Break free from anxiety, panic, depression, and dysfunction with ancient herbal remedies and mind-body 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 effectively treating anxiety, depression, insomnia, and other conditions using herbal medicine and other healing modalities. In this book, Nina Cheng, founder of Chinese medicine company The Eastern Philosophy, and a team of renowned practitioners and scholars of Chinese medicine, share practical, accessible remedies and protocols you can use to improve your mental and emotional well-being.

Supported by historical primary sources and modern clinical research, the book offers an introduction to traditional Chinese medicine and its unique approach to mental health. Each chapter covers a common mental health condition--anxiety, depression, insomnia, ADHD, brain fog, and trauma-exploring how Chinese medicine has historically approached these conditions, describing common patterns associated with unique symptoms, and prescribing specific remedies you can access in your everyday life. This includes:

• Readily-available herbal formulas
• Self-massage and acupressure
• Qigong protocols
• Meditation and visualization exercises
• Five Element Music Therapy
• Food and tea therapy, and more

For anyone who has struggled with their mental health or is looking to better understand traditional Chinese medicine's approach to healing both the mind and body, this book offers a natural, time-tested way to a healthier mind, a calmer heart, and a more peaceful life.

About the Author
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.

Reviews
"...introduces readers to important dimensions of Chinese medicine, which are not limited to the treatment room or the pharmacy, but involve life style practices, diet and daily exercises." -- Michael Stanley-Baker, President of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Asian Medicine (IASTAM)

"Hidden deep in the antiquity of traditional Chinese medicine rest treasures for healing that are lost to our modern world. We need to find those treasures and this book does that for mental health with clarity and practicality. One of the most beautiful and useful books on Chinese medicine ever written."

-- Wayne B. Jonas, M.D. President, Healing Works Foundation and Former director of the Office of Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)



Book Information
ISBN 9780760391259
Author Nina Cheng
Format Hardback
Page Count 160
Imprint Fair Winds Press
Publisher Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Weight(grams) 544g