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  <title><![CDATA[Wood Becomes Water: Chinese Medicine in Everyday Life]]></title>
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  <default_description>Does your back pain flare up in the evening?  Perhaps your water element is weak.  Allergies in the spring?  Emotional outbursts?  Perhaps your wood element is too strong.  Using the five element system of Chinese cosmology as a key-wood, fire, earth, metal, water-Gail Reichstein unlocks the&lt;br&gt;ancient mysteries of Chinese medicine and makes them available for the everyday health and well-being of modern readers. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Each chapter includes:&lt;br&gt;-Lists of common ailments associated with each element&lt;br&gt;-Feng shui solutions for the home and workplace&lt;br&gt;-Acupuncture treatment&lt;br&gt;-Dietary therapy&lt;br&gt;-Qigong exercises&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Simple, easy to use, and practical, this introduction connects the physical, emotional, and spiritual forces at work in our lives and provides a vital contribution to the field of mind-body medicine.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">5</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">1998</original_publication_year>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think this book was good, though I have little to compare it to.  It helped me understand certain things about chinese medicine and the elements (namely the concept of influence &amp; some diagnostic principles) that I hadn't been able to grasp in other concepts.  The hazy spirituality that crept in w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8564435">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A really helpful Chinese Medicine introduction, but maybe too simplistic at times?  (In terms of its identification of &quot;primary&quot; imbalances and possible resulting patterns.)  I love this book overall though.  A good, quick reference guide.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good overview of 5 elements, not totally my style, but a good intro for me. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really need to get to this one, it's part of my course of study.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[made lots of notes in large water notebook]]></body>
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