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• Winner of USA Best Books Award 2019 (United States)

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Learn how to combine the best of Western and Eastern medical traditions to treat sleep disorders, anxiety, and depression. True Wellness the Mind is a step-by-step guide to better mental health, blending the best of Western and Eastern medical traditions to reduce Sleep Disorders Anxiety Depression The authors recognize that the conventional way of managing sleep disorders, anxiety, and depression may not be sustainable for many who continue to struggle with these problems. In their own practices they have discovered a path to optimal mental health by combining the best of Western and Eastern medicine. “We have seen among our own patients how chronic stress can wear away at their well-being, often first by stealing their sleep, then dampening their mood, and finally disrupting their health.” With this book you will: Discover the strengths and benefits of both Western and Eastern medicine Combine Western and Eastern healing methods for sleep disorders, anxiety, and depression Use questions, worksheets, checklists, and practical advice to prepare for and begin new, healthy behaviors Learn to create a multidisciplinary care team for a strong alliance between your Western health-care providers and Eastern practitioners The authors explain how exercise, nutritious food, stress management, acupuncture, and qigong affect the body, so you can make healthier choices. To make this easy, they provide practical advice and worksheets to start simple daily exercise routines, help you increase more plants in your diet, and begin a stress reducing qigong practice. True Wellness the Mind encourages individual responsibility and prepares you to take the first step on your healing journey. By combining ancient wisdom, cutting-edge scientific discoveries, and practical advice, these tools can lead you through a transformation to true well-being in body, mind, and spirit. Remember, emotional health, physical health, and sleep are intertwined, each affecting the others.

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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. Aihan Kuhn, CMD, OBT, graduated from Hunan Medical University in China in 1982. Since 1992 has focused on holistic healing. In her practice, she has accumulated much success with holistic medicine patient care and education work. Her patients benefit from self-improvement with physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being, as well as special exercises to enable them to participate in their own healing. She incorporates tai chi and qigong into healing methodologies, changing the lives of those who have struggled for many years with little relief from conventional medicine. Dr. Kuhn offers wellness programs, natural healing workshops, and professional training programs. These highly rated programs have produced many quality teachers and therapists. She is president of the Tai Chi and Qi Gong Healing Institute a nonprofit that promotes natural healing and prevention.Dr. Aihan Kuhn lives with her husband in Sarasota, Florida.

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