All of us want to be happy and avoid suffering. So why are many of us anxious, angry, or depressed? We suffer from pain, hypertension, inflammation, indigestion, insomnia, and addiction. Yet, too often we make choices that undermine us rather than reverse what's wrong. Tibetan medicine, Tibet's ancient, timely science of healing, offers effective tools for transforming suffering into health and happiness. Tibetan medicine teaches that the purpose of life is to be happy, and that after our basic needs are met, happiness results primarily from our own thinking. When challenges arise, we choose how to interpret them. We can wallow in negativity and get sick - or even sicker - in mind and body. Or we can decide to create health and happiness. Making mindful, healthy choices won't solve every problem but will produce better results than poor or thoughtless decisions do. At least, we won't make things worse! This book explains how to use the concepts of Tibetan medicine for self-care and integrative care alongside Western medical interventions. By actively engaging in self-care, we make conscious, informed decisions to preserve and improve health and happiness. By (Both sentences begin with By. One sentence needs rewriting.) incorporating Tibetan medicine into our Western medical care, we include methods for preventing disease and mental distress, improving overall health outcomes, and preparing for a more peaceful death. The chapters cover the philosophical underpinnings of Tibetan medicine and nuanced explanations of health, illness, diagnosis, and treatment, focusing on diet and behavior. Anyone can use the information in this book to reduce stress, make healthy choices, improve overall health and wellbeing, and be happier. Using Tibetan medicine for self-care and integrative care promotes empowerment and offers more options than Western medical care alone (to be consistent).

About the Author
Miriam E. Cameron, PhD, MS, MA, RN, is Lead Faculty of the Yoga & Tibetan Medicine Focus Area and Graduate Faculty, Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing, University of Minnesota (https://www.csh.umn.edu/education/focus-areas/yoga-tibetan-medicine; https://www.csh.umn.edu/bio/center-for-spirituality-and-he/miriam-cameron). She did nine years of funded postdoctoral study in Nursing and Cross-Cultural Ethics at the University of Minnesota, Georgetown University, University of Illinois-Chicago, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Midwest Bioethics Center. Since 1994, she has studied Tibetan medicine in Tibet, India, and the United States. Starting in 2003, she created and teaches two graduate courses about Tibetan medicine. PI or Co-PI of 9 funded research studies, she has published over 65 articles, nine book chapters, three monographs, three Internet modules, and four books: Hello, I'm God & I'm Here to Help You (Warner Books); Living with AIDS: Experiencing Ethical Problems, Foreword by Edmund D., Pellegrino, MD (Sage Publications); and Karma & Happiness: A Tibetan Odyssey in Ethics, Spirituality, & Healing, Foreword by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama (Roman & Littlefield). Tenzin Namdul, BTMS, MA, GCPHCC, PhD Candidate, graduated in 1996 as a Doctor of Tibetan Medicine from Men-Tsee-Khang Medical College, Dharamsala, India. Since then, he has engaged in clinical practice, teaching, writing, research, and other scholarly work involving Tibetan medicine in Europe, Asia, and the United States. He has published research articles and an Internet module about Tibetan medicine, and he translated from Tibetan to English Tibetan Medical Dietary Book: Vol. I, Potency & Preparation of Vegetables (Men-Tsee-Khang) by Dr. Yangbum Gyal. He serves as Faculty at the Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing: https://www.csh.umn.edu/bio/center-for-spirituality-and-he/tenzin-namdul.


Book Information
ISBN 9781538135013
Author Miriam E. Cameron
Format Hardback
Page Count 296
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 467g
Dimensions(mm) 221mm * 147mm * 22mm