| For every practice or thought, there is
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| | to believe that acupuncture is evil or
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| an opposite viewpoint. This is true with
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| | wrong.
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| religious beliefs, political beliefs, and
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| | However, for the most part, acupuncture
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| even opinions and studies of the
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| | is receiving a positive welcome in
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| environment. As humans, we both
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| | communities around the globe. Perhaps
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| consciously and unconsciously choose to
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| | this is because of exercise programs,
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| believe a side. There are many, many
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| | such as Yoga and Pilates, which have
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| individuals who can see the reasoning on
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| | become so popular. Asian culture has
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| both sides of the proverbial fence, but
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| | exploded into the main stream in fashion,
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| there are also those that are staunchly
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| | thought, spirituality, technology, and
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| devoted and will see no side other than
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| | medicine. Years ago, such things as
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| their own. Medical treatments are no
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| | acupuncture and Yoga were only for the
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| exception to this rule.
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| | "beatniks". The regular Joe did not
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| There are religious groups through out
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| | practice such things and would not have
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| the world, including some who believe
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| | heard the positive benefits, but
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| that a transfusion of blood is
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| | nowadays, people around the globe want
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| sacrilegious and would never take someone
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| | different choices when it comes to their
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| else's blood into their body, as it makes
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| | bodies. Many individuals want to try to
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| them "impure". There are some who do not
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| | live a life with minimal medication and
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| believe in modern medicine and still, to
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| | invasive procedures, turning to nature to
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| this day, practice holistic medicine.
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| | help with illness and pain. Acupuncture
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| However, most religions do not have a
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| | is a good alternative.
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| prejudice against Western medicine in
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| | Acupuncture, as mentioned before, has to
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| whole, but may be against particular
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| | do with the flow of energy in the body.
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| things, such as prescriptions for
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| | The energy flows along pathways, fourteen
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| depression. Many Eastern religions have
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| | to be precise, which are called
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| given birth to medical practices of their
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| | meridians. All along the meridian, there
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| own. An example of this would be Taoism.
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| | are points within that can become
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| Taoism believes in studying nature and
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| | blocked. Acupuncture is used to unblock
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| its influences upon man. From this belief
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| | the meridian and allow the energy to
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| and observation rose the practice of
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| | flow. This is done with the use of long,
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| acupuncture, which has to do with the
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| | thin, solid needles, but most people
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| flow of energy, Qi (pronounced chee), and
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| | report that the procedure is painless, so
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| how those affect areas of the body.
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| | do not worry.
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| Many religions consider that believing in
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| | The medical field and the health-care
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| outside energies is a farce and their
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| | services we choose to receive fall into
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| followers will spurn procedures using
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| | our set of values and beliefs, be they
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| such magic and mystery. Others discount
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| | moral or religious. Certainly, the
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| the studies of researchers, considering
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| | ultimate decision to accept acupuncture
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| the strength of acupuncture to lie in the
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| | or consider it nothing more than
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| possibility of something intangible, such
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| | psychological smoke and mirrors remains
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| as Qi. Bibles and scriptures of all types
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| | yours alone, depending much on your
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| warn against the "Devil's work" and
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| | personal group of beliefs and your
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| mysticism, which leaves some individuals
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| | opinion.
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