Raw Chi: Balancing the Raw Food Diet with Chinese Herbs
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.48 (735 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1583948589 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2013-11-19 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
REHMANNIA DEAN THOMAS is an initiate of the earliest official system of plant-based therapy in human history, now known as the Gate of Life lineage of tonic herbalism. . He also created the first online course on tonic herbology. He received an eight-year training as personal apprentice to master herbalist Ron Teeguarden, first attaining the status of teamaster, event
Thomas is currently designing tonic herbal elixir products for various companies. He received an eight-year training as personal apprentice to master herbalist Ron Teeguarden, first attaining the status of teamaster, eventually working with Teeguarden at Dragonherbs in Santa Monica, CA, as head alchemist at the elixir bar. Thomas holds a Master Herbalist degree from Natural Healing College, studied TCM diagnosis at Alhambra Medical University, is a UC Master Gardener, and founded Shaman Shack Herbs in 2006. . About the Author REHMANNIA DEAN THOMAS is an initiate of the earliest official system of plant-based therapy in human history, now known as the Gate of Life lineage of tonic herbalism. He also created the first online course on tonic herbology
Good book for people trying to change their diet for Marie Good book for people trying to change their diet for '"raw".Some of information about being raw veg you could not find anywhere else (yet).I gave it three stars instead of four because illustrations are B/W and not the best quality.I think all the books about herbs should have color illustrations.. It was a great beginners book for balancing your chi with raw food Jane M. Guyette It was a great beginners book for balancing your chi with raw food and herbs. I learned a lot. Would love to see an expanded version.
He continues by describing the yin and yang of chi and how the foods we eat affect us all, and specifically as men and women—offering three herbal recipes each for men and women separately, and two tea recipes for both men and women. Raw Chi discusses a breakthrough in health understanding, showing readers how to bridge the gap between the raw foods diet and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Thomas observed that herbal formulas in the TCM material medica have been designed over many centuries to warm the middle Jiao area—the area from the diaphragm to the navel—and assist the digestive fire (similar to metabolism), thus helping to render raw foods into energy without accumulating moisture retention. The author shoes how an educated and responsible combination of raw food and Chinese herbal teas, tailored to one's individual needs, can help raw foodists, and others, attain daily and long-term health.Thomas describes chi in Western terms, helping readers to understand the meaning of this energy, how it is acquired and used for metabolism and health, and as an overall driver o