Catherine Jeane Kurosu, Aihan Kuhn

True Wellness for Your Gut

Combine the Best of Western and Eastern Medicine for Optimal Digestive and Metabolic Health

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Combines the best that Eastern and Western medicine can offer in the understanding, treatment, and prevention of digestive conditions, diabetes, and obesity. True Wellness for Your Gut combines the best that Eastern and Western medicine have to offer in the understanding, treatment, and prevention of gastrointestinal disease, diabetes, and obesity. By blending modern research with ancient practices, this book will help readers stay positive and keep motivated along their journey toward better health and overall well-being.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: YMAA Publication Center
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 150mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9781594397455
• ISBN-10: 1594397457
• Artikelnr.: 58518874

Autorenporträt

Catherine Kurosu, MD, LAc, graduated from the University of Toronto School of Medicine in 1990 and a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology in 1995. In 2006, she became a diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. 2009, she was certified as a medical acupuncturist through the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the Helms Medical Institute. Dr. Kurosu is a diplomate of the American Board of Medical Acupuncture. She has a master of science in Oriental medicine, from the Institute of Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Honolulu. 2015, she became a licensed acupuncturist. 2018 she became a diplomate in Oriental medicine through the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Dr. Kurosu lives on O'ahu with her husband, and daughter, where she practices integrative medicine, blending Western and Eastern approaches to patient care.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1: The Gut - An East/West Perspective
* A Brief History of the Gut
* The History and Philosophy of Western Medicine
* The History and Philosophy of Eastern Medicine
* The Science behind Eastern Healing Modalities
* Western Health-Care Providers and Eastern Medicine
Chapter 2: The Gastrointestinal System in Health and Disease
* Understanding Our Digestive System
* The Human Microbiome
* The Second Brain (or The Gut Brain Axis)
* How Chronic Inflammation Affects Digestion and Metabolism
* How Sleep Affects the Gut and Vice Versa
* Common Digestive and Metabolic Illnesses
* Gastrointestinal Problems
* Diabetes
* Obesity
Chapter 3: The True Wellness Approach to Gastrointestinal Problems
Chapter 4: The True Wellness Approach to Diabetes
Chapter 5: The True Wellness Approach to Obesity
Chapter 6: Qigong for The Gut
* Benefits of Qigong
* Qigong for Healing and Prevention of Gastrointestinal Diseases
Chapter 7: General Principles of Self-Healing
* The True Wellness Checklist
Conclusion
1. Appendix A - Elimination Diet
2. Appendix B - Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load
3. Acknowledgments
4. Recommended Reading and Resources
5. Glossary
6. Index
7. About the Authors