New Hope for People with Diabetes or Tibetan AyurVeda

New Hope for People with Diabetes: Your Friendly, Authoritative Guide to the Latest in Traditional and Complementary Solutions

Author: Porter Shimer

If you are one of the 16 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes, now you can take control and begin enjoying life again -- today! This book answers your questions, dispels the myths, and clearly lays out the truth about diabetes and what you can do to manage the condition. In short, it helps you get your life back. Inside is compassionate, practical, and immediate guidance for anyone affected by the disease.

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Tibetan AyurVeda: Health Secrets from the Roof of the World

Author: Robert Sachs

Discover the four levels of traditional Tibetan healing science with this preventive health care manual for people of any age, culture, and physical type.

• Includes material on little-known therapies such as Pancha Karma and Kum Nye, as well as guidelines for nutrition, longevity, detoxification, and meditation.

• Author has studied with many of the best-known Tibetan and Ayurvedic physicians alive today.

Tibetan medicine was probably the first truly integrated system of ancient healing science. From the seventh to the tenth centuries, Tibetan kings encouraged physicians from India, China, Nepal, Persia, and Greece to teach their traditional medical sciences to Tibetan physicians, who at that time were primarily influenced by Ayurveda and shamanic healing modalities. This cross-cultural marriage of the greatest healing traditions makes Tibetan medicine ideally adaptable to Western health needs.

Tibetan Ayurveda provides a comprehensive guide to the four levels of traditional Tibetan medicine with a wealth of traditional health practices and teachings. Much of the contemporary material on Tibetan medicine focuses solely on herbal medicine and acupuncture; Tibetan Ayurveda goes beyond these to look at other important forms of treatment such as Pancha Karma for detoxification and rejuvenation and Kum Nye for integrating mind and body. A self-profile test is included to allow readers to determine their own health needs and embark on the path toward realizing their full potential for health and well-being.

Whole Life Times

I highly recommend this work for both lay persons and health practitioners alike who would like to expand their horizons and add to their knowledge of alternative therapies.

Deepak Chopra

Tibetan Ayurveda is an excellent resource for anyone wanting to live a life based on the wisdom of Ayurveda. I recommend it highly.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments	11
	Preface	15
	Foreword	17
	Introduction	19
I.	Self-Evaluation	25
	Constitution: Our Blueprint for Well-Being	28
	How to Score the Four Tests	33
Test 1	Stature and Physical Characteristics	35
Test 2	General Symptoms	37
Test 3	Tibetan Personality Profile	41
Test 4	Specific Symptoms Observed Over Time	47
	Adding Up the Scores	49
	Using the Constitutional Type as a Guide	50
II.	Nutritional Practices	53
	Tastes	55
	Quantities of Food	56
	Seasonal Considerations	57
	Chewing	57
	Food Selection and Preparation	58
	Food Recommendations for the Six Constitutions	60
	Nutritional Practices for the LUNG-type Constitution	60
	Nutritional Practices for the TrIPA-type Constitution	63
	Nutritional Practices for the BEKAN-type Constitution	66
	Combination Nyepa Constitutions	69
	Food Combining	73
	Food Quality and Special Food Groups	75
	Other Environmental Considerations: Water and Air	79
	Supplementation: Vitamins, Herbs, and Super Foods	81
	Tibetan Urine Testing for Supplements and Medicines	83
	Tibetan Precious Pills	85
	Digestive Fire	89
	Assessing Nutritional Programs	92
III.	Exercise	93
	Exercise for the LUNG Constitution	95
	Exercise for the TrIPA Constitution	95
	Exercise for the BEKAN Constitution	96
	Seasonal Considerations	96
	Tibetan Tai Chi and Chi Kung	97
	Tibetan Chi Kung	99
	Kum Nye	100
	Tibetan Rejuvenative Exercises	102
	Yantra Yoga	112
	Relaxation Therapy	113
IV.	Skillful Behavior	119
	General Behavior--Daily Practices	120
	Sleep	121
	Hygiene	124
	Sexual Intercourse and Practices	125
	Spiritual Practices--Cultivating True Healthiness	131
	Seasonal Behavior	133
	Occasional Behavior	137
V.	Meditation and Spiritual Practice	141
	What Is Meditation?	143
	Meditation on Equanimity	144
	Healing Meditation--as taught by Dr. Lobsang Rapgay	147
	Individual Spiritual Orientation	153
	Dealing with Problems Arising in Meditation	161
VI.	Detoxification and Rejuvenation	165
	Len Nga (Pancha Karma) Therapy)	166
	The Techniques	167
	Massage and Steam Hydrotherapy	168
	The Five Actions	170
	Netra Basti	179
	Shiro Dhara	183
	Tailoring a General Len Nga Therapy Regimen for You	186
	Rejuvenation	188
	A Len Nga Therapy Case History	190
VII.	Time and Place	195
	Setting and Geomancy	196
	Timing and Astrology	198
	The Elements	203
	Ambience and Social Support	212
Appendix 1	Ego and Suffering: A Buddhist View	215
Appendix 2	Theory of the Three Nyepas	223
Appendix 3	A Concise Meditation on Medicine Buddha	227
Appendix 4	Mewas and Buddhist Spiritual Practice	230
	Notes	232
	Glossary	237
	Bibliography	239
	Resources	242
	Index	245