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primary goal of medicine was to help
an individual develop their full
potential or as it was stated in these
texts to “nourish destiny”. It was
believed that if you were growing into
the person you are supposed to be,
body, mind, heart and spirit were all in
a healthy state which made you less
susceptible to disease. If you were in
this state, even if you developed a
problem, the body could easily
recover.
What the ancient Chinese realized
was that each person processes their
experiences within their body by
means of what they called the eight
extraordinary vessels. To the best of
our current understanding, these are
