"Dr. Mao's brilliant book Second Spring shows women how to restore their power by revitalizing their health with his amazing natural secrets and age-old wisdom." --Arianna Huffington Bestselling author of The Secrets of Longevity, Chinese medicine expert Dr. Mao completely reenvisions the mind-body changes of perimenopause and menopause for women age thirty-five and up, using completely natural treatments. The Chinese refer to a woman's midlife transition as her Second Spring. Thanks to the simple, natural techniques of traditional Chinese medicine, the second half of a woman's life is a flowering of feminine potential rather than a physical and mental decline. Now, Dr. Mao's revolutionary Second Spring(TM) program gives you time-tested, completely natural treatments to enhance energy, sexuality, and health--and initiate your own new season of vitality starting at age thirty-five, through premenopause, menopause, and beyond. Dr. Mao--Yahoo!'s favorite natural health expert and author of the bestselling Secrets of Longevity--offers proven natural solutions such as a surgery-free face-lift, Chinese herbs that fight memory loss, traditional remedies that improve libido and sex, and foods that keep your specific body type in peak form (they're not the same for everyone!). His safe, natural practices, outlined in more than 200 tips, can eliminate the need for expensive medicines and artificial hormones. This amazing compendium of traditional wisdom is also enjoyable to read. With chapters on topics like weight, energy, brain power, beauty, and sexual health, Second Spring allows you to target your concerns right away. At the end you'll find handy, at-a-glance lists addressing women's most common ailments. Second Spring, inspired by Dr. Mao's own mother's remarkable transformation in the second half of her life, offers an integrated lifestyle program that will help you live long, live strong, and live happy in ways that you never thought possible.

Migraine disease affects millions. Murray, a nurse and former college professor, shows readers how to develop their own wellness plan and regain control of their lives. This book explains how to reduce the frequency and severity of migraine attacks, break the cycle of medication dependence, identify triggers and headache types, create an integrative approach by combining eastern therapies (yoga, meditation, biofeedback and reflexology) with conventional western medical approaches (physical therapy, chiropractice) to heal and eliminate migraines. Murray explains the cause of the disease, where it comes from and the difference between primary and secondary headache types, along with the impact of injuries and diseases that may occur alongside migraine disease. Emphasis is on treatment of the whole person and the role of the individual in one's health care plan. Her plan includes advice on how to identify one's triggers, plus the foods, supplements, bodywork, meditation and guided imagery techniques and lifestyle adjustments that can help reduce or eliminate migraine onset. Tables and charts provide at-a-glance reference points.

The Neijing is one of the most important classics of Taoism, as well as the highest authority on traditional Chinese medicine. Its authorship is attributed to the great Huang Di, the Yellow Emperor, who reigned during the third millennium BCE. This new translation consists of the eighty-one chapters of the section of the Neijing known as the Suwen, or Questions of Organic and Fundamental Nature. (The other section, called the Lingshu, is a technical book on acupuncture and is not included here.) Written in the form of a discourse between Huang Di and his ministers, The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine contains a wealth of knowledge, including etiology, physiology, diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of disease, as well as in-depth investigation of such diverse subjects as ethics, psychology, and cosmology. All of these subjects are discussed in a holistic context that says life is not fragmented, as in the model provided by modern science, but rather that all the pieces make up an interconnected whole. By revealing the natural laws of this holistic universe, the book offers much practical advice on how to promote a long, happy, and healthy life. The original text of the Neijing presents broad concepts and is often brief with details. The translator's elucidations and interpretations, incorporated into the translation, help not only to clarify the meaning of the text but also to make it a highly readable narrative for students--as well as for everyone curious about the underlying principles of Chinese medicine.

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A guide to natural healing that combines the wisdom of Eastern tradition with Western medicine and nutritional science.
"Secrets of Self-Healing" ranges from treating common ailments with healing foods and herbs to the all-round balancing of mind and body that is essential for vitality, wellness, and longevity.
In Part One, Dr. Mao explains that diet, exercise, self-awareness, a positive emotional life, living in harmony with the environment, and spiritual growth are crucial for vibrant, lasting health. He shows, for example, how simple self- assessments can help prevent disease, how negative emotions can make us ill, how clutter in our homes can create imbalances in our bodies, and how Eastern and Western medicine can work together to fight cancer.
Then, in Part Two, he reveals his favorite natural remedies for more than sixty-five common ailments, such as sore throat, dandruff, headaches, high blood pressure, sunburn, insect bites, indigestion, and jet lag.
Inspirational and practical, "Secrets of Self-Healing" will put readers on the path to a balanced and healthy life.