http://shannonehlers.com/2008/01/30/this-inspires-me-part-one/ the midnight blogger Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:17:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://shannonehlers.com/2008/01/30/this-inspires-me-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-709 shannonehlers.com · In With the Old, In With the New Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:35:59 +0000 http://shannonehlers.com/2008/01/30/this-inspires-me-part-one/#comment-709 [...] Looking through a different lens, I’m a chemist by trade and training.  For over seven years I’ve had the privilege of working for a small company dedicated to preserving Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), an holistic system of medicine at risk of becoming a lost art, were it not for a few dedicated souls working diligently to preserve it, not the least of which is my boss.  We utilize high technology in our laboratory to determine the quality of our raw materials and finished products, and we also utilize arguably low-tech manufacturing practices, in order to replicate the traditional processing techniques used for generations in the Chinese medicine system.  All of this stands in stark contrast to our modern western system of medicine, where we typically seek instant relief of our symptoms but sometimes forget to treat the cause.  It all forms an interesting mix of centuries-old  tradition and appropriate technology, and the whole thing is run by a guy I like and respect. [...] [...] Looking through a different lens, I’m a chemist by trade and training.  For over seven years I’ve had the privilege of working for a small company dedicated to preserving Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), an holistic system of medicine at risk of becoming a lost art, were it not for a few dedicated souls working diligently to preserve it, not the least of which is my boss.  We utilize high technology in our laboratory to determine the quality of our raw materials and finished products, and we also utilize arguably low-tech manufacturing practices, in order to replicate the traditional processing techniques used for generations in the Chinese medicine system.  All of this stands in stark contrast to our modern western system of medicine, where we typically seek instant relief of our symptoms but sometimes forget to treat the cause.  It all forms an interesting mix of centuries-old  tradition and appropriate technology, and the whole thing is run by a guy I like and respect. [...]

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