Join Heiner and Laurie for another fascinating discussion with Jay Harris Levy, a dentist who helps his patients understand how their food choices impact the health of their teeth. Jay gives us an expert’s insight into studies investigating the consequences of poor nutrition on the health of individuals, including a discussion of the implication for the overall health of the human race.

Jay Harris Levy, DDS has a private dental practice in Portland, OR. Please see the May 10th show for a more complete bio. (www.jayharrislevy.com)

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Heiner and Laurie strongly oppose the proposal to fluoridate Portland’s water supply (or for that matter, any water supply). Today, we interview a dentist who has much direct clinical knowledge relevant to this issue, and who has made great effort over many years to critically evaluate the data that many cite but many fewer are truly qualified to evaluate. Please join us for a highly informative discussion on this important health issue.

Jay Harris Levy, DDS has a private dental practice in Portland, OR. We’re including a larger bio than we usually do for our guests, because we feel it is important to our listeners to be aware of his qualifications to comment on this critical choice facing the public.

From Jay’s website:

In 1982 I earned my Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree from New York  University and practiced general dentistry in NYC 17 for years.  During this time I taught Comprehensive Care at NYU Dental School and attended a number of advanced clinical courses on dental occlusion (the study of tooth-jaw relationships).  Through practice, study and teaching I began forming a comprehensive model of the chewing system.

In 1999 I took a sabbatical  from clinical practice and moved to Portland with my family in order for me to expand my study of the chewing system, teach dentistry and live closer to  wilderness areas for hiking and backpacking.  I joined the faculty at Oregon Health and Sciences University where I developed a scientific research program that explored the sensory properties of the  teeth and chewing system.  My research revealed that healthy teeth can perceive extremely  subtle vibrations.  Vibration sense is linked to texture perception.  Teeth are  essentially “Tactile Sense Organs” that feel the food we chew.  Unfortunately, they loose a great deal of their perceptive ability when they are injured or, for example, when they have lost their nerves following root canal therapy.

Armed with a better understanding of the physiology of the teeth & chewing system I returned to dental practice in Portland in 2004.   My practice philosophy is to offer the finest quality dentistry that considers the whole patient.

For more information, please go to www.jayharrislevy.com

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Heiner interviews Henry McCann, LAc, who in his search for more profound clinical outcomes, encountered two effective yet little known clinical modalities. One, naikan, is a Japanese emotional healing system born out of Buddhist cultivation. It has many similarities to the Confucian (Wang Fengyi) emotional healing system described in several previous shows. The other is the practice of bleeding acupuncture points, which is likely to have been one of the original forms of acupuncture treatment in ancient times (see also our March 7, 2013 show with Dr. Brenda Hood entitled “Chinese Medicine Bleeding Techniques Can Produce Rapid and Profound Results”).

Dr. Henry McCann, DAOM, LAc was among the first group of people in the US nationally certified in Oriental medicine (NCCAOM).  He has taught extensively in both the US and Europe, and is on the faculty of the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (NYC) and the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine doctoral program, and is the head lecturer for the Cork Institute of Post-Graduate Acupuncture (Ireland).  As a writer, Dr. McCann has been published in the international Journal of Chinese Medicine and has written a textbook on acupuncture. He has practiced and taught Asian martial arts for 25 years, and teaches Qigong and Daoist meditation.

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We have previously characterized each of the Chinese organ networks belonging to the fire element. In today’s exploration, Heiner discusses them as a group. Why are there twice as many organ networks belonging to fire than to any of the other elements? What is their collective purpose and function, and within that, what is the unique role of each of the fire officials?

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As a leading Chinese medicine practitioner whose clinical practice focuses on supporting patients with cancer, and as a person who previously had cancer himself, Heiner provides insight into the etiology of this degenerative disorder from a classical Chinese medicine perspective, along with practical lifestyle advice for prevention.

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The key to the classical approach to Chinese medicine is to deeply understand the laws of nature. Rather than following a rote protocol that gets applied in accordance with a systematized, symptom-based diagnosis, the classical practitioner perceives the root of the patient’s disharmony, and discerns how a healthy flow can be restored. A myriad of methods can be used to achieve the desired outcome.  Join us for an exploration of the wealth of treatment approaches used within the overall framework of classical Chinese medicine.

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Join us for an inspirational show in which Dr. Arnaud Versluys and Dr. Heiner Fruehauf share memories about their lineage-based training with Dr. Zeng Rongxiu. Dr. Zeng was the last living disciple of the great Shanghan pulse master Dr. Tian Heming. During his long career as an internal medicine doctor in Chengdu, Dr. Zeng synthesized a highly effective system of constitutional approaches to chronic illness. Arnaud and Heiner will always remember Dr. Zeng’s unrelenting enthusiasm for clinical precision and the healing power of classical herb formulas.

Dr. Arnaud Versluys is the Director of the Institute of Classics in East Asian Medicine (www.iceam.org ). An internationally renowned educator, he is an herbalist and acupuncturist specializing in the classics of the oriental medical doctrine, especially as they relate to the treatment of auto-immune and rheumatological disease. Dr. Versluys worked as assistant-professor and clinical supervisor at the Chinese medicine program at NCNM from 2003 to 2008.

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After 20 years pursuing Chinese medical and Daoist Alchemical studies in mainland China, Brenda Hood, PhD, LAc joined the full-time faculty at the School of Classical Chinese Medicine, National College of Natural Medicine.

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