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today in Taiwan people from all walks of

today in Taiwan people from all walks of life are choosing to be stunned by bees

life are choosing to be stunned by bees

life are choosing to be stunned by bees often dozens of times in one sitting

Cho Rong Chen is battling multiple

Cho Rong Chen is battling multiple sclerosis a disease which slowly causes

sclerosis a disease which slowly causes

sclerosis a disease which slowly causes the body’s nerve to deteriorate or

the body’s nerve to deteriorate or

the body’s nerve to deteriorate or six-month I was bedridden I could not

six-month I was bedridden I could not

six-month I was bedridden I could not move I would have symptoms of her

move I would have symptoms of her

move I would have symptoms of her tingling and numbness in my hands it was

tingling and numbness in my hands it was

tingling and numbness in my hands it was excruciating pain then show Rong heard

excruciating pain then show Rong heard

excruciating pain then show Rong heard about bee sting therapy for help she

about bee sting therapy for help she

about bee sting therapy for help she turned to mr. Cheng Yi Chen bee sting

turned to mr. Cheng Yi Chen bee sting

turned to mr. Cheng Yi Chen bee sting therapy master a trained master who has

therapy master a trained master who has

therapy master a trained master who has practiced bee sting therapy for 12 years

practiced bee sting therapy for 12 years

practiced bee sting therapy for 12 years every week mr. Chen and his assistants

every week mr. Chen and his assistants

every week mr. Chen and his assistants treat 200 patients and sacrifice 6000

treat 200 patients and sacrifice 6000

treat 200 patients and sacrifice 6000 honeybees the results he says can be

honeybees the results he says can be

honeybees the results he says can be astounding after 600 bees you look five

astounding after 600 bees you look five

astounding after 600 bees you look five years younger than your contemporaries

years younger than your contemporaries

years younger than your contemporaries but can be stings really help show wrong

but can be stings really help show wrong

but can be stings really help show wrong fight multiple sclerosis she began an

fight multiple sclerosis she began an

fight multiple sclerosis she began an intensive course of therapy receiving

intensive course of therapy receiving

intensive course of therapy receiving over 200 stings a week for months on end

over 200 stings a week for months on end

over 200 stings a week for months on end honey bees only sting once and they died

honey bees only sting once and they died

honey bees only sting once and they died soon after

soon after

soon after but even separated from the bee the

but even separated from the bee the

but even separated from the bee the stinger continues to inject venom into

stinger continues to inject venom into

stinger continues to inject venom into its victim

its victim

its victim the body responds with a flood of

the body responds with a flood of

the body responds with a flood of histamines and white blood cells and

histamines and white blood cells and

histamines and white blood cells and soon the area becomes hot red swollen

soon the area becomes hot red swollen

soon the area becomes hot red swollen and itchy he gives me one steam I don’t

and itchy he gives me one steam I don’t

and itchy he gives me one steam I don’t even have time to feel the pain before

even have time to feel the pain before

even have time to feel the pain before he stinks me again and the pan lasts for

he stinks me again and the pan lasts for

he stinks me again and the pan lasts for one hour

one hour

one hour many think it is based on the five

many think it is based on the five

many think it is based on the five thousand-year-old practice of

thousand-year-old practice of

thousand-year-old practice of acupuncture a proven treatment for pain

acupuncture a proven treatment for pain

acupuncture a proven treatment for pain although today mr. Chen sees bee

although today mr. Chen sees bee

although today mr. Chen sees bee acupuncture as a labor of love even he

acupuncture as a labor of love even he

acupuncture as a labor of love even he once considered it taboo in fact like

once considered it taboo in fact like

once considered it taboo in fact like most of us he was afraid of bees thirty

most of us he was afraid of bees thirty

most of us he was afraid of bees thirty years ago mr. Chen was an executive for

years ago mr. Chen was an executive for

years ago mr. Chen was an executive for a textiles company then his wife began

a textiles company then his wife began

a textiles company then his wife began to suffer from arthritic pain so severe

to suffer from arthritic pain so severe

to suffer from arthritic pain so severe she couldn’t cook or even stand up

she couldn’t cook or even stand up

she couldn’t cook or even stand up straight Western medicines didn’t do

straight Western medicines didn’t do

straight Western medicines didn’t do much good but when she told her husband

much good but when she told her husband

much good but when she told her husband she wanted to get stung by bees he

she wanted to get stung by bees he

she wanted to get stung by bees he thought the idea was ridiculous

thought the idea was ridiculous

thought the idea was ridiculous naturally as an educated man I was

naturally as an educated man I was

naturally as an educated man I was against it we just did not understand

against it we just did not understand

against it we just did not understand bees but mr. Chen completely changed his

bees but mr. Chen completely changed his

bees but mr. Chen completely changed his mind when he saw his wife’s sudden

mind when he saw his wife’s sudden

mind when he saw his wife’s sudden improvement after three months her red

improvement after three months her red

improvement after three months her red blood cell count increased her headache

blood cell count increased her headache

blood cell count increased her headache disappeared I was so surprised I decided

disappeared I was so surprised I decided

disappeared I was so surprised I decided to dive into this mysterious treatment

to dive into this mysterious treatment

to dive into this mysterious treatment and collect all the information that it

and collect all the information that it

and collect all the information that it could mr. Chen vowed to devote his life

could mr. Chen vowed to devote his life

could mr. Chen vowed to devote his life to bringing bee sting therapy to others

to bringing bee sting therapy to others

to bringing bee sting therapy to others after six months of beasting therapy

after six months of beasting therapy

after six months of beasting therapy show Rong Chen has seen a dramatic

show Rong Chen has seen a dramatic

show Rong Chen has seen a dramatic change she insists the therapy has

change she insists the therapy has

change she insists the therapy has relieved her multiple sclerosis and

relieved her multiple sclerosis and

relieved her multiple sclerosis and given her a new lease on life

given her a new lease on life

given her a new lease on life while most Western trained doctors would

while most Western trained doctors would

while most Western trained doctors would likely say her illness is in remission

likely say her illness is in remission

likely say her illness is in remission Cho Rong is convinced the stings have

Cho Rong is convinced the stings have

Cho Rong is convinced the stings have helped her walk again it will take years

helped her walk again it will take years

helped her walk again it will take years of study before we’ll know whether bee

of study before we’ll know whether bee

of study before we’ll know whether bee stings can relieve arthritis or multiple

stings can relieve arthritis or multiple

stings can relieve arthritis or multiple sclerosis or even the common cold

sclerosis or even the common cold

sclerosis or even the common cold but whether show wrongs recovery is in

but whether show wrongs recovery is in

but whether show wrongs recovery is in her head or her hands and feet for the

her head or her hands and feet for the

her head or her hands and feet for the first time in more than a year she feels

first time in more than a year she feels

first time in more than a year she feels she can resume living a therapy most of

she can resume living a therapy most of

she can resume living a therapy most of us would find taboo is allowing her to

us would find taboo is allowing her to

us would find taboo is allowing her to face the future with renewed hope

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