Why Acupuncture? The Scientific Perspective-The Theory Behind Acupuncture-Yin and Yang

ACUPUNCTURE IS A BRANCH OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE. THIS FRAMEWORK OF MEDICAL PRACTICE BEGINS WITH THE BELIEF THAT OUR BODY IS A BALANCE OF TWO OPPOSITE YET INSEPARABLE FORCES – THE YIN AND YANG.
BY THE SAME LINE OF THINKING, THIS APPLIES TO THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE. YIN REPRESENTS FORCES SUCH AS THE COLD, THE SLOW AND OTHER PASSIVE FORCES, WHILST YANG REPRESENTS HEAT, EXCITEMENT AND OTHER ACTIVE FORCES. IT IS A COMBINATION OF THESE FORCES AND THE BALANCE BETWEEN THEM THAT DETERMINES OUR ME...