CLINICAL PROCESS
FOR NATURAL MEDICINE
CLINICS AND HEALTHY
LIFESTYLE COACHING

A UNIQUE SYSTEM OF:
  DIAGNOSIS (assessment)
  THERAPY
  HEALTH COACHING

COMBINING MODERN COMPUTER BASED DIAGNOSTIC TECHNOLOGIES WITH TRADITIONAL ORIENTAL MEDICAL PHILOSOPHY AND TRADITIONAL FOOD GRADE HERBAL FORMULAS

DISCOVER THE VITAL BALANCE FOR HEALTH & HAPPINESS ARE YOU FEELING LIKE THIS? LOW ON ENERGY AND FEELING OUT OF BALANCE Find out how well  you really are! YOU CAN REGAIN  YOUR HEALTH AND VITALITY REGAIN YOUR HEALTH AND VITALITY GOOD HEALTH is a COMPLETE STATE OF “WELL BEING” NOT JUST THE ABSENCE OF DISEASE!!!

Index

Introduction
The Vital Balance Franchise
About Us and Our System
The Vital Balance Clinical Philosophy
The three aspects of the Vital Balance Clinical therapy
The Vital Balance Client Education and Health Coaching
The Vital Balance Clinical Effectiveness
The Vital Balance Clinical Process
Vital Balance approach to Health & Wellness
The Vital Balance Health & Wellness model
Importance of Diagnosis in Medical Practice
Acutech Ryodoraku
What is Ryodoraku?
Ryodoraku Diagnosis
Ryodoraku Treatment
Examples of Ryodoraku Diagnostic Charts
Vital Balance Therapeutic Products
General Regulatory Therapy Products
(Traditional Chinese Formulas)
Symptomatic Therapy
Vital Balance Vision, Values and Mission
The Vital Balance Vision
The Vital Balance Values
The Vital Balance Mission
Mission Statement

Introduction

The Vital Balance Franchise

The Vital Balance Clinical Process Franchise has been to promote and market a system of diagnosis, health assessment, clinical therapy, lifestyle consultancy and health coaching that has a unique and scientifically based diagnosis. The Process is focused on empowering individuals to take charge of their health.

A franchise package has been developed that trains franchisees in the fundamentals of Oriental Medicine, principles of good health, diagnosis and therapy.

The system provides the Practitioners with the equipment and expertise to be able to conduct a successful clinical therapy and healthy coaching business.

The Vital Balance Franchise System provides:

• Clinical Training
• Diagnostic equipment
• Health assessment software
• Unique “practitioner only” herbal remedies
• Food Supplements
• Ongoing education
• Specialist consultancy
• Continuing promotion of the service
• Promotional brochures and pamphlets
• Client health education material

About Us and Our System

We have a unique system to demonstrate health status and to show people what health imbalances look like, where they are, and how they are affecting them.
We have a process that heals, informs, educates and empowers so that individuals can become responsible for their own health and well-being.
We have a full spectrum of herbal remedies (both traditional Chinese and Western formulas) and food supplements to cover clinical requirements.
We have a commitment to supporting people to achieve the health, vitality and happiness they desire.
We have a belief in our service that enables us to provide some extraordinary guarantees to back up our claims and service.
We have a commitment to continually evaluate, refine and update our process so that if continues to be accessible, relevant and effective.
We have testimonies to the uniqueness of the Vital Balance Process.

The Vital Balance Clinical Philosophy

Our philosophy consists of two fundamental beliefs:

1. We believe human beings exist on three levels: structural, functional and mental/emotional. An effective clinical approach must therefore be truly holistic and treat clients on all three levels.
2. We believe that any truly effective therapy must include health education and health coaching.

The three aspects of the Vital Balance Clinical therapy

1. The functional level (internal medicine)
   We assess and treat the imbalances of the functions of all major internal organs. The internal medicine aspect of the Vital Balance System is based on Traditional Chinese medical theory and Japanese Ryodoraku local area electro-acupuncture treatment to address Musculo-skeletal pain. We also use High Frequency equipment as a part of our pain management treatment.
2. The structural level.
   We assess the relative state of balance of the musclo-skeletal system and apply a range of bodywork techniques to re-align the structure to its optimum state. At this level we also use Ryodoraku local area electro-acupuncture treatment to address musculo-skeletal pain. We also use High Frequency equipment as a part of our pain management treatment.
3. The mental/emotional level (psychosomatic therapy)
   We use Binaural Sound neuro-therapy, relaxation and meditation to manage stress and its impact on the physical and mental function.

The core aspect of the Vital Balance Clinical System is its scientific diagnostic process which is based on the Japanese Ryodoraku System.

The Vital Balance Client Education and Health Coaching

The Vital Balance philosophical position is that prevention is better than cure. The foundation of preventative medicine is physical and mental hygiene, which is based on knowledge and personal discipline. In the Vital Balance process there is a strong emphasis on client preventative medical education, self-awareness and development of healthy habits and a balances lifestyle.
In the management of disease the Vital Balance Process is both specific (treatment with herbs, electro-acupuncture, nutritional therapy etc.) and non-specific (personal health education leading to the modification of attitudes, emotional responses, readjustment of personal habits). All this leads to a healthier lifestyle and in this sense the Vital Balance Process is not only therapy but also a form of personal development.
According to the Vital Balance therapeutic paradigm, disease is not the outcome of a single wrong action but is the outcome of wrong actions compounded in time. As a result of going against natural laws (by acting in a wrong way), we become victims of the consequence of transgressing the law of nature not because of fate or other unseen forces.
The person suffering from the disease has to become aware of the wrong attitudes and actions, and the consequences thereof before the suffering can be permanently relieved. Without this awareness, the client will likely fall into the same old patterns once the symptoms have been relieved.
The Vital Balance Practitioner, besides administering specific forms of natural therapy, assists the client by informing, advising and guiding. Helping the client to become more self aware and develop a healthier lifestyle. Once the client is coached in Vital Balance Health Principles then he/she can eliminate the disorder and become habituates to a healthy lifestyle.
For as long as the client follows the healthy routines conscientiously, the discipline of the routine prevents reoccurrence of disease. Client health education/coaching is a win-win proposition for both the Practitioner and the client.
The Vital Balance Process benefits the client by creating faith and positive self confidence in his/her ability to regain and maintain health. It empowers them through knowledge to choose health, vitality and well-being. It benefits the Practitioner because it generates trust and loyalty in the clients. This leads to better compliance with health advise, better clinical results, a higher level of client satisfaction, improved “word of mouth” advertising and a consequent increase in business.

The Vital Balance Clinical Effectiveness

The Vital Balance Process guarantees you will succeed in achieving your health goals if you follow the Process. The reason that we dare give such an extra-ordinary guarantee of success is that we are employing an extraordinary power to achieve the goal; the power of the body to self heal.
This power is known to orthodox medicine as the “spontaneous remission” phenomenon every year tens of thousands of people who are given up for dead by their doctors inexplicably totally recover (selfheal) from a variety of terminal conditions. This is a medical fact, undeniable and irrefutable because it is fully documented in hospitals all over the world.
The question of why this power of self healing is not harnessed by orthodox medicine is difficult to answer. Perhaps there is not enough money to be made! Perhaps anything that involves the mysterious power of the human mind and spirit is not compatible with the materialistic philosophy of orthodox medicine. The answer to this question is not very important.
However, what is vitally important is that we recognise the existence of this awesome power of self healing and skilfully utilise its extraordinary potential having said that, we must point out that the Vital Balance Process is a truly holistic healing system engaging all three aspects of the human being; the body, the mind and the spirit to encourage self healing.
The mind and spirit, which are responsible for the manifestation of self healing (spontaneous remission), are engaged through the process of positive mental conditioning, attitude adjustment, meaning alteration, development of positive personal philosophy and positive faith of life, development of self esteem, self respect and generating a strong subconscious resolve to achieve wellness.
This is accomplished through health coaching, positive health affirmation, relaxation and meditation techniques. The healing power of the physical body is engaged through encouraging healthy daily routines, balance of rest and recreation, correct nutrition, Lymphasizing and elimination of metabolic waste leading to rejuvenation and restoration of bodily functions.
However, since most people have a severe imbalance and are often manifestly ill, they require external assistance to regain health and well being. To restore the functions of the internal organs to a relatively healthy state of balance the Vital Balance Process uses 24 unique herbal formulas to tonify the hypofunctioning organs and sedate the hyper functioning organs.
Additionally most people who present at Vital Balance clinics suffer from a variety of clinical symptoms (e.g. tiredness, constipation, headaches, indigestion, aches and pains, insomnia, cardiac problems etc.). To assist in such cases the Vital Balance Process employs 40 specialised herbal formulas to treat the full spectrum of client’s symptoms.
We use sophisticated computerised diagnostic methods to assess a client’s state of health and accurately prescribe appropriate herbal formulas. The fully integrated, holistic Vital Balance Process skilfully engages all the above methods to full fill its promise to restore clients to an optimum state of health, vitality and well being. The Vital Balance Process educates clients how to preserve and maintain a state of wellness.

The Vital Balance Clinical Process

Using unique diagnostic technology, the Vital Balance Process analyses an individual's current state of functional balance, and provides

• Health assessment
• Health information
• Health education
• Comprehensive range of health products
• Strategies and therapies for people to undertake to achieve health and vitality.

• The objective of the process is to inform and empower, so that individuals can take charge of their health.

This process is in contrast to the traditional approach to health that involves specialists holding power over patients, and a constant focus on finding quick fixes for symptoms.

The Vital Balance Process lets people know that their sickness and wellness is in their hands, and more importantly, provides clear information and guidance on how to take control of their own health and wellbeing.

A unique focal point of the process is a health assessment based on new technology that merges the wisdom of Eastern approaches to health with Western technology that makes health information more accessible.

The Vital Balance Process takes information that in the past has been available only to extensively trained specialists, and translates it into easily understood language and concepts that give people in Western cultures a greater understanding of the meaning of health, and the choices and actions they can take to regain and maintain a vital and healthy lifestyle.

Vital Balance approach to Health and Wellness

To better understand some of the differences in therapeutic approach between the orthodox physician and holistic Vital Balance practitioner, one must first appreciate that the end points of treatment between these two healthcare provider groups differ significantly. The reason for this discrepancy is that there are significant differences in the ways that holistic Vital Balance Practitioners and orthodox physicians define health, dysfunction, and illness.
Because orthodox medicine has become extremely timelimited, due largely to financially imposed restrictions, the orthodox physician seeks to quickly treat particular health problems brought to his or her attention, and to return patients to their previous state of functioning, or at least to control the severity of symptoms.
This means that when the patient is asked how he or she is feeling, or if he/she has any problems, the person states that "everything is OK:" That is, the "OK" is defined as a state of "no symptoms."
In reality, health and illness exist along a spectrum of varying degrees of dysfunction. The midpoint of the spectrum is the "OK" point or the state of neutrality. The neutral state is the endpoint of therapy for most busy orthodox physicians. The aim of the Vital Balance process is not the achievement of neutrality but rather the achievement of what has been defined as a state of optimal health or "wellness"
There is a great difference between being "OK" and wellness.
We define wellness as a state in which a human being functions at an optimal level of integration between the elements of body, mind and spirit. The well individual is one who is happy, healthy, vital and whole, and who perceives his or her life as one with meaning and purpose.
From a treatment perspective, the focus on wellness means that holistic Vital Balance practitioners direct attention to both the health of the body and of the mind.

Clients are treated somatically with herbs and nutritional supplements on two levels;

• general regulatory therapy to restore their organ function to a relative state of balance
• Symptomatic therapy to address patient’s clinical symptoms.

This is a powerful system of somatic herbal therapy consisting of twelve general regulatory herbal formulas and forty unique herbal formulas to cover most clinical signs and symptoms.

The Vital Balance does not neglect the impact of the mind and the emotions on the body. We understand that emotional reactions to physical illness as well as psychological factors may create or exacerbate physical disease. Patients are instructed in some of the intricacies of the mind/body relationship and taught how emotions and physical symptoms, can be integrally related. Holistic Vital Balance practitioners are more attentive toward both the physical and emotional aspects of dysfunction than are their orthodox counterparts.

The Vital Balance practitioner is not only a healer but also a teacher educating clients in principles of physical/mental health and well-being.

Clients are educated in the fundamental principles of health and well-being:

• Causes of diseases
• Fundamental processes behind all disease manifestations
• Nutrition and elimination
• Exercise and relaxation
• Correct breathing and posture
• Self esteem and positive attitude
• Homeostasis or the body’s ability to self heal
• Stress management (Stress Mastery)

This knowledge empowers the clients to be fully involved in their recovery and future maintenance of vibrant health and well-being.

One of the many tools we use is laser acupuncture shown below.

Importance of Diagnosis in Medical Practice

In every type of medical system, correct diagnosis is essential for effective therapy. However diagnosis is the most difficult part of a therapeutic process.

The Practitioner who is not good at diagnosis will not be successful in treatment and cannot establish a financially viable practice. For this reason only a small percentage of all graduates of Natural Medical courses will ever be in fulltime practice. This sad state of affaires is a great waste of genuine enthusiasm, time and money.

In sharp contrast, Vital Balance Practitioners who offer the Japanese Ryodoraku Diagnosis and Vital Balance herbal therapy achieve good clinical results from the start because the Ryodoraku System is based on a scientific, objective and reliable computer diagnosis resulting in professional success and sound financial reward.

The Ryodoraku System of diagnosis and treatment offers the best ways of entry into a field of natural therapy with the highest potential for clinical success.

The Ryodoraku System is the system of choice for anyone wishing to practice any form of natural therapy.

Acutech Ryodoraku

What is Ryodoraku?

Japanese Ryodoraku Therapy is a modern computerized version of Traditional Chinese Medicine based on serious scientific research conducted at Kyoto University by Dr Nakatani and Prof. Sasagawa. The system has been tested and proven in clinical practice by more than 50,000 Japanese Doctors over the last 45 years.

Ryodoraku System has advantage over traditional medical systems because:

1. It is simple and easy to learn yet retains a high level of clinical efficiency.
2. It does not require the use of pulse diagnosis, which is extremely difficult to master.

It allows those who are interested in Natural Medicine to enter the Healing Profession in a relatively short period of time.

Ryodoraku Diagnosis

The Ryodoraku Diagnostic Test is performed by measuring the electrical conductivity of the Representative Measurement Points on the twelve Acupuncture Meridians connected to the Internal Organs

The probe is placed on the Representative Measurement Point for approximately three seconds, the button on the probe is pressed to automatically record the measurement.

Having finished the measurements the software produces a Ryodoraku Diagnostic Graph showing the functional state of Internal Organs. The diagnostic graph is then evaluated by the practitioner with the online diagnostic assistant if needed.

Ryodoraku Treatment

Restoring the optimum function of the Internal Organs is effectively accomplished with the use of the Ryodoraku Herbal Formulas which have been specially developed for the purpose.

The meridians that are out of balance can also be treated with electro-stimulation to the relevant acupoints that are clearly indicated by the software.

Ryodoraku Diagnostic Testing Technique

Examples of Ryodoraku Diagnostic Charts

Vital Balance Therapeutic Products

Introduction

The holistic approach of the Vital Balance Process means that the Practitioner treats both the cause of the Patients health problems (functional imbalance) and the clinical symptoms. Patients are treated with herbs and nutritional supplements on two levels:

1. General Regulatory Therapy to restore the function of the internal organs to a relative state of balance. This imbalance is seen as the underlying cause of all health problems.
2. Symptomatic Therapy to directly address clinical symptoms.

Example:

A patient suffering headaches arising from an imbalance of Gallbladder and Stomach Meridians/Organs is prescribed herbal formulas to restore normal function of those Meridians plus a formula for symptomatic treatment of headaches in order to achieve quick and lasting clinical results.

The Vital Balance Herbal Products are introduced in three stages to facilitate and insure thorough mastery of the system.

Stage 1

Here the practitioner is taught the clinical use of twelve Traditional Oriental herbal formulas for the restoration of balance of the twelve Organ/Meridian systems. Additionally, one general Vitality Tonic to increase energy levels is also included.

Stage 2

Having mastered the use of the stage one formulas the practitioner is introduced to the clinical system of forty Vital Synergy formulas. Each formula is composed of a unique mixture of the most effective Traditional Oriental herbs and Traditional Western herbs working synergistically to enhance clinical results.

General Regulatory Therapy Products

(Traditional Chinese Formulas)

According to the system of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the function of the whole physical body is energetically controlled by the twelve meridians.

All the disorders/dysfunctions of the body are related to the imbalance of the function of those twelve meridians. Each meridian when out of balance can be either in the state of hyper functioning (excess) or hypofunctioning (deficient). Therefore we have twelve fundamental regulatory formulas to restore the meridians to a balanced state. Those formulas are:

Lung Meridian Formula (rebalance/harmonising)

Pericardium Meridian Formula (rebalance/harmonising)

Heart Meridian Formula (rebalance/harmonising)

Small Intestine Meridian Formula (rebalance/harmonising)

Triple Energiser Meridian Formula (rebalance/harmonising)

Large Intestine Meridian Formula (rebalance/harmonising)

Spleen Meridian Deficiency Formula (tonic)

Spleen Meridian Excess Formula (Sedative)

Liver Meridian Formula (rebalance/harmonising)

Kidney Meridian Formula Deficiency (tonic)

Bladder Meridian Formula (rebalance/harmonising)

Gallbladder Meridian Formula (rebalance/harmonising)

Stomach Meridian Formula (rebalance/harmonising)

Symptomatic Therapy

The second level of Vital Balance Herbal Therapy consists of 40 symptomatic treatment formulas. These Vital Synergy Formulas are a unique blend of Traditional Chinese Herbs and Traditional Western Herbs. These Vital Synergy Formulas are time proven to be effective in treatment of over 100 clinical conditions.

Group 1: Fundamentals	Group 2: Immune	Group 3: Brain/Nervous System
Liver Detox BF 14 Leaky Gut NF 08 Lymphatic Tonic NF12 Candida NF 07 Blood Purifier SF 29 Blood Circulation NF11	Allergy AF 5 Immunity AF 7 Viral Formula PF 51 Autoimmune RF 54	Brain Tonic BF 10 Depression Formula JF 49 Sedative Formula VF 59
Group 4: Respiratory	Group 5: Cardiovascular	Group 6: Urogenital/Reproductive
Sinus Formula GF 64 ough Phlegm Formula MF 57 Bronchitis Formula PF 12 Lung Tonic PF 61 Cold and Flu YF 31	Hypertension CF 21 Heart Tonic HF 23 Cardiac Formula SF 26 Cholesterol Formula CL 01	Female Tonic SF 17 Dysmenhorrea BF 35 Menopause WF 47 Urinary Formula CF 66 Male Tonic NF 10
Group 7: Gastrointestinal	Group 9: Miscellaneous
Digestive Tonic GF 33 Liver Tonic SF 45 Gastric Formula MF 43 Constipation YF 19	Rheumatism/Arthritis GF37 Blood Sugar GF 40 Vitality Tonic WF 68 Fev-raise NF 01 Fev-cool NF 02 Pain/Neuralgia NF 04 Migraine/Headache NF 03 Endocrine Tonic NF5 Fluid Retention NF6