Hie-Tori is the health method Yoshiharu Shindo, M.D. developed in Japan. Hie means "Coldness" and Tori means "Remove" in Japanese.

What causes disease and what are the best ways to prevent illness? Contrary to popular belief, the answers are not based in nutrition and exercise. Dr. Shindo found the answers to these questions through research into traditional oriental medicine. The two main ideas, which are the basis for Hie-Tori practice, are maintaining good blood circulation and discharging poisonous toxins/waste matter from the body.

In traditional oriental medicine, keeping the upper half of the body cool and keeping the lower half of the body warm is critical to good health. Blood circulates naturally throughout the body, but if you have coldness (hie) in your body, it will disrupt the smooth flow of blood in the circulatory system. Since the heart beats for 24 hours and emits heat, the upper part of your body gets warmer than the lower parts. If you have hie in the lower parts of your body, it will cause blood vessels to shrink and prevent good circulation. When blood does not circulate well, we have stiff shoulders, headaches and other forms of ill health. If nothing is done about this condition, health problems will worsen. According to Dr. Shindo, this is the cause of ALL disease.

Many concepts of the "Hie-Tori" are covered in much more detail in the Hie-Tori guide book, "Hie-Tori : Natural Healing for All Illnesses" (available soon.)

As you may know, physical and mental conditions are interrelated; therefore, along with the improvement of your physical condition, your mental status also improves. The purpose of the Hie-Tori method is not only to cure an individual's illness, but also to achieve the ultimate goal of changing one's mindset to be able to consider others in order to make society and the universe better. However, if you are sick, you might give troubles to others instead of being useful; therefore, at first, you need to be in a healthy condition, both physically and mentally. Then, it is easier for you to be able to make an effort to help others. Hie-Tori is for everybody and for everything.