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I was alone, or thought I was.I was born March 29th
1950, on a Wednesday.That may not sound important, but in the Akan,
(one of the earliest known monotheist), tradition-a male child born
on Wednesday is called Kwaku -‘The bringer of the sweet message that
is good to hear, he who brings success to others’.I came into this
world thinking I had to learn how this world works, and why.The
reasons were always really clear to me - so I could teach others a
better way to live. I thought that everyone felt a certain impulse
to learn and teach that learning to others.
At the age of 12, I found out how wrong I was. It was about
that time I discovered that most people didn’t see themselves as
explorers & discoverers of the whys and hows of humanity. I saw for
the 1st time, that most people were only concerned about their
lives, wants, needs, and desires. I felt, for the very first time,
alone - because I didn’t. I saw this world as an unbroken pathfrom
the beginnings of mankind - on, into the future - far ahead of my
own living. I had to learn that path and prepare for that future, by
teaching others the good/bad, right/wrong, enabling/disabling means
and methods of living. So that a future generation would have a
record of some sort, a kind of map - that shows where we were, where
we are, and where we should try to be. That purpose led me to
research the first civilizations, the ones who taught the Greeks,
who gave rise to knowledge and culture in Egypt, India, China, and
Persia.
In Kemet, (Egypt), 3500 years ago
they taught that man is composed of a non-tangible part called a
soul, (it was identified as a marang or ptho depending on what
aspect you used), a tangible portion known as a ba, (body), and a
partially tangible - partially intangible part known as a ca,
(mind). Effectively, mankind was trivalent, (three powered). These 3
parts could be harmonized to do great feats -that otherwise would
seem impossible.
This was added to by the culture of India who understood and
taught the importance of diet, exercise, and exposure to clean air
and sunshine. Mental health was also found to be very important and
free mental health clinics were established throughout the country
500 years B.C. It was in China where means to affect the
non-material portions of our beings were perfected and taught from
about 6000 B.C.E. The naming of this life force, “chi” or “qi” and
the physical mapping and characterization of the effects of blocking
or stimulating these centers were carried on for centuries.
Any research on health, education, or knowledge will reveal
that Western (European), interest in and activities toward teaching
the most effective ways to live, lagged far behind most of the world
for most of known history. But….one of my old teachers at University
of Kentucky School of Medicine, (I did an externship in Family
Practice with Dr. Henry Morgan-whose Ancestor created the Morgan
quarter horse), told me, “Woods, never be the first to try something
new that comes out.
Let others try it, work out the kinks, and perfect it. THEN, you use
it”. It sounded like good strategy and as such, NOW is the time for
westerners to use several new incarnations of time proven techniques
that our Ancestors have given us.I would like to highlight two of
these techniques and the people that practice/teach them, that make
me feel that I am not so very alone.The first person is Dr. Wenning
Zhaoborn in Yongni in North China and Director of Able Chiropractic
and Alternative Health Care Inc. Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Zhao was born
into health care since his mother was a physician, (a rare thing for
a woman at that time). He went to medical school at Sanchi
graduating in 1982, then Dr. Zhao went to Beijing to study Western
internal medicine along with traditional
Chinese Therapeutics including Acupuncture at the Traditional
Chinese Medicine Institute. Dr. Wenning Zhao In Beijing, Dr. Zhao
also taught western physicians the traditional Chinese concepts of
medicine as his knowledge of English and Americans grew.He was
attracted to the similarity between traditional Chinese medicine and
the western concepts of chiropractic medicine.So after arriving in
the U.S.A., Dr. Zhao graduated from the Palmer School Chiropractic
Medicine in 1994.
The Able Chiropractic and Alternative Health Care Clinic was
established in 1995, in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. Its philosophy
was in keeping with traditional Chinese treatments as well as
harmonizing with today’s trends toward natural cures for illness.
“Getting well through natural ways is the best, wisest choice for
health. All natural healing methods in our office such as
acupuncture, chiropractic, food supplements, and herbs will benefit
many different conditions and will not have the side effects common
to drug or operative trauma”.
Dr. Zhao teaches and passes on his knowledge at the famous
Cleveland Clinic and is recognized/utilized by many western health
institutions such as the Veterans Administration as an effective
alternative to western treatments of injuries and dis-ease. His
patients often have long histories of little to no success dealing
with various conditions that the very best western treatments have
not improved. I have read many personal accounts of Dr. Zhao’s
clients who have a medical history of pain and disability unresolved
by western treatments that have all improved or resolved entirely by
his use of Traditional Chinese Medicine (T.C.M.). T.C.M. involves
acupuncture, herbs, qigong exercises and therapies involving the
Yin-Yang-(bright/dark), principles as well as the Theory of the five
elements.Chinese philosophy uses yin and yang to represent a wide
range of opposite properties while the 5 elements theory is used to
interpret the relationship between the physiology and pathology of
the body and the natural environment.
Dr. Zhao’s clinic is one of the best places in the world to pursue
a life free of pain and dis-ease without the side and dangerous
effects of drugs and surgery.His personality and bright spiritual
energy is one of the main reasons why. His uplifting attitude and
real desire to make a difference-not just a dollar, changes the
pursuit of comfort to the pursuit of life and how it is best lived.
I first met Dr. Zhao when I was referred for a fall
down a mountain in Korea when I was 18 years old. I was at that time
in my late 60’s and had one of the worse cases of spinal stenosis
most physicians had ever seen. Within a month I was almost pain free
with more energy, focus, and comfort than I had known in years. His
treatments and encouragement changed the direction of my life and
knowing him I now don’t feel so alone. To contact Dr. Zhao you can
call at: (216) 581-0321 his center is 15751 Broadway Mapletown
Shopping Center, Maple Heights, Ohio. Visit his website at:
www.getwellnaturally.us Next time:The second profile - P.E.A.C.E.*(Proper
Education Always Corrects Error)
L. Carlisle Woods RN M.D.MetD1
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