Simple Chinese Medicine - by Aihan Kuhn (Paperback)

About the Book

This book gives you tools that you can use today to improve your quality of life and begin the healing journey. Readers are provided simple-to-do exercises for stress relief, health maintenance, and cancer prevention. Additional sections include guidance on using food for healing and for weight control. Attention is given to explaining the differences between Eastern healing methods and Western treatment methods, and a discussion of TCM's concept of 'prevention' for health maintenance.

Book Synopsis

Written for those new to natural healing, Simple Chinese Medicine gives you tools that you can use today to improve your quality of life and begin your healing journey. Based upon centuries old practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), readers are provided simple-to-do exercises for stress relief, health maintenance, and cancer prevention. Additional sections include guidance on using food for healing and for weight control. Careful attention is given to explaining the differences between Eastern healing methods and Western treatment methods, as well as an insightful discussion of TCM's concept of 'prevention' for health maintenance. A final section shares the personal experiences of some of Dr. Kuhn's patients.

Contents include:

• Healing in Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Differences in Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine
• TCM Diagnostic Method
• Seeking the Right Medical Care
• Food Healing in Chinese Medicine
• Food Balance
• Healthy Balanced Diet and Weight Reduction
• Weight Control Program-Food and Exercise Log
• Exercises for Healing, Disease Prevention, and Good Health
• Cancer Prevention and Healing
• Exercise Routines for Healing Cancer
• Chinese Medicine's Secrets of Good Health and Longevity
• Trends in Longevity

Review Quotes

"Dr. Aihan Kuhn has created a brilliant converge of Traditional Chinese Medicine's role in modern society. Dr. Kuhn's book is an important part of...improving the quality of life of people."--Bill Douglas, Founder Wold Tai Chi and Qigong Day

"An excellent source for natural healing and alternative treatments. You can find many ways in this book to keep your health and to treat some type of disease."--Dr. Jinxing Jiang, M.D. Attending Physician, John Stroger Hospital

"Dr. Kuhn's ability to explain how environmental conditions like diet, exercise, and stress affect the body's biology is easy to understand and enjoyable to read."--Jim Agnetta, patient

About the Author

Aihan Kuhn, C.M.D., is a Chinese medical doctor trained in both Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine. She is a graduate of the Hunan Medical University, Changsha China. In China, Dr. Kuhn practiced OB/GYN in Chinese hospitals (1983-1988), studied Tai Chi and Chi Kung (since 1978) and returns each year to advance her training in both Traditional Chinese Medicine and martial arts.