Personal Renewal: Your Guide to Vitality, Allure, and a Joyful Life Using Healing Herbs, Diet, Mov ement, and Visualizations (Hardcover)

~ Letha Hadady D.Ac. (Author)

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It's hard to think of a physical or psychological problem that this book does not address--and from two or three different directions. Whether the solution to a health concern lies in a cup of herbal tea, a dose of traditional Chinese medicine, a massage, a visualization exercise, or a combination of all four, Letha Hadady extends a wise, helpful hand and walks us through her vast store of alternative-medicine knowledge.

Hadady, an herbalist, acupuncturist, and author of Asian Health Secrets, bases her healing treatments on the theory that there's an original and positive you that the right therapies can uncover. She says that the illness, injury, or just lack of joy that's keeping your original self under wraps can be overcome with the use of herbs, homeopathic remedies, Eastern (Chinese, Japanese) medicine, massage, and visualization techniques. Blending different approaches to healing is her strategy--she often combines a dose of homeopathic medicine with herbs and Eastern medicine to forge the most effective cure.

Personal Renewal provides solutions to problems ranging from the mundane to the spiritual. Is carpal tunnel syndrome a problem for you? Try the regimen in chapter 6, "Computer-Related Stress and Pain." Feeling angry and exhausted while going through a tough personal time, like a divorce? Skip to chapter 16, "Heal Your Broken Heart." Class reunion coming up? Treat yourself to an herbal facelift using the recipes and techniques laid out in "Defy the Law of Gravity."

Each chapter opens with a statement of the goals to be met and a list of the materials you will need. (One caveat: certain ingredients in the medicines that Hadady recommends may strike some as over the top--like the silver, gold, or processed coal, i.e., bitumen, supplements.) Recipes, a glossary of herbal terms with pronunciation guidelines (especially helpful for the Chinese terms), and a directory of suppliers for the rarer products round out this clearly written, inspiring handbook to uncovering the original you. --Stefanie Durbin

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"A treasury of knowledge for the personal self."        
--Bernard Jensen


From the Trade Paperback edition. -- Review

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Harmony; 1st edition (December 29, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0609601636
• ISBN-13: 978-0609601631
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,196,513 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do yourself a favor,buy this book!, August 21, 1999

By A Customer

Informative, entertaining, and personal this book has it all. Written clearly it lifts your spirit and makes you want to improve your health. Put it on your Holiday list to buy for ALL the people you LOVE. It is a book that will be treasured forever. But first buy it for yourself!!!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Personal Renewal is a book you will refer to again and again, June 9, 1999

By A Customer

In this book, Letha Hadady has taken a very complex and difficult topic and presented it in a simple accessible fashion. Through the changes she suggested, I have rid myself of chronic lower back pain and various digestive discomforts. My daughter is experiencing increased energy from following Ms. Hadady's advice relating to asthma. Personal Renewal is a book you will refer to again and again. It is a simple, straightforward guide to Asian diagnosis, diet and herbs. It makes an excellent companion to her previous book, "Asian Health Secrets", but can absolutely be understood and enjoyed on it's own.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, ever women should have this in their library., May 1, 1999

By A Customer

I found the book full of important information, well put together. Easily to understand, I enjoyed how Letha made the book personalized for everyone. I have enjoyed Ms. Hadady classes and this book is like a personal consultation with her. The herbs in the book are easy to find and the chapters work well with each other. Women always need books like this in their home. I enjoyed it completely.