Index

1. acupuncture,
   1. history of, 1
   2. sites, arms, 1
2. author’s story, 1, 2

1. basal metabolic rate (BMR), 1
2. bladder meridian, 1, 2, 3, 4
   1. massage of, 1, 2
   2. waste removal and, 1
3. Blood and Qi, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
   1. analysis of as a TCM parameter, 1
4. Blood production, 1,

1. chewing, importance of, 1
2. chronic disease, 1, 2
   1. causes of, 1
   2. waste removal and, 1
3. cold Qi, 1, 2, 3, 4
4. cold-temperature damage, 1
5. common cold, 1, 2, 3

1. diagnosis
   1. TCM approach, 1
      1. observation, 1, 2
      2. pulse, 1, 2
   2. skin in, 1
   3. TCM versus Western, 1, 2
2. diet, clean v. unclean, 1
3. diet, manner of eating, 1
4. Du meridian, 1, 2
   1. massage of, 1

1. electro-meridian imaging (EMI), 1, 2
2. energy, body, 1
   1. five levels of, 1
   2. how to increase, 1
   3. importance for self-healing, 1, 2
   4. management of, 1
   5. measuring, 1, 2

1. Fei Lun, Professor, 1, 2
2. Five Elements theory, 1
3. Fu organs, 1

1. gallbladder meridian, 1, 2, 3, 4
   1. massages of,
      1. head, 1
      2. thigh, 1, 2
2. gout, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
3. gua sha board, 1
4. group dining, risks of, 1
5. gynaecological infections, 1

1. hair colouring, 1
2. hair combing massage, 1, 2, 3
3. hair loss, 1, 2, 3
4. heart meridian, 1
5. high blood pressure, 1
6. heart disease, 1
7. Hua Tuo, 1
8. hypertension, 1

1. iced water, dangers of, 1
2. infections, 1
   1. gynaecological, 1
3. infertility, 1
4. inflammation, 1, 2, 3

1. kidney system, 1

1. Laozi, 1
2. large intestine meridian, 1
3. lifestyle changes, 1
   1. measuring the impact of, 1
   2. symptoms arising from, 1
4. lung meridian, 1, 2, 3

1. massages, 1
   1. back, 1
   2. bladder meridian, 1
   3. difference from usual, 1
   4. Du meridian, 1
   5. gallbladder meridian, 1, 2
   6. hair combing, 1
   7. lung meridian, 1
   8. pericardium meridian, 1, 2
   9. Sanjiao meridian, 1
   10. shoulder. 1
2. measurement,
   1. body energy, 1,
   2. body energy, objective, 1
   3. body energy in sports medicine, 1
   4. body energy, traditional, 1
   5. energy flow in meridians, objective, 1
   6. energy flow in meridians, traditional, 1
3. Meridian Monitoring System, 1
4. meridian points,
   1. Jing ming, 1
   2. Tianquan, 1
   3. Yuan, 1
5. meridians, 1
   1. as fluid passageways, 1, 2
   2. blockages of, 1
   3. data from, 1
   4. fluidity of, 1, 2
   5. the twelve, 1
   6. see also specific meridians
6. Meridian Qi Treatment, 1, 2
7. midnight-moon ebb-flow (Zi Wu Liu Zhu), 1
8. monosodium glutamate (MSG), 1

1. nutrients
   1. absorption of, 1, 2
   2. importance of, 1

1. obesity, 1
   1. causes of, 1
   2. heart disease and, 1
   3. iced water and, 1
   4. prevalence, 1
   5. spleen and, 1
2. organ interaction, 1

1. parasites, 1
2. pericardial effusion, 1
3. pericardium meridian, 1, 2, 3
4. postpartum recovery, 1
5. preventive medicine, 1
6. product designer’s view, 1, 2
7. psoriasis, 1, 2
   1. recovery from, 1
   2. redefining symptoms, 1
8. pulse diagnosis, 1, 2

1. Qi, 1
2. quality v. quantity of life, 1, 2
3. Quigong, 1
   1. history of, 1

1. raw fish, risks of eating, 1
2. Real-time Meridian Monitoring System, 1
3. Ryodoraku diagnosis, 1, 2

1. saliva, source of cross-infection, 1
2. Sanjiao meridian, 1, 2
3. Scalp, meridians in, 1, 2
4. science and TCM, 1
5. self-healing system, 1, 2, 3
   1. differentiation from illness, 1
   2. energy levels and, 1, 2
   3. logic of, 1
   4. maintenance v. emergency, 1
   5. meridian fluidity and, 1
   6. organ repair prioritisation and, 1
   7. slow pace of, 1
   8. symptoms caused by, 1, 2
   9. uncomfortable symptoms of, 1
6. skin as detox pathway, 1
7. sleep, 1, 2, 3
8. small intestine meridian, 1
9. spleen, 1
   1. causes of weakness in, 1
10. stomach meridian, 1
11. stomach ulcer, 1
12. stress, 1, 2, 3

1. Taoism/Doaism, 1
2. Tao Te Ching, 1
3. TCM
   1. and science, 1
   2. as an art, 1
   3. history of underlying philosophy, 1
4. TCM v. Western medicine, 1, 2, 3
   1. body energy measurement, 1
   2. diagnostic approach, 1, 2
   3. heart disease, diagnosis of, 1
   4. obesity, understanding of, 1
   5. psoriasis treatment and, 1, 2
   6. self-healing system, concept of, 1
   7. strengths and weaknesses of each, 1
5. toxins, external
   1. food additives and preservatives, 1
   2. hair products, 1

1. voltage of human body, 1

1. waste removal, 1, 2, 3
   1. bladder meridian and, 1
   2. chronic illness and, 1, 2
   3. kidneys in, 1
   4. meridians in, 1
   5. skin in, 1, 2
   6. symptoms resulting from improvement in, 1, 2
2. Wuqinxi (exercise of the five animals), 1

1. Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2. Yoshio Nakatani, Dr, 1, 2

1. Zang organs, 1, 2
2. Zang and Fu,
   1. balance between, 1
   2. philosophical importance of, 1