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This clearly written overview will be appreciated by those seeking healing through Eastern traditional medicine, by guiding them to the best type for their situation. Dr. Marc S. Micozzi, founder and Director of the Policy Institute for Integrative Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, does an excellent job of describing different strains of Asian traditional medicine in a manner that is educated, informed, and fair... Micozzi's book offers a valuable basis for comparison of Eastern medical practices. -- Foreword Reviews The purpose of this co-authored book is to introduce traditional Chinese medicine and illustrate its influence on local medical traditions across the Greater China region... This book boasts valuable qualities such as clarity and brevity along with a rational and nonexalted approach to the subject, thus making it a reliable source of information about the healing practices that really work . The authors have selected only scientifically proven therapies and methods as practised currently in Asia and as available in the West. The book should also be praised for how precisely it uses terms relevant to Chinese medicine and its local traditions... Overall, this book addresses the interests of a diverse public - readers who are interested in learning more about the concepts and practice distinctive to Chinese medicine... the authors provide a helpful resource for scholars looking for a brief and professional introduction to the subject. -- Ekaterina Zavidovskaya, Assistant Professor of Chinese Philology, St Petersburg State University * Bijiao: China in Comparative Perspective Book, CCCPBR Journal *

This clearly written overview will be appreciated by those seeking healing through Eastern traditional medicine, by guiding them to the best type for their situation. Dr. Marc S. Micozzi, founder and Director of the Policy Institute for Integrative Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, does an excellent job of describing different strains of Asian traditional medicine in a manner that is educated, informed, and fair... Micozzi's book offers a valuable basis for comparison of Eastern medical practices. -- Foreword Reviews The purpose of this co-authored book is to introduce traditional Chinese medicine and illustrate its influence on local medical traditions across the Greater China region... This book boasts valuable qualities such as clarity and brevity along with a rational and nonexalted approach to the subject, thus making it a reliable source of information about the healing practices that really work . The authors have selected only scientifically proven therapies and methods as practised currently in Asia and as available in the West. The book should also be praised for how precisely it uses terms relevant to Chinese medicine and its local traditions... Overall, this book addresses the interests of a diverse public - readers who are interested in learning more about the concepts and practice distinctive to Chinese medicine... the authors provide a helpful resource for scholars looking for a brief and professional introduction to the subject. -- Ekaterina Zavidovskaya, Assistant Professor of Chinese Philology, St Petersburg State University Bijiao: China in Comparative Perspective Book, CCCPBR Journal

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Marc S. Micozzi, MD, PhD, is the Founder and Director of the Policy Institute for Integrative Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He is a former Executive Director of the College of Physicians and Director of the National Museum of Health and Medicine. For many years, Dr Micozzi has pioneered vital health information to professionals and consumers, collaborating with former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop and other leaders in the growing wellness movement. In the early 1990s, he frequently shared the speaker's podium and the radio and television airwaves with leaders such as Drs. Andrew Weil, Deepak Chopra, Mehmet Oz, and Dean Ornish. Dr. Micozzi lives in Bethesda, Maryland, and Rockport, Massachusetts.

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