Jan 31, 2008 09:40 AM
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Do you belong to the school of thoughts that consider allopathic medicines, the only way to heal? If so, then just go through this book titled “Complementary Medicine for Dummies” and you might think about hundred other complementary medicine options to cure your ailment, before popping the antibiotic and the pain killer tablets. Don’t boast that you already know about Homeopathy, acupuncture and acupressure techniques. This book will take you on a whirlwind tour of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) Ayurveda, Tibetan medicine, Japanese medicine, Naturopathy, Electrotherapy, Hydrotherapy, Hypnotherapy, Autogenic therapy, Osteopathy, Message therapies, Aromatherapy, Psychological therapy, Energy medicine and many more therapies which can heal you with trusted and testified methods.
It is interesting to know, how in Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM), the importance is given to the qi(pronounced as ‘chee’), which is the name for the vital energy believed to power everything in the universe and how the twelve main organs are divided in ‘ying’ and ‘yang’ and how five elements(water, wood, fire, metal and earth) correspond to our physical organs and diseases.
The book explains the intricacies of Ayurveda system, but at the same time cautions not to have any unbranded and untested Ayurvedic medicine, since it can do more damage than the good.
The most fascinating aspect explored is, lesser know but positively proved Auric healing, Chakra healing, Faith healing, Psychic surgery, Spiritual healing and Trance healing. The stories told in this section is not the tales listened or witnessed, but actually experienced by the author, which prove the authenticity of this metaphysical therapies.
In all the mentioned numerous complementary therapies, the basics are common for all, which are: Be aware, Eat well, Boost Immunity Breathe deeply, Rest and sleep well, De-stress yourself, Create and express yourself and satisfy your soul. At the end of the book, the relaxation therapies told are really helpful to alleviate the stress related symptoms.
Jacqueline Young, who is a qualified clinical psychologist, oriental medicine practitioner, naturopath and nutritionist, has authored this book, which gives an easy access to all the information required to know to use complementary medicines safely and effectively, with lots of entertaining stories, quizzes, and useful health tips along with. So, check it out to enter in the world where when you think of medicine, you don’t think of a strip of tablets, but think of herbs, acupressure, ginger, garlic, sunflower seeds, simple precautions and prayers.
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