{"id":22397,"date":"2019-01-30T13:52:57","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T20:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/?p=22397"},"modified":"2020-01-21T13:58:19","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T20:58:19","slug":"jade-vitality-part-iv-its-beneficial-to-the-patient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/2019\/01\/jade-vitality-part-iv-its-beneficial-to-the-patient\/","title":{"rendered":"Jade Vitality Part IV: It’s Beneficial to the Patient"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is Part IV of my special blog series on our newest tool for the clinic, the Jade Vitality far infrared heating pad<\/a>! Click below to read Parts I, II and III<\/strong> if you haven\u2019t yet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Jade Vitality Part I: It Changes the Graph >><\/a><\/li>
  2. Jade Vitality Part II: It Makes my Life Easier >><\/a><\/li>
  3. Jade Vitality Part III: Patients Love it >><\/a><\/li>
  4. Jade Vitality Part IV: It’s Beneficial to the Patient<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Modern Treatment\/Traditional Philosophies<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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

    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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In this post, I’ll share how this modern treatment approach fits perfectly into “Traditional Chinese Medicine” (TCM) philosophies\u2014PLUS it can be done without needles! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    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.” <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How do you know when your patient’s wei qi needs help?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you are an AcuGraph<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Let’s take a look at how a compromised immune system would look on a graph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    AcuGraph Analysis<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    As she would put it: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “I love working with these precious little humans who surround me with icky germs from every household in the community. Kimberly\u2014please protect me!”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Graph #1: Yin Yang View<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    Notice that in this picture, we are looking at the graph from the “Yin\/Yang”<\/strong> perspective. From this view we can see that both pathways within the Tai Yang are out of balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    NOTE: <\/em><\/strong>I’ll talk more about the significance of the Tai Yang below. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Graph #2: By Element View<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    In this picture we are looking into the graph from the “By Element”<\/strong> perspective. You’ll notice that the metal element is imbalanced here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    NOTE: <\/em><\/strong>I’ll talk more about the significance of the metal element below. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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    Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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    Shang Han Lun Cold Theory<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Tai Yang<\/strong> 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    NOTE: Keep that key word handy. We’ll come back to it in a bit.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Japanese 5 Element Theory<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The wei qi defense mode in relation to the Japanese Five Element System<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

    NOTE: Keep those key words handy. We’ll come back to them in a bit<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Quick Note:<\/strong> 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<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Traditional Treatment<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    TCM:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    You are already aware of the traditional avenues for boosting the immune system: cupping, guasha, and specific acupuncture points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    AcuGraph:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    In AcuGraph<\/a>, simply balancing the graph is effective. You could also use the recommended points listed for “Common Cold”<\/strong> and “Boost Immunity”<\/strong> within the reference section of AcuGraph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Here’s a question for you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What if you could be MORE effective at boosting the immune system? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Every time the patient gets onto the Jade Vitality Mat they were boosting their immunity\u2014without any needles. I’ll explain\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    A Modern Treatment Approach<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Tai Yang\u2014Small Intestine Urinary Bladder<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Metal Element\u2014Lung\/Large Intestine<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    According to Five Element theory, the Lung is in charge of bringing clean air into the body<\/strong>, and the Large Intestine is in charge of letting go of unnecessary toxins.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    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: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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