The New Chinese Medicine Handbook - by Misha Ruth Cohen (Paperback)

About the Book

Take control of your healing process and balance your mind, body, and spirit with these lessons in Chinese Medicine.

Book Synopsis

Explore the powerful benefits of Chinese medicine--particularly acupuncture, massage, nutrition, meditation, and herbs--along with other Eastern healing arts. This practical guide totraditional Chinese medicine can help you take control of your healing process and maintain or restore wholeness and harmony in all aspects of your life.

Dr. Misha Ruth Cohen, an internationally recognized practitioner, lecturer, leader, and mentor in the field of Chinese medicine, offers comprehensive healing plans for a wide range of ailments, including digestive problems, stress, anxiety, depression, cancer support, liver health, gynecological problems, PMS, fertility, menopause, and more.

This comprehensive guidebook combines Chinese dietary guidelines with Western medicine, plus various other Eastern and Western healing therapies, including:

• Basics of Chinese medicine
• Acupuncture and moxibustion
• Qi Gong: Chinese exercise and meditation
• Dietary practices
• Chinese herbal therapy

Review Quotes

"The New Chinese Medicine Handbook is an accessible guide to Chinese medicine. Misha Cohen provides a detailed roadmap to help you integrate the wisdom of this ancient medicine into your life and improve your health. I love this book!" - Jill Blakeway M.S. L.Ac. and Founder, The YinOva Center

About the Author

Misha Ruth Cohen, a Doctor of Oriental Medicine and Licensed Acupuncturist, has practiced traditional Asian medicine for the past 40 years. She is the Clinical Director of Chicken Soup Chinese Medicine, Executive Director of the Misha Ruth Cohen Education Foundation, and Research Specialist of Integrative Medicine at the University of California, all in San Francisco. She is on the board of directors of the Society for Integrative Oncology and has authored seven books, for both professionals and for consumers, along with numerous professional journal and consumer magazine articles.

Misha is internationally renowned as a senior teacher, mentor, and leading expert in Chinese traditional medicine. She regularly trains Chinese medicine practitioners as well as medical doctors and practitioners in cancer support, gynecology, liver disease, and HIV. She frequently presents at international AIDS, hepatitis, and cancer symposiums, along with Chinese medicine and lay conferences.

She has collaborated with Western university and community-based research teams as a leading researcher in Chinese herbal medicine, acupressure, and acupuncture in the areas of HIV/AIDS, HPV, ovarian cancer, endometriosis, and breast cancer.