Curing Insomnia Naturally with Chinese Medicine [Paperback]

Bob Flaws (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0936185864 | ISBN-13: 978-0936185866 | Publication Date: September 1, 1997 | Edition: 1

Chinese medicine offers a range of therapies for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of insomnia. This book describes these therapies and includes self-care and home remedies, such as self-massage, magnet therapy, moxibustion, Chinese aromatherapy, Chinese patent medicines, and herbal teas.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Insomnia is such a widespread disorder that it seemed to us a natural subject for inclusion in our "Curing" series. We hope these self-help tips will help more people sleep better.

From the Author

This is another of my series of "Curing" books. These are all books that I have written specifically to help laypersons understand the theory and benefits of Chinese medicine. Each book deals with a particular, commonly seen disease or group of diseases, and in each book, I try my hardest to make Chinese medicine understandable to people who have never been exposed to it before. Chinese medicine is a completely separate and different system of medicine from modern Western medicine, and all the things we learned in high school biology are of little use in understanding this system. However, if the reader is willing to set aside all their preconceived notions about human physiology and disease, I believe they will find that Chinese medicine provides very wise, compassionate, and empowering explanation of why we get sick and what we can do about it. Although people don't usually die from insomnia, those with severe, intractable insomnia sometimes wish they could die. The good news is that Chinese medicine has a whole host of simple, safe, low or no cost home remedies to treat insomnia. And, no matter whether professionally administered or done at home, Chinese medical treatments are designed to cure without side effects. So if your frustrated by having to use sedatives and tranquilizers, I suggest you give Chinese medicine a try.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Blue Poppy Pr; 1 edition (September 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0936185864
• ISBN-13: 978-0936185866
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,077,889 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bob Flaws is the most prolific writer on Chinese medicine in the English language. He is author, translator, or editor of over 80 books on Chinese medicine and scores of articles published in both professional journals and the popular press. Among his other credits, Bob is a past president and lifetime fellow of the Acupuncture Association of Colorado, a fellow and director of the National Academy of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine as well as a past editor of that association's quarterly journal, a founder of the Council of Oriental Medical Publishers, and the founder of Blue Poppy Enterprises. Bob is also the co-author and co-director of an NIH-funded research project working with AIDS-related peripheral neuropathy.