Susan Lynn Peterson

Western Herbs for Martial Artists and Contact Athletes (eBook, ePUB)

Effective Treatments for Common Sports Injuries

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Herbs for bruises, sprains, strains, dislocations, breathing, adrenaline, and more!

Healing with herbs has long been a tradition in the martial arts. As ever more martial artists train in the West, interest in Western herbs grows. This book investigates sixty-four herbs that are readily available in North America and Europe. For each herb it discusses the evidence for its effectiveness, the evidence for its safety, and how specifically to use it to enhance martial arts and contact sports training. Even the beginner will be able to choose an herb to meet a specific training need, purchase a good quality portion of that herb, prepare it, and use it safely.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: YMAA Publication Center
• Seitenzahl: 374
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781594392153
• Artikelnr.: 37956566

Autorenporträt

Building on a lifetime of interest in health and alternative healing practices, Susan Lynn Peterson Ph.D., has spent thousands of hours investigating the way herbs have been used to treat injuries.

Peterson has been a martial artist for more than twenty years. She holds a fifth-degree black belt in Okinawan Shuri-ryu karate, a second-degree black belt in traditional Okinawan weapons, and has studied Yang-style Tai Chi Chuan and Martial Kinesiology, a hands-on system of mind-body healing for several years.

She was a 1995 USA Karate Federation (USAKF) national gold medalist in kobudo (traditional weapons), a USAKF Arizona gold medalist in advanced kata and kobudo, and a 2001 USAKF Pacific League Tournament gold medalist in advanced kata and kobudo, and in 2006 placed fourth in the United States Karate Masters' Division.

Susan Lynn Peterson holds an MA in Linguistics and a Ph.D. in the Humanities, Text Theory. She resides with her family in Tucson, Arizona.