SB 277: Raw and Uncensored

  SB 277 discriminates against California’s children in two ways. 

First, it only goes after healthy kids without an IEP.  (SB 277: Section 2: 120335 of the Health and Safety Code, following 56026.)  An IEP is an Individual Education Plan that is set up by administrators, teachers, parents, and other district employees that may offer services in smaller class sizes as well as audiologists, psychologists, and adaptive physical education teachers.  Children who are diagnosed with a condition before school age can get an IEP and start school at 3 years of age.  Other children may be referred to the right people to start an IEP once they have started school and found to be struggling with behavior, learning, hearing, speaking, et cetera.  Kids with an IEP may opt out of vaccinations, or pick and choose which vaccinations the parents think is right for their kids, as long as appropriate paperwork is handed in before January 1, 2016.  (At least this is how I interpret this legislation.  For certain, if you want your kids in school until July 1, 2016 when SB 277 goes into effect and for grades other than kindergarten and 7th, you need to have all paperwork in by January 1st, 2016.)

Healthy, present children who behave themselves are not allowed to have an IEP.  They have to wait until they are vaccine injured and when they get an IEP, they may opt out of further vaccines.  Actually, parents can only opt out of the current vaccine schedule of any given time if they have put in the appropriate paperwork now before the law takes effect that they don't want to follow the mandated vaccine schedule.  (Again, this is how I have interpreted the law.)  This means that right now ALL parents of Californian school children should hand in the appropriate exemption form plus have the doctor sign the chart paper where he/she signed it saying that he/she gave you the vaccine talk (to satisfy AB 2109) and hand them into the school.  Now.  Because when your child becomes vaccine injured as they surely will with an unlimited vaccination schedule, you can opt out of further vaccines once they get an IEP.  (Do not sign the official form that they want you to sign that satisfies AB 2109 legislation, because they can use that against you and possibly to take your kids away from you.)  Of course, you could try for the medical exemption by then, but doctors will be very scared to write those, so it's better to think ahead.  Basically, a special education kid can't be denied his or her special education services, but a healthy child can be denied a public education.  Discrimination, but at least one group can get out of being vaccinated.

Second, SB 277 only goes after kindergarteners, seventh graders, and students moving into a new school district.   Though this is a relief to parents of children who are starting in eighth through twelfth grades, it is still discrimination because it only targets some kids.

Why are they getting away with installing this pick and choose legislation when surely if vaccinations are truly needed, it should be mandatory for all?  They know SB 277 is not really needed, they know too many people will rise up if special ed kids are denied services, and people with kids eighth grade to twelfth grade will give up the fight because they believe it no longer effects them and this will decrease the numbers caring about SB 277.  Everyone should care though, because this is not about vaccines.

Some may argue that the only time to make harsh legislation, like SB 277, is when more of the public are dying from a certain disease than are living.  I still wouldn't want vaccines under these extreme  circumstances. I personally feel the ingredients of vaccines make them a game of Russian Roulette and also know that they damage the immune system.  I also know that homeopathy, herbs, and acupuncture as well as eating natural, organic, non-GMOed foods are a far safer bet.   No epidemic is occurring here in California.  No school children are dying off more than those living, therefore, this is not a vaccination issue at all.  It’s an issue of Californian residents not being able to keep their right to decide on medical treatments for their children.

It doesn't matter what any governor says, my child has done well without aborted fetuses, formaldehyde, mercury, mouse protein, polysorbate 80, phenol red, and aluminum injected into her bloodstream.  SB 277 has the open possibility of the number and kinds of vaccines given to increase exponentially.   As the law stands now, if you allow doctors to inject your child with many vaccines on a schedule that they decide is good for all children equally, and your child dies or becomes injured, you can’t even take the manufacturers to court.  (Search for the petition to change this.)  Does it make you nervous that legislation is put in place that both forces kids to get vaccinated and protects the manufacturers of those products?  Why should they bother to make a sound product when they can sell it anyway without any consequences and further, have the government support their sales?

Vaccinations have been called safe.  With more and more deaths occurring after the administration of vaccines, you'd think "safe" wouldn't be the word they'd use.  They already know the truth.  SB 277 will make it very clear to the masses when their children start dying off in droves, but it will be too late, because those same people will have allowed a lot of other vaccine legislation to happen that will be killing the parents off, too.

To read this ridiculous legislation, please click on the link.  (Ridiculous, because how does a baby born in 2020 get paperwork in before January 1, 2016?  This legislation should include a comment that all parents have the right to get paperwork in with the child's enrollment in school whether at 3 or 5 years of age and it doesn't.  Future kids with IEP's may not be able to become exempt due to no paperwork in by 2016.)
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB277

Oriental Medicine: the Basics

I just asked an allopathic physician what Western Medicine does for sore throats, coughs, and nasal discharge caused by a virus. “Nothing,” was her reply. Well, I want everyone out there to know that TCM, which means Traditional Chinese Medicine and is also known as Eastern Medicine and Oriental Medicine, can do something about these conditions. Throw in essential oils and TCM has a recipe for complete health.

 

Acupuncture, herbs, diet, and essential oils can release the exterior of a person’s body, throwing the pathogen ─ whether viral or bacterial ─ out, while simultaneously establishing an internal environment where germs cannot thrive. Acupuncture may sound scary to you, and the thought of drinking root juice may not appeal to you, but at least you will not be ingesting harmful chemicals and you will be regaining your health.

The California State Oriental Medical Association (CSOMA), according to their website, is “a professional organization of licensed acupuncturists and supporters of Oriental medicine dedicated to the preservation and advancement of the art, science, and practice of Oriental medicine.” Oriental medicine encompasses the techniques being used in China, Korea, Tibet, Japan, Viet Nam, Thailand, and even India for over 2,500 years.

According to A User’s Guide to Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine published by CSOMA, Oriental medicine has “gained worldwide acceptance and recognition as effective medical treatment.” Substantial research proves that Oriental Medicine is a valid and valuable alternative when considering a treatment protocol. Acupuncture, acupressure, Chinese herbal medicine, and Tai Chi are a few of the better known modalities; however, Oriental Medicine is comprised of so much more.

Cupping is a suction device used on the back of the client to stimulate blood and qi (energy) circulation, and to disperse certain pathogenic factors. Truly, each acupuncturist has a plethora of techniques ready to offer clients individualized treatments.

For more information about CSOMA, please visit their website at www.csomaonline.org, and visit Debbie Allsup’s profile by clicking on “Find a Practitioner," and you can find her at her AuthenticSelf Acupuncture & Beyond Facebook page.

Ear Infections

"Who you are dictates what you see.”- John Maxwell

According to…Keeping Your Child Healthy with Chinese Medicine by Bob Flaws, the Chinese “understanding of what is a healthy diet, both for infants and for adults, is way ahead of us in the West” (91). Many children suffer from multiple ear infections here in the U.S., yet supposedly not in China. Flaws points out that it is not related to different anatomy. Diet and awareness of what is put into a child, whether given by shot or orally, could quite possibly be behind the mystery.

It is common practice for parents to take their children to a doctor for routine wellness checkups. The child feels fine, but the doctor will use what he or she sees through the otoscope, the instrument used to check ears, as the only evidence for prescribing antibiotics (94). Because of this, Flaws advises against the over use of an otoscope. As this practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) says, “When children are given antibiotics over and over again at a young age, it is my experience as a clinician that this can lead to many years, if not a lifetime, of chronic health problems” (94). Flaws observes that these children “are more prone than others to all sorts of allergies, including hayfever and allergic asthma. They are also more prone to sore throats and tonsillitis” (94). The suggestion is not to get started on the antibiotic merry-go-round.

Some children experience recurrent ear infections and make many unscheduled visits to the doctor’s office. Antibiotics can clear the heat accompanying the infection, but do nothing to address the food stagnation, which is most likely the root of the problem. “In fact,” says Flaws, “[antibiotics] contribute to its worsening” (91). In TCM thought, antibiotics actually damage the built-in mechanisms that assist us with all the aspects of digestion, physical and non-physical. In Western thought, antibiotics are equal-opportunity killers of bacteria in the stomach and intestines, even the helpful bacteria. Flaws says, “These [beneficial] bacteria help break down foods and the waste products of digestion. Others of these bacteria help keep populations of various yeast and fungi in proper proportions” (42). Parents and physicians usually become frustrated with the endless cycle of problems related to ear infections, such as food stagnation and perpetual antibiotic use, and finally suggest the procedure of placing tubes in the eardrums without ever considering Chinese herbal formulas.

From the onset of an ear issue, Flaws is an advocate of trying other procedures before starting on a course of antibiotics, indeed, saving antibiotics as a final effort to remedy the problem (41). TCM practitioners have a variety of remedies to try, taking the child’s constitution, age, diet and diagnosis into consideration. Flaws says, “Chinese herbal medicine is very effective for both treating acute earaches as well as preventing recurrent earaches” (92). The most commonly prescribed herbal formula for children, Xiao Chai Hu Tang, has been used for hundreds of years safely (92). Sometimes another herbal formula, Wu Ling San, is prescribed in the absence of inflammation or infections because it addresses excess fluids, which may cause “bulging eardrums” (94). Wu Ling San has also been in use for centuries successfully treating fluid leaking from the ear amongst other ailments. For cases when the eardrum has burst, Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang may be necessary. Flaws says, “Actually, this is the final stage of an ear infection and when this occurs, it [the bursting eardrum] marks the resolution of the situation” (94). Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang is used after inflammation and infection have been resolved. The formula, along with keeping “the child’s head out of water 4-6 weeks after the eardrum has ruptured,” are important for a quick and certain recovery because water entering the ear will cause pain and may cause another infection (94). All Chinese herbal formulas are prepared with harmony for the client in mind; therefore, additions and deletions of specific herbs may make a slightly different formula.

TCM practitioners recognize the importance of diet, especially where children’s ears are concerned. Not consuming dairy products, fried or spicy foods, candy or sugar, and frozen or raw foods, is a must. Flaws warns, “In children with recurrent ear infections, even yeasted wheat products, like bread, should be eliminated” (93). A bland diet for awhile will help the child considerably because diet and lifestyle are responsible for seventy percent of the healing process (93-5). Consuming fewer drugs, with more attention to food choices, is a sound practice for this future adult to learn now.

For more information on how to live drug-free and to have healthy ears, please read my articles at www.debbieallsup.info: Sound Therapy: Ear Exercises on the Go (November 2009), Flower Essences for Balancing, Herbs for Kids Instead of Antibiotics, and Genuine Essential Oils (all from October 2009).

Five-Needles: Acupuncture with Immediate Results

According to Dr. Zhi Liang Huo, fixing physical problems with acupuncture is easy. This acupuncturist/researcher teaches twenty-five subjects to professional acupuncturists. One subject is centered on clearing clients of their toxins. It was at this seminar that I met Dr Huo and learned his technique. Dr. Huo uses a form of scalp and auricular acupoints that he developed thirty years ago. He says, “Five-Needles can treat everything!”

Unlike Esoteric Acupuncture, with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in general and Five-Needles, a thorough diagnosis is fundamental to deciding the treatment plan. For example, three to five various acupoints will be chosen from above the neck, and acupoints on the arms or legs may need to be needled as well. At any rate, no more than ten needles are used per treatment. Dr. Huo is able to perform over fifty fast acupuncture treatments in a day with Five-Needles, sometimes seeing the same client twice. Some clients have one treatment a day for fourteen days straight, due to the distance traveled in order to see him.

With Esoteric Acupuncture, a front pattern may be needled with a separate back treatment to immediately follow. With Five-Needles, one group of acupoints may be needled in the morning and one in the evening, each as a separate treatment. Dr. Huo has found this protocol extremely successful. He documents before and after treatments on video, with the permission of his clients, because he is setting out to prove the power of acupuncture for those unfortunate people who believe it only eases pain.

Dr. Huo says that allopathic doctors have frustrated countless people with either no diagnosis or a diagnosis with no treatment option, and sometimes, a death sentence. As a last resort, the frustrated people show up on his doorstep. His clients have also experienced taking prescription drugs for years with no positive change in symptoms, occasionally worse off than before the doctor prescribed the drugs. “If your drugs do not fix the problem within two months, then they are not working,” says Dr. Huo, adding that, “three days for antibiotics” is the average length of time it should take for patients to experience improved health.

Positive changes in the feel of the client’s pulse for the practitioner, in the physical appearance of the client, and in how the client feels should accompany all treatment modalities because they are signs of improvement. Dr. Huo takes care of the imbalances that led to the client’s prescribed drug use in the first place, and he encourages his clients to work with their MDs to reduce the number and or dosage of drugs they are taking. Together with reducing a client’s toxicity, improvement in their health is imminent.

Dr. Huo usually starts his clients on a week-long liver and colon Chinese herbal cleanse while also treating them in the office with acupuncture. His Five-Needles technique is also called, “Qi Gong Needling” because of the way the practitioner uses his or her Qi (energy) and Intent to guide the insertion and rotation of the needles. Also, roughly every five minutes of the half hour treatment, the practitioner returns to work the needles, offering more Qi. As with acupuncture anesthesia, working the needle is the way to get Five-Needles to work since it is more for the Etheric and Physical Bodies. In contrast, Esoteric Acupuncture is acupuncture for all the Esoteric, non-physical bodies as well as the Physical Body. Also, with Esoteric Acupuncture, the needles are not manipulated in order to get great results. With Five-Needles, the manipulation of the acupuncture needles is key for great results.

As with TCM in general, Dr. Huo treats the person not the disease, and he has also developed concentrated powdered herbs for specific ailments. Unlike allopathic medicines, even the concentrated powders treat the person by taking “mucous” or “blood deficiency” into consideration rather than simply “cancer”. He has an herbal ointment ready to apply to those in need of it. He has set fractures and used the ointment, with quick results. Breast lumps have disappeared with Five-Needles in conjunction with the use of the ointment and his cleansing formula, making surgery a very distant back-up plan for his grateful clients.

For more information, please visit www.drhuos.com.

ACUPUNCTURE 101

According to the California State Oriental Medical Association (CSOMA), qi (energy) and blood travel through pathways in the body. The pathways being “somewhat like the nerves and blood vessels,” are known as meridians. There are sixteen main meridians with acupoints on them, which, when needled, directly address various symptoms and imbalances. During a treatment, other lesser known meridians may be indirectly activated from points on other meridians. This indirect, but effective, method opens the affected meridian so qi and blood may freely flow. Direct and indirect approaches are two ways acupuncture can be used in order to establish balanced health.

The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner will diagnose a client through a variety of assessments: noticing how a person carries themselves and the energy behind how they speak; feeling the pulses on the wrist, which indicate the health of various organs; noticing the shape and color of the client’s tongue, along with the presence or lack of a tongue coating, and its color. All of these situations are indicators of health of the organs or lack of health and are identifiers of the pathogenic (germ) factor that may be involved.

Out of the possible thousand acupoints, a TCM practitioner will choose a certain combination of two to about nineteen and commence the treatment. Although the client may be permitted to sleep for the twenty to sixty minute traditional acupuncture treatment, due to the power of Intent, clients are generally advised to be awake and active participants in Esoteric acupuncture treatments.

Some people who may want to try acupuncture might have concerns about the safety of the needles. To put minds at ease, there is no ointment or medicine on the needles, and the needles are disposable (not reused) and pre-sterilized. With insertion, some sensations may be felt briefly, but overall the treatment will be relaxing and energizing as qi becomes more balanced.

Doctors (MDs) who practice acupuncture on their clients are doing a form of acupuncture referred to as “medical acupuncture.” The CSOMA guidebook says, “The consumer should be aware that unless medical acupuncturists carry the designation of L.Ac., they are not licensed through the California Acupuncture Board.” It is recommended that a consumer interview the medical acupuncturist and ask for credentials in order to ascertain if the practitioner is the kind being sought. Also, a potential client would be advised to ask if the doctor uses an autoclave on reusable needles or the pre-sterilized disposable needles, which are being used by licensed acupuncturists.

For more information, please visit www.csomaonline.org or e-mail Debbie Allsup at Debbie@chasnqi.com

Oriental Medicine: the Basics

According to A User’s Guide to Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine published by CSOMA, Oriental Medicine has “gained worldwide acceptance and recognition as effective medical treatment.” Substantial research proves that Oriental Medicine is a valid and valuable alternative when considering a treatment protocol. Acupuncture, acupressure, Chinese herbal medicine, and Tai Chi are a few of the better known modalities. However, Oriental Medicine is comprised of so much more.

The California State Oriental Medical Association (CSOMA), according to their website, is “a professional organization of licensed acupuncturists and supporters of Oriental medicine dedicated to the preservation and advancement of the art, science, and practice of oriental medicine.” Oriental medicine encompasses the techniques being used in China, Korea, Tibet, Japan, Viet Nam, Thailand, and even India for over 2,500 years.

Acupuncture has gone from bamboo needles to disposable, stainless steel needles that are so fine they can be placed in the end of a hypodermic needle. Acupressure is a technique that uses pressure from the practitioner’s fingers and hands on acupoints and painful, or hard spots. Both forms of stimulating the points are techniques to chase chi within the body, to adjust a deficiency, or to clear a blockage.

Chinese herbs are minerals, objects from the animal kingdom, and hundreds of individual plant parts, each with a particular action to perform on a person in order to establish balance. Tai Chi and Qi Gong are two forms of martial arts meditative movements, each able to bring about balance, strength, and focused energy (Qi) in order to create a particular goal.

An Oriental Medicine practitioner may use a variety of techniques, adjusted to meet the individual needs of each client. Diet and nutritional strategies appropriate on an individual level, differ from western nutritional support. For example, calories and ingredients are not the concern of the Oriental medicine practitioner and diet counseling goes beyond recommendations against diet sodas, coffee, and sugar in general. The temperature, taste, combination, and preparation of foods are of concern and are considered against the person’s constitution and symptoms.

A little zing may be required, and the practitioner may choose electroacupuncture. Once the needles have been inserted into the client, the practitioner hooks the needles up to wires that lead to a small machine. A gentle microcurrent travels to the acupoint for a desired result. The client may feel a gentle, relaxing pulsing or pulling sensation at the acupoint.

Cupping is a suction device used on the back of the client to stimulate blood and qi circulation, and to disperse certain pathogenic factors. Truly, each acupuncturist has a plethora of techniques to offer clients individualized treatments.

For more information about CSOMA, please visit their website at

www.csomaonline.org, and visit Debbie Allsup’s profile by clicking on “Find a Practitioner.”
Find Debbie Allsup on her AuthenticSelf Acupuncture & Beyond Facebook page.