Chinese Medicine for the Mind

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Nina Cheng is the founder of The Eastern Philosophy, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) online apothecary, with one of the largest accounts on social media in Asian medicine. She also serves as an officer of The International Association for the Study of Traditional Asian Medicine (IASTAM), the foremost community of scholars and practitioners devoted to understanding the history and contemporary practice of Asian medicines, and publisher of the journal Asian Medicine. She is currently studying history of medicine at John Hopkins Graduate School of Medicine. Her mission is to introduce Chinese medicine to the West, substantiated with high-quality, evidence- and source-based research, while staying authentic to the culture of the practice.

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Modern science meets ancient wellness in Chinese Medicine for the Mind, a comprehensive guide to treating anxiety, depression, insomnia, and more with Chinese herbal medicine and other traditional practices.
 

Résumé
Break free from anxiety, panic, depression, and dysfunction with scientifically proven remedies and practices from traditional Chinese medicine.
 
The modern world is a nightmare for our mental health. Does modern medicine have the answer? For many patients, the answer is, unfortunately, “no.” But there may be another way. For two thousand years, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been treating anxiety, depression, insomnia, and other mental and emotional conditions with the same effective remedies. In Chinese Medicine for the Mind, you will learn exactly what those remedies are and discover how to use them yourself to improve your mental and emotional well-being.

In Western medicine, the body and the mind are separate entities and the prescription for treating either is the same: short- or long-term use of recently developed drugs targeting single symptoms that often come with debilitating side effects. In Chinese medicine, the body and mind are innately, intricately connected and you cannot treat one without treating the other.
 
The book is divided into six chapters, covering some of modern life’s most pervasive mental health disorders: anxiety, depression, insomnia, focus issues, brain fog, and trauma. Each chapter describes the unique way Chinese medicine approaches that condition and then prescribes specific treatments and practices for addressing it that you can easily access in your everyday life. This includes:
 

• Common herbal formulations
• Self-administered acupressure
• Tai chi exercises
• Meditation and visualization practices
• Five Element music therapy

• and more!  
  Well-researched and highly comprehensive, Chinese Medicine for the Mind discusses the historical context of TCM’s approach to these treatments, while also pulling in support for their efficacy via modern clinical studies and research.

  For anyone who has struggled or is struggling with their mental health, this book offers an alternative, time-tested, naturopathic way to a healthier mind, a calmer heart, and a more peaceful life.

Contenu

INTRODUCTION 
CHAPTER 1 A Historical Overview of Traditional Chinese Medicine 
CHAPTER 2 Emotions and Mental Health in Chinese Medicine 
CHAPTER 3 Traditional Chinese Medicine’s Healing Modalities 
CHAPTER 4 Insomnia 
CHAPTER 5 Depression 
CHAPTER 6 Anxiety 
CHAPTER 7 ADHD and Lack of Focus 
CHAPTER 8 Brain Fog
CHAPTER 9 Trauma
REFERENCES
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
INDEX