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 Five Stars, June 28, 2015
By S. Buxton
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Great and useful book
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It is a no nonsense approach and gives the reader a good background for making the decision whether or not to ..., December 25, 2014
By Creighton Barnes
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This is a very straightforward approach to this method of healing. The author writes simply and explains everything in layman terms. It is a no nonsense approach and gives the reader a good background for making the decision whether or not to try accupuncture or accupressure. He writs the was he talks. I highly recommend this book to everyone who has wonder what and how accupuncture works.
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cali, November 15, 2014
By DanMBA
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sacramento/roseville acupuncture
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Easy to read and makes sense!, July 24, 2011
By A Customer
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I read this book to learn about acupuncture and am so impressed. Now that I have a better understanding of Chinese medicine I am very excited to give some of the methods a try. In addition, although the book is very detailed, it is still easy to read and comprehend. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a basic understanding of various Chinese medicines, especially Acupuncture and Acupressure.
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 Maybe it is just a confusing topic, July 27, 2007
By G. Miller
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In summary, I certainly have a better understanding then I did before reading the book, but not nearly as much as I had hoped for. I was not expecting to be able to treat myself, but I wanted to be able to have a much more informed discussion with my TCM treatment team and to explain better to my western doctor (who was very supportive of giving TCM a try). This book gave me some appreciation for what my TCM folks were doing, but not the knowledge to communicate I was hoping for.
I started acupuncture and picked this book up in an attempt to build up a better understanding. It did help me get a little better sense of the "theory", but much of the book seemed to talk around the subject.
For example, at the beginning of the book there is a lot of space spent discussing the difference between western science and the eastern view. Most of the verbiage was really focused on complaining about western science . I was a little concerned that many of the criticisms were very simplistic views of the western approach. Basically, the way western was explained was set up to make it look really bad. That was not helpful to me since I know what I like and dislike about western medicine.
Similarly, most of the discussion of TCM kept stressing how every case is different so there is not one answer. Thus, it really comes down to a skilled practitioner. Plus, it cannot be tested since it is so different person by person. But you should trust it as it has been around a long time.
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The mystery of the history revealed., November 29, 2006
By Michelle
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Matthew did an excellent job in this book turning the complicated subjects of yin/yang and five-phase theory into clearly understood topics as they are applied to Chinese medicine. His theory is the best I have seen to uncover the mystical roots of acupuncture....it's very plausable that it happened just the way he describes.
This is a wonderful book for anyone with an interest in the history of acupuncture and acupressure, the Daoist philosophy surrounding Chinese medicine in general, and for detailed information and explanations on basic self-healing acupressure practices
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