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wheel or disk. In yoga, meditation, and Ayurveda, this term by reducing calcium deposits in the arteries and blood
refers to wheels of energy throughout the body. There are vessels. Typically administered in an osteopathic or medical
seven main chakras, which align the spine, starting from doctor’s office.
the base of the spine through to the crown of the head.
First Chakra: The Muladhara is the chakra of stability, Chemical: A chemical substance can be a substance that
security, and our basic needs. It encompasses the first three can be obtained from a plant or a plant material, an alga, a
vertebrae, the bladder, and the colon. When this chakra bacterium, a fungus or a non-human animal material; or a
is open, we feel safe and fearless; Second Chakra: The substance that can be synthesized; or a substance that can
Svadhisthana chakra is our creativity and sexual center. It be obtained from the non-organism part of the environment
is located above the pubic bone, below the navel, and is (for example by mining).
responsible for our creative expression; Third Chakra: The
Manipura chakra means lustrous gem and it’s the area from Chi Nei Tsang (CNT): A healing touch modality of
the navel to the breastbone. The third chakra is our source Chinese Taoist origin. Soft touch and gentle massage
of personal power; Fourth Chakra: Located at the heart on the abdomen stimulates the organs to work better and
center, the fourth chakra, Anahata is at the middle of the creates beneficial change in all the systems of the body: the
seven and unites the lower chakras of matter and the upper digestive, lymphatic, cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous,
chakras of spirit. The fourth is also spiritual but serves as endocrine, reproductive, urinary, muscular-skeletal, and the
a bridge between our body, mind, emotions, and spirit. acupuncture meridian system that is the pathway for ‘chi’
The heart chakra is our source of love and connection; or energy. A Chi Nei Tsang treatment releases deep-seated
Fifth Chakra: The Vishuddha chakra is the fifth chakra, tensions and restores vitality. The modality’s holistic
located in the area of the throat. This is our source of verbal approach integrates the physical, mental, spiritual and
expression and the ability to speak our highest truth. The emotional aspects of our being.
fifth chakra includes the neck, thyroid, and parathyroid Chi-kung: See Qi gong.
glands, jaw, mouth, and tongue; Sixth Chakra: The Ajna
chakra is located in between the eyebrows. It is also Chinese acupressure theory: in traditional Chinese
referred to as the “third eye” chakra. Ajna is our center of medicine, it is believed that there are points found all over
intuition. We all have a sense of intuition but we may not the body and on channels called meridians (which connect
listen to it or heed its warnings. Focus on opening the sixth corresponding body parts and organs). Stimulating these
chakra will help you hone this ability; and Seventh Chakra: points is thought to have numerous health benefits to the
The Sahaswara chakra or the “thousand petal lotus” chakra whole body, as a treatment and as a preventative measure.
is located at the crown of the head. This is the chakra of
enlightenment and spiritual connection to our higher selves, Chinese food therapy: Chinese food therapy is a mode
others, and ultimately, to the divine. It is located at the of dieting rooted in Chinese understandings of the effects
crown of the head. See Kundalini. of food on the human organism, and centred on concepts
such as eating in moderation. Its basic precepts are a mix
Chelates (chelation): A chelator is an organic chemical of folk views and concepts drawn from traditional Chinese
that bonds with and removes free metal ions from solutions. medicine. It was the prescientific analog of modern medical
Chelating agents are sometimes used to treat people nutrition therapy and now qualifies as alternative medicine.
suffering from metal poisoning. Chelators are used in
producing nutritional supplements, fertilizers, chemical Chinese massage: See Amma therapy.
analysis, as water softeners, commercial products such as
shampoos and food preservatives, medicine, heavy metal Chinese medicine: a complex medical system that
detox, and industrial applications. describes the physiology, pathology, diagnosis, and
treatment of the human body in intricate and mutually
Chelation therapy (EDTA): Is a term derived from the related, energetic terms.
Greek chele, which means to claw or pick up. The solution
contains EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid), which Chinese meridian theory: the belief that there are
carries out heavy metals like lead, cadmium, and arsenic, as fundamental substances (Qi, blood, and other body fluids)
well as other foreign substances, many of which enter our that form a large web (containing pathways and trigger/
bodies in our food, in the air, and in our water. Chelation meridian points) linking together several areas on our body.
is the process of surrounding or enclosing a mineral atom Chiropractic manipulation: A form of health care that
with a larger protein molecule. The purpose is to increase focuses on the relationship between the body’s structure,
the flow of blood to the vital organs and tissues of the body primarily the spine, and its function.

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