追尋藥師佛的十年旅程，探索西藏醫學的神祕面紗!——洪啓嵩專文深度導讀——尼泊爾是個嚴厲的老師，讓人洞見生命和人性的實相!這好比是一個漫長且複雜的煉金過程，而我真正的教育才正要開始……尼泊爾是個古今融合之地，它交織著粗陋和美麗、疾病和貧窮，以及深奧的知識。一九八七年，大衛．克羅放下舊金山經營有成的針灸草藥診所，踏上這片反差極大的土地，實際探尋西藏佛教和印度傳統醫學阿育吠陀的醫藥知識。抵達加德滿都未滿一週，他就認識了阿旺‧培傑醫師。這位老喇嘛被中共監禁和折磨多年後，逃到尼泊爾。接下來十年，克羅潛心研習西藏診斷和治療的藝術及科學，師從培傑醫師、醫僧、尼泊爾首位女性草藥醫師，和教克羅如何煉汞的煉金師（天然汞是危險的毒藥，提煉後卻是一代代阿育吠陀醫者所用的良藥）等等。克羅運用新學會的古老西藏及印度療法，在加德滿都一座小山村裡開設診所，以傳統草藥治療各種病患，其中也包括在莊嚴的喇嘛寺旁乞討的乞丐。《尋找藥師佛》是一部生動、讀之不...

**「中醫理論」結合「**芳香療法」，以特調精油按摩對應穴道，使效果加乘，**除心靈的傷、解身體的痛，**紓解各種身心症狀。◎「全人、整體」新觀點，重新認識植物精油與芳香療法的智慧中醫看待疾病時，不只是著眼在疾病本身，屏除頭痛醫痛、腳痛醫腳的概念，而是以「整體」為治療重點，從全身、情緒、生活習慣等為改善依據。精油的來源──植物也是如此，以「整體」的概念看待植物，探究其產地、生長習慣、植物型態，能讓每一支精油發揮精確效用，例如薰衣草長在高海拔地區，因此很適合用來處理上半身的問題。每一種精油都能對應到中醫穴位，發揮更強大治癒效果利用中醫理論中的氣血、精、神、陰陽、經絡穴道等等，為精油樹立一套全新的分類系統，作為用油的基礎。例如：1.「氣」與精油：氣有衛氣、營氣...

A no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is guide for women who need to get a grip on their health-now!Aimee Raupp, a practitioner of traditional Oriental medicine, provides women with the tools to stress less, look their best, prevent disease, and live more comfortable, harmonious lives-by living clean. Raupp's enthusiasm, sassy tone, and probing questions will motivate women toward ultimate fulfillment and show them how to discard unhealthy habits and become strong and sex...

The Optimal Terrain Ten Protocol to Reboot Cellular HealthSince the beginning of the twentieth century, cancer rates have increased exponentially—now affecting almost 50 percent of the American population. Conventional treatment continues to rely on chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation to attack cancer cells. Yet research has repeatedly shown that 95 percent of cancer cases are directly linked to diet and lifestyle. The Metabolic Approach to Cancer is the ...

For women who feel excited, overwhelmed, terrified, or just plain curious about their pregnancy journey, acupuncturist and integrative fertility expert Caylie See has written this pragmatic, insightful, and straightforward guide to finding the best information, resources, and foods to nourish their pregnancies. Balancing Eastern and Western medical perspectives, natural remedies, and recipes, she maps out the terrain of symptoms that women typically encounter from month-to-month—insomnia, ...

7 Times a Woman: Ancient Wisdom on Health & Beauty for Every Stage of Your Life is the product of a 20 year personal and clinical journey in understanding and balancing women's cycles. It began with Dr. Andrews' personal health challenges which led her to become an acupuncturist and open her own clinic where she has helped many women heal from hormonal imbalance. 7 Times a Woman is a reference book for women's health, covering daily, monthly, yearly, and 7 year cycle care to increase b...

This macrobiotic-inspired cookbook is suitable for the layperson as well as prospective acupuncturists who are studying for the Food, Diet, and Vitamins portion of the NCCAOM Herbology board. In this vegetarian cookbook you will learn how to recognize your constitutional type based on the theories of ancient Chinese medicine. The recommended seven day meal-plans are based on the seasons of the year and can be applied to treat an individual's constitutional type. The index contains detailed...

Infertility medicine today is all about aggressive surgical, chemical and technological intervention. But making babies originally was - and is still best as - a natural process. In the UK it is estimated that approximately 1 in every 7 couples have difficulty conceiving and 1 in 80 babies is born as a result of IVF treatment.While 75% of people seeking help with their fertility try alternative treatment, few doctors are aware of how the disciplines of Western and Eastern fertility...

This is the guide I wished I had when studying for the New York State License in Psychoanalysis (LP) Case Narrative Exam . I wrote it based on my own experience, and in it, I discuss the entire gamut of the exam process, from selecting a case to actually taking the exam. I go through all the exam questions and offer ways to understand and answer them. I also offer pointers on choosing your cases for the narratives. Then, I share my experience of actually taking the exam at the testing site...

The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) is one of the world's most important palms, and contributes significantly to the income and livelihood of many people in tropical countries. Widely referred to as the 'tree of life', coconut has been used as a source of food, drink, oil, medicine, shelter and wood for around 500 years. Every part of the coconut palm can be utilized. The demand for coconut fruit and its products has increased recently as people have become aware of its nutritional and he...

This book is meant as a textbook for students and practitioners to use as a reference to guide them in the safe and effective use of electroacupuncture. It includes the following: • How acupuncture and electroacupuncture works scientifically. • Effective means to treat inflammation anywhere in the body. And when to use each. • How to stop a degenerative process. • How to repair partially torn tendons, ligaments, etc. without surgery. • How to speed up healing of broken bones. • What variou...

A holistic guide to improving your gut flora for better physical and emotional health• Explores the influence of the gut microbiome and the mesentery on all other bodily systems, especially the brain and immune system• Explains the central role of the digestive system in Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine and how these systems treat the microbiome• Presents herbal remedies, acupuncture and acupressure techniques, and dietary methods to restore balance to your...