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The Complete Book of Chinese Health and Healing

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Introduces readers to the traditional Chinese approach to health and healing, explaining practices for maintaining good health, techniques of diagnosis, and methods of treatment. 15,000 first printing.

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First published February 8, 1994

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Daniel Reid

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Daniel Reid was born in 1948 in San Francisco and spent his childhood in East Africa. After completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley in 1970, and a Masters of Arts degree in Chinese Language and Civilization at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in 1973, Reid moved to Taiwan, where he spent 16 years studying and writing about various aspects of traditional Chinese culture, focusing particularly on Chinese medicine and ancient Taoist health and longevity systems. In 1989, he relocated to Chiang Mai, Thailand, where he continued his research and writing until 1999, when he immigrated with his wife Snow to the Byron Bay region of Australia, where he now makes his home.

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15 reviews2 followers
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July 30, 2011
...hurt my brain, I made it about halfway through.
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May 3, 2013
I've learned so much already. Now I understand the reason for the order of the 5 elements: water to wood to fire to earth to metal. Can't wait to learn more!
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February 23, 2017
Very thorough.

More integrated with allopathic though then many TCM books.
That being said, it still passes off some TCM ideas that seem questionable to a western mind without being sufficiently convincing.
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6 reviews2 followers
December 13, 2008
very nice introduction to practical eastern thought and the application of yin/yang + 5 elements. It is not strict TCM, but will help the novice for sure
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November 3, 2011
Tremendous and as the title implies, very complete guide. An honest look that separates much of the myth from the medicine and knows when to defer to modern science.
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February 10, 2017
Complete Book of Chinese Health & Healing by D. Reid ISBN: 0760707715 @1998 HB/DJ, eBay 9/2011
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February 3, 2022
„Trupul este templul vieţii. Energia este forţa vieţii. Spiritul este guvernatorul vieţii. Daca unul dintre ele este în dezechilibru, toate trei vor avea de suferit. Când spiritul preia comanda, trupul il urmează în mod natural, şi aceasta suita este benefica pentru toate cele Trei Comori.”
Toţi oamenii se nasc pe acest pământ înzestraţi cu trei comori preţioase ale vieţii, în virtutea cărora putem exista, funcţiona şi gândi. Aceste comori compun moştenirea noastră naturala, înnăscută, şi gradul în care le protejam şi le păstrăm determina starea sănătăţii şi durata propriei vieţi.
Tradiţia taoista din China conţine cel mai bogat filon de cercetări ştiinţifice, vechi de peste 5000 de ani. Din timpuri străvechi, sănătatea şi longevitatea s-au situat totdeauna printre domeniile prioritare de interes studiate de adepţii taoismului, aceştia considerând organismul uman ca pe un
„microcosmos” al universului, cu propriul „cer” şi „pământ”, propriile sale „anotimpuri”, transformări ciclice şi interrelaţii naturale cu energiile universale. Conform tradiţiei taoiste, cele Trei Comori de care depinde viaţa sunt: esenţa (jing), energia (chee) şi spiritul (shen). Esenţă se refera la corpul fizic din carne şi sânge, incluzând toate materialele constituente de baza – în particular fluidele esenţiale ca: hormoni, enzime şi neurotransmiţători. Energia reprezintă forţa primara a vieţii care „scalda” fiecare ţesut şi celula a corpului viu, activându-l funcţiile vitale. Spiritul cuprinde toate aspectele mintii, atât cea umana, cat şi cea primordiala, incluzând conştiinţă, percepţia, gândirea şi simţurile, voinţă şi intenţia. Împreună, cele Trei Comori (san bao), cunoscute şi sub numele de cele Trei Minuni (san chee), funcţionează ca o singura unitate organica.
Fiecare dintre ele are doua aspecte fundamentale cunoscute în terminologia taoista ca: „prenatal” (hsien-tien) şi „postnatal” (hou-tien), sau primordial şi temporal. Aspectele prenatale sunt calităţile pure care preced naşterea şi pătrund în embrion în momentul concepţiei. Aspectele postnatale sunt manifestările temporale care se dezvolta după naştere, incepamd din momentul în care este tăiat cordonul ombilical şi copilul respira prima data. Prenatal, cele Trei Comori sunt o unitate fara forma, indivizibila, dar după naştere ele se separa şi dobândesc fiecare un aspect temporal, devenind astfel predispuse la epuizare şi descompunere.
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236 reviews98 followers
February 6, 2018
Another amazing book finished. This one got me interested and started on a new diet and way of life. It also inspired me to purchase various nutritional supplements for the overall health, vitality and function of my body. Especially interesting for me were the chapters on the synergistic effects of supplements and herbs on my overall mental function. Highly recommended.
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May 11, 2023
if you gain nothing else from this book it should be to stop drinking cow's milk, especially pasteurized.
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