A clear and concise introduction into the ancient and profound tradition of Tibetan Medicine.
The holistic system of Tibetan medicine has proven over centuries to be extremely effective and complementary to modern Western medicine, especially for chronic diseases.
One of the most striking differences between modern Western medicine and Tibetan medicine is how Tibetan medicine looks at health and disease from the energetic point of view, as well from an anatomic and physiological one.
Tibetan medicine thus provides the answers to many questions about the human body and disease that can not be explained in terms of modern medical teachings.
Ancient Wisdom for Westerners explores the origins of Tibetan medicine and outlines Tibetan Buddhist terms. It offers explanations to the primary causes and conditions that give rise to sickness, how to avoid and treat them, and how to prevent them from reoccurring.
It explains how the three subtle energies of Tibetan medicine are responsible for all bodily functions and gives examples of how nutrition and behaviour are conducive to good health.
It also details accurate diagnostic methods, some of which are particularly useful for babies and small children.
By:
Marilyn Magazin
Imprint: Aeon Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 12mm
Weight: 181g
ISBN: 9781913504960
ISBN 10: 1913504964
Pages: 174
Publication Date: 20 October 2022
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .............................................. xiii PREFACE .................................................................. xv INTRODUCTION ........................................................xvii Chapter 1 What is Tibetan medicine?.......................................... 1 Chapter 2 Explanation of Buddhist concepts .................................. 9 Chapter 3 Anatomy, physiology, and psychology................................17 Chapter 4 Conception, formation of the body, and childbirth..................41 Chapter 5 What is health? ...................................................49 Chapter 6 Behavior and nutrition ............................................51 Chapter 7 What is disease, disorder?.........................................81 Chapter 8 Classes of diseases ...............................................83 Chapter 9 Invisible powers and spirits ......................................85 Chapter 10 Symptoms and diagnosis.............................................89 Chapter 11 What is healing? ..................................................99 Chapter 12 Therapy.......................................................... 101 Chapter 13 Western dogmas absent from Tibetan medicine...................... 117 Chapter 14 The Tibetan medicine approach to several common diseases ...... 119 Chapter 15 Signs, omens, and dreams......................................... 129 Chapter 16 Astrology ....................................................... 131 CONCLUDING REMARKS....................................................... 133 APPENDIX................................................................. 135 REFERENCES .............................................................. 143 SUGGESTED READING ....................................................... 145 INDEX.................................................................... 147
Dr Marilyn Magazin has worked in scientific and medical research for forty years. She has a Chemistry degree from the University of Kentucky and a doctoral degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Geneva. Thirty years ago she encountered Tibetan medicine which she then studied with Jacques Haesaert, a French naturopath and Tibetan medical doctor. She then went on to co-editing and translating his teachings from French to English, as well as translating more than 150 consultations. Dr Magazin then studied for three more years with Dr Lobsang Shrestha.
