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Item No: BK12070
Title: Curing Insomnia Naturally with Chinese Medicine
Author: Flaws, Bob
Publisher: Blue Poppy Press
Language: English, 166 pages
ISBN: 0-936185-86-4
DESCRIPTION: This book is a layperson¡¯s introduction to the theory and treatment of insomnia by Chinese medicine. It begins by discussing some of the basic concepts of Chinese medicine and then describes how Chinese medicine explains sleep, wakefulness, and insomnia. The author then goes on to describe how Chinese doctors diagnose and treat insomnia with Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture. This is followed by a common sense discussion of what the author calls 'The Three Free Therapies': diet, exercise, and deep relaxation. Next come a whole raft of no or low cost, simple, safe Chinese home remedies for insomnia. These include Chinese aroma therapy, self-massage, hydrotherapy, magnet therapy, flower therapy, Chinese herbal wines, Chinese herbal teas, and Chinese herbal porridges. The author then goes on to discuss how to kick the sedative habit and presents a number of Chinese research protocols showing what kind of results Chinese medicine gets in real-life clinical practice. After presenting this research from China, he presents real-life case histories from his American patients. He winds up by giving some very simple and sound advice on how to find a professional practitioner of Chinese medicine and how to learn more about Chinese medicine. A glossary of Chinese medical technical terms makes this book even easier to use as does a complete index.
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