My Doctor Says I'm Fine : So Why Do I Feel So Bad [Paperback]

Margaret Smith Peet (Author), Shoshana Zimmerman (Author), Helen M. Luecke (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2001

My Doctor Says I'm Fine ... So Why Do I Feel So Bad is about the processes that create imbalances in our bodies and how to identify them between the time of true health and the onset of disease.

Five interrelated concepts from Eastern medicine describe these processes:

The concept of qualities: how certain qualities such as hot and cold, dry and wet, and light and heavy impact health.

The relationship between qualities and balance: imbalances can be created by "too much" or "too little" of any quality.

The interaction of matter and energy: the transformation of matter into energy and vice versa is constantly occurring in every human being. Food, for example, is a form of matter we ingest to create energy.

Exercise converts more matter into energy. Lack of exercise can lead to weight gain.

The nature of body type or constitution: each person is a unique expression of body type, mind and consciousness. This uniqueness is expressed at the physical, emotional/mental and spiritual levels, together referred to as one's constitution.

How constitution is affected by qualities: "too much" or "too little" of any quality affects all levels of our basic constitution.

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About the Author

Margaret Smith Peet, ND, is a naturopathic doctor with a specialty in Ayurveda. She was a full-time student of Dr. Vasant Lad at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque for five years.

In addition, Dr. Peet has studied extensively in the areas of T'ai Chi, Chinese Herbal Medicine, and Shiastsu. In more recent years, she has been involved in the emerging field of functional medicine. shoshana Zimmerman, ND, is a naturopathic doctor with a specialty in Ayurveda. After early years in the Peace Corps and in the business world, she turned to Ayurveda as her main career focus.

Dr. Zimmerman spent a number of years studying with Dr. Vasant Lad at the Ayurveda Institute in Albuquerque.

More recently she has been involved in the emerging field of functional medicine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 340 pages
• Publisher: Blue Dolphin Publishing (May 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1577330854
• ISBN-13: 978-1577330851
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,653,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am impressed!, July 18, 2002

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Margaret Peet (Crescent City, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Doctor Says I'm Fine : So Why Do I Feel So Bad (Paperback)

I am impressed! The book is a solid work of meticulously organized information, bringing to our modern day medical scene a breath of fresh air. The book states ancient Eastern concepts without the "mystique" which so often conceals. It offers tools that the reader can easily use to understand and improve health. I am reading and re-reading, and am grateful that "irritations" need not be endured. They can be addressed. I know My Doctor Says I'm Fine will be widely accepted and wildly acclaimed.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!, June 18, 2001

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Sattvala (Harpswell, ME United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: My Doctor Says I'm Fine : So Why Do I Feel So Bad (Paperback)

Finally a practical, applicable book about Ayurveda/Chinese medicine that I can actually use! The first half explains and diagrams (with wonderful, clear drawings and examples of actual people) the amazing diagnostic tools that these systems offer so you can catch your body going out of balance before it degenerates into a serious illness. My son and I spent 2 hours examining our tongues, ears, eyes, faces, and hands, and were able to SEE the indicators for heart disease and diabetes that comes down through my family - and to see what comes through his father's. Then we did life-enhancing foot massages - teenagers will benefit enormously from this information!

The rest of the book is stuffed with info delivered in the most accessible manner. It clarifies the process of re-orienting yourself according to YOUR body-type to live optimally, with lists of food, herbs, yoga postures and more to help every area of life. There's also a great chapter on how to protect yourself while traveling.

I've read many books on this subject, including Deepak Chopra's and David Frawley's but have found nothing that helped me to see MY OWN imbalances by checking my own body so clearly and easily. This will be the book that I recommend to all my clients and use as my baseline.

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent prevention and self-help treatment regimen, June 9, 2007

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This review is from: My Doctor Says I'm Fine : So Why Do I Feel So Bad (Paperback)

Written by Margaret Smith Peet, ND & Shoshana Zimmerman, ND, My Doctor Says I'm Fine... So Why Do I Feel So Bad? A Self-Help Guide to Restoring Health is a guide for novices to understanding the basic tenets of Eastern medicine, self-observation, and expressions of life-force that are symptomatic of unhealthy diseases and conditions. A handful of black-and-white diagrams illustrate this methodical listing of both physical and spiritual warning signs to look for. From examining one's tongue for signs of vitamin deficiency or disease, to yoga poses designed to counter life-force imbalances, to recommended food plans for promoting dietary health and life-force balance, My Doctor Says I'm Fine... is not a substitute for a physician's examination but rather an excellent prevention and self-help treatment regimen for learning to live well when simply taking a prescribed pill is insufficient.