Traditional Chinese Health Secrets: The Essential Guide to Harmonious Living [Paperback]

Xiangcia Xu (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 10, 2001

Decover Chinese secrets to maintaining health and expanding mental and physical capabilities. Originally published in China, this re-edited edition teaches us to take care of ourselves with simple all-natural remedies and herbal recipes, before the ailments (and doctor's fees) get out of hand

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About the Author

Xu Xiangcai, was born in 1943 in a small village on the banks of the Yellow River near the city of Jinan, the capital of Shandong province of China. During his childhood, he lived a poor life but had a very rich mind. Once he was asked what do he wanted to do when he grew up. 'Something unusual!' was his answer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Ymaa Publication Center (April 10, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886969892
• ISBN-13: 978-1886969896
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,139,119 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Traditional Chinese Health Secrets, August 28, 2002

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louis tremblay-CPC (Gatineau, Québec Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Traditional Chinese Health Secrets: The Essential Guide to Harmonious Living (Paperback)

This book is a follow up in the serie of TCM by Xu Xiangcai.Each topic is carefully designed so that the reader young or old can be excited by the TCM point of view.This particular book deals with the daily applications of TCM.The reader will be pleasantly surprised to discover a multitude of clues that seem at first insignificant but which put together become a road map for personal healthcare.
The author presents to us in a bird's eye view,practical applications of the teachings of the former masters of chinese medicine.How to recover from illness and how to maintain our health are the central and the crucial aspects in this book.The means suggested here are so simple and easy that one is amazed to discover those ancient secrets that are revealed through these gems of informations.One learns among other things,how to manage one's life through physical and mental healthcare.Also included are ways to prepare a daily regimen consisting in tonic herbs,liquors,soft extracts,and more.Subjects like personal hygiene,exercices,sleeptime,diet are scrupulously discribed.
I truely enjoyed reading this book,and I highly recommend it.

3.0 out of 5 stars Good But Difficult to Use, November 16, 2004

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Brian Petula "Brian Jonathan Petula, Esq." (Factoryville, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Traditional Chinese Health Secrets: The Essential Guide to Harmonious Living (Paperback)

This is a good introduction to the various forms of Chinese Medicine. Translating the scientific (Latin) names of herbs, animals and other ingredients would make the book much more user friendly. Several websites are more useful for researching herbal remedies and shopping for the ingredients.