Publisher's Synopsis
The Little Book of Health: Chinese Secrets to Happy LivingDr Amily Wang describes a practical and modern approach to the ancient healing art that has established a contemporary global presence. This authoritative, practical, simple and convenient guide is to explore its origin, the concepts and the practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) so as to understand its theoretical value and practical use for the pursuit of good health and wellbeing. From ancient time, Chinese people learned to use anything from nature to maintain good health. As early as 200 BC, the first medical book in China of Huang Di Nei Jing (黄帝内经), known as the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, covers the theoretical foundation of Chinese Medicine, and discusses medical therapy in great detail, including acupuncture, herbs, dietary therapy, and physical exercise. Till today, Huang Di Nei Jing has been treated as the fundamental doctrinal source for TCM, covering not only medicine but also philosophy, sociology, anthropology, military strategy, mathematics, astronomy, meteorology, ecology. It demonstrates that even in ancient times, people accomplished scientific achievements that are applicable, relevant, and innovative even in modern times. What's the secret of Chinese medicine's remarkable adaptability that has allowed it to prosper for more than 2000 years?In addition, life stories of how TCM treat patients with health problems are shaped by the understandings, norms, values and scripts, the experience of patients' recovery from TCM are reconciled and made sense of generation after generation. Constantly being developed and integrated with modern techniques, TCM utilizes unique healing practices, e.g. the treatment on certain points that reflect other parts of the body, along with regular physical exercise and proper dietary therapy can make huge difference to keep people healthy and energetic. The intrinsic value of TCM and its little side-effect features have increasingly gained recognition among people around the world.
