Ancient Chinese Medicine — What is an ACM Practitioner?
ACM literally means "Ancient Chinese Medicine". Unlike Western medicine, where the focus is on treating illness, we look to prevent illness by catching it early. If illness is already present, we then try to find out the causes, and create the environment to seize and decrease them to achieve health again.
Using these methods, we have formed a new occupation called "ACM Practitioner".
ACM does not look to cure any particular illness. The ancient doctor would give people "Chu Fang", which people translated into "herbal formula" (herbal formula was the main part of healing). But another, broader meaning of "Chu Fang" is giving people "direction" of healing.
ACM is the art of health management, and its method is to give people the direction to solve their situation. The ancient Chinese doctors (a title given by the public) needed complex knowledge including:
- Astronomy & meteorology
- Sociology & psychology
- Geography & environment
We believe illness is formed by many different angles of life and, if found earlier, illness can be prevented from developing. Health is not just a physical condition. Many factors combine, including your emotions, eating, exercise, lifestyle, personal beliefs, work environment, family environment, status, and genetic make-up.
The Medical Classic of the Yellow Emperor stated: "A wise healer heals illness before it is formed."
Our motto is "Earlier Further". We look to solve the problem earlier, and look further to find the cause or causes.
Our starting point is your health based on Ancient Chinese Medicine and culture philosophy, which is centered to your daily life to find out the major point or points affecting your health. When those points are found, we will walk through with you to help you help yourself to maximize your health and fulfill your goal.
We believe communication is the major requirement during the healing process for a good result. The ACM Practitioner will need to:
- understand you and where you need to head to; and
- understand your needs,
but the customer is the biggest participant, and must be willing to contribute and co-operate.
The current methods of the ACM Practitioner include:
ACM is the practical treasure part of Ancient Chinese culture. It contains all the ACM doctors' and sages' knowledge and wishes, and has come out as the art form of healing to contribute to the world now and in the future.
We welcome people to experience ACM and find out the true value and power of it. We hope to be helping you soon.