The Eight Major Branches of Asian Medicine:

1. Meditation Developing non-judgmental awareness and prayer.

2. Nutrition  Eating appropriately for your specific physical body and activity level.

3. Exercise  A balance of activity and rest, whole body activity.

4. Harmony with the natural elements  Wind, heat, damp, dryness, cold.

5. Inheritance  Harmony and awareness of one’s physical and cultural inheritance.

6. Body treatments Massage, acupressure, chiropractic, cupping, moxabustion, compresses, baths etc.

7. Herbal remedies  Custom tailored to the specific patient and balanced to avoid side effects.

8. Acupuncture  The use of thin hairlike needles to bring about physiological change- remove stagnation, clear heat, increase energy, encourage organ function, reduce anxiety, and restore calm.