AboutHeather Vandeburg Expertise I can answer any questions about Acupuncture, Chinese Herbals, Tuina (Chinese massage, Cupping, and Gua Sha. I can answer questions about Qi, Meridians, and Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory. I can answer how these different modalities can benefit different conditions.
Experience I have a Traditional Chinese Medicine Practice in DeKalb IL. I have been practicing TCM since 2002. I have given many lectures and classes on the subject of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Acupuncture, Women’s Health, Nutrition and Acupuncture Facial Rejuvenation. This Includes speaking at an International Conference for the United Leukodystrophy Foundation.
Organizations AAOM, NCCAOM, CCAOM, ILAAOM
Publications Women Today, ILAAOM website,
Education/Credentials Master degree in Oriental Medicine, Bachelor degree in Nutrition, Bachelor degree in Biological Sciences. I am lisensed and board certified in Acupuncture. I did an advanced internship at Guang Zhou University in Guang Zhou China.
Awards and Honors I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Midwest College of Oriental Medicine
Expert: Heather Vandeburg Date: 1/15/2008 Subject: Kidney Yang and Ying emptyness
Question QUESTION: Hello Heather,
Kidney Yang or Kidney Ying emptyness is a notion I'd like to understand better. Would you have any reference to advice ? For instance,what are the symptoms of each one ? Frequent urine would be due to an emptyness of the kydney am I right ? So wich Kidney would be in cause ? Right or left, Yin or Yan ?
Also, a deep sadness would make a empty Lung or the contrary ?
Thank you
Best regards
Pascal
ANSWER: Hi Pascal,
Kidney Yang and Yin emptiness or deficiency are almost opposites. Acupuncture.com has some good articles on the 2. Frequent urination at night is more kidney yin deficiency and frequent urination all the time can be kidney yang def. It depends on the hot or cold nature of the individual. Whether or not it is frequent copious urine or scanty. If there is incontinence or not.
Emotions can injure the organs as well as organs can cause intense emotions. They are mutual in their disease infliction.
Here is a blurb from acupuncture.com talking about sadness
"The soul associated with the Lungs is called the Po. The Po is called the animal spirit. This is the part of us that is instinctive and animalistic. The Po is not eternal, it dies along with our body. I believe that it is the Po that harbors the fear of death, because for the Po, death is real. To the Hun, the spirit of the Liver, death is liberation, to the Po death is final. That is why we grieve for the passing of loved ones. It is the Po's recognition of the end of life. The Po is quick to recognize the loss of anything important in our lives, and so "sadness" is the emotion associated with the Metal element."
I would suggest getting some TCM books if you can read English.
Good luck,
Heather Vandeburg LAc MSOM
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QUESTION: Hello Heather,
Thank you for your answer,I'm going to look for those articles at acupuncture.com,
I'm reading Shudo Denmei's "meridian therapy" which I really enjoy, he shares his clinical experience like not so many practitioners do. I received Matsumoto-Birch 'Hara Diagnosis', the few I already read seems very interesting.I'm expecting too ' the web that has no weaver'. In french too I have some very good books from Jacques Lavier, Soulié de Morant, Jean Borsarello, Nguyen Van Nghy ( Pathologie et pathogénie en bioénergétique chinoise),... The point is that sometimes I don't understand directly the theory in the books and I need some more light. It's the reason why sometimes I call your expertise. I hope that one day I'll be able to give a little help to other collegues as well. The shiatsu course I attended is mainly based on practice, few theory is given and we have to read and document by ourselves. Our teacher used to say "all what you can learn in books, I won't teach" which is a good pedagogy somehow because we directly go in the matter learning palpation, intuition,diagnosis, and so forth. The point is that the theoretical aspect is sometimes missing.
Would you have a good tcm book to advice ? Have you read Manaka's "Chasing the dragon tail"?
Best regards
Pascal
Answer I loved Matsumoto's book on extraordinary vessels. I Think that Maciocia (spelling?) has good books out on theory. His diagnosis book has been very helpful to me. I have not read Chasing the dragons tail. I will help in what way that I can.
