Jade Vitality Far Infrared: Practitioner Insights

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You’ve heard all the buzz lately, right? The Jade Vitality Far Infrared Heating Pad is the cool, new tool to have in your clinic. It’s Kimberly approved!

If you know me, I only add a new tool to my clinic if….

  1. It changes the graph 
  2. It makes my life easier >>
  3. Patients love it >>
  4. It’s beneficial to the patient >>

Well, the Jade Vitality heating pad meets all my requirements, and my experience with the pad has been INCREDIBLE so far. Let me tell you why.


Sun Puddles

I live in Idaho. It gets pretty cold here in the winter. It’s normal in the winter for patients to come in with tight, rigid muscles, sadness and depression from the weather, not to mention all the typical cold and flu symptoms that come with winter.

I have this little wellness trick I’ve been teaching my patients for years. 

I teach them to look for “sun puddles” every day!

Have you ever heard of a “sun puddle?” Here’s how it works. Look for places in your house where the sun seeps in. Sometimes it will be in a nice chunk near the window on one end of the couch, possibly in a back bedroom mid-morning or afternoon, or on a special chair near the kitchen window. 

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If you can’t find a special favorite spot in your house, you might need to be creative. Watch where the sun shines in the window. Perhaps there is a stream of light that beams across the floor in your living room. If you have a cat or a dog—follow them around. They are great at finding sun puddles!

Once you find one, sit in it. Bask in in it. Close your eyes, pretend you are on a warm sandy beach or laying in the grass on a perfect summer day. Soak up the warmth. Smile.

The far-infrared light which radiates from the sun is healing. The light relaxes the muscles, increases vitamin D production, and makes you happy. We all need some of that happiness every day!

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Then Came Jade Vitality

The first prototype for the Jade Vitality mat showed up at Miridia Technology in the dead of winter. It was COLD outside. I was so excited to try out the heating pad and see if it lived up to my expectations.

As I laid on the mat, closed my eyes and felt the warmth—my body sunk in and relaxed. I felt my my muscles melt. I closed my eyes and went away to a faraway wonderful healing place. A smile came across my face—and the light bulb went on. 

Based on all the research I’d been doing for months, it dawned on me.. 

I was LAYING on a sun puddle!


Research

Long before the first prototype of the Jade Vitality showed up in our office, we did a lot of research about the pad’s components, and their effects. We spent a lot of time digging into the benefits of jade, tourmaline, far-infrared heat, and negative ions. The clinical studies were impressive.

  • Pain relief from minor muscle/joint pain and stiffness
  • Relief from minor sprains and strains
  • Relief from minor muscular back pain
  • Increased circulation
  • Increased muscle relaxation
  • Increased function in the body
  • Help with anxiety, depression, stress, and energy
  • Increased immune system function

Who wouldn’t want to include all THAT in their clinic? Additionally, Jade Vitality products do NOT produce harmful EMF emissions like most heating pads on the market.

I was hopeful the Jade Vitality would be everything we had researched. Everything we had hoped for. 


The BIG Question

Once the first Jade Vitality heating pad arrived, I knew it felt good—but could it change the graph? Could it bring balance to the acupuncture pathways?  

This was the question I was DYING to answer. I needed to know it made a difference.

As a licensed acupuncturist, I’ve been working on the development and research regarding the AcuGraph Digital Meridian Imaging System for nearly 10 years.

I’ve been presented with various tools and devices for years. Some of them change the graph, and some of them do not.

I had to know…

Will the Jade Vitality help to bring balance to acupuncture pathways?


An Experiment

I brought six fellow employees into my office. Here’s what I did.

  1. I graphed each person using AcuGraph
  2. I sent them to lay on the Jade Vitality far infrared heating pad for 20 minutes
  3. Once they finished laying on the mat, I had them go back to their desks to relax and let their body temperature regulate
  4. Then I re-graphed them—one hour after their original graph

Here’s what happened…

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Take a look at the results. The first graph for each experiment is on the bottom. The second graph is on the top.

Each person had more green AND an improved PIE score after a 20 minute session on the Jade Vitality. 


The Results

Are you getting how SIGNIFICANT this is? 

If your patients are energetically “rejecting” your treatments because their bodies are stretched too thin to focus on healing, you’re not doing yourself, or them, a favor.

The Jade Vitality fixes this by preparing the body, even before treatment begins. 

Without any treatment, we can see that the Jade Vitality heating pad is influencing the meridians in a positive way. Combined WITH a treatment, the Jade Vitality will help improve your results.

To learn more about how the Jade Vitality heating pad prepares your patients’ bodies, internally, to accept your treatment and achieve better results, watch the video below with Dr. Adrian Larsen!

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me personally by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, or starting a conversation on live chat. If you’re interested in purchasing either the Jade Vitality full body pad, or the shoulder wrap, check out the Launch Special going on RIGHT NOW through February 4, 2019!


Jade Vitality Blog Series

I’ve written an entire series on the Jade Vitality far infrared heating pad, and why I love it, and my patients love it!

Be sure to read parts II, III and IV of this series to learn what happened when I began using Jade Vitality in my clinic!

  1. Jade Vitality Part I: It Changes the Graph
  2. Jade Vitality Part II: It Makes my Life Easier >>
  3. Jade Vitality Part III: Patients Love it >>
  4. Jade Vitality Part IV: It’s Beneficial to the Patient >>

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Jade Vitality Practitioner Special!

Jade Vitality products are the best way to get your patients’ qi flowing freely, and prepare their bodies for a profound treatment.

Save up to $135 on Jade Vitality products as a Practitioner!

Shoulder Wrap: $160 $144!

Full Body Pad: $695 $629!

Combo Pack: $874 $739

Shop Jade Vitality Packages Here:
https://jade-vitality.com/practitioners/#buy-now

Talk Soon,

Kimberly

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This is Part II of my special blog series on our newest tool for the clinic, the Jade Vitality far infrared heating pad! Click below to read Part I if you haven’t yet, or jump ahead to Parts III and IV!

  1. Jade Vitality Part I: It Changes the Graph >>
  2. Jade Vitality Part II: It Makes my Life Easier
  3. Jade Vitality Part III: Patients Love it >>
  4. Jade Vitality Part IV: It’s Beneficial to the Patient >>

Relaxing Isn’t Always EASY

Half the battle for an acupuncturist is getting the patient to relax. Every acupuncturist can relate…

You never know exactly how your day will go from patient to patient, right? 

Sometimes we get patients who are nervous and stressed about their first acupuncture experience. Others come in really tense because they are in a lot of pain. Some are chronically rigid and tight. Others become tense when it’s time to insert the needle.

Even though they may not act like it, many of your patients live hectic lives that cause stress, stagnation and negative energy.

They’re not always prepared physically, and energetically, to receive a profound treatment when they come into your practice.

Dr. Larsen nails this problem in the video below. Go ahead and check it out; it’s short, but definitely worth your time!

As the acupuncturist, you have to help counteract each of these obstacles on a regular basis. It can be time consuming, and your time is valuable!

If your patients are energetically “rejecting” your treatments because their bodies are stretched too thin to focus on healing, you’re not doing yourself, or them, a favor.

Your treatments could be more effective if your patients were better prepared to receive them. And that’s exactly what the Jade Vitality far infrared heating pad comes in.


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Patients Relax FASTER

The Jade Vitality pad makes my life as an acupuncturist SO MUCH EASIER. It doesn’t matter if my patient walks into my doors and is cold, stressed, in pain, or experiencing tough emotions. I know that having them lay on the Jade Vitality pad is enough to take the edge off and help their body enter a state where it’s ready to “accept” my treatment.

In my last blog post I showed you the results of my Jade Vitality AcuGraph Experiment. I am convinced that simply laying on the Jade Vitality pad brings an initial level of balance to the acupuncture pathways.

The initial changes come from the far-infrared heat and the negative ions produced when the jade and tourmaline gemstones are heated. 

Here’s Why:

  • Because of increased circulation in the blood stream, qi begins to move. Remember: Qi follows blood!
  • The far infrared heat produced when the jade is heated helps the body quickly enter a parasympathetic (relaxed) state of being. This brings the patient to a place where they can “accept” treatment more easily on an internal level.
  • Breathing negative ions (negatively charged particles in the air produced when the tourmaline is heated) gives the patient that “breath of fresh air” experience that helps them let go of negative emotions which may be stopping the flow of qi. 

What Happens Next?

  • I treat as usual with whatever tools I would normally use—needles, auriculotherapy, ion pumping cords, etc. 
  • Your typical treatment reaches a whole new level of AMAZING because of the work the Jade Vitality pad is doing the entire time the patient is on the table (whether or not you’re treating).
  • The patient is able to experience a more profound effect from their treatments, and deeper levels of healing. 

Treatment is MORE Effective

Often I refer to myself as a “master engineer” of the inner workings of the acupuncture pathways. Let’s take a look at WHY treatment with the Jade Vitality pad is more effective than treatment without the pad.

Whether your patient is laying face up or face down on the table—with the heat radiating through the jade and tourmaline beneath them—your treatment will be more productive. 

Let’s think about this from an acupuncture pathway perspective.

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Face Up

First, let’s talk about how the Jade Vitality affects the Urinary Bladder (UB) pathway. 

The UB pathway is the longest pathway in the body—67 points. The majority of those points touch the surface of the pad during treatment.

The largest muscular portion of the body relates to the UB pathway. Creating circulation through this region of the body helps to resolve the majority of our patients chief complaints.

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The Back Shu points are activated when the patient lays on the mat. This means that every single pathway in the body links to the Back Shu points–-which affect not only the superficial level of the channel, but also the muscular pathways, the internal organs, and the emotions of each meridian.

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Finally, let’s look at the Governing Vessel (GV) pathways. The GV vessel runs along the spine, regulating both the central and peripheral nervous system. Smooth circulation in the GV regulates all of the yang channels of the body, nourishes the spinal cord, and nourishes the brain.

Are you getting a sense as to why treatment with the Jade Vitality mat makes treatment more effective?

Let’s turn the patient over and think about the benefits.

Face Down

You can’t put the patient face down without considering the benefits of activating  the infamous Triple Energizer (TE) pathway.

In my opinion, the TE pathway is the most complex pathway in the acupuncture system. It’s also known as the Middle Jiao, San Jiao, and Triple Warmer. It includes the respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, and reproduction functions in the body.

Think about how energy flows through the body. What goes up, must come down and vice versa. As energy flows from one  pathway to the next, it has to pass through the mid section of the body (TE). The simple act of blood flow via the far infrared heat on the belly helps the effectiveness of the process. Many patients are STUCK in the middle. I may be putting needles on the extremities to create the flow—but the pad helps the energy to move through the middle of the body

 NOTE: My experience with the Jade Vitality heating pad is that there is increased energy gurgling, twitching and shifting in the middle section of the body during treatment. This tells me that energy is flowing through this region. 

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The Front Mu points can be accessed through the belly. Every single Front Mu point links directly to the source of each pathway. Activating these points via the belly is a beautiful way to compliment and strengthen any acupuncture treatment. 


It Just Makes Sense

As you can see, if you “think like an acupuncturist”, using the Jade Vitality heating pad makes perfect sense. It works beautifully with your treatments to help activate complex acupuncture pathways in a profound way.

My Jade Vitality makes it easier for me to give my patient a more profound acupuncture treatment, which makes BOTH OF US happy.

In my next blog post, “Patients Love it”, I’ll let you know what my patients think about the Jade Vitality heating pad. Click on the link below to read Part III!

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me personally by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, or starting a conversation on live chat. If you’re interested in purchasing either the Jade Vitality full body pad, or the shoulder wrap, check out the Launch Special going on RIGHT NOW through February 4, 2019!


Jade Vitality Blog Series

I’ve written an entire series on the Jade Vitality far infrared heating pad, and why I love it, and my patients love it!

Be sure to read parts I, III and IV of this series to learn why the Jade Vitality heating pad is an integral part to my success in the clinic!

  1. Jade Vitality Part I: It Changes the Graph >>
  2. Jade Vitality Part II: It Makes my Life Easier
  3. Jade Vitality Part III: Patients Love it >>
  4. Jade Vitality Part IV: It’s Beneficial to the Patient >>

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Jade Vitality Practitioner Special!

Jade Vitality products are the best way to get your patients’ qi flowing freely, and prepare their bodies for a profound treatment.

Save up to $135 on Jade Vitality products as a Practitioner!

Shoulder Wrap: $160 $144!

Full Body Pad: $695 $629!

Combo Pack: $874 $739!

Shop Jade Vitality Packages Here:
https://jade-vitality.com/practitioners/#buy-now

Talk Soon,

Kimberly

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This is Part III of my special blog series on our newest tool for the clinic, the Jade Vitality far infrared heating pad! Click below to read Parts I & II if you haven’t yet, or jump ahead to Part IV!

  1. Jade Vitality Part I: It Changes the Graph >>
  2. Jade Vitality Part II: It Makes my Life Easier >>
  3. Jade Vitality Part III: Patients Love it >>
  4. Jade Vitality Part IV: It’s Beneficial to the Patient >>

The Patient “Experience”

In my first blog post I shared my perspective about the Jade Vitality far infrared heating pad in relation to research and the AcuGraph Digital Meridian Imaging System. I had to know if we could change the graph by having patients lay on the Jade Vitality heating pad. The answer was an astounding YES.

The Jade Vitality passed the AcuGraph test!

In my second blog post, I talked about the benefits of the pad from an acupuncture pathway perspective. When heated, jade produces far infrared heat while tourmaline produces a high concentration of negative ions. The benefits of the “healthy heat” includes increased circulation, muscle relaxation, pain relief, and a greater sense of emotional wellbeing, to name a few.

Because of these profound benefits, it made perfect sense to use the Jade Vitality pad to prepare the patient’s complex acupuncture pathway system to “accept” the full benefit of treatment.

More about how Jade Vitality improves your treatments here >>

Now let’s talk about the patient perspective. Their opinion is REALLY the one that matters!


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A New THING

My patients love coming to the clinic when I’m in research mode. My regular patients get all giggly and excited because they get to be the FIRST to try out whatever Miridia Technology is testing/introducing to all of you.

They love being part of the cutting-edge acupuncture experience. (No cutting involved!)

It was fun to see and hear their excitement when I introduced the Jade Vitality heating pad to the clinic.

Imagine the experience…

The patient sits on the treatment table to be graphed, and then all of a sudden their attention moves from me to the table. They recognize that something is DIFFERENT. They put their hand down and gingerly pet the table, look up to me and smile, then ask: 

“Kimberly, what is this new THING???”

I smile, then give them a quick peek of the heating pad under the blanket and respond: 

“Your treatment is going to be extra special today.” 

Just before they lay on the treatment table, I give them a basic breakdown of WHY I’m using the Jade Vitality Full Body Pad and my hypothesis of how it will affect their treatment—based on the research I have done thus far.  

NOTE: When I talk to my patients I don’t get into the “full science” of far infrared heat and negative ions. Even though I did months of research before the pad was created, I just do a quick introduction.

For your benefit, Dr. Larsen has created plenty of videos regarding the science. You’ve seen the videos, right? If not, take some time to watch them (you can find the links below). The videos aren’t very long! Dr. Larsen is an amazing teacher. The explanation I share below is for the patient, so it’s pretty basic.


The Patient Discussion

To help make the patient discussion easier, BOTH the Jade Vitality full body pad and shoulder wrap come with patient education brochures we have created to help you and your patients understand all the wonderful benefits of Jade Vitality.

Here’s an example of the simple conversation I have with my patients.

It’s called the Jade Vitality Full Body Mat. It’s AMAZING!

It’s made with two unique stones—jade and tourmaline. When heat penetrates through the stones you will experience far infrared heat and negative ions—both of which affect the body on a cellular level.

Far infrared heat comes from the sun. When you lay on the mat, the heat penetrates into your body, which helps your acupuncture treatment to be more effective.

• Research studies show that far infrared heat helps to increase circulation. 

• This helps to relieve pain, promote relaxation, and restore function within the body. 

• It’s kind of like the “sun puddle” I’ve been telling you to find throughout the winter.

Negative Ions are pretty amazing and have a positive effect on the body. Have you heard of them? I’ll bet you’ve experienced them before.

• Negative ions are found near the ocean. When the waves hit the sand, negative ions are naturally created in the air. 

• You can find them up in the mountains, near moving water, and especially near water falls. 

• Have you ever noticed how relaxed and happy you feel when you are out in nature? 

• Research studies have shown that breathing in negative ions helps your respiratory system, and regulates the autonomic nervous system.

• Basically, they are invisible molecules found in clean air you breath when you get away from congested, toxic environments. 

Then I show my patients a list of symptoms that the far infrared heat and negative ions will help address while they are laying on the pad.

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Finally, the patient gets on the table (very excited, might I add) for the experience. 

Patients LOVE It

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It was really fun experimenting in my personal clinic, especially with my wellness patients who have been around for years. Their perspective was important to me. I wanted to know their experience in relation to a “typical” treatment versus the new “special” experience.

After each treatment I came back into the room and asked, “What did you experience? What was different?” 

Here are some of the quotes I’ve received from my patients about their experience with the Jade Vitality heating pad.

You can feel the energy —it’s deep, resonating and therapeutic. It fills your whole being with warmth and light. After using the pad, I feel more grounded, centered, capable and whole. Overall a fantastic product that’s become a staple of my wellness routine!”

“I have been coming to you for treatment for 7 years and haven’t ever fallen asleep on the table until today.”

“I had a cough when I arrived, and didn’t cough once while I was on the pad. I felt relaxed and energized at the same time. I’d BUY one!”

“I felt more movement throughout my body, and it felt like I went into a deep sleep.”

My favorite quote of all was this…

“I think I drooled on your floor.”

I think you get the point. Patients LOVE it. 

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me personally by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, or starting a conversation on live chat. If you’re interested in purchasing either the Jade Vitality full body pad, or the shoulder wrap, check out the Launch Special going on RIGHT NOW through February 4, 2019!


Jade Vitality Blog Series

In the final blog post of this series, I’m going to talk about how the Jade Vitality Mat boosts the immune system. We’ll take a look how the mat fits perfectly into “Traditional Chinese Medicine” philosophies. Access any post from this series below!

  1. Jade Vitality Part I: It Changes the Graph >>
  2. Jade Vitality Part II: It Makes my Life Easier >>
  3. Jade Vitality Part III: Patients Love it >>
  4. Jade Vitality Part IV: It’s Beneficial to the Patient >>

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Jade Vitality Practitioner Special!

Jade Vitality products are the best way to get your patients’ qi flowing freely, and prepare their bodies for a profound treatment.

Save up to $135 on Jade Vitality products as a Practitioner!

Shoulder Wrap: $160 $144!

Full Body Pad: $695 $629!

Combo Pack: $874 $739!

Shop Jade Vitality Packages Here:
https://jade-vitality.com/practitioners/#buy-now

Talk Soon,

Kimberly

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This is Part IV of my special blog series on our newest tool for the clinic, the Jade Vitality far infrared heating pad! Click below to read Parts I, II and III if you haven’t yet!

  1. Jade Vitality Part I: It Changes the Graph >>
  2. Jade Vitality Part II: It Makes my Life Easier >>
  3. Jade Vitality Part III: Patients Love it >>
  4. Jade Vitality Part IV: It’s Beneficial to the Patient

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Modern Treatment/Traditional Philosophies

At this point in the series, I’m sure you have figured out that the Jade Vitality is beneficial to the patient, especially because the pad doesn’t produce harmful EMF radiation like most heating pads on the market. In this final installment, I’m going to share a BONUS benefit your patients receive when laying on the Jade Vitality heating pad.

Did you know that the Jade Vitality Full Body Pad can help to boost your patient’s immune system? Modern science says that far infrared and negative ions both improve the immune system.

In this post, I’ll share how this modern treatment approach fits perfectly into “Traditional Chinese Medicine” (TCM) philosophies—PLUS it can be done without needles! 

It’s fairly well known that acupuncturists are good at boosting the immune system. From a TCM perspective we call this “invigorating the wei qi.” 

How do you know when your patient’s wei qi needs help?

If you are an AcuGraph user, you have a great tool to recognize when your patient needs a little help to boost their immune system. If you are not an AcuGraph user, you probably use traditional diagnostic indications relating to the pulse.

Let’s take a look at how a compromised immune system would look on a graph.


AcuGraph Analysis

I have a regular patient who is a school teacher. She comes in for monthly acupuncture wellness care. One of the things she appreciates about her acupuncture visit is my ability to recognize when her immune system is down, treat accordingly, and give her advice to stay healthy. 

As she would put it: 

“I love working with these precious little humans who surround me with icky germs from every household in the community. Kimberly—please protect me!”

I’m going to show you TWO things I look for in a graph when analyzing whether or not my patients immune system needs attention. 


Graph #1: Yin Yang View

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Notice that in this picture, we are looking at the graph from the “Yin/Yang” perspective. From this view we can see that both pathways within the Tai Yang are out of balance.

NOTE: I’ll talk more about the significance of the Tai Yang below. 


Graph #2: By Element View

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In this picture we are looking into the graph from the “By Element” perspective. You’ll notice that the metal element is imbalanced here.

NOTE: I’ll talk more about the significance of the metal element below. 

Next I’m going to explain, from a TCM perspective, why these two views are so valuable when analyzing the graph. 


Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory

There are several traditional ways to boost the immune system from a TCM perspective. These concepts generally come from two theories which you probably learned in college. 

I am going to talk about them here first, because they directly relate to the modern approach I’ll explain in a moment. 

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Shang Han Lun Cold Theory

This theory correlates with how pathogens enter the body from the surface and move deeper and deeper through different levels of the energetic system as the disease progresses.

Tai Yang is the entry point where wei qi begins it’s battle to keep “evil external pathogens” out of the body.  From a western perspective we call this the immune system. 

NOTE: Keep that key word handy. We’ll come back to it in a bit.

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Japanese 5 Element Theory

The wei qi defense mode in relation to the Japanese Five Element System correlates with the metal, which includes the Lung and Large Intestine pathways. The lungs open to the nose. This means the air we breathe comes in through the nose and goes directly to the lungs. The lung is also connected to the skin (sweat glands) which are a part of our immune system. The large intestine releases waste and toxins from within.

This theory correlates with how pathogens enter the body from the surface, and move deeper and deeper through different levels of the energetic system as the disease progresses.

With this theory, I want you to remember the internal Lung Pathway, it’s relation to the skin/sweats glands/immune system, and Large Intestine musculotendino pathways

NOTE: Keep those key words handy. We’ll come back to them in a bit

Quick Note: If you like the Five Elements chart I used above, you can get the full chart (with a lot more detail than what I showed) here: https://www.miridiatech.com/shop/all-products/acupuncture-tools/acupuncture-charts/the-best-5-element-chart.html


Traditional Treatment

TCM:

You are already aware of the traditional avenues for boosting the immune system: cupping, guasha, and specific acupuncture points. 

AcuGraph:

In AcuGraph, simply balancing the graph is effective. You could also use the recommended points listed for “Common Cold” and “Boost Immunity” within the reference section of AcuGraph. 

Here’s a question for you:

What if you could be MORE effective at boosting the immune system? 

Every time the patient gets onto the Jade Vitality Mat they were boosting their immunity—without any needles. I’ll explain…


A Modern Treatment Approach

Tai Yang—Small Intestine Urinary Bladder

According to TCM theory, Tai Yang is the entry point into the body. This is where the immune system fights out external pathogens. Think about the initial symptoms when the patient becomes ill: body ache, headache, fever, and chills. 

One of  the benefits of laying on the Jade Vitality Full Body Pad in the supine position, is increased circulation at the superficial level and the muscular level of the Small Intestine and Urinary Bladder pathways via the infrared heat.

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Metal Element—Lung/Large Intestine

According to Five Element theory, the Lung is in charge of bringing clean air into the body, and the Large Intestine is in charge of letting go of unnecessary toxins.

The lung and large intestine work as a team. If they fail to work together patients experience respiratory and digestive symptoms, such as bronchitis, cough, allergies, nasal congestion, colds, sore throat, constipation, and diarrhea. 

My analysis is that by stimulating the muscular portion of the Large Intestine Musculotendino Pathway with far infrared heat via the Jade Vitality pad, we can easily affect the following to boost the immune system: 

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  • Skin, sweat glands and the immune system. You may also note that the muscular levels of both the Large Intestine and the Urinary Bladder channels cross each other. This is often the area where flash cupping is done to boost the immune system. 
  • Internal pathway of the lung. Stimulation of the Large Intestine pathway automatically affects its paired organ, the Lung.
  • Negative ions breathed during treatment reach the lung directly through the breath, thus further boosting the immune system. 

Modern science says that far infrared heat and negative ions both effectively boost the immune system. We know that Chinese medicine has been around for more than 5000 years. It’s okay if Western medical scientists think they discovered a new phenomena based on modern research. 

You could ask the age old question: What came first, the chicken or the egg? 

I’m guessing the jade and tourmaline came first!

The Jade Vitality is the perfect bridge between Eastern and Western medicine. It fits right into our “Traditional Chinese Medicine” philosophies, so why not use it to benefit our patients? 

I’ll end this blog series the same way I began it. 

The Jade Vitality is the cool new thing to have in your clinic. It’s Kimberly approved. 

Why? 

  1. It changes the graph!
  2. It makes my life as a practitioner easier!
  3. Patients love it!
  4. And it’s beneficial to the patient—in so many ways!

I hope you enjoyed this blog series.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me personally by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post, or starting a conversation on live chat. If you’re interested in purchasing either the Jade Vitality full body pad, or the shoulder wrap, check out the Launch Special going on RIGHT NOW through February 4, 2019!


Jade Vitality Blog Series

I’ve written an entire series on the Jade Vitality far infrared heating pad, and why I love it, and my patients love it!

Be sure to read parts I, II, and III of this series if you haven’t already! You can access the other posts in this series below.

Jade Vitality Part I: It Changes the Graph >>
Jade Vitality Part II: It Makes my Life Easier >>
Jade Vitality Part III: Patients Love it >>
Jade Vitality Part IV: It’s Beneficial to the Patient >>


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Hope You Enjoyed this Series!

Kimberly

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Dr. Kimberly Thompson, DACM, L.Ac.

Dr. Kimberly Thompson, DACM, L.Ac., is a seasoned acupuncturist, passionate educator, and trusted mentor. Known for her empowering and down-to-earth approach, she helps practitioners bridge the gap between ancient wisdom and modern tools—especially when it comes to patient communication and clinic confidence.
Healer. Teacher. Mentor. That’s the Dr. Kimberly Way.

One Reply to “Jade Vitality Far Infrared: Practitioner Insights”

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