through his own intuition which system he is comfortable with. The knowledge is available in the alternative medical system as well and can transform health in this country and the world - if health care providers will open their minds and develop their skills - according to Dr. Abromovitz.