At the center, we offer an unique diagnostic technique call Fingernail Image Diagnosis (FID). FID works by looking at images on the nail that is formed when a pathology is present by identifying the image that appears on a specific location underneath the nail bed. This technique has been well-researched, and two books has been published on this unique technique.

What is FID

As we know, Condition of Your Fingernails is a Window to Your Health watch. The classical  fingernail diagnosis is that Observing the abnormalities of the nails (plate) surface and on the surface colors of nail plate.Fingernail Image Diagnosis (FID) is Observing the images of the nail bed through the nail plates for detecting body health problems , this unique non-invasive physical examination method is called Fingernail Image Diagnosis (FID).

History of FID

FID is originated from an ancient Chinese folk fingernail reading method called “Fingernail detecting injury”. The relationship with the changes of fingernail and diseases of human body can be traced back to the earliest traditional Chinese medical books of "Huangdi Nei Jing (Inner Classic, 475-221 B.C.)."  Throughout the succeeding dynasties, famous Chinese doctors added more and more fingernail observations to the Chinese medical literature, such as the Mai Jing (Pulse Classic) written by Wang Shuhe; Hua Tuo's Zhong Zang Jing (Classic of the Central Viscera) in 3rd century (in the Han Dynasty), and Si Zhen Jue Wei (The essentials of four diagnostic examinations), written by Lin Zhihan (in 1723, Qing dynasty), etc. According to our literature research, the first surviving Chinese medical text to deal exclusively with fingernail blood Qi examination, using manipulation of fingernails with pressure, is the book “Shang Ke Hui Zhuan” (Compilation of Traumatology or The Compilation of Injury Categories) written by Hu Tingguang of the Qing Dynasty (1817). Other books include “Wang zhen zun jing” (Inspection guidelines, 1875) written by Wang hong, and Zhou Xue-hai's “Xing Se Wai Zhen Jian Mo” (Easy Study Form & Color External Examination) published in 1894. All contained abundant body injury diagnostic information through observation of the colors and shapes of fingernail blood and Qi. Unfortunately, due to unknown factors, the fingernail detecting injury method was not initially popular and was only scattered throughout folklore (mostly in Jiangsu, Fujian provinces, China).

The method and theory of FID has been rediscovered and developed by Wen-Hua Wang M.D. who is a cardiologist and professor at the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China. Since early 1950’s, Dr. Wang has been studying fingernail image diagnosis (FID) and has examined more than 150,000 patients with over one hundred diseases and symptoms using FID in her spare time. She has published several articles and books. Her first book in 1990 (co-authored with Dr. Jie-Jia Li), “Fingernail Image Diagnosis” became an instant success and was reprinted seven times in five years, with about 80,000 copies being sold. One reviewer remarked that FID made “it possible to scan the diseases of your body with your own CT.”  In 2001, Dr. Wang published her second book (in collaboration with Dr. Jie-Jia Li and Dr. Jian-Ping Fu) on FID entitled “Fingernails Images Can Help Detect A Hundred Disorders – A useful supplement to clinical examination.”

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The images of ten fingernails epitomize the human body. The thumbnail corresponds to the head and neck. The index finger corresponds to the chest, shoulders, arms and hands. The middle fingernail corresponds to the heart, abdomen, and upper back. The lower abdomen, and lower back are reflected on the ring fingernail. The small fingernail correlates with the pelvic area, knees, ankles, and feet. The two sides or sets of fingernails are symmetrical and together they reflect the human body’s.

Benefits

1. Simple and easy use.  Simply use your eyes to observe with good lighting.
2. Very safe. There are no harmful side effects from the examination, and it is suitable for all ages.
3. Saves time and labor. As long as the practitioner is experienced in FID, the diagnosis does not take very long.
4. Saves money because there is no need for any special equipment.
5. Easy to learn, to understand and to control. Once learned, the technique can be used for self-examination.

Case Study

Case 1:

The following is a dramatic example of the efficacy of the FID method.  Chinese New Year 2000, in Los Angeles, CA, Dr. Wen Hua Wang was introduced to a 79-year-old lady who complained of a feeling of obstruction when she swallowed food during lunch. At the time, Dr. Wang examined her right index finger, and found a purplish-red dot at the center indicating a blood Qi image. She told the patient that she had a small mass in her esophagus, and suspected that this mass was a tumor. Because this image was purplish-red, not purplish-black, Dr. Wang concluded that it might or might not be cancer. Therefore, she recommended that the patient receive a medical examination from her doctor.  The patient saw him twice, but nothing was found after each examination. Due to an increase in dysphasia, she went to see a gastroenterologist. An endoscopy revealed a stricture of the esophagus. The doctor performed dilatation of her esophagus several times, and her symptoms were temporarily relieved, for only a week each time. Unfortunately her symptoms worsened and eventually she was diagnosed and treated for carcinoma of the esophagus at Hollywood Hospital and San Gabriel Hospital in April, 2001. In this case, FID did serve as an early warning to the patient’s illness.

Case 2:
Another case involves a 59 -year-old Caucasian female who had occult breast cancer presenting as axillary nodal metastasis in 2005. She complained of swelling of the left axillary lymph node, but no breast mass was palpable. Biopsy of the lymph node was performed and histological examination showed a metastatic ductal carcinoma with papillotubular formation. A test of estrogen receptors of the lymph node was positive. The data suggested an occult carcinoma of the breast. Although no pathological findings were obtained by mammography and ultrasonography, and systemic examinations revealed no extramammary primary lesion, the fingernail revealed an image in the left index fingernail. Compared to no image found in the right index fingernail. Although the patient refused to comply with western medical treatments that include operation and medication, we were able to use fingernail image to observe, track, and mark alternative medical treatment.  Currently she has been stable without any evidence of the further metastasis. In this case, FID did serve to detect, track, and guide treatment.

More comparative studies and data analysis are available in the two books.

How to get a check up with FID?

Fingernail image diagnosis check ups can be done at the center by appointment only. Please call (310) 207-1007.

Health Care Professional interested in learning FID?

For healthcare professional, please e-mail us at wlactcm@yahoo.com or check the news update at the front page for upcoming FID seminars.

Positive finding of breast cancer detected by FID.

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