A
Advanced Acupuncture (Cecil-Sterman), 152
Advertising. See Consumerism
American Cancer Society, 143, 145, 146, 158
Andes, 29–30
Anger, 100–101
Antarctica, 30
Arrhenius, Svante, 17
Assumptions, influence of, xi
Atlas of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis (Kirschbaum), 169
B
Balance
creating personal, 46–48
importance of, 41–44
Bian Que, 168
Blanc, Mont, 29
Brain, in Chinese medicine, 169
C
Canadell, Josep, 22
Cancer
climate change and, xiv, 156, 165
coffee and, 149–51
deaths from, 147
deeper issues of, 151–54
Eastern vs. Western approaches to, 147–51, 156–60
prevalence of, 143, 146–47, 156
responding to diagnosis of, 160–65
roots of, 144–46
secondary, 158
treating, 152–54
Cecil-Sterman, Ann, 152
Champlain, Lake, 15
Change
as central tenet of Chinese medicine, 84
climate change and, 139–40
wind and, 87
Chemotherapy, 158
Chinese medicine. See also Five Phases tradition; Tongue diagnosis
balance and, 47
brain in, 169
change in, 84
climate change viewed through, xiii–xiv, xvii–xviii, 4–5, 12–13, 18, 32–34, 92
diagnostic methods of, 6–7
fluids in, 155
holistic view of, xii–xiv, xvii, 7–9, 34, 78
inductive thinking and, 7–8, 32, 69, 78
jing in, 71–72
nutrition and, 49
symptoms and, xii–xiii, 3–5, 93
treatment approaches in, 152–54
Climate change
anger and, 101–2
basics of, 16–17
coffee and, 60–65
deforestation and, 18–22
early warnings about, 13
Eastern perspective on, xiii–xiv, xvii–xviii, 4–5, 12–13, 18, 32–34, 92
feedback loops and, 75
global temperature increase limits and, 24
ice sheets and glaciers and, 28–32
as internal condition, 35–37
ocean acidification and, 22–24
permafrost and, 25–28
proportionate response to, 93–96
scientific consensus on, 12, 17
as symptom of deeper issues, xii, 4, 13, 165
treating underlying causes of, xiv, 5, 14, 139–41, 195–98
values and, 37–40
wind and, 87–89
CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia), 160–63
Coffee
cancer and, 149–51
climate change and, 60–65
common attitudes toward, 57–60
context of, 56–57
decaf, 58
fair-trade, 60
iced, 58
nature of, 50–54
personal effects of, 49–50, 54–56, 57–59, 195
statistics on consumption of, 61–62
substitutes for, 62–64
Communication, 129–34, 140–41, 191
Conflict, 103–7
Connor, Steve, 29
Control cycle. See K’o cycle
Cuscuta, 77
D
Dandelion root, 62–64
Dimethyl sulfide (DMS), 24
Divine, experience of, 110, 111, 116–18, 119
Divine Farmer’s Materia Medica. See Sheng Nong Ben Cao Jing
Dryness, concept of, 109
Du Qing-Bo, 168
E
Earth phase, 189–91
Economics
continuous growth and, 84–85, 116–17
energy and, 86
quality and quantity in, 121–24
Yin and Yang of, 89–92
Eight Extraordinary Meridians, 152
Elijah, Thea, 112
The End of Nature (McKibben), 13
Exercise, 154–55
F
Fire
associations of, 126
communication methods and, 129–33, 191
deficiency of, 128
excess of, 128–31, 139–41, 144
relationship of Water and, 136–38
relationship of Wood and, 125, 135–36
toxins, 171
warmth of, 126–28
Yin of, 133–34
Five Phases (Five Elements) tradition. See also individual phases
balance and, 68
conflict and, 103–5
growth and, 90–91
interpretations of, 68
Sheng cycle, xvi, 82–84, 85–86, 109, 119, 136
Fluids, Eastern view of, 155
Forests. See also Deforestation
cooling effect of, 22
pine beetles and, 20–21
planting, 20
G
Gallatin Valley, 20–21
Gallbladder
overstimulation of, 100–101, 106
tongue diagnosis and, 169, 170, 172, 178–79
Gandhi, Mahatma, 47
Ginger, 153
Glacier National Park, 31–32
Global warming. See Climate change
Gore, Al, 12
Greenhouse gases. See also Climate change
climate change and, 17
in permafrost, 27–28
sources of, 37–38
Greenland, 29
Grief, 112–13
Growth
belief in continuous, 84–86, 90, 115, 116–17, 119, 159
consequences of continuous, 84–85
meaning and, 115–18
H
Hanson, Greg, 2
Harvest season, 187–89
Health
Five Phases and, 68
Yin and Yang and, 42–43
Heart
communication between Kidney and, 137
Fire and, 126
tongue diagnosis and, 169, 170, 173–74
Yin of, 134
Heat
creation of, 10
from electronic devices, 130
School of, 8–9
Yin-deficient, 10, 13, 33, 77, 132
Himalayas, 29
Inductive thinking, 7–8, 32, 69
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 12, 20, 24, 32
Irene, Tropical Storm, 1–3, 15, 69
J
Jing
as energetic reserve, 72
herbs for tonifying, 77–78
Qi and, 72
K
Kidney
communication between Heart and, 137
fear and, 143
importance of, 69–70
tongue diagnosis and, 169, 170, 172, 180–82
K’o (Control) cycle, xvi, 109, 115, 136
Kort, Eric, 26
L
Large Intestine
tongue diagnosis and, 182–83
Licorice, 153
Liver
overstimulation of, 100–101, 106
role of, 9–10
tongue diagnosis and, 169, 170, 172, 178–79
Lung
tongue diagnosis and, 169, 170, 175–76
M
Maciocia, Giovani, 148
Marshall, Michael, 27
Meaning
growth and, 115–18
wisdom and, 118–19
Meat, 149
Meditation, 47
Metal
experiencing, 113–14
lack of, 144
relationship of Water and, 118–19
relationship of Wood and, 115–18, 120–24
Method, as message, 100–103
More, limits of, 154–55
N
Nan Jing: Classic of Difficulties, 152
Nature, view of, 103–5
Nei Jing. See Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine
Nourishing cycle. See Sheng cycle
O
Oceans
cooling effect of, 23–24
P
Pericardium
Fire and, 126
role of, 126
tongue diagnosis and, 169, 170, 173–74
Phases. See Five Phases tradition
Phytoplankton, 24
Pierce, Fred, 17
Pine beetles, 20–21
Polygonum, 77
Proportionality, concept of, 94–95
Q
Qi
coffee and, 50
concept of, 6
distribution of, 176
exercise and, 154
Five Phases and, 82
green tea and, 62
jing and, 72
listening to pulses of, 6
meridians and, 197
overuse of, 10
strengthening, 153
Qi Gong, 47, 72, 114, 118, 119
Quality and quantity, 121–24
Qu Ci Shan, 148
R
Rabatel, Antoine, 30
Radiation therapy, 158
Robbins, Jim, 21
S
School of Heat, 8–9
Semiletov, Igor, 25–26
Separation, lens of, 3–4, 7, 157
Shang Han Lun, 8
Shen, 137
Sheng (Nourishing) cycle, xvi, 82–84, 85–86, 109, 119, 136
Sheng Nong Ben Cao Jing (Divine Farmer’s Materia Medica), 153
Smoking, 148–49
Sulfur, atmospheric, 24
Sweating, 154–55
Symptoms
diagnosing and treating root causes of, xii–xiii, 3–5
Eastern vs. Western view of, 93
interconnection of, xiii
T
Tai Chi, 47, 72, 113, 114, 119
Tea
dandelion root, 62–64
green, 62
Tobacco, 148–49
Tongue diagnosis
back, 180–82
behind the tip, 175–76
coating, 171
color, 170–71
history of, 168
map, 169–70
middle and center, 176–78
opportunity of, 183–86
Tongue diagnosis (continued)
outside middle, 178–80
sides of the back, 182–83
size/shape, 172
texture, 171
tip, 173–74
Trees. See also Deforestation
pine beetles and, 20–21
planting, 20
Triple Heater, 126
U
Unschuld, Paul, 104
V
Values, importance of, 37–40
Vermont, extreme weather in, 1–3, 15–16, 81–82
W
Warring States era, 104–5
Water
associations with, 69–70
fear and, 70–71
lack of, 144
relationship of Fire and, 136–38
relationship of Metal and, 118–19
relationship of Wood and, 81, 86, 88, 100, 109, 115–16
wisdom and, 71
Yin and Yang of, 69–70
Wind
change and, 87
climate change and, 87–89
in health and sickness, 87–89
Winooski River, 1–3
Wisdom, 71, 75–76, 118–19, 136–38
With Speed and Violence (Pierce), 17
Wood
anger and, 100–101
in balance, 87
excess of, 85, 89–92, 105, 106–7, 110, 135–36, 144, 146, 152, 156, 190, 192, 195
relationship of Fire and, 125, 135–36
relationship of Metal and, 115–18, 120–24
relationship of Water and, 81, 86, 88, 100, 109, 115–16
value of, 105
wind and, 87
Yin of, 106–7
Worsley, J. R., 68
Wu xing. See Five Phases tradition
Y
Yang
concept of, 10–11
consumerism and, 44–46
overemphasis on, 38–41, 84, 85, 133–35, 146, 152, 192, 195
of unfrozen states, 25
of water, 69–70
Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine (Nei Jing), 8, 9, 67–68, 83, 168
Yin
of communication, 133–34
concept of, 10–11
-deficient heat, 10, 13, 33, 77, 132
of frozen states, 25
health and, 35–36
of oceans, 22–23
satisfaction and, 44
of trees, 18–19
undervaluation of, 39–40, 152, 192
of water, 69–70
Yuen, Jeffrey, 152
Z
Zhao Xue Min, 149