Five Laws for Healthy Living: Discover the wisdom of Chinese medicine to nourish your life - Softcover

Hicks, Angela

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0722535007 ISBN 13: 9780722535004

Publisher: Thorsons, 1998

Synopsis

Using the wisdom of 2,500 years of Chinese Medicine, this book contains the 5 laws to help you feel energetic, healthy, positive and happy to be alive.

Angela Hick’s writing makes a complex and ancient science simple for the lay person. This book will show you how to make lifestyle changes – nutrition, Qi Qong and other exercise, massage, herbs etc. – to create a harmonious balance.

She explains how it is important not just what you eat, but how and when you eat. How too, the Chinese understand our constitutional energy – ‘jing’ – and take steps to conserve and replenish it. And how we should protect ourself against climate, environment and stress. The five laws are:
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· Eat well according to your needs
· Restore emotional harmony
· Respect the climate
· Balance your work, rest and exercise
· Value your constitution

About this title

From the Back Cover:

DO YOU FEEL ENERGETIC AND WELL ALL DAY?
DO YOU FEEL POSITIVE AND HAPPY TO BE ALIVE?

'The 5 Laws for Healthy Living' will help you to re-evaluate your lifestyle – emotional and physical health – using the wisdom of 2,500 years of Chinese Medicine. If you want to live longer and feel well throughout your life, learn simple steps to follow the 5 laws:

Eat well according to your needs. Learn when and what to eat, at what temperature, and how to eat to find the most nourishment and prevent digestive problems.

Restore emotional harmony. Avoid the negative effects of worry, anger, fear and grief. Discover the benefits of feeling positive to your health.

Balance your work, rest and exercise. Learn the benefits of Qigong exercises and find the perfect balance in your day.

Respect the climate. How damp, cold, wind, heat and dryness affects your health.

Value your constitution. How to assess the strength of your jing – or constitutional energy – and take steps to conserve and replenish it.

Angela Hicks explains how you can harmonize your lifestyle and find balance in everything you do for a lifetime of good health.

Angela Hicks is a qualified practitioner of Chinese Medicine, and is the author of the 'Principles of Chinese Medicine', and the 'Principles of Acupuncture'. She is Joint Principal of the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in Reading, England.

About the Author:

Angela Hicks is a qualified practitioner of Chinese Medicine, and is Joint Principal of the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in Reading, England. She has had 15 years experience as a teacher and has studied extensively in China. She is author of the Principles of Acupuncture and the Principles of Chinese Medicine. She has had 15 years experience as a teacher and has studied extensively in China.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorsons
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0722535007
• ISBN 13: 9780722535004
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240