Glimpse on Eastern/Tao Medicine

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Eastern medicine has a very long history. We can date back thousands of

years, with many leading minds and thoughts contributing to its

evolution. For instance, Chinese medicine. Mostly based in Taoist

principles, this Eastern medicine has its own unique methods that

include acupuncutre, herbs, massage, and chi kung exercise. Chi is

fundamental to all of these treatments.

Talking about chi, it is said that chi is everywhere in various forms,

both within our body and outside in our environement around. When we are

in harmony, we function atau our best. Chi flows freely and we move

through life effortlessly. Eastern medicine can be seen as an inner Way

to correct problems with chi within our body.

The earliest text of Eastern medicine is the Yellow Emperors’s

Inner Classic (The Huang Ti Nei Ching), written around 300 BC. In the

second century CE Taoist health schools developed. These groups were led

by leading healers who taught better life for people through healthy and

moral living. Members of these school were thaught about healthy diet

and exercise to promote their health along with medical prescriptions

for various illness and disease.