Bob Flaws
This book is a beginner's primer on the study of Chinese medicinal formulas and prescriptions. In it, Dr Flaws describes 70 essential TCM formulas - one, two or three formulas from each of 20 categories of TCM formulas. Using this core repertoire of formulas, the beginning practitioner will be able to treat the majority of patients they encounter. Rather than presenting hundreds of different formulas in an encyclopaedic fashion, Dr Flaws focuses on understanding the composition, indications, and modifications of a limited number of Chinese medicine's most famous formulas.
2483 288pp, 9x6 ... Paperback
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Barbara Kirshbaum
Tongue diagnosis is a vital instrument used in Chinese medicine both for assessing the current health of a patient and providing a basis for prognosis. It also informs the practitioner about the underlying strength or weakness of the patient’s constitution. This atlas contains over 320 color photographs of tongues seen in a Western clinic. The photographs provide a graphic representation of a wide variety of common disorders. Each photograph is accompanied by a description of the significant features of the tongue, the corresponding Chinese diagnosis for each such feature, accompanying symptoms, Western diagnosis, and pertinent background information.
The presentation of the tongues is organized according to the nature of the underlying disharmony: Lung, Spleen-Stomach, Kidney, Heart, Liver. Other chapters focus on particular aspects of the tongue, such as pale tongues, cracked tongues, special coating, as well as those associated with heat disorders and blood stasis. The text is interspersed with many full case histories that describe aspects that are not visible on the tongue alone.
A final chapter surveys several cases which reflect how the tongue changed over the course of treatment, with before and after photographs. This systematic presentation provides the student and practitioner of Chinese medicine with a much deeper appreciation for the methodology of tongue diagnosis in Chinese medicine. An extensive and detailed index provides access to virtually every aspect of the hundreds of tongues presented in this atlas, and their interrelationships.
260pp, 11.25x7.5, illus. ... Hardback
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Barbara Kirschbaum
This second volume of Atlas of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis works seamlessly with the first to facilitate the connection between the theory of tongue diagnosis and the reality of practice in the clinic. As in the first volume, the case histories and related photographs are organized around the various disharmonies of the organs. Here, however, the tongue signs are evaluated in the broader context of the other symptoms and clinical findings - including the vitality and constitution of the patient - to reveal the actual process of diagnosis and formulation of a treatment strategy in each case. This provides a true picture of how tongue diagnosis is integrated into the whole of diagnosis and treatment. Altogether, one-hundred and ten individual case histories are considered. By analyzing several different case histories related to a particular organ system, the diagnostic procedures and treatment strategies become clearer and more realistic to the student and practitioner. The analysis of these case histories is based on nearly twenty-five years of clinical practice, and reflects the author’s approach to learning: "I believe in the importance of a discussion that clearly narrates the steps used to formulate treatment strategies, and that allows practitioners to share their findings. I have found that this process increases and improves the awareness of the participants by helping them synthesize all the signs and symptoms while incorporating the ‘nature’ of the patient in the formulation."
342pp, 11.25x8.75, illus. ... Hardback
Harriet Beinfield & Efrem Korngold
This widely acclaimed, compendious guide to Chinese medicine has been described as must reading by almost every important contribuor to the field of oriental medicine. "The authors have made [an] important contribution...They show how the wisdom of ancient traditions still has great relevance for healing in our modern times." Deepak Chopra. "this book is a must for all practitioners of the healing arts who want to broaden their understanding." Annemarie Colbin. "It is both encyclopedic in range and completely accessible to the lay reader." Richard Selzer. "A fabulous and important book." Michael Tierra.
448pp, 9x6, illus. ... ISBN 0345379748 ... Paperback
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Yen Ming-Sun, Joseph Chiang & Myrna Chen
When Dr. Yen Ming-Sun was sentenced to hard manual labor during China's Cultural Revolution, he served his sentence in the shadow of the Lin-Yang Shih, an ancient Buddhist temple in the mountains near Fuchow. There he witnessed the impressive healing work performed by a Buddhist monk on the Red Guard's prisoners, many of whom had sustained beatings and physical injuries. For the next three years he worked as the monk's assistant, learning techniques that had been handed down in Buddhist tradition for centuries. In Buddhist Healing Touch, Dr. Yen teaches us how to care for ourselves naturally by using acupressure, self-massage, breathing techniques, exercises, and herbal remedies. He looks at a wide range of conditions, from abdominal cramps to sinusitis. A brief diagnostic description is provided for each condition, followed by a step-by-step guide to the most effective acupressure and massage techniques for treating it. Illustrations of the acupressure points accompany each treatment as well as tips regarding diet and relevant folk cures. Possible complications are also indicated with clear instructions for when to seek the care and advice of a qualified physician.
192pp, 10x8, illus. ... Paperback
This book is all about Chinese medicinal porridges, or in Cantonese, jook. Usually cooked in a crock pot overnight, jook is a combination of specific grains, vegetables, meats, eggs, and Chinese herbs. These porridges can be used either as the main or supporting treatment for numerous diseases or preventatively to promote good health and long life. Delicious and nutritious, they offer an easy and economical way to revolutionise the typical Western breakfast , often referred to as “a heart attack on a plate.”
240pp, 9x6 ... Paperback
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Yoshio Manaka
At the culmination of their professional careers, great Oriental physicians often write books setting forth the mature versions of their clinical vision, their creations and accomplishments. Chasing the Dragon’s Tail is a book in this tradition, but one that also charts a course for future explorations. Thus, while it details Dr. Manaka’s clinical system in its fullest and most effective form, it is also an invitation to further investigation by one of the most inventive Oriental practitioners of the preceding generation. The text introduces Dr. Manaka’s major clinical and theoretical accomplishments by describing how the "X-signal system" is the foundation of human topology, function, and response. In essence, the X-signal system defines qi, yin-yang, and the five phases as clinical events, just as traditional Oriental thinkers recognized these ideas through right-brain pattern recognition. While Dr. Manaka references some of the most advanced scientific thinking of our era -- information theory, holographic models and new paradigms -- his explanations are full of practical tests which readers can use to confirm his ideas for themselves. The core of the text is a complete description of Dr. Manaka’s treatment system. This is of great importance, not only because Dr. Manaka was recognized in both Japan and China as one of the foremost practitioners of his generation, but also because the system has already proven itself adaptable to many others. It is thus a clinical manual of unique value because it describes Dr. Manaka’s most important techniques: ion pumping and other root treatments, as well as his distinctive use of fire needles, channel stimulation techniques, sotai, moxibustion, and other modern Chinese and Japanese clinical developments. Beginning with a step-by-step template for formulating and confirming a diagnosis, Dr. Manaka provides the instructions necessary to apply these techniques quickly and with confidence. The text concludes with case histories and appendices that provide supporting technical details. RARE, out of print.
454pp, 10x7, illus. ... Paperback
Jiu Jilin
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) foods can be classified in the same way as herbs and used for medicinal purposes - diet therapy is therefore a very large part of TCM and one of its main therapeutic 'tools'. This book presents the theory of modern use and principles of diet therapy. It covers the classification, properties and actions of a wide range of single foods and seasonings, and suggested combinations of foods. It also gives practical guidance on the treatment of common disorders using dietary therapy. This is a practical text (with no strong competitor - very little is published at all in English on this subject) for any health care practitioner who specialises or has an interest in dietary therapy. For students of TCM it is a sound and thorough introduction to the theory and principles of this area of specialisation.
252pp ... Hardback
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Shifu Nagaboshi Tomio
Shifu Nagaboshi Tomio has studied with Buddhist teachers all over the Far East, and is the founder of important temples in Norfolk and London. His book, now available for the first time in paperback in this revised edition, is the first and only English text to reveal the Buddhist secrets of Hand Analysis. It comprehensively and clearly illustrates how our hands reflect our physical, psychological and spiritual energies. The hand is a chart of our spiritual progress, and this book is an important reference for any reader interested in body-mind integration.
368pp, 10x7, illus. ... Paperback
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Kiao-fan Zong & Gary Liscum
In Chinese medicine, each part of the body is considered to contain a hologram of the whole body, much as every individual cell contains the genetic code of the entire organism. For centuries, Chinese doctors have looked at the shape of the hand, the mounds and lines of the palm. and the fingernails as tools for diagnosis and evaluation. Compiled from a number of sources, this volume is intended for use both by professional health care practitioners and lay people - the first that enables readers to see their state of health in their own hands.
216pp, 9x7.5, illus. ... ISBN 0936185643 ... Paperback
Alcohol is a powerful substance. In the body and in small amounts, it can supplement and move the qi and blood, scatter cold, and vitalise the spirit. For over two thousand years, in Chinese medicine, alcohol has been mixed with a large variety of medicinal substances to make medicinal wines and liqueurs. The medicinal wines are especially useful for the treatment of traumatic injuries, bi syndromes, and debility in the aged. However, they can also be used for a host of other problems. This book contains the ingredients, method of preparation and administration, indications, and contraindications of over 200 authentic Chinese medicinal wines.
256pp, 9x6 ... ISBN 0936185589 ... Paperback
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Ted J Kaptchuk
The classic, comprehensive guide on the theory and practice of Chinese medicine. This accessible and invaluable resource has earned its place as the foremost authority in the synthesizing of Western and Eastern healing practices.
This bestselling yet authoritative book defines clearly the underlying principles of Chinese medicine and shows how they are applied in practice.
500pp, 9x6 ... Paperback
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Stephen Gascoigne
This highly illustrated and practical self-help guide introduces you to the principles and techniques of Chinese medicine and shows you how to use them in your daily life. According to Chinese philosophy, life energy - Qi - flows throughout the body and directly affects our state of health. By developing an understanding of this flow of energy, we can prevent illness as well as treat symptoms when they arise. With clear, safe advice from an expert author and consultants, there is no better book to provide the perfect practical introduction to Chinese medicine.
160pp, 10x7.5, illus. ... Paperback
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Bin Jiang Wu
"By massaging acupoints on the scalp and face one can treat the entire body. The head is the capital of the human body and is the confluence of all the Yin and Yang Meridians." - from The Yellow Emperor's Canon of Internal Medicine. Did you know that, the internal health of the human body can be influenced and balanced by massaging acupoints, meridians, and trigger zones of the head, neck, and face? In fact, this not only helps to balance the entire body, it also has a significant cosmetic and anti-aging effect! In this definitive book, Dr. Bin Jiang Wu presents an easy-to-follow head massage program that was developed as a response to computer syndrome and other stress related illnesses that are rapidly increasing in our modern society. In less than thirty minutes, you can relieve stress and tension from your spouse, friend or patient, while promoting smooth skin, healthy organs, and overall peace and tranquility.
140pp, 9.75x7.25, illus. ... ISBN 1594390576 ... Paperback
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Leon Hammer
Behind the acupuncture, herbal remedies and diagnostics of Chinese medicine lies a congenial system of healing that embodies unification of body and mind, spirit and material, nature and man, philosophy and reality. Leon Hammer offers a new model for appreciating the traditional healer's respect for individual integrity and energetic balance. Explaining and going beyond the Five Element system, he shows that this Eastern practice is as much a spiritual science as a physical one. He examines the natural energy functions of the human organism as differentiated into mental, emotional and spiritual manifestations, and offers new insight into our understanding of disease, demonstrating how it is not an abstract and detached phenomena invading from the outside but rather the product of an organism's unsuccessful attempt to restore balance within the body.
424pp, 8.5x5.5 ... Paperback
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It is estimated that endometriosis effects 15% of American women of reproductive age, and is a leading cause of infertility. This book explains why endometriosis and infertility are on the rise in contemporary Western society and describes how traditional Chinese medicine diagnoses and treats these two, often related conditions.
126pp, 9x6 ... Paperback
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Kiiko Matsumoto & Stephen Birch
Five Elements and Ten Stems is an in-depth study of the five elements system of acupuncture and its origin and foundation in the Chinese pre-medical classics, combining the principles expounded in the Chinese medical classics with the research and expertise of foremost acupuncture practitioners.
248pp, 9x6 ... Paperback
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Yang Shou-zhong & Liu Da Wei, trs.
Dating from the early Qing dynasty, this very famous book is the source of the best known gynecological formulas.
300pp, 9x6 ... Paperback
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Jian-hui Liang
Originally entitled Chang Jian Pi Fu Bing Zhong Yi Zhi Liao Bian or A Brief Compendium of The TCM Treatment of Common Skin Disease, this is the first traditional Chinese dermatology clinical manual to be published in English. It covers in systematic fashion the main concepts of Chinese pathophysiology in dermatology. Its treatment section covers the differential diagnosis, therapeutic principles, and Internal and External treatment plans for 90 individual dermatological conditions.
168pp, 9x6, illus. ... Paperback
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Paul Pitchford
After 7 years of exhaustive preparation, and with contributions by experts in each field, this encyclopedic sourcebook is the most thorough on the art and science of preparing food and eating for health. With sections ranging from contemporary diet to Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic principles of food combination to the treatment of disease through food, and vibrational cooking, it covers all aspects of eating and their relationship to health.
680pp, 10x8 ... ISBN 1556434038 ...Paperback
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Andy Rosenfarb
For the past ten years, Andy Rosenfarb has successfully used acupuncture and Chinese medicine to treat a wide range of eye conditions. His treatments include moxibustion techniques, tuina (massage), microcurrent stimulation, Chinese herbs, and qigong exercises, along with “ essential acupuncture” where essential oils are placed on acupuncture points. The culmination of his work - which includes a recent pioneering study involving metabolic testing - is this handbook for healing the kinds of conditions too often considered almost impossibly challenging or irreversible. The first half of "Healing Your Eyes with Chinese Medicine "explains Traditional Chinese Medicine and its perspective on the eyes, which is based on the idea that the eyes and the brain work in tandem, not isolation. The second half focuses on proven methods derived from Rosenfarb’s practice, including nutritional, supplemental, and lifestyle adjustments. Individual chapters cover eye disorders such as glaucoma, macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, and many more. This book is intended as a practical manual to help readers understand their eyes and vision more comprehensively, and to learn new, affordable ways for retaining the precious gift of sight.
184pp, 9.25x7, illus. ... ISBN 9781556436628 ... Paperback
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Li Shi-zhen
Compiled in the late Ming Dynasty, Li Shi-zhen's Lakeside Master's Study of the Pulse is still used and regarded as one of the best primers on this important diagnostic modality. Although this translation has not retained the meter and verse of the original, it is a faithful rendering of Li's actual words. This book is one of the most concise and authoritative texts on the pulse within the Chinese literature.
130pp, 9x6 ... Paperback
Miki Shima
The latest addition to a large body of literature known in China as yi yi, or medical I (Ching), this book introduces the most clinically useful parts of the ancient tradition of using the I Ching as a diagnostic aid.
264pp, 9x7.5 ... ISBN 0936185384 ... Paperback
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Paul Unschuld
The central theme of this work is expressed through three distinct elements that comprise the theoretical development and the practical growth of Chinese medicine. The first is "magical" correspondence. The second is empirical, practical medicine-the folk knowledge of herbs and substances that aided in the treatment of disease. The third is the professional knowledge of the pharmacist or acupuncturist, a medicine of systematic correspondences. Unschuld’s work teaches us that medicine is heavily influenced by the society in which it is practiced. The perspectives he offers, and the models he explains, help the reader to develop a broad understanding of Chinese medicine and recognize the antecedents for "modern" ideas. He provides a means by which we may recognize when we can or cannot call upon the long experience of Chinese medicine to validate our own adaptations. His translational and academic rigor allows the conceptual integrity of Chinese medicine to be preserved, thereby opening up to the reader a gateway to an understanding of a large and illustrious body of classical literature.
424pp, 9x6 ... Paperback
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Tsao Hsueh-Lien & Bruce Thornton
Traditional Chinese medicine is based on the assumption that life force flows mainly along fixed routes, or meridians, in the body. This guide presents the full map of the meridians in the human body, including all the significant points along the meridians. The body parts that are connected to each point are explained in detail, as are the diseases that result from a blockage in the particular point. Additionally, an easy and effective acupressure method for freeing blockages is presented. RARE, out of print.
192pp ... Paperback
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Henning Hai Lee Yang
This fascinating guide to face reading combines expert tuition on the ten basic Mian Xiang face patterns and their significance, explaining how to interpret particular facial characteristics, denoting ways that childhood experiences, major life events and the future can be read from the face. It also discusses personal and business applications of Mian Xiang.
256pp ... Paperback
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This book is for persons testing HIV positive but who are currently asymptomatic or for anyone interested in preventing disease and maintaining good health. He discusses AIDS as a Hidden Warm Evil which generates Damp Heat Toxins. He then goes on to describe for the layperson nine therapies which are designed to work synergistically for preventing the arisal of the signs and symptoms of dis-ease.
84pp ... Paperback
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Jennifer Harper
Jennifer Harper outlines the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine and helps you to understand your body and what its symptoms and your emotional states represent, according to the ancient system of diagnosis. She explains the basic functions of the organs, their correlation to the Chinese five element theory and how to treat any imbalances using aromatherapy, reflexology, flower essences, acupressure, affirmations, meditation and nutrition. The author gives a unique interpretation of these techniques by skilfully incorporating the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
240pp, 9x6, illus. ... ISBN 0722540167 Paperback
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Giovanni Maciocia
Maciocia applies the theory of Chinese medicine, to the treatment of specific diseases with acupuncture and herbs. This practical text is relevant to practitioners and students of Chinese medicine. Maciocia integrates research and study from ancient and modern Chinese textbooks with his personal experience with Western patients. So the traditional Chinese approach is applied to concrete Western clinical situations. The book is a companion to "The Foundations of Chinese Medicine" and covers 34 common diseases. Each case study includes: aetiology, pathology, differentiation and treatment, and prognosis.
924pp ... Hardback
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Ken Cohen
For centuries healers have known how to direct vital life energy into those in need. Perhaps in no other part of the world is this skill more refined than in China’s 3000 year old tradition of therapeutic qigong. With Qi Healing, viewers will learn how to use these authentic techniques to heal and energise others. Therapeutic qigong is so effective - yet so simple to learn - that it has been adopted by modern hospitals and clinics throughout China to accelerate wound healing, alleviate chronic pain, and reduce the symptoms of many other disorders. Viewers join Ken Cohen as he demonstrates every step for administering qi energy to others safely and effectively. DVD 1 covers preparation exercises and wellness energy treatments. DVD 2 covers energy assessment and treatment.
165 mins. 2 DVDss
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Claude Larre & Elisabeth Rochat de la Valle
This cornerstone of Chinese medicine - Chapter Eight of Huangdi Neijing Lingshu- has never been available in the West. Rooted in the Spirit is both a translation and interpretation of that ancient text. It discusses the orderly steps in development leading to the creation of heart - the centre of a living being and the home of Spirit - and examines the ways in which the heart's peace and health can be disturbed by very human emotions. Claude Larre, director of the European School of Acupuncture in Paris, also stresses the communication needed between patient and doctor to design a therapy geared to each patient's authentic nature.
304pp, 9x6 ... ISBN 0882681206 ... Paperback
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Elson Haas
One of the most popular of the new health books. Closely following the Chinese philosophy of health and illness, Staying Healthy with the Seasons explains the Chinese law of the Five Elements and how this system relates to specific seasons of the year, organs in the body, and experiences of activity, emotion, colour and flavour. It looks at diet and exercise and how these may change throughout the year for best results, and discusses herbology and the use of medicinal plants. An exceptionally fine book enabling one to examine the state of one's health and make changes in attunement with the natural cycles of the seasons.
252pp, 10x8, illus. ... Paperback
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Daniel Reid
Despite the wonders of modern medicine, the state of human health throughout the world is eroding at an alarming rate. The long-term accumulation of toxins and acid waste in our bodies - both from the chemically contaminated air we breathe and water we drink as well as the toxins we ingest in the form of low quality food, preservatives, and additives - damages our organs, corrodes our joints and arteries, enervates our nervous system, and inhibits our immune system. Chronic pain and fatigue, hypertension and heart failure, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, indigestion, insomnia, and even acne, are all caused by the long-term accumulation of toxins in our bodies. In The Tao of Detox Daniel Reid combines traditional Eastern practices and the latest of modern Western thinking to offer detoxification methods that can repair in as little as seven to ten days much of the long-term damage done. He also explains the importance of “rational retoxification,” which allows the careful reintroduction of less healthy substances, and offers ways to counteract those toxins we can’t--or don’t want to--avoid, including alcohol and tobacco. Reid explains that, just as we care for our cars with regular tune-ups, by practicing periodic detox as well as “rational retox,” we can enjoy long and healthy lives and still be able to "eat, drink, and be merry."
352pp, 9x6 ... Paperback
A truly comprehensive manual of oriental health care, covering diet and nutrition, fasting and excretion, breathing and exercise, medicine, meditation, sexual yoga, detoxifying the body and much more.
406pp, 8x6, illus. ... Paperback
Published price £8.99 -- You save £1.80 ... 20%
Examination of the tongue, like the pulse, is one of the principal methods of traditional Chinese diagnosis. This book systematically describes each of the primary characteristics of the tongue. Important aspects of tongue diagnosis not previously presented in English are fully discussed here. Also includes case histories and colour plates of the most common and important types of tongues encountered in the West.
164pp, 10x7, illus. ... Hardback
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Shou-Zhong Yang, Jian-Yong Li
With so much new research in China on the ideas and formulas of Li Dong-yuan, this book is an important pre-modern texts in Chinese medicine for 21st century clinicians. The revised translation includes detailed annotations, relevant case histories and random clinical trial reports for each chapter. It introduces the concept of yin fire, important in understanding complicated internal diseases and their systemic ramifications. Li's formulas are particularly useful for practitioners dealing with autoimmune and immune deficiency diseases.
246pp, 9x6, illus. ... ISBN 0936185414 ... Paperback
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Gail Reichstein
Does your back pain flare up in the evening? Perhaps your water element is weak. Allergies in the spring? Emotional outbursts? Perhaps your wood element is too strong. Using the five element system of Chinese cosmology as a key - wood, fire, earth, metal, water - Gail Reichstein unlocks the ancient mysteries of Chinese medicine and makes them available for everyday health and well-being. Each chapter includes: Lists of common ailments associated with each element, feng shui solutions for the home and workplace, acupuncture treatment, dietary therapy and qigong exercises. Simple, easy to use and practical, this introduction connects the physical, emotional and spiritual forces at work in our lives.
240pp, 9x7, illus. ... Paperback
Published price £15.99 -- You save £3.00 ... 19%
Michio Kushi
This clearly written book will help you to see the state of your, and others, health by examining facial features, lines of the face, posture and the way you walk.
96pp, 9x6, illus. ... Paperback
Published price £8.99 -- You save £3.00 ... 33%
