The TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) approach to cancer considers a much broader perspective. TCM is a healing art and science which teaches how to see the entire human being in bodymindspirit, how to recognize the process of health and illness, and how to go about the restoration of lost health in an individual. Cancer is the accumulation of external and/or internal factors, that create disharmony in the normal functioning of the body. When treating patients, the TCM physician takes a complete inventory of the person and considers many factors, such as energy lever, complexion, temperature, sleep patterns, appetite, digestive functioning, emotional state, and overall lifestyle, to name a few.
I especially resonate with Five Element Theory where the human being is a microcosm of the universe, and so the description of the Energy that activates the cosmos is the same description for the human being. We are YinYang. We are Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. Everything is connected and we are a reflection of our universe. This concept of bodymindspirit is the Chinesse belief in the unity and integrity of the human person: though there many be different aspects of the self to consider, these aspects can never be isolated from the context of the individual as she is and as she experiences life.
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