Magic needles: feel younger and live longer with acupuncture

Acknowledgments

Foreword / Xin-Nong Li, MD, FACP

Foreword / Marc Brodsky, MD, MBA, MPH

Part 1. The Importance of Acupuncture

1. In the Beginning

2. The Increasing Popularity of Acupuncture

3. How Acupuncture Works

4. Illnesses that Acupuncture Can Treat

5. Acupuncture Treatments Approved or Recommended by Physicians, the W.H.O., and the N.I.H.

6. Acupuncture Research

7. How to Select an Acupuncturist

Part 2. Theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine

8. The Yin and Yang Theory

9. The Five Elements Theory

10. The Zang-Fu Organs

11. The Meridians

12. The Common Cold

13. Bronchitis

14. Asthma

15. Allergy and Sinusitis

16. Smoking

17. Drug Abuse

18. Gastritis

19. IBS-Irritable Bowel Syndrome

20. Alcohol Abuse

21. Weight Control

22. Headaches

23. Insomnia

24. Tinnitus

25. Hearing Loss

26. Stroke

27. Bell's Palsy

28. Restless Leg Syndrome

29. Bipolar Disorder

30. Unexplained Infertility

31. Osteoporosis

32. Diabetes

33. Hypertension

34. Chemotherapy Symptoms

Glossary

Appendix: Tips for Acupuncture Practitioners

References

Resources

Index

About the Authors