Product Details

• Actors: Letha Hadady
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Wellspring Media
• DVD Release Date: December 14, 2004
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000641YYG
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #85,745 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
New to DVD UNCOVER THE ANCIENT WORLD OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE! Best-selling author Letha Hadady (Asian Health Secrets, Healthy Beauty) has been called "the Martha Stewart of herbs." Women.com calls her a "walking encyclopedia" and The San Francisco Examiner / Chronicle wrote, "She is leading a quiet lady-like revolution, bringing remedies from the Far East into everyday use in American homes." In this leisurely stroll through colorful markets and quaint herbal apothecaries of America's largest Chinatown, Hadady is your personal guide to remedies that have successfully been used for thousands of years.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rich in information, not boring 50 min video of food, herbs, teas & 1 Qi Gong, August 5, 2007

By	Lena, LMT "TouchRemedy.com" (Nassau, NY) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

This is hosted & written by Letha Hadady, D.Ac. (Doctor of Chinese Medicine), showing you a day long trip with her through NYC's Chinatown & her kitchen & giving you an introduction to using Chinese Medicine to cure your health ailments.
She starts with telling you how different foods have different properties like garlic, ginger, onions are warming while fruits, cucumbers, green foods are cooling. Most of us realize that subconsciously when our bodies feel cooler or warmer after eating those things. She goes more into that & into also bitter, sour, sweet, salty.
She also goes into the different teas & what they help with: white, green, red & black. She goes into herbs found in many Asian markets or health food stores. She points out the names of the teas, herbs & even certain powered/pill forms for complaints such as nervous headaches, digestion problems, heart & cholesterol. She recommends looking at your tongue to know what's going on with your organs which is a great tool for self diagnosis along with other symptoms.
Her ease of knowledge of herbs & how they help specific ailments, her accent when saying the herbs Asian names flawless, and her modestly to allow the store owners to talk & tell of herbs they recommend impressive.
Last is a single Qi Gong exercise that starts with an exhale as you swing the arms down & behind you w/bent knees & then inhale as pull up over your head, holding the breath, pull the energy down to the chest, exhale as you swing the arms down & up & down circularly like a volcano. She did this very well with great intention, I enjoyed it & wished there was more.

*I am a licensed massage therapist who's studies included acupressure & introductions to Chinese Diagnosis/Medicine*

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lively visit Chinatown, June 30, 2007

By	Turkish (New York) - See all my reviews

This entertaining informative DVD is like a trip to New York's Chinatown with a gorgeous blonde guide. What could be better? She really knows her herbs and by the end of the trip -- so do you. You visit herb shops, see exotic street foods and a restaurant/temple.

When I visited NYC I looked for the places in the DVD and found the huge store on Canal street Kam Man a wonderful discovery. The tiny temple restaurant is no longer there. So I am happy to have it on film. A beautiful voyage through an enchanting ancient culture that lives today.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoy this perfect companion to the book - Asian Health Secrets., January 1, 2007

By	Alberto Gauthereau "Al" (Monterrey, Mexico.) - See all my reviews

Good intro to Herbs and Food energetics, and the only you will find done by expertes. Relax and enjoy this trip to Chinatown, and the many herbs and ancient formulas described. Learning becomes so easy when we discover someone that really nows, and is wealling to share the konwledge. Letha Hadady is good writing about herbs, but also she looks great on video. You will enjoy time and time again this documentary.