Acupuncture Books

The goal of this book is to help you reach a state of balanced health with a focus on longevity through a joyous and stress free life. This goal is reached through a thorough understanding of the body's systems as well as the emotional and psychological impact on health and healing.

Further work is in prevention through maintaining a healthy lifestyle and trained awareness of the body's messages so that optimal balance may be achieved.

A friend sent me a copy of this book from the USA. It really made me think about HRT.
The author has set it out so clearly,with personal examples and lots of bite-sized information. I really liked this, as so many books have too much info in long paragraphs. She asks the reader to consider if she's at risk of certain conditions e.g osteoporosis,whereas lots of books and magazines seem to say all of us women are going to become osteoporotic. As well, there's valuable info about HRT and diabetes, bowel cancer,breast cancer and Alzheimer's disease.(I was amazed to read the research about the latter)
The alternatives part was very revealing, I had no idea menopausal symptoms could be helped by herbal remedies and acupuncture.
It's informative, practical, and accessible. It really helped me make a decision about whether or not to try HRT.
Must mention the layout and photos - they are fabulous!

I just finished reading an online version of this book at http://www.enotalone.com/article/13231.html, and it has greatly changed my outlook on health. Using a common-sense, physiological approach to address the causes of disease, the author presents methods for overcoming various afflictions -- major arthritis, high blood pressure, and even cancers, just to name a few. More importantly, though, she addresses what she believes to be the root cause of disease, a fact that many people do not want to face: unhealthy living.

She argues that standard medical professionals fail to address the true causes of disease, instead opting for prescriptions or even disfiguring surgery to remove what amounts to symptoms of other underlying problems. By treating only the symptoms, the true disease (a toxic body) only gets worse and manifests its internal imbalances in increasingly more serious ways. Part of the cause of this "toxemia" is the declining nutrition in the food that we eat on an everyday basis.

She posits that the only thing capable of healing the body is the body itself, and the best approach for overcoming nearly all ailments is giving the body the opportunity to do that. By discovering minor food allergies, imposing a more healthy diet, fasting, and colon cleansing, she puts forward methods for allowing that process to occur. One gem of advice was that of fasting: food digestion burns 30-50% of the energy in the food we eat. By fasting for even short periods of time, this energy (and the toxin-filtering efforts of the liver) can instead be used for purifying and restoring our bodies. She then points out that when we are sick, we lose our appetites for just this reason: we would be much better off to not eat at all, drink plenty of water, and rest, allowing our body the energy to fight the disease, instead of overworking our bodies by eating, fueling the disease with additional food stores, and introducing poisonous antibiotics into our system. It is against-conventional-wisdom-but-highly-sensible (after all, sick animals don't eat) advice like this that make this book really stand out.

I must say that much of the evidence is not up to "scientific snuff", but that is almost to be expected with a work like this. When the main treatment advocated for serious detoxification (and tremendous benefits of various sorts) is a long-term water fast, there is not much profit to be made in promoting or researching it. She does cite various studies throughout, appeals to common sense and history, and presents a slew of anecdotal evidence from her decades of work running Great Oaks School of Health (an alternative healing clinic, for all intents and purposes) in Oregon. She herself even survived two bouts with breast cancer without ever having a mastectomy, chemotherapy, or radiation treatment.

Most importantly, she presents a balanced, realistic view of hygienic healing and healthy living. She does not "religiously" adhere to any one technique, instead presenting the positives and negatives of various methods. She is not overly-optimistic, but truthful instead, accepting and discussing various cases that she could not help. Her descriptions of food in particular, that organic foods are not necessarily any better (in nutrition) than industrial foods, are particularly enlightening. Even while discussing more healthy ways to eat, she accepts that we will sometimes depart from an otherwise healthy diet, and even relates an instance of doing that herself. It is her down-to-earth, pragmatic, truthful, realistic, case-study-driven approach that makes this book worthwhile, and I highly suggest it to anyone.

If you still aren't convinced, at least read Chapter 2: The Nature and Cause of Disease (http://www.enotalone.com/article/13241.html). It simply makes so much sense that it's really hard to ignore, and this is true of the book in general.

This book is a must have for all acupuncturists interested in the Balance Method and I Ching Acupuncture system created by Chen Chao. Finally in English, the basics of the I Ching Acupuncture system are presented in a concise and simple format for all to learn, and is given approval by the founder of the I Ching Acupuncture system and his successor.

BM practitioners, learn from the true source of this incredible method!

My wife buy it as a present to his mother and she enjoy it. She practice tai chi.

Dr. Eckman's book is an invaluable examination of the roots and development of acupuncture, both conceptually and historically, within Asia and in its movement to the West. Fascinating, insightful, and clearly written, "In the Footsteps of the Yellow Emperor" is a must-read for students and practitioners of Traditional Asian Medicine.

Beautiful clear photos, simple instructions, easy-to-understand information - a great way to get started!

I recently purchased this book along with 2 video tapes (which I HIGHLY recommend doing...)
You are guided so thoroughly through this book - you can't help but learn some great techniques.
The illustrations are large and easy to follow.
A Getting Started Guide along with an Ancient Wisdom and Benefits is included.
[Please know that there is a "Note to the Reader" included that states that the book is written specifically for massage therapist and other health professionals. Prior professional massage training is required and this is not intended for the layperson.]

These techniques are easily adaptable to existing hot stone treatments and can help offer your clients not only a new exciting treatment - but also receive a gentle, stress-relieving massage.

I highly recommend it!

Collaboratively written by Kevin Bourassa and Joe Varnell, Just Married: Gay Marriage And The Expansion Of Human Rights is an informed and informative analysis of a ground breaking event in culture and society -- the expansion of the concept of matrimony to include same sex couples. When the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto issued marriage licenses to and married two same-sex couples in January of 2001, it offered a revolutionary precedent in human rights and the power of the state to dictate who may and may not marry. Challenges to the same-sex marriage are expected to proceed to the Supreme Court of Canada, and the result could well change human history. An amazing study of political struggles, featuring an inset section of color photographs and a witty eye for detail, Just Married is a solid and eminently readable addition to Gay and Lesbian Studies supplemental reading lists and reference collections.

For a brief introduction, surprisingly detailed information.

An excellent introduction and NOT for just laymen.