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  • Acupuncture Overview
  • History of Acupuncture
  • Philosophy
    • Chinese Medicine
    • Energy for Cells
    • Electrical Circuits of the Body
    • Meridians
  • The Flow of Energy in the Body
    • Mother-Child Rule
    • Five Elements
    • The Sheng Cycle
    • The Ko Cycle
    • Ways to Stimulate Points
  • Ways to Diagnose Energy Problems
    • Observation Using Five Senses
    • Pulse Diagnosis
    • Tongue Diagnosis
    • Meridian Diagnosis
  • Significance of Energy Levels in the Body
  • Ways to Increase Voltage
  • What can Acupuncture be Used For
  • Acupuncture Today

Links:
History

http://www.americanacupuncture.com/history.htm
Philosophy

http://www.holisticonline.com/Acupuncture/acp_philosophy.htm
Significance of Energy

http://www.tennantinstitute.com/TIIM_MAC/Energetic_Medicine.html
Diagnosis
http://acupuncture.com/education/tcmbasics/tongue.htm

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  • Fatty Acid Classification by Saturation
    • Saturated
    • Monounsaturated
    • Polyunsaturated
  • Dangers of Polyunsaturated
  • Fatty Acid Classification by Length
    • Short-Chain
    • Medium-Chain
    • Long-Chain
    • Very Long-Chain
  • Omega-3, -6, -9 Fatty Acids
    • What is the Difference?
    • Current vs Optimum Ratios
  • Modern Methods of Processing Fats
    • Extraction
      • Process and Rancid Results
      • Safe Technique
    • Hydrogenation
      • Process and Toxic Results
    • Homogenization
      • Process and Toxic Results
  • Trans Fats
    • What’s so Bad About Them
    • Link to Heart Disease
    • How to Avoid Them
  • Interesterified Fats
    • Trans Fat’s Unhealthy Replacement
    • Why are They Bad
  • Food Fat Composition
    • Duck and Goose
    • Chicken
    • Lard or Pork
    • Beef and Mutton
    • Olive Oil
    • Peanut Oil
    • Sesame Oil
    • Safflower, Corn, Sunflower, Soybean and Cottonseed Oils
    • Canola Oil
    • Flax Seed Oil
    • Tropical Oils
      • Palm Oil
      • Coconut Oil
  • Fat Tips to Live By

Links:
General Information
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/08/17/saturated-fat1.aspx
Trans Fats
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/12/24/Trans-Fats-Can-Be-Deadly.aspx

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  • Current Conventional Wisdom
    • The Lipid Hypothesis
  • What is Saturated Fat
    • Structure
    • Characteristic
  • What is Cholesterol
    • Structure
    • Uses
    • Sources
  • What is Cardiovascular Disease
  • “Evidence” of  The Lipid Hypothesis
  • Studies that Challenge The Lipid Hypothesis
  • How the Body uses Saturated Fat
    • Vital for Many Bodily Functions
    • Healthy Sources
  • How the Body uses Cholesterol
    • Anatomy of Blood Vessels
    • Vital for Many Bodily Functions


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