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"The Chinese will tell you that the kidneys are the mother of all the organs. They say this because they set the frequency, or the tempo, for the body. In a way, they operate like an energy store, or a battery. If you have a heart attack and your heart stops, if the kidneys are still functional, the doctors will put the paddles on you and bring you back up again. If the kidneys are gone, without energy, nothing will happen.
Therefore, any type of stimulus you put on the body, whether it’s a chiropractic adjustment or an injection from a medical doctor, or an electrical stimulation from an acupuncturist, all of the energy goes to the kidney. Then the kidney sets the biorhythm and starts the body to function, according to the patient’s capacity.
The Chinese also tell us that the small intestine is the “Prime Minister” of the body. That is the organ that dictates the energy outward to the other organs. It is called the Prime Minister because, in ancient China, it was the Prime Minister who selectively distributed the food to the people. Similarly, the small intestine and the heart are connected through the energy circulation channels, so the heart gets its energy directly from the small intestine. But the small intestine gets the energy from the kidney.

Interestingly, the kidney is the first organ in the embryo that starts to pulsate—even before the heart starts.

Now, getting back to treatment—we stimulate these organs first, since they are the energy source for the body. From there, the energy is transferred to the mesoderm. Then the bones and ligaments and muscles receive energy and begin to feel better. From the mesoderm, the energy moves out to the ectoderm—to the hair, skin, nails, mucous membranes and nervous system." (2)

 

(1) Maciocia, Giovanni.  The Foundations of Chinese Medicine. Edinburgh: Churchhill Livingstone, 1998. p.95.

 

(2) Russ Mason. Alternative and Complementary Therapies. December 2004, 10(6): 334-338. doi:10.1089/act.2004.10.334.