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How Did We Get into This Situation? |
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2 | (2) |
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Are We Talking About You? |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (2) |
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The Theory Behind the Stress Epidemic and This Book |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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Take-Home Messages from This Chapter |
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9 | (4) |
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PART I DUALITY: YIN, YANG, AND HORMONES |
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2 Hormones: Ambassadors of Yin and Yang |
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13 | (5) |
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14 | (4) |
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3 Sex Hormones: The Ambassadors of Yin |
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18 | (5) |
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18 | (3) |
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Progesterone: Yang Within Yin |
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21 | (2) |
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4 Stress Hormones: The Ambassadors of Yang |
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23 | (6) |
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Cortisol: Yang Within Yang |
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24 | (3) |
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27 | (2) |
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Oxytocin and Prolactin: Bonus Buffers |
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27 | (2) |
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5 Understanding How Yin and Yang Hormones Interact |
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29 | (5) |
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Survival Always Comes First |
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Nature's Good Intentions for Us |
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31 | (3) |
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6 Why Not Just Take HRT/Synthetic or Bioidentical Hormones? |
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34 | (7) |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (2) |
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Take-Home Messages from Part I |
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38 | (3) |
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PART II WOMEN'S HEALTH CONCERNS |
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7 Women's Health Concerns: An Overview |
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41 | (2) |
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8 Feeling Crummy: Our Best Early-Warning System |
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43 | (10) |
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What Does Eastern Medicine Do About "Feeling Crummy"? |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (8) |
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53 | (7) |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (3) |
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What Does Eastern Medicine Do About Menstruation? |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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10 Menstrual Difficulties |
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60 | (12) |
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60 | (1) |
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What Does Eastern Medicine Do About Scanty or Absent Periods? |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (3) |
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What Does Eastern Medicine Do About Heavy Bleeding or Painful Periods? |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (1) |
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Irregular or Missed Cycles |
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69 | (2) |
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What Does Eastern Medicine Do About Irregular or Missed Cycles? |
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71 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (8) |
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Historical and Current Practices |
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72 | (6) |
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What Does Eastern Medicine Do About Birth Control? |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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12 Fertility and Conception: The Four Crucial Elements |
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80 | (18) |
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80 | (6) |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (3) |
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90 | (2) |
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What Does Eastern Medicine Do About Conception? |
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92 | (5) |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (15) |
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Considering the Known Risk Factors |
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98 | (7) |
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Synthetic Hormones and Breast Health |
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105 | (2) |
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What Does Eastern Medicine Do for Breast Health? |
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107 | (3) |
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110 | (3) |
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14 Perimenopause and Menopause |
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113 | (15) |
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Perimenopause and Menopause: From Brawn to Brains |
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114 | (3) |
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Synthetic Hormone Replacement Therapy |
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117 | (5) |
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Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy |
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122 | (1) |
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What Does Eastern Medicine Do for Perimenopause and Menopause? |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (3) |
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128 | (14) |
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Women's Heart Health vs. Men's Heart Health |
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129 | (3) |
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Inflammation and Heart Health |
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132 | (2) |
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Diet, Walking, Stretching, and Heart Health |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (1) |
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Emotions and Heart Health |
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137 | (1) |
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Synthetic Hormones and Heart Health |
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138 | (1) |
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138 | (2) |
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What Does Eastern Medicine Do for Heart Health? |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (9) |
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Bone Quantity and Quality |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (2) |
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Calcium, Diet, and Exercise |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (2) |
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What Does Eastern Medicine Do About Osteoporosis? |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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17 Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia |
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151 | (8) |
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What Does Eastern Medicine Do for Alzheimer's and Dementia? |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (4) |
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PART III USING THE THREE PILLARS OF HEALTH TO RESTORE HORMONAL BALANCE |
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18 The Importance of Diet and Lifestyle: An Overview |
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159 | (5) |
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Disease Care vs. Disease Prevention |
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159 | (3) |
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162 | (1) |
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Three Steps to Get Started |
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163 | (1) |
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19 Quality and Quantity of Food |
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164 | (7) |
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164 | (5) |
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169 | (2) |
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20 Food, Medicine, and Poison |
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171 | (7) |
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172 | (2) |
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Eat in a Calm Mood and Environment |
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174 | (1) |
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How to Reduce Food Intolerance |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (2) |
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21 What to Eat: General Guidelines |
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178 | (15) |
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178 | (13) |
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What to Eat in Times of Stress |
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191 | (2) |
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22 Meat: To Eat or Not to Eat |
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193 | (5) |
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Building Blood and Strength |
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193 | (2) |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (2) |
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198 | (8) |
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Fast or Highly Processed Food |
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198 | (3) |
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201 | (2) |
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203 | (1) |
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Foods Treated with Pesticides and Chemicals |
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203 | (3) |
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24 The Pros and Cons of Soy |
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206 | (5) |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (1) |
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Soy: Meeting in the Middle |
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208 | (1) |
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What Does Eastern Medicine Say About Soy? |
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209 | (1) |
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Some Conclusions About Phytoestrogens |
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210 | (1) |
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25 Essential Elements of a Healthy Lifestyle |
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211 | (24) |
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Trapped on the Modern Treadmill |
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211 | (2) |
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The Good News (Yes, There Is Some!) |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (2) |
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216 | (6) |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (11) |
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26 Stress Management Techniques |
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235 | (12) |
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236 | (1) |
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237 | (2) |
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Spiritual Practices and Meditation |
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239 | (3) |
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Abhyanga: Warm Oil Self-Massage |
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242 | (1) |
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Pranayama and Alternate-Nostril Breathing |
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243 | (3) |
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246 | (1) |
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27 Changing Lifestyles, Changing Lives |
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247 | (24) |
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247 | (3) |
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Take Away Everything That Isn't Horse |
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250 | (1) |
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Sacrifice Ambition at the Altar of Reality |
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251 | (1) |
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Surrender to the Pace of Your Body |
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252 | (6) |
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258 | (2) |
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Self-Blame vs. Self-Responsibility |
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260 | (1) |
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Nature Throws Us Curve Balls |
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261 | (1) |
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How Long Does It Take to See Change? |
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261 | (1) |
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The Three-Tier Treatment Strategy Revisited |
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262 | (2) |
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Take-Home Messages from Part III |
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264 | (7) |
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271 | (12) |
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Online Information on Ayurveda and Dr. Claudia Welch |
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271 | (1) |
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271 | (2) |
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273 | (1) |
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Practitioners and Counselors |
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274 | (4) |
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278 | (5) |
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APPENDIX B AN INTRODUCTION TO AYURVEDA AND TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (TCM) |
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283 | (8) |
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History and Modern Practice of Ayurveda and TCM |
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283 | (1) |
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What to Expect from an Ayurvedic or TCM Consultation |
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283 | (2) |
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285 | (1) |
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The Three Doshas, Constitutional Types, and Current Imbalances |
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286 | (1) |
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Prana or Qi: The Life Force |
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287 | (1) |
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Meridians, Channels, and Points |
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287 | (1) |
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Gunas (Qualities): Like Increases Like and You Can Treat with Opposites |
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288 | (1) |
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The Relationship of Duality: Yin and Yang |
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288 | (1) |
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289 | (2) |
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APPENDIX C ABHYANGA, OR AYURVEDIC WARM-OIL MASSAGE |
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291 | (4) |
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291 | (1) |
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When or How Not to Do Abhyanga |
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292 | (1) |
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Laundry, Cleaning, and Plumbing Tips |
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292 | (3) |
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APPENDIX D HOW TO MAKE KITCHEN' AND GHEE |
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295 | (2) |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (1) |
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APPENDIX E CASTOR OIL PACKS FOR UTERINE HEALTH |
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297 | (2) |
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297 | (1) |
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297 | (1) |
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Warning and Important Note |
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297 | (2) |
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299 | (2) |
| Acknowledgments |
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301 | (4) |
| Notes |
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305 | (18) |
| Index |
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