Intro to Master Tung's Acupuncture:

Allergies, Digestion, & Insomnia Strategies

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 Intro to Master Tung's
Acupuncture: Allergies,
Digestion, & Insomnia Strategies
Your vision will become clear only when you can
look into your own heart. Who looks outside,
Dr. Brad Whisnant dreams; who looks inside, awakens.
DAOM, LAc Carl Gustav Jung

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WHO AM I WHO AM I
In 2007, I graduated from acupuncture school, and needed a break. I started a non-profit, and went
Double bottom-line business model
volunteering for the next 3 years. I volunteered in India, Vietnam, Honduras, Guatemala, and in
America.
I failed miserably the first two years in acupuncture practice. It was spectacular! Do good, Do well
Plastic surgeon, detox center, MD, allergist clinic, nurse practitioner, bio identical, spa,
wellness center, therapy combo, solo practice, house calls, group, volunteer, working
hourly, ER hospital, herbal house call van deal, old folks home, 4 overseas volunteer trips. Service, community, volunteering, and profit can exist together.
In my clinic, I see 100 people a week on my own, each patient individually, no group treatments, no
assembly line acupuncture. I see 25-30 people a day, and I work Mon-Thursday, 3 tx rooms. My wife I treat 1-5 people a week for free!
runs the front office, I do all the herbs, treating, insurance, cleaning, laundry, make herbs, ordering of Another 1-5 on a sliding fee scale
supplies and materials. We have only been open since 2010 March. We were at 76 people the first
week. I DIDNT KNOW ANYBODY IN MY AREA! It was a small town, 12,000 people mostly of 50/50 cash insurance
fisherman/farmers/blue collar workers, no acupuncture ever in the town

The biggest concern from the local population: how I could do or be good at Chinese medicine when
Im not Chinese. See Greyston Bakery- http://www.greystonbakery.com/
Why am I here talking? Because I'm a novice. Because I'm new. Because I dont know that
much. If I can do this? YOU ALL CAN!!! IM NOT SPECIAL!

WHO AM I WHO AM I
Acupuncture Joel Goldsmith
Dr. Tan, Master Tung- ALL ACUPUNCTURE http://www.joelgoldsmith.com/
WORKS! These are the styles that work best for me
My spiritual teacher

Herbs/Pulse diagnosis Zig Ziglar

Dr. Jimmy Chang http://www.ziglar.com/
My sales teacher
Practice management
Solo practice, no contracts, no community, bill Dr. Seuss
insurance, 2-4 people per hour
Oh the places youll go
Belief system
Sun Tzu
Expect more The Art of War

Napoleon Hill, Dale Carnegie, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Earl
Nightingale, Joe Vitale, Norman Vincent Peale, Stephen Covey, Sun Tzu, and
Miyamoto Musashi

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 WHO AM I
ONE DAY MASTER TUNG We know to treat internal:

Diet, Lifestyle, Environment, Genetics, Exercise, Mental outlook Job, Relationships

ALLERGIES Medications, Recreational habits

DIGESTION The list goes one

INSOMNIA Lets talk about acupuncture like those dont matter, otherwise we will spend all day
arguing about what the correct lifestyle is or isnt.

These ailments are very common in all our practices, I would suggest. They are some of Its up to the practitioner how to decide how to handle these non acupuncture point
the top internal disorders. issues.

They respond very well to JUST acupuncture! In my clinic all internal issues 100% get herbs! But I know some of you JUST do
acupuncture! This is why we chose to use these pathologies and Tung acupuncture.

MASTER TUNG THEORY

Some unique ideas with Theory

Channel relationships
Mirror images
Tissue correspondences
Reaction areas or nerve areas
5 element thinking ALLERGIES
Blending of channels A brief intro on how what we will discuss on Saturday
12 segments, the macro in the micro,
3 levels, 3 jiaos, 3 insertions

Theory is great! But remember, like gravity, even if you are not aware of
it, or believe in it, it still pulls you down at 9.8 meters squared per second.
These Tung points work regardless if you know why.

What are the causes of allergies?

This energy deficiency can be related to several organs: the Kidney, Liver,
Lung, or Stomach. When the allergy is predominantly due to one organ,
youll show more symptoms related to a specific organ. Issues with
sneezing and coughing?
The immune system of a person with an allergy reacts to the allergen as though it
were a harmful pathogen - such as an undesirable bacterium, virus, fungus or toxin.
However, the allergen is not harmful. The immune system has simply become
oversensitive to that substance.

When the immune system reacts to an allergen, it releases immunoglobulin E (IgE), a

TCM relates the nose and throat to the Lung; so your allergy is rooted in the
poor Lung function. Issues with itchiness and redness in the eyes? Your
allergies are rooted in poor or deficient Liver function; the Liver governs the
eyes. Its easy to decode the root cause once you look at things the way
TCM has for thousands of years.
The season in which your allergies act up also offers clues to which organ is
the culprit. Mostly in the spring, like right now? These allergies are related to
the Liver, the organ that rules during this season. Mostly in the fall? Your
allergies are related to the Lung.
type of antibody. IgE is released to destroy the allergen. IgE causes chemicals in the
body to be produced. These chemicals cause the allergic reaction.
One of these chemicals is called histamine. Histamine causes tightening of the
muscles, including those in the airways and the walls of blood vessels. It also makes
the lining of the nose produce more mucus.
People with allergies blame the allergen for their symptoms - a friend's pet, pollen or
dust mites. However, the allergens are not harmful. The problem is not the allergen,
but the allergic person's immune system which mistakes harmless substances for
harmful ones.

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 Regardless of your theory.
Allergies are often the result of an overloaded toxic state within the liver. As the
primary human organ responsible for processing everything we come in contact In the Tung system? Most of the focus is on the Lung, Large intestine, Stomach, Spleen
with, the liver filters out any toxic components introduced into the body. If the and my personal favorite the Liver.
quantity of a substance entering the bloodstream is too great for the liver to
process quickly, the immune system recognizes the molecules as being an
So here's the trick.
allergen and produces antibodies against them. Through the filtering process,
the liver plays a substantial role in reducing the effect an established or
You MUST treat both the branch and the root at the same time.
potential allergen will have on the body

Allergies- stuff nose

Allergies- eyes
Allergies- cough
Etc., etc.

San Cha San- opens 5 orifices If you prefer a Pure Channel theory?

88.17-18-19- top Dao Ma for Allergies, nose, skin, breathing in Tung acupuncture Do Tai Yin, Yang Ming balance, from the I Ching, Dr. Tan 3/6 treatment

88.25 - top point for wind That means:

One arm LU 9-5
77.08-09-10- top points for tonifying the ST and LU One arm LI 3-11
One leg SP 3-9
33.13-14-15- Top points for asthma, breathing, post nasal drip, and nose issues One leg ST 36-43

Dont forget your TCM SPLEEN 5! Dont forget your why That will cover the entire front of the face, chest, body and address underlying
pathologies, 80%+. It is a quick and effective distal allergy treatment
My favorite points for allergies are 88.12-13-14 the Liver is amazing, it is usually
indicated in our Western culture.

A cortical homunculus is a physical representation of the human body,

located within the brain. A cortical homunculus is a neurological "map" of the
anatomical divisions of the body. There are two types of cortical homunculus;
sensory and motor.
DISTAL is not a Chinese theory

Its a Verified truth we find in the brain
The amount of cortex devoted to any given body region is proportional to how
richly innervated that region is, not to the body region's physical size. Areas of
the body with greater or more complex sensory or motor connections are
represented as larger in the homunculus, those with fewer or less complex
connections are represented as smaller. The resulting image is that of a
distorted human body, with disproportionately huge hands, lips, and face

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 MASTER TUNG BOOKS WHO AM I

The biggest reason people dont succeed is

Quick & Easy Master Tung Acupuncture because they dont expose themselves to the
Treatment for Headaches
existing information - Jim Rhome

I'm just Brad. I have no magic needle, no golden touch, I have

no privileged information or powerful potions. If I can do it,
anybody can! Step by step, needle by needle, and patient by
patient. We learn. All this information is available to everybody.
There are no secrets!

You just need to PRACTICE and CRITICALLY think

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