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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Unconventional Cancer Therapy
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> 	Ying and Yang, as used in Chinese medicine, have long lost
> their religious significance.  They are descriptive terms like
> "hot" and "cold."  
> 
> 	Chinese medicine 
> 
> 	1) did not come from California.
> 	2) claims no cure for cancer.

I know what 'hot' and 'cold' are, but what are 'ying' (or 'yin') and
'yang'?  And how do I tell which loaf of bread has which?  If the are
descriptive terms they should describe something and I shouldn't need an
indoctrination in Eastern culture or religion to understand what it
describes.

J. Giles