Angela Hicks

Principles of Chinese Medicine: What It Is, How It Works, and What It Can Do for You Second Edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Covering everything from the basic theory to diagnosis to how to find a practitioner, the book presents a definitive introductory guide to Chinese medicine. With patients' accounts and advice on choosing the right treatment, it provides everything readers need to know about Chinese medicine at an introductory level.

Produktdetails

• Discovering Holistic Health
• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 299g
• ISBN-13: 9781848191303
• ISBN-10: 1848191308
• Artikelnr.: 36920844

Autorenporträt

Angela Hicks qualified as an acupuncturist in 1976. She is co-founder and joint principal of the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, Reading, UK, where she teaches and is a clinical supervisor. Angela is also a practitioner of Chinese herbal medicine and regularly practices qigong. She is joint Chair of the Council of Heads for Acupuncture Courses (CHAC).

Inhaltsangabe

Author's Note. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. The Theory of Chinese
Medicine: The Linking Thread. 2. How Disease Arises and the Art of Staying
Healthy. 3. Putting It All Together: Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine. 4.
Acupuncture Treatment: Balancing Your Qi. 5. Chinese Herbal Medicine:
Remedies to Restore Your Qi. 6. Qigong Exercises: Transforming Your Qi. 7.
Tui Na - Chinese Massage: Feeling Your Qi. 8. Chinese Dietetics: Nourishing
Your Qi. 9. Which One Shall I Choose? The Right Treatment for Me.
References. Further Reading. Useful Contacts. Index.