Dr. Todd Talks: Using Five Element Theory as a Diagnostic Tool

This FANTASTIC teaching is one that EVERY SHAPE practitioner should watch! Dr. Todd demystifies Five Element Theory and shares how to implement this tool for finding accurate and quick answers to conditions you see and treat daily. You do not need a degree in TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) acupuncture to use this amazing system to help understand your patients/clients better. Click HERE to download and print the PowerPoint slides of the 5 Element DETAILS for quick reference.

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Please note: at the 34:48 mark of the video, on the Five Element EMOTIONS slide, Water EXCESS should read FEARLESS, not Fearful. 

Book titles and authors referenced during the teaching:

  • Traditional Acupuncture: The Law of the Five Elements – Dianne M. Connelly
  • Five Element Constitutional Acupuncture – Angela Hicks, John Hicks and Peter Mole
  • The Five Elements of Self-Healing – Jason Elias and Katherine Ketcham
  • The Body Clock in Traditional Chinese Medicine – Lothar Ursinus
  • A Unique Guide to Your Health: Five Element Theory and Constitutional Therapy – Oda S. Halverson
  • Power of the Five Elements: The Chinese Medicine Path to Healthy Aging and Stress Resistance – Charles A. Moss
  • Five Elements and Ten Stems – Kiiko Matsumoto and Stephen Birch
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