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What Is The Interstitium And What Does It Mean?

East Meets West: The Whole Body Approach to Health As of 2015, 60% of people worldwide use a form of Eastern medicine- and a new scientific discovery may show why more people should Eastern Medicine How Age-Old Practices Help People Live Healthier Lives Traditional Chinese Medical Practices (TCM) and Their Health Benefits Acupuncture Putting needles through the skin at certain points along bodily 'meridians' to relieve pain Shown to be effective in treating: Chronic Headache Osteoarthritis musculoskeletal pain Moxibustion Burning herb and applying heat to pressure points Used to treat: Athritic pain Digestive issues Cold and flu symptoms Herbal medicine Using plants as remedies for illness Is a common treatment for: Migraines Arthritis PMS Tu nai Chinese therapeutic massage Is useful in managing: Trauma Injury Musculoskeletal pain Dietary therapy Eating food that improves health and avoiding food that can contribute to certain medical conditions worsening Is useful in managing: Blood pressure Cholesterol Saturated fat intake Tai chi, Qigong, and yoga Mind-body exercises that use breathing, ing, and meditation stret Has shown exciting evidence of improvement in: Physical and psychological suffering from asthma symptoms Back-related Grey matter volume function and pain The Difference Between Eastern and Western Medicine Traditional Chinese Western Medicine Medicine (TCM) Looks at the body's software Looks at the body's hardware Concerned with energy flow through mind and body for better overall well-being Analyzes ailments at physical level with scientific method and modern medical technology Ways They Work Together Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture, Qigong, and herbal therapy lessen Acupuncture works alongside helps alleviate medication to diminish Side effects of post-cancer treatments, such as night sweats and insomnia for breast cancer Side effects from prescription painkillers, such as constipation Symptoms of seasonal illnesses such as hay fever treatment tamoxifen We don't know why, but Eastern Medicine has been shown to be effective for thousands of years – when paired with Western Medicine, true medical breakthroughs occur In March 2018, Dr. Neil Theise and his research team made a discovery that may begin to answer why TCM practices are beneficial Interstitium: What is it? A network of fluid-filled spaces lining tissues of the body that some are calling a new organ Why was it just discovered? New microscope technology allows researchers to look at the spaces in connective tissue without destroying cellular structure The Shift in Scientific Understanding Before, scientists believed that organs and the layer under skin were lined with dense walls of collagen Now, these interstitial tissues are believed to be an internal highway for lymphatic fluid passage The Interstitium lines... Urinary Muscles Layers beneath skin Digestive Lungs tract systems Could possibly replace skin as the largest organ The scientific community is torn over officially classifying the interstitium as a β€œnew organ" Skin Interstitium Estimated to be 16% 20% of body mass of body mass Scientists may not know how to classify this new discovery, but the findings could change our understanding of the body and medical practice forever Implications in Healthcare: Why the Interstitium Is Important Water and Lymphatic Fluid Water is stored in interstitial space with lymphatic and extracellular fluid Average adult human body 50-65% water Bodily Functions Water and lymph fluid are central to many bodily functions Lymph fluid is filled with infection-fighting immune cells Diseases spread and cancerous cells metastasize by moving through the lymphatic system Interstitial-lymphatic fluid movement also affects Functioning of many or all tissues and organs Wrinkling and skin aging Edema Fibrosis What This Means For Patients Using TCM Practices Acupuncture "This is the layer of skin the acupuncture needle goes into. There's fluid in there. When you put the needle [into an accu-point], maybe the collagen bundles are arranged into a channel through which fluid can flow." LL Dr. Neil Theise, researcher and professor of pathology at New York University Langone School of Medicine Massage, tai chi, and yoga "This is a really interesting finding that could go a long way in explaining why local therapy, stimulating only certain acupuncture points, could produce systemic effects. That's not just true for acupuncture, but also for things like therapeutic massage, or Tai Chi and yoga." Dr. Shaista Malik, director of the Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine at UC Irvine Eastern and Western Medicine are coming to an understanding – and the interstitium may lead to wider acceptance of integrative approaches to healthcare SOURCES PRESENTED BY ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26938433 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27115477 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28076926 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29198932 hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2017/8763915 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1071505 medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321344.php livescience.com/62128-interstitium-organ.html nccih.nih.gov/health/whatiscam/chinesemed.htm livestrong.com/article/355133-diet-for-osteopenia thoughtco.com/how-much-of-your-body-is-water-609406 livestrong.com/article/314861-the-definition-of-diet-therapy takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/moxibustion mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/acupuncture/about/pac-20392763 thecut.com/2018/03/do-we-finally-understand-how-acupuncture-works.html grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/aternative-medicine-therapies-market takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/therapeutic-massage-tui-na pickthebrain.com/blog/four-ways-traditional-chinese-medicine-and-western-medicine-complement-each-other URBAN MONK - NUTRITION – DEVELOPED BY N NOWSOURCING

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