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diet and nutrition, including sample menus food combining, and detoxifying the body specific foods and juices as treatments for a wide range of diseases (including such modern Western concerns as hypertension, cancer, infertility, herpes, and AIDS) fasting and excretion breathing exercises physical exercises for long life, total relaxation, and general health acupuncture and massage techniques Taoist birth control sex therapy bedroom arts and techniques to ensure complete satisfaction for both partners (considered essential for good health and long life) herbal aphrodisiacs and other sexual aids meditation -- turning essence into energy and energy into spirit
Written by a Westerner for the Western mind, here is the first book to explore in light of modern science the balanced and comprehensive system of health care used by Chinese physicians, martial artists, and meditators for over 5,000 years.
Drawing on original Chinese sources and years of personal experience, the author introduces the philosophy of Tao and gives detailed, practical information on:
With many helpful charts and clear illustrations, The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity makes the ancient "Way" easily accessible to those seeking the latest in New Age health care.
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Born and educated in the United States, with a master's degree in Chinese language and civilization, Daniel P. Reid now lives in Taiwan, where he has studied with numerous Taoist masters. He is the author of Chinese Herbal Medicine, which was hailed by The New York Times as "highly readable...a marvelous introduction to the field of Chinese medicine."
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five elemental activities, practicing ejaculation control, soaked raw nuts, longevity regimens, diaphragmic breathing, daily colonic irrigations, putrefactive wastes, anal lock, fibrous bulk, blood toxemia, macrocosmic orbit, raw certified milk, abdominal lock, beneficial foods, raw carrot juice, urogenital canal, purifies the bloodstream, therapeutic breathing, ejaculation frequency, spinal channels, meridian network, bedroom arts, controlled exhalation, bioelectric energy, soft entry Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Yellow Emperor, Microcosmic Orbit, Sun Ssu-mo, Three Treasures, Three Locks, Five Signs, Mother Nature, Soviet Union, Ten Indications, Scholar's Breath, Spring Wine, Elixir Field, Four Attainments, New Medicine, Sea of Energy, United States, Warrior's Breath, Celestial Palace, Colema Board, Lao Tze, Tao Teh Ching, Central Channel, Channel of Function, Five Desires, Governing Channel New!
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Food and drink are relied upon to nurture life. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
five elemental activities, practicing ejaculation control, soaked raw nuts, longevity regimens, diaphragmic breathing, daily colonic irrigations, putrefactive wastes, anal lock, fibrous bulk, blood toxemia, macrocosmic orbit, raw certified milk, abdominal lock, beneficial foods, raw carrot juice, urogenital canal, purifies the bloodstream, therapeutic breathing, ejaculation frequency, spinal channels, meridian network, bedroom arts, controlled exhalation, bioelectric energy, soft entry Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Yellow Emperor, Microcosmic Orbit, Sun Ssu-mo, Three Treasures, Three Locks, Five Signs, Mother Nature, Soviet Union, Ten Indications, Scholar's Breath, Spring Wine, Elixir Field, Four Attainments, New Medicine, Sea of Energy, United States, Warrior's Breath, Celestial Palace, Colema Board, Lao Tze, Tao Teh Ching, Central Channel, Channel of Function, Five Desires, Governing Channel New!
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- Pranayama: The Yoga of Breathing (Mandala Books) by Andre Van Lysebeth in Front Matter, page 148, and Back Matter
- Food Combining Made Easy by Shelton on page 60, and Back Matter
- Yoga Self-Taught by Andre Van Lysebeth on page 192, and Back Matter
- The Tao of Love and Sex by Jolan Chang in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Way and Its Power: A Study of the Tao Tê Ching and Its Place in Chinese Thought by The Arth Estate in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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- The Back Pain Bible by Anthony J. Cichoke on 5 pages
- Acupressure for Lovers: Secrets of Touch for Increasing Intimacy by Michael Reed Gach on page 12, page 23, and page 264
- The Multi-Orgasmic Couple: Sexual Secrets Every Couple Should Know by Mantak Chia in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Care and Feeding of Indigo Children by Doreen Virtue on page 99, and Back Matter
- The Wellness Revolution: How to Make a Fortune in the Next Trillion Dollar Industry by Paul Zane Pilzer in Back Matter
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