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The Acupuncture Handbook: How acupuncture works and how it can help you

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Acupuncture Handbook: How acupuncture works and how it can help you

Contributors:

By (Author) Angela Hicks

ISBN:

9780749941604

Publisher:

Little, Brown Book Group

Imprint:

Piatkus Books

Publication Date:

1st March 2011

UK Publication Date:

2nd December 2010

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

615.892

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

304

Dimensions:

Width 128mm, Height 198mm, Spine 24mm

Weight:

220g

Description

Acupuncture is one of the most popular and widely accepted complementary therapies available to the general public. And yet many of us know little about it, what it can be used for, and how it works. This book explains:

* What it feels like to have treatment

* How acupuncture works

* How acupuncture helps to balance your energy and strengthen your immune system

* How it can successfully treat a wide variety of ailments, from panic attacks to hot flushes, asthma, joint pains and the common cold

* Which of the 'Five Element' types you are and how this relates to your health

* How acupuncture can be used safely and effectively to treat pregnant women, children, and animals

* How to find the right practitioner.

Self-help information and questionnaires are also included to enable you to discover more about your diagnosis.

Author Bio

Angela Hicks has been a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine for over 25 years. She is also a qualified Chinese herbal medicine practitioner and regularly practices Qigong. She is the co-founder and Joint Principal of the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in Reading.

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