The Art of Prevention: Body-Mind healing with Chinese medicine (TCM) and Naturopathy

Over the past 10 years, my main goal has been to reach a better knowledge and awareness of myself, rather than accumulating general knowledge about health/medicine/biology to improve my health.Like me, have you ever wondered: “How can I be aware of a health issue at its very birth ? Why do I react in certain ways? Why did I become the person I am today? Why am I self-contradictory? How can I take care of the life within me in its purest form? Why can my mood change quickly? Am I the puppet of my emotions? How do I know if I am less or more than before? How do I define myself? How can I feel the weight of my physical limitations? Would I be the same if I were not limited by my body? What is the part of me that does not change through time? Am I one or several entities or both? What is my will or my freedom? What is the origin of my emotions?”Although this book does not always answer these questions in a direct manner, it helps developing a better understanding of ourselves by the mean of biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine. People overfocus on the “Intellectual Quotient” (IQ), but I am more interested in the “Emotional Quotient” (EQ) in which I also include the general ability to be aware and feel things. Someone that has incredible analytical capabilities in one field, can be very stupid at analysing emotions or feelings, and can have a very poor self-awareness.So, someone with a high IQ but a low EQ can actually end up doing very poor choices that go against his/her own interests. For example, such guy can become the puppet of his/her emotions and waste his/her time in nurturing a negative pattern whose goal is only self-destruction.Intelligence can be just a fancy illusion, the same way we are impressed when looking at an illusionist in a circus. We are impressed – true - but what we see is just fake and not magic at all. I noticed most people are trapped in the same kind of illusion about intelligence.Conversely, true intelligence can create the illusion of stupidity. In fact, a wise guy does not look always as intelligent as a NASA engineer, but his potential can be infinitely greater because of his ordered life and anchored spirit. I know I cannot prove it, but this is also an idea that I will try to explain in the first part of my book (key words: PLA, simplicity, entropy).This book is mainly the result of my attempt in moving towards a greater self-understanding and self-awareness. I know it looks like a common book that explains things about health management, but I wanted it to be more than a health guide. I wanted it to help people reaching more self-awareness and self-knowledge.So, this book, alone, will be forever incomplete (even if I keep trying to improve it). It can be truly complete only if you succeed to use it to improve your self-awareness. Knowledge is pointless without awareness.As I will explain in this book, my realization is that health/vitality, including longevity, cannot be fully achieved without self-awareness or awareness in general.For this reason, I feel particularly connected to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and other ancient medicines. In fact, TCM origins trace back to very ancient shamanic cultures. Back then, until today’s Taoist philosophy, there has been no separation between healing and spiritual development. Therefore, in these ancient traditions, health knowledge is not limited to “cold” measures, but dares exploring a more personal and feelings-based approach.Some major themes of this book:- Body-Mind connection- Emotions and related disorders (including anxiety and panic attacks)- A pedagogic explanation of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Yin - Yang- Origins of diseases- How to self-evaluate- Developing your awareness- Simple ways to use acupuncture theory- Herbal remedies- Understanding the mechanics of the body Read more