Self-Healing with Chinese Medicine: A Home Guide to Treating Common Ailments

Ancient Chinese medicine uses the universal principles of the natural world to encourage balance and self-healing. Acupuncturist Clive Witham explains how illness in the body occurs according to Chinese medicine and offers self-care treatments for common health disorders. He explains how to assess physical signs, understand illness patterns, and use hands-on treatment modalities to maintain wellbeing and initiate healing from within.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 292 pages
Publication date: 22 June 2023
Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company

The human body is governed by the universal principles of the natural world, which are embraced by ancient Chinese medicine to offer a unique ecological approach to understanding the body and its functions. This practical and easy-to-follow guide, written by acupuncturist Clive Witham, addresses how and why illness in the body occurs according to Chinese medicine and what we can do to restore ourselves back to health from many common ailments and conditions. With clear illustrations and step-by-step instructions, Witham shares self-care treatments for a number of common health disorders, from colds and high blood pressure to backache, nausea, menstrual pain, and depression. He details how to maintain wellbeing and initiate healing from within through the use of hands-on treatment modalities and techniques such as food and lifestyle changes and manual therapies like acupressure, massage, and Gua sha. By enabling us to assess physical signs, understand illness patterns, and support our own recovery, this guide allows us to take charge of our own healing process, alleviate symptoms quickly and effectively, and enhance our bodies' resilience with simple self-care.

Weight: 752g
Dimension: 253 x 203 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781644117057
Edition number: 2nd Edition, New Edition of The Book of Oriental M