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Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis:
The Pulse, the Electronic Age and Radiation: Early Detection; by Leon Hammer, MD and Ross Rosen, LAc published in The American Acupuncturist, Spring 2009 (Vol. 47)
The Pulse and the Individual; The American Acupuncturist, Spring 2008, Volume 43, Leon Hammer, M.D.
Contemporary Pulse Diagnosis: Introduction to an Evolving Method for Learning an Ancient Art -- Part I; American Journal of Acupuncture, Vol. 21, No. 2, 1993, Leon Hammer, M.D.
Pulse Diagnosis: Are we allowing it to become a lost art?
Acupuncture Today.
Chinese Medicine and Disease:
Acupuncture - Alternative Mesothelioma Treatments
Inflammation in Atherosclerosis; Medical Acupuncture Vol. 15, #2, 2003
Tradition and Revision; Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine; Vol. 3 No. 1, 2002, Leon Hammer, M.D.
The Chinese Medical Model in Thyroid Disease; American Journal of Acupuncture Vol. 10, No. 1, January-March 1982
Diagnosis and Acupuncture Treatment of a Chronic, Recurring Skin Disease and Septicemia Using the Chinese Medical Model; The American Journal of Acupuncture No. 1,Vol. January 1981, Leon Hammer, M.D.
Traumatology:
The Concept of "Blocks"; Structure; The American Acupuncturist, Winter 2006 (Volume 38)., Leon Hammer, M.D.. Used with permission from the American Acupuncturist, www.aaom.org
Trauma and Shock in Chinese Medicine; Traditional Chinese Medicine World, Volume 5, Number 3, 2003, Leon Hammer, M.D.
Trauma and Shock in Chinese Medicine, Part II; TCM World, Winter 2003 (Volume 5 No.4), Leon Hammer, M.D.
Chinese Medicine and Mental health:
Psychotherapy and Growth; Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Vol. 10, No. 3, 1974, Leon Hammer, M.D.
Chinese medicine, Concepts:
Chinese Medicine and Biomedicine: Looking at the Patient in Different Ways, TCM World, Spring 2004 (Volume 6 No.1), Leon Hammer, M.D.
Awareness in Chinese Medicine, The American Acupuncturist, Fall 2007, Volume 41, Leon Hammer, M.D. www.aaom.org
Integrated Acupuncture Therapy For Body and Mind; American Journal of Acupuncture, Vol. 8 No. 2, 1980, Leon Hammer, M.D.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Is your home a healthy home?
There are two major risks in your home today - hazardous chemicals and poor indoor air quality.
"Each year, over 1 million children are accidentally poisoned in their homes. 250,000 of these victims are hospitalized. 3,000 children will end up in intensive care. Dozens more will die. Thousands of children and adults are permanently disfigured or injured through contact with chemicals in the home, each year." - RM Barry Publications
OSHA states that over 650,000 hazardous chemicals exist today and 100's are being added every year.
There are no federal or state regulations on what chemicals go into the products you use in your home. Unless you read the Material Safety Data sheets on each product, you don't know what you're up against.
Are you safe in your home?
Warning labels on containers refer to toxic hazards from ingestion; however, many health problems from chemicals are caused by the inhalation of vapors and absorption of particles.
"Outdoor air pollution can damage your health, however, indoor air pollution can also have significant harmful effects. U.S. EPA studies of human exposure to air pollutants indicate that indoor levels of pollutants may be 2-5 times, and occasionally more than 100 times, higher than outdoor levels. It is estimated that most people spend about 90% of their time indoors. Comparative risk studies performed by EPA and its Science Advisory Board have consistently ranked indoor air pollution among the top five environmental health risks to the public." - EPA - IAQ Backgrounder
People working from their homes are more likely to develop serious disease due to household toxic exposure than those working outside of the home.
Effects of long-term toxin exposure
"In 1946 1 in 20 women had a risk of getting breast cancer. Today, 1 in 8 women in the U.S. will get breast cancer."
"There has been a 126% rise in prostate cancer from 1973 to 1991. Over 50% of American males have problems with their prostate."
"Infertility is increasing and widespread, with over 2 million couples who want children and are unable to conceive." - Doris Rapp, Is This Your Child's World?
"ADD in adults and children. In 1993, 2 million children were treated with the drug Ritalin. In 1995, it doubled to 4 million. It's expected to reach 8 million by the year 2000." - Doris Rapp, Is This Your Child's World?
There are many connections between the chemicals contained in the household cleaners and personal care products you use in your home and health.
Everyday products with toxins. (pg.1)
Dove Beauty Bar
Quaternium 15: Formaldehyde-Carcinogen. Causes cancer, dermatitis, neurotoxic, sensitizer-poisonious, irritant to the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes. ButylatedHydroxytoluene, (BHT) Carcinogen.
Johnson's Baby Shampoo
Quaternium 15: FD&C RED 40: Carcinogen, and causes dermatitis.
Crest Tarter Control Toothpaste
Saccharin: Carcinogen, contains Phenol If you accidentally swallow more than a pea -sized amount of this, you must contact the Poison Control Center immediately. This warning does not appear on the tube.
Everyday products with toxins. (pg.2)
Tide & Cheer Detergent
Detergent: Can cause temporary respiratory tract irritation. Symptoms include stinging, swelling, or redness. Sodium Silicate: Can be corrosive. Can cause burns to the eyes and tissue damage to the skin, as well as cause burns to the mouth, throat, and stomach if swallowed, Sodium Sulfate: Corrosive, Severe eye, skin, and respiratory irritant. Can cause asthma attacks. Thisodium Nitrilotriacetate: Carcinogen
Note: Tide powder contains fiberglass. If you use this and you're sweaty and itchy, it's the fiberglass in your clothing from the laundry detergent.
Clorox
Sodium Hypochlorite: Corrosive. Sensitizer: Can be fatal if swallowed. Eye, skin, and respiratory irritant. Especially hazardous to people with heart conditions or asthma.
Everyday products with toxins. (pg.3)
Cascade
CURRENTLY BANNED IN 16 US STATES due to high phosphate levels. Sodium Hypochlorite Sodium Silicate: Can be corrosive. Can cause burns to the eyes and tissue damage to the skin, as well as cause burns to the mouth, throat, and stomach if swallowed.
Test: Put some liquid cascade on aluminum foil - put it over the sink and see what happens. Put it on your colorful shirts and see what happens.
Fantastic, Formula 409
Butyl Cellosolve: Neurotoxic. Eye and skin irritant. Damages central nervous system, kidney, and liver. Readily absorbed through the skin. Damages blood and body's ability to make blood -- listed as a pesticide.
Everyday products with toxins. (pg.4)
Windex Aerosol Glass Cleaner
Butyl Cellosolve (see above) Isobutane: Neorotoxic.
Lysol Disinfectant
Dioxin; Carcinogen. 500,000 times more deadly than DDT Ethyl Alcoohol: Eye, skin, respiratory tract irritant.
resources: EPA - Chemical Fact Sheet
Dioxin and Phenols, not your friends.
DIOXINS: include 219 different chemicals. Dioxin exposure is the key factor in cancers and other health problems, like endometriosis and fertility issues
PHENOLS: Phenols are now being linked to A.D.D., A.D.H.D., asthma, allergies, autism, breast cancer and the list goes on.
Chemicals like Dioxin and Phenols are introduced into your body in a variety of ways. One way is through your own personal care products, like shampoo, toothpaste, shaving cream, laundry soap, household cleansers and dish soap.
Reduce your risk to harmful chemical exposure.
Reduce your risks by eliminating or reducing the use of toxic chemicals in your home.
1. Learn to read your product labels!
2. Learn manufacturing practices of the company manufacturing your product. (hint: if this is impossible to do, switch your products)
3. Avoid "trendy" products that come and go on the market. Look for products that have longevity in the market, and find out why. Many large companies now have a "green" branch of production - for eco-friendly products, they are still harmful. Do your research.
4. Educate yourself, find the best brand for you and stick with it.
5. Encourage others to do the same.
Toxin References
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