Episode 27: Treat the individual, not the disease: observing health through a Chinese Medicine lens

One of the fundamental tenets of Chinese Medicine is that it listens closely to the messages (symptoms) of the body-mind-soul, and uses that vital information to support the individual in moving towards their fullest expression of health.  It recognises that we are all unique, and so the treatment approach will be unique each time too. There is no "protocol" to treat specific "diseases", as treatment will vary with each individual being - and will also change over both time and space (as we are intricately connected to our environment).
This perspective is not exclusive to Chinese Medicine alone. Any truly holistic medicine will take a similar approach: acknowledging the body-mind-soul's wisdom and brilliance in creating the adaptations (often seen as "symptoms") that it does, and supporting the whole system towards greater vitality and health.
In contrast, allopathic medicine generally seeks to suppress the inconvenient "symptoms", which only serves to perpetuate the "condition" - or prompts it to move into another aspect of the body-mind-soul. Most often, long-term management via pharmaceutical means is the best that can be hoped for, and resolution is not a goal. In addition, "treatment" approaches are protocolised, offering one method or drug for the same symptoms, regardless of the many contributing or coexisting factors, and the individual's unique history and experience.
In this episode I talk more deeply on this topic, and also share the Classical Chinese Medicine lens on health - if we don't use protocol medicine and diagnosis, how do we assess. differentiate and treat what is presenting? How do we construct treatments to support the individuals? Find out in this episode!
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Chinese Medicine is a personalised, functional medicine that treats the individual and the root cause of their presenting imbalance (what conventional medicine would call the symptom, disease or condition). This means that your doctor of Chinese Medicine will work one-on-one with you to achieve a personalised treatment plan. As such, this podcast is for informational purposes and is not intended to diagnose, prescribe or substitute existing medical advice.
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