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Xiolan Zhao (Author), Xiaolan Zhao (Author)
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December 26, 2006
One of Canada's most trusted and beloved health practitioners introduces American women to the wisdom of traditional Chinese medicine and the time-tested practices that have helped optimize physical and emotional health for centuries.

Since establishing her practice in Canada twelve years ago, Dr. Xiaolan Zhao has treated thousands of women suffering from fatigue, PMS, infertility, depression, cancer, menopausal symptoms and other gynecological disorders -- health problems that are all too common in the West but less so in China, where traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been an integral part of women's lives for thousands of years. As a physician originally trained in Western medicine who later took up the practice of TCM, Dr. Zhao has seen how effective the Chinese approach is for her patients, and her book will help American women incorporate its wisdom and practices in our lives.

Sharing stories from her own life and the lives of her patients, Dr. Zhao shows that we have nothing to reject about our feminine selves, and explains how we can develop new relationships with our bodies and our emotions. There is so much every woman can do in terms of ongoing and preventative self-care to improve her health and vitality and prevent illness. By making simple changes in diet, exercise routine, sex life and the way we deal with stress and our emotions, we can profoundly improve our health now and into the future.

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In this introduction to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Zhao poetically evokes naturalistic imagery to celebrate women's life stages: menstruation (Heavenly Water), breast health (Lotus Blossoms), sexuality (Clouds and Rain), pregnancy (Ripening the Fruit), postpartum (Golden Month) and menopause (Second Spring). TCM, she says, empowers a woman with self-awareness, providing the means to access her own healing power. Raised in China during the Cultural Revolution, Zhao encountered folk medicine on the farm to which she was relocated. When she later studied medicine in her homeland, her training emphasized physical illness and symptoms. After emigrating to Canada and opening her own clinic, she noted that many women patients struggled with mental, emotional and spiritual imbalances that affected their health. With TCM—acupuncture, herbs, diet, stress relief and rest, massage—Zhao says, women can remedy imbalances on all levels and avoid more serious illness, surgery and prescription medication. Her recommendations alternate with heartfelt personal stories. While she discusses the Taoist basis of TCM and the concepts of qi and yin and yang, the book functions more as an appetizer. Still, Zhao's warmth and gentle touch will likely entice readers to seek a TCM practitioner for further guidance. (Feb.)
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About the Author

Xiaolan Zhao, C.M.D. graduated medical school in China in 1977 and practiced abdominal surgery before specializing in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). After emigrating from China in 1988 she opened her TCM clinic in Toronto. This is her first book.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Walker & Company; First Edition edition (December 26, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0802715672
  • ISBN-13: 978-0802715678
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #759,550 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A different perspective on women's health, August 4, 2007
This review is from: Ancient Healing for Modern Women: Traditional Chinese Medicine for All Phases of a Woman's Life (Paperback)
This is a great book for women. Interesting and very informative. I learned a lot about women's health from reading this. Good information on healing and why certain conditions come about. Includes dietary information and a few recipes. This explains how our health is largely a matter of balance and harmony within our bodies and our emotions have a major role. I wish more Dr's. would realize and practice this way. It seems to me, after reading this that TCM treats the cause where western medicine treats the effect.

Zhao found that in some of her patients "emotional sickness was more debilitating that many of their physical symptoms." I was impressed that Zhao underwent psychotherapy so as to be able to better connect with her patients.

Chosen to become a medical doctor, Zhao practiced as a general surgeon in China and imigrated to Canada where she now has her practice of womens health and healing using Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).

This gives a new perspective to womens health. Great gift book.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars TCM for Women, March 6, 2007
This review is from: Ancient Healing for Modern Women: Traditional Chinese Medicine for All Phases of a Woman's Life (Paperback)
Xiaolan Zhao has written a clear and helpful book on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) specifically aimed at the different transitions in a woman's life (menstruation, childbirth, menopause). "Ancient Healing for Modern Women" was originally published in Canada as "Reflections of the Moon on Water". Although raised in China, Zhao currently runs a TCM practice in Canada.

Although this book does not give specific herbal remedies, there are many lifestyle recommendations that help with everything from PMS, fatigue, hot flashes and breast cancer. Zhao gives suggestions on food, stress relief and exercises such as Tai Chi or Qi Gong as alternatives to western medicines. She does not proclaim that TCM is superior - simply a different way of dealing with issues that may plague many modern women. The key here is balance. Zhao gives good explanations of yin and yang as well as information on Liver Qi, Kidney Qi and Spleen Qi. It took me a bit of time to wrap my head around these concepts, but they do make sense.

I have found that by reducing my fondness for ice cold drinks and foods, my PMS symptoms have greatly subsided. This is by no means a comprehensive book on TCM, but it will certainly get you on the path if you are interested in taking a new (but ancient) approach to your female issues. I especially liked the anecdotes and the Buddhist fables sprinkled throughout. It made the book a pleasant read and not just some dry 'heal yourself' book.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This book saved my life!, January 10, 2010
This review is from: Ancient Healing for Modern Women: Traditional Chinese Medicine for All Phases of a Woman's Life (Paperback)
In 2007 I developed Chronic Neutropenia after a series of four serious surgeries and I didn't know it. It is a disorder that is caused from lack of sufficient white blood cells. I just kept getting sicker and sicker until I couldn't get out of the bed most days from being so weak.
The doctor's finally caught it in November of 2009 AFTER going over three years of lab work and telling me that it had become chronic!!!!
I was always sick, at least once a month I was in bed with the flu or a virus.
I got this book and started with trying the bone soup recipe and within three weeks I was over the Chronic Neutropenia. I doubled and almost ((tripled)) my white blood cell count using the recipe!!!! This was amazing!! I feel so much better and I am able to exercise a few times per week as well as walking. This is a wonderful book and it has helped me in so many ways!
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