Managing Your Emotional Health Using Traditional Chinese Medicine

by Yifang, Zhang

• ISBN13: 9781606521625
• ISBN10: 1606521624
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-27
• Publisher: Shanghai Press

Summary

We live in a busy world, where stress, fear, panic, worry, and anxiety are commonplace. But if you don't know how to manage these emotions, you could begin to feel overwhelmed, withdrawn, or unbalanced. Over time, this could have lasting negative effects on your general well-being and your relationship with those around you.

Author Biography

Zhang Yifang received her MS qualifications in Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1986 from China's Nanjing TCM University. With more than 25 years of clinical and teaching experience in the United States, China, and England, she is an expert TCM practitioner, as well as an associate professor, consulting doctor in TCM, licensed herbalist, and acupuncturist. Her website, acherbs.com, is a resource for understanding and utilizing TCM to achieve a healthy lifestyle.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 7
Introduction	p. 9
Managing Emotions according to Constitution and Temperament	p. 16
Managing Emotions through the Five Elements: the Heart System	p. 32
Managing Emotions through Yin-Yang Theory: the Lung System	p. 46
Managing the Complex Emotional Cycle: the Liver System	p. 60
Managing Emotions throughout Your Life Cycle: the Kidney System	p. 76
Managing Emotions according to Gender: the Digestive System (Spleen)	p. 90
Managing Emotions according to the Seasons	p. 108
Appendices: Yin-Yang Theory	p. 123
Five Elements Theory	p. 126
Five Systems of the Body	p. 130
Brief Patient Diagnosis	p. 131
Different Constitutions and Temperaments	p. 132
Helpful Acupressure Points	p. 134
Chinese Food and Herbs	p. 136
Bibliography	p. 150
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