Case Histories

Case History # 10:

Patient: 52 years old, Female, Caucasian
Major Complaint: Cough

The patient was not able to sleep for the past three days because her cough woke her up several times during the night. It was not bad at all during the day. However, once she lay down at night, all hell broke loose. She tried allergy and cough medications. None of them helped at all. She was getting desperate for anything to help her sleep.

 Diagnosis and Treatment

The patient was confirmed metal major constitution. About 50% of my patients have metal constitutions. I assume these people get easily sick due to the standard American diets which consist of wheat, meat, and potatoes. When people with metal constitutions are fed on the wrong diet, their lungs get extremely hyperactive. They will overreact to any kind of substance (mold, dust mites, perfume, just simple dust, etc.) and burst into coughs. Even though the symptom is just a cough, in this case five organs' relations must be corrected.

Treatment

Step 1 on right side:

Promote liver five times
Reduce stomach five times
Reduce pericardium one time

Step 2 on left side:

Promote liver four times
Reduce pancreas two times
Promote liver four times
Reduce pancreas two times

All in one session

Treatment Results

One month after the first session, the patient called back. She said she was able to sleep really well, but now she started coughing again. She asked for exactly the same treatment she had a month ago.

Dietary Consultation

This is a good example to teach us how important the diet is. If this patient does not change her diet according to her constitution, eventually nothing will work to stop her coughing, even acupuncture can't!

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