Complete Illustrated Guide – Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive System for Health and Fitness (Illustrated colour health guides) - Hardcover

Williams, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1852308818 ISBN 13: 9781852308810

Publisher: Element, 1996

Synopsis

This work offers a natural way to health through acupunture, herbal remedies, diet, meditation and exercise. It explains the basic principles of Chinese medicine, the causes of disharmony in the body and the Chinese approach to diagnosis, and includes exercises, case studies and useful addresses.

This work offers a natural way to health through acupunture, herbal remedies, diet, meditation and exercise. It is divided into three parts, which examine the ideas behind Chinese medicine, look at the approach to diagnosis and the patterns of disharmony that can be discerned from the collection of symptoms, and analyse the various treatment possibilities open to the practitioner. It also includes exercises, case studies and useful addresses.
The ideas behind Chinese medicine: the basic principles; the basic substances; the Meridian system; the Zangfu system; causes of disharmony. The Chinese approach to diagnosis: diagnostic techniques; patterns of disharmony. The Chinese approach to treatment: the modalities; acupuncture; Chinese herbalism; Qigong; lifestyle; bringing it together. Taking things further.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Chinese Medicine has never been so popular and relevant to the modern way of life. More and more people are turning to its Taoist-influenced vision of healing through balancing all the bodily harmonies.

This authoritatively written and fully illustrated volume is a comprehensive guide to a natural way to total health through a system that has evolved over 3,000 years. It is essential reading for all who care about their holistic well-being and includes sections on:
· The basic history and principles behind Chinese Medicine
· The meridian system and how it works
· The causes of disharmony within the body and mind
· Treatments including acupuncture, herbal remedies, nutrition, Qigong and meditation
· Chinese medicine and its future in healthcare

About the Author:

Tom Williams trained in Chinese Medicine at the Northern College of Acupuncture in York, graduating in 1991 and subsequently in 1996 in Chinese Herbal Medicine. He also undertook postgraduate training in Beijing. He currently runs a busy practice in Glasgow. He also teaches Chinese Medicine and Research Methods to students at the Northern College in York. Tom is also trained in psychology and is currently the Principal Educational Psychologist in East Ayrshire, Scotland. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and teaches psychology to post-graduate students at Glasgow University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Element
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1852308818
• ISBN 13: 9781852308810
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256