Review of Chinese Natural Cures: Traditional Methods for Remedy and Prevention (Paperback)

If you are interested in traditional chinese medicine(TCM), you will definitely love this book! Firstly, its such a thick book with tons of information. There are several sections in the book. There is a section where he lists out diagnostic of conditions and how to trace it to the cause of the problem (eg. kidney deficiency in yin; or heart and kidney not communicating, or heat in lungs etc). Then there is another section which lists the natural properties of each food (almost any kind of food you can think of, from duck eggs to strawberry, gancao(herb) to mulberry, honey to rice. Another section he talks about the origin of each herb, and what the herb is used for (eg treating false fire condition). Great book! I am buying another one for my mum to read!


Product Description
The most comprehensive, trusted, and user-friendly guide to Chinese traditional medicine is finally available in a handy paperback.

A perennial backlist bestseller in hardcover, ChineseNatural Cures remains the most complete andup-to-date book available in the Western world on the system and wisdom of Chinese medicine.

Traditional Chinese medicine is made up of four distinct methods of treatment: the use of herbs, acupuncture, the use of certain foods, and massage. Its practices can be used side-by-side with traditional Western medicine and have been growing steadily in popularity in the U.S. over the past decade. Written by world renowned practitioner Dr. Henry C. Lu, Chinese Natural Cures is a complete and user-friendly guide to the principals and methods of Chinese medicine.Included here are treatments for dozens of ailments and complaints such as body pains, digestive problems, sleep disorders, infertility, and more.An encyclopedic section on herbs includes the classification of all Chinese herbs and their application, and a comprehensive section on the Chinese system of food cures offers vital information on how a wide variety of foods can prevent or cure disease. Dozens of easy-to-follow charts organize all of this invaluable information for reference at a glance.

This handsomely designed new paperback edition is smaller and handier, and is sure to bring the traditions of Chinese medicine to an even wider audience.

About the Author
Henry C. Lu, Ph.D., has been practicing Chinese medicine since 1972, and teaches Chinese medicine all over the world. Dr. Lu's books are recommended by the Board of AcupunctureExaminers in the United States. He currently lives in Vancouver,Canada.

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Review of Country Wisdom & Know-How (Paperback)

If you could gather up the wisdom of the many generations of farmers, ranchers, outdoorsmen, homesteaders, and mountain-men and put it into a book you would end up with a book like this.While this is not as thorough as the multi-volume sets like the older Foxfire series, it is one of the most complete single-volume works available.The text is small in order to cram all the information into this oversized almost 500 page book but it is still readable and very interesting.The book is divided into the six major sections of animals, cooking, crafts, gardening, health and well-being, and home.Each of these major divisions is subdivided into multiple more detailed sections.For example, the animals section includes information on attracting desirable animals such as humming birds, building bird shelters, feeding birds while preventing squirrels from robbing the feeder, getting rid of problem animals, taking care of your pets, herbal treatments for dog problems, rabbit husbandry, horsemanship, raising chickens and ducks, beekeeping, and butchering.Each section is similarly detailed with the gardening section being particularly large.Country Wisdom and Know-How is an indispensable reference volume for anyone interested in country living and is highly recommended.

Product Description
Reminiscent in both spirit and design of the beloved Whole Earth Catalog, Country Wisdom & Know-How is an unprecedented collection of information on nearly 200 individual topics of country and self-sustained living. Compiled from the information in Storey Publishing's landmark series of "Country Wisdom Bulletins," this book is the most thorough and reliable volume of its kind. Organized by general topic including animals, cooking, crafts, gardening, health and well-being, and home, it is further broken down to cover dozens of specifics from "Building Chicken Coops" to "Making Cheese, Butter, and Yogurt" to "Improving Your Soil" to "Restoring Hardwood Floors." Nearly 1,000 black-and-white illustrations and photographs run throughout and fascinating projects and trusted advice crowd every page.

About the Author
Storey Publishing, located in North Adams, Massachusetts, is one of the most respected and trusted publishers in the categories of country living, crafts, pets, and animals.

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Review of The Natural Way: An A-to-Z Guide to Alternative Healing (Hardcover)

As a future Holistic Health Practitioner I found this to be a most invaluable resource.It is full of fantastic, easy to understand references to many forms of holistic healing.It not only speaks about what each type of healing is used for, but also what they should not be used for as well as what to expect during healing.
I know that in my area of the country this is a fairly new area of medicine and that many people I will treat will be curious about the different aspects and areas of holistic health and healing.This book will be wonderful to have to help explain each type and even about how much they can expect to pay!
I will use this book often and I am sure I will buy future copies to keep in my office to lend to my clients.

Elecia Windmeyer, MO

Product Description
The Natural Way contains clear, reliable information on more than a dozen alternative healing practices including aromatherapy, biofeedback, diet therapy, homeopathy, juice therapy, traditional Chinese medicine, and more. Each chapter includes a detailed description of the therapy, how it works, what one can expect from the therapy, how to find a qualified practitioner, and approximately how much it will cost. Each chapter also includes warnings about potential side-effects as well as a resource section for additional information.

In the tradition of Black Dog & Leventhal's Healing Secrets of the Native Americans, The Natural Wayfeatures a natural hand-made paper cover and artfully designed two-color interior, making it as beautiful as it is practical.

About the Author
Mariah Jager is a health and fitness writer and co-author of several books on nutrition and alternative healing. She also works as a certified personal trainer, teaching people how to use nutrition and exercise to live healthier, longer lives.

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Review of Ancient Healing Secrets: Pracitical Cures from Egypt, China, India, South America, Russia, Sandinavia, and More (Hardcover)

This is a good compilation of natural remedies collected from around the world. The book is organized by a list of common complaints (digestive disorders, women's complaints, simple wounds, for example) and then there is a list of various healing treatments in the tradition of various peoples, from the British Isles to the ancient Egyptians. So the book is interesting to read from a cultural standpoint (how do different cultures treat the same ailment) or from the standpoint of different herbal or massage remedies for various problems. Unusual herbal remedy book, in this regard, and fascinating reading.

Product Description
From the beginning of time, people have turned to nature for ways to heal themselves. Amazingly, many of the same treatments that early peoples discovered are still viable today. From the massage techniques of the ancient Chinese to the ancient Egyptians' vast knowledge of herbs and plants, these and other remedies and techniques are often the safest, most effective, and least expensive options available to us. Ancient Healing Secrets presents hundreds of such remedies for more than fifty ailments.

From the Inside Flap
Learn how to heal yourself the natural way with this easy one volume A-Z guide of ancient home remedies.The renowned medicine expert and author writes to us from a long lineage of Herbalists, starting with her Rumanian grandfather who gathered information from the gypsies.Many of the cures discussed sprout right in our own backyards, and all of them are followed by a brief history.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.



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Review of Healing Secrets of the Native Americans: Herbs, Remedies, and Practices That Restore the Body, Refresh the Mind, and Rebuild the Spirit (Hardcover)

I found this book extremely helpful.I have Fibromyalgia and mixed connective tissue disease which can cause painful muscles and joints, insomnia, and chronic fatigue among other things.By trying a number of the teas from this book I have been much more comfortable and sleeping well without the use of pharmaceuticals.It has been amazing!

Product Description
In the tradition of Black Dog & Leventhal's successful Chinese Natural Cures, Healing Secrets of the Native Americans brings the age-old knowledge and trusted techniques of Native-American healing to a wider audience. From this clear, reliable, and beautifully packaged book, learn how Native Americans have used the bountiful gifts of nature to heal the mind, the body, and the spirit. Discover how the Native-American tradition uses plants and herbs, heat, movement and sound, visualization, and spirituality to heal dozens of everyday ailments and illnesses--from back pain to insect bites to flu and sore throat and much more.

Broken into sections, the book covers such topics as "The Healing Spirit" (including dream therapy, spirituality, and prayer), "The Native American Spa" (healing with heat, massage, sound and movement, and nutrition), "The Native American Pharmacy" (including more than 40 herbs and plants, how to obtain them, and how to use them), plus remedies for more than 40 ailments from acne to wrinkles.

About the Author
Porter Shimer is a health and fitness author who has written several books on natural ways to conquer pain, lose weight, and achieve a healthier life.

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Review of Country Wisdom Almanac: 373 Tips, Crafts, Home Improvements, Recipes, and Homemade Remedies (Paperback)

This is what we could all use some of. Knowledge of simple lifestyles and the way to use it. I am just going to try a little everyday to simplify my life and little by little I am going to get back to the basics.
This book is just what I need to help me gt to where I want to go.

Product Description
A follow-up to Black Dog's bestselling Country Wisdom and Know-How, the Country Wisdom Almanac provides hundreds of ideas and methods for living the good and simple life, plus information on weather, gardening, buying produce and cooking by season, holidays, frost dates, moon phases, and more.

Divided into the four seasons and then organized into 373 individual tips, the Country Wisdom Almanac presents a wide variety of ways to live a simpler, more self-sustained life year round. Each season offers home-improvement ideas (wallpaper a room in the Fall or build a stone wall in the Spring), crafts (create gorgeous homemade decorations for Christmas, Halloween, or the Fourth of July), recipes (use seasonal produce to create fresh, healthy meals), gardening advice (what and when to plant in order to get the maximum results from your land), and more.

Also included is year-round advice on caring for pets, creating your own health and beauty remedies, canning and preserving food, and more. Each season opens with a list of holidays and a guide to in-season produce. Appendices cover average weather by city and month, frost dates, and moon phases.

From the Back Cover
Divided into the four seasons, Country Wisdom Almanac presents 373 ways to live a more self-sustained life year round. Each season offers home improvement ideas (build a stone wall in the Spring, clean hardwood floors in the Fall), crafts (create gorgeous homemade decorations for Christmas, Halloween or the Fourth of July), recipes (use seasonal produce to create fresh, healthy meals), gardening advice (what and when to plant in order to get the maximum results from your land), and so much more including caring for pets and farm animals, creating your own health and beauty remedies, and canning and preserving food

Also included:
- All major holidays by season, day and date
- Average daily temperatures and rainfall by month for 74 North American cities
- A complete list of fresh produce, organized by season
- Vernal and Autumnal equinoxes through 2020
- Summer and Winter solstices through 2020
- Moon phases through 2020



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Review of The Johns Hopkins Complete Home Guide to Symptoms & Remedies (Hardcover)

This book has a rather unique layout that actually makes it easier to use than most similar books.The first part of the book focuses on symptoms.You look up your primary symptom, and then look to see if there are associated symptoms that match yours.If you have a match of symptoms then you read the different possible diagnosis for those symptoms and the distinguishing features of each diagnosis.The best way to illustrate how easy it is to use an example.Suppose you see some blood in your urine.You look up "Blood in the urine" and find that there are two subdivisions - with urinary difficulty or incontinence, without urinary difficulty or incontinence.If there is no urinary difficulty or incontinence then there are five possible diagnoses provided.Each of these five provides distinguishing features so you can easily figure out if you match one of them.

The second part of the book details the disorders provided in the symptom diagnosis portion.So, if you determined that you probably have an esophageal stricture you can look that disorder up and find out what it is, what causes it, prevention strategies, diagnostic techniques, how to treat it, and most importantly, when to call a doctor.With clear writing and lavish illustrations it provides a clear understanding of the problem.The John Hopkins Complete Home Guide to Symptoms & Remedies is a very highly recommended book to have handy in every home.

Product Description
No household should be without a book that offers simple remedies to common ailments as well as advice on obtaining professional assistance for more complex situations. In The Johns Hopkins Complete Home Guide to Symptoms & Remedies, forty-seven top specialists at America's foremost medical institution provide thousands of reliable answers to our most pressing health questions. Easy-to-use symptoms charts help narrow down possible diagnoses, and all of the listed disorders are explained in full detail. Essential, up-to-date information includes what each condition is, its symptoms, how it's diagnosed, the latest treatment options, prevention strategies, and when to call your doctor. The Johns Hopkins Complete Home Guide to Symptoms & Remedies provides advice from leading experts in every medical specialty on more than 500 symptoms and conditions. It is a reference so complete, it's almost like having a trusted physician in the home.

About the Author
The Editors of The Johns Hopkins Medical Letter: Health After 50 are leading physicians from every medical field. The chief editor is Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph. D., a Professor of Medicine and Biological Chemistry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.

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