Outwitting Headaches - Softcover

Wiley, Mark V.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592282644 ISBN 13: 9781592282647

Publisher: The Lyons Press, 2004

Synopsis

Outwitting Headaches provides all the information needed to stop headaches in their tracks and, better yet, to avoid or prevent them entirely. After a lifetime of suffering from splitting migraine headaches that were merely aggravated by attempts to subdue them with prescription drugs, Mark Wiley had had enough pain and frustration. He set out on a fifteen-year quest to research all the methods available for treating headache. Working by personal experience through all the Western pharmaceuticals, all the useless psychotherapy, and all the alternative therapies of the month, he moved on in desperation to Asia to test the traditional remedies of Chinese and other indigenous medicinal traditions. His travels took him to the mountains of Malaysia, the barrios of the Philippines, and back-alley healers of Japan, Singapore, and Taiwan. He tried bonesetters, shamans, faith healers, acupuncturists, qigong masters, energy healers, herbalists, and massage therapists. He studied and practiced various mind-body methods of qigong, yoga, meditation, and martial arts. Nothing worked - at least, not for long. The headaches still struck with the sudden savage fury of a lightning bolt. Then, at lon

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About the Author

Mark V. Wiley is a travel and martial arts writer, as well as a medical writer with HealUSA.net. Formerly publisher of Quality of Life, 247You.com, his articles have appeared in magazines and journals worldwide. He is the author of eight books on health, martial arts, and Asian culture.

From the Back Cover

Heal your headaches once and for all.

Millions of us suffer from chronic headaches every day. Now, Dr. Mark Wiley shows you how to get rid of the crushing, throbbing pain forever. With his self-directed, integrated mind/body approach, you can actually stop headaches before they start.

Eight simple steps to a headache-free life.

Dr. Wiley s revolutionary program combines the best of Eastern
and Western medicine for the lasting relief that neither system
provides alone. Inside, he shows you:

1. How much and what to drink for proper hydration
2. How to maximize your oxygen intake with deep breathing
3. How to rid your liver, kidneys, and colon of headache-causing toxins
4. How to eat for a headache-free life
5. How to move your body for maximum relaxation
6. How to deepen your sleep patterns and avoid fatigue
7. How to reduce stress with meditation
8. How to stop a headache in its tracks if you ve slipped up in the program

Whether your headaches are cluster or migraine, muscle-based or vascular, allergic or rebound, you will find relief in this simple volume. Empower yourself to end the pain today.

Mark V. Wiley, OMD, is living proof that his eight-part program really works. After nearly thirty years of incapacitating headaches, he traveled the world in search of a cure. He developed one based on in-depth research and his personal experiences at the hands of physicians, psychologists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, bone setters, faith healers, and shamans. He is a doctor of Oriental medicine, practitioner of acupuncture, and master of qigong (the Chinese skill of cultivating energy) and tuina (Chinese massage). Dr. Wiley is also a medical writer for HealUSA.net. He has written nine books on health, martial arts, and Asian culture, and his articles have appeared in magazines and journals worldwide. He lives in Philadelphia, where he practices integrated energy medicine.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Lyons Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592282644
• ISBN 13: 9781592282647
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 118