Korean Acupuncture (K-Acupuncture) [Part 2] Lee Je-ma’s Sasang Medicine

CALee Acupuncture Modern Korean Acupuncture (K-Acupuncture) [Part 2] Exploring the Blueprint of My Body: Lee Je-ma’s Sasang Medicine Have you ever thought that there might be a health method uniquely suited to you? Many people already experience that standardized health guidelines do not apply equally to everyone. Sasang Medicine (Four-Types Medicine) begins exactly at this point. It recognizes the limitation of standardized health models that ignore individual “uniqueness,” and instead presents “personalized health management” by understanding the innate blueprint of our body. 1. Lee Je-ma and Donguisusebowon : A Synthesis of Philosophy and Medicine Lee Je-ma (李濟馬, 1837–1900), a scholar and physician in the late Joseon dynasty , explored the deep relationship between human nature and health during a time of great turmoil. His medical text, Donguisusebowon (東醫壽世保元) , was not merely a manual on curing disease. It was the result of profoun...