Wellness East & West. Kathleen F. Phalen

rel="nofollow" href="#ub4ab2994-54b9-5c9a-b013-a08ed25029e8">Blending East and West: Searching for Your Garden 29 The Eastern Model: Your Body as a Landscape, 30 The Conventional Western Model: Your Body as a Finely Tuned Machine, 31 Principles of Chinese Medicine: The Six Evil Qi, the Seven Passions, the Five Elements • Eastern Diagnosis: Pulse Reading the Tongue • Eastern Treatments: Acupuncture, Cupping, Moxibustion, Chinese Remedial Massage THREE East/West Approaches to Treatment: Chronic Maladies 45 Allergies, Hay Fever, and Sinus Problems, 45 A Western Approach • An Eastern Approach • Ayurvedic Herbal Tea for Sinus Problems • Other Options for Treating Allergies, Hay Fever, and Sinus Problems Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, 47 A Western Approach • An Eastern Approach • Other Options for Treating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 48 A Western Approach • An Eastern Approach • Other Options for Treating Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Ménière's Disease, 50 A Western Approach • An Eastern Approach • Other Options for Ménière's Disease Menopause, 51 A Western Approach • An Eastern Approach • Other Options for Menopause Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ/TMD), 52 A Western Approach • An Eastern Approach • Other Options for Treating TMJ/TMD FOUR East/West Approaches to Treatment: 20th-century Killers 55 HIV/AIDS, 55 AIDS Activist Outliving Predictions • The San Francisco Community Health Clinic • Studies on the Efficacy of Chinese Medicine for AIDS Treatment • Earlier Studies on ARC and AIDS • Blocking Scientific Study Cancer, 67 An Ovarian Cancer Survivor's Story • A Word of Caution • Linking Cancer and Recovery to the Mind • California Center Studies Patient Desires • The Wellness Community: Patients Helping Patients • Bernie Siegel's Exceptional Cancer Patients Group • The American Cancer Society Support Programs • Herbs and Cancer • Studies on Alternative Treatments for Cancer • Cancer Fighting Activities • Diet and Cancer FIVE The Healing Relationship 85 The Healing Environment, 85 Healing and the Patient's Outlook, 87 Nocebo Effect: Case Study Patient-Centered Treatment or Practitioner-Centered Treatment?, 90 Quackbusters, 92 Patient-Centered Integrated Practices, 93 The Dogwood Institute • Sitting in with a Doctor of Integrative Medicine • Patients Bare Their Souls SIX Mastering the Art of Living 101 The Power of Love, 104 Yoga: The Core of Healing, the Key to Life, 104 Body/Mind Connections, 105 Guided Imagery, 106 Meditation, 107 SEVEN Eating Your Way to Wellness 109 The China Project: Establishing A Connection Between Diet and Disease, 110 China Project Disease Groupings • The Price We Pay for Affluence • What Happens When We Consume Too Much • Dietary Findings of the China Project Heart Disease, 114 Diet and Heart Disease The Asian Diet Pyramid, 116 Healthful Properties of Foods, 118 EIGHT Herbs: Ancient Remedies, Modern Healing 121 The Increasing Popularity of Herbal Remedies, 122 Regulatory Lock-Out: FDA and Herbs in America, 122 Ancient Remedies and Modern Drugs Working Together? • The Risk of Losing the Healers Eastern and Western Herbal Traditions, 124