Daniel: August 12, 2019, 9:30pm
Is it very common to see in a lot of patients, both sides of the coin expressing significantly? . . . i.e some PC excess
and some GB excess or some Lung Excess and some Stomach Excess . . . its like what is really speaking the most
is that that particular paired combo AXIS is expressing itself. I guess that is where the toggling back and forth
through a series of treatments comes in.
George_Mandler: August 14, 2019, 4:30am
Hello my PEI friend –
You can see a relative excess/deficiency of paired organs, but look deeper to find the one that seems the grossest
imbalance. Toby talks about it being 12 links on a wheel and if you treat the one most imbalanced link it effects the
rest of the wheel. In your example if you are wanting to supplement both PC+ and GB+ I’d be looking elsewhere
for an imbalance as you want to be cautious with toggling those. Perhaps supplementing LU sometimes and
supplementing ST sometimes is more clinically relevant as the wet/dry demarcation is not always clear. Often Toby
gives the example of sometimes supplementing SI+and sometimes supplementing KD+ in the elderly as blood
stasis is common.
But to your question yes you often see relative excess/deficiencies in counterbalance pairs, however likely you may
treat elsewhere if it is not so clear. So keep looking deeper at your patients and start with the grossest imbalance.
What is the grossest imbalance that jumps out at you while also considering the main complaint? Does that help?
(and going from Kiiko style to this Sa’am style is quite a quantum leap – eh?)
Daniel: August 14, 2019, 10:43pm
Hey George! Great to hear from you. Thanks for your thoughtful reply. It all makes wonderful sense.
yes, its a big leap . . . although I am making some interesting connections that may lead somewhere someday . . . . .