This is a uniquely accessible, practical guide to achieving total health the Chinese way - from one of America's leading doctors of traditional Chinese medicine.A fourth-generation Chinese doctor, Dr. Esther Ting has treated more than 140,000 patients on two continents. Now she distils her decades of medical experience and lifetime of knowledge for everyone seeking total health the Chinese way. Esther Ting believes that we can achieve lasting health without surgery or drugs the moment we start listening to our bodies, and in this book she and researcher Marianne Jas, a former patient, describe the concept of the body's five power centres and their roles in strengthening our physical and emotional defences."Total Health the Chinese Way" describes the array of Chinese medicine, including acupuncture and herbs, how practitioners use them to diagnose and treat patients, and the many benefits these treatments offer. It identifies a myriad of home remedies-from simple recipes to invigorating physical and mental exercises - to ease pain, maximize energy, and strengthen and restore the body. "Total Health the Chinese Way" makes the wisdom of this 4,000-year-old healing tradition accessible and useful as never before.

About the Author

Esther Ting, PhD, holds a doctorate in Chinese Medicine and is a certified acupuncturist with over 40 years experience in the US and China. A descendant of four generations of distinguished physicians, Dr. Ting's great-grandfather served as attending physician to the last Emperor of Shanghai, and her grandfather founded the city's first teaching hospital. She and her siblings have continued the family legacy by establishing well-known traditional Chinese medical practices around the world. Dr. Ting arrived in Los Angeles in 1984 and since then has devoted her life to expanding awareness of traditional Chinese medicine in the US. Ting's Healing Center, in Santa Monica, is one of Los Angeles' pre-eminent acupuncture clinics. A regular guest on TV and radio discussing Chinese medicine, she lectures extensively throughout Southern California. Marianne Jas, MA is a writer and a consultant who promotes healers and cause-related products and services. She first encountered Dr. Ting in 2002, just after having been diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and since her complete recovery has helped Dr. Ting develop her popular series of classes and seminars in and around Los Angeles.

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Total Health the Chinese Way : An Essential Guide to Easing Pain, Reducing Stress, and Restoring the Body through Chinese Medicine