| "Simple Chinese Medicine: A Beginner's Guide To | | | | focuses on Cancer Prevention and Healing. I |
| Natural Healing & Well-Being" by Dr. Aihan | | | | strongly believe that the principles taught in TCM |
| Kuhn is a very good introductory text on | | | | can help a person live healthier and most likely |
| Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) which also | | | | prevent some cancers. It's not hard to believe, |
| provides some very good information regarding | | | | we have proof that healthy living, such as not |
| healthy living. After reading Dr. Kuhn's biography, | | | | smoking, can help prevent cancer. So why |
| one recognizes her credentials for writing such a | | | | wouldn't healthy living and exercise practice also |
| book, and after reading the book, one recognizes | | | | help the immune system fight cancers that are |
| her ability to explain the concepts of TCM in an | | | | attacking the body? I would not suggest |
| understandable way. | | | | abandoning Western medicine if you have cancer, |
| The book contains seven chapters. The first | | | | and neither would Dr. Kuhn. I do think a |
| chapter is a very good overview of Traditional | | | | combination of Eastern and Western medicines |
| Chinese Medicine. Kuhn explains what TCM is, | | | | can have benefits that maybe only one or the |
| some of the differences between TCM and | | | | other may not provide. In this chapter Dr, Kuhn |
| Western Medicine, some history of TCM, and then | | | | demonstrates through photographs different |
| a bit on the theory, sources, diagnostic methods, | | | | Qigong exercises used for healing. |
| and treatments found in the medicine she | | | | The final chapter, seven, is titled Chinese |
| practices. | | | | Medicine's Secrets of Good Health and Longevity. |
| Chapter two, Food Healing in Chinese Medicine, | | | | It focuses on living healthy through personality, |
| and chapter three, Healthy Balanced Diet and | | | | balance, and harmony. The appendixes contain |
| Weight Reduction, the Chinese Way, are good | | | | some common herbs and herbal tonics, various |
| chapters on the importance of food for healing | | | | Asian healthy recipes, and some testimonials from |
| and for health. Kuhn provides guidelines for food | | | | some of Dr. Kuhn's patients. |
| healing, food balance, and eating the right foods, | | | | Over all, I enjoyed this book and feel it provides |
| as well as a recommended Chinese Diet for living | | | | some very practical advice for healthy living. It is |
| healthy and maintaining proper weight. | | | | a very good introduction to basic Traditional |
| Chapter four is titled Chinese Exercises for | | | | Chinese Medicine and a useful guidebook for |
| Healing, Disease Prevention, and Good Health. This | | | | incorporating some of the TCM principles into your |
| chapter focuses on Qigong and Taiji Practice and | | | | own healthy lifestyle. I'm sure many reading this |
| their importance to over all health and healing. | | | | book will want to further their education by |
| Chapter five is only four pages long and contains | | | | reading more advanced books on the topic, or by |
| some basic principles of Daoist Healing. It was | | | | seeking out doctors who practice TCM to learn |
| enough to give you a taste of Daoist philosophy | | | | more. It's a very good place to start, and if you |
| and maybe encourage you to learn more. | | | | go no further, you will still learn some practical |
| Chapter six is probably the chapter that most | | | | healthy guidelines to live by. |
| Westerners will have problems with. The chapter | | | | |