The Gluten-Free Nutrition Guide
Author: Tricia Thompson
The foods with the essential nutrients often missing from your gluten-free diet
By cutting gluten from your diet, you could be missing out on much-needed fiber, calcium, iron, B vitamins, and other nutrients. This important new guide from a celiac specialist provides all the nutrition information you need: what to eat, what to avoid, and how to eat healthy and gluten-free.
See also: Father Hunger or Energy Medicine
Complete Idiot's Guide to Acupuncture and Acupressure
Author: David W Sollars
If you are interested in knowning more about acupressure and acupuncture, this guide covers all aspects of treatment from choosing a practitioner to follow-up excercises. It provides a comprehensive listing of medical ailments from acne to menopause that can be healed naturally.
Table of Contents:
I. FROM MYSTERY TO MIRACLES.
1. What Are Acupuncture and Acupressure, and How Do They Work?
What Are Acupuncture and Acupressure? Energy Channels: Go with the Flow. Acu-Points: Mini but Mighty. Finding Your Points-Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are!
Anatomy: The Thigh Bone's Connected to the… Finger Measurements: Let Your Fingers Do the Walking.
How Does It Work-The Key to the Qi.
Bioelectric Flow: What's the Buzz All About? Biomagnetic Flow Pulls You to the Point.
Different Yet the Same.
Healthcare Versus Self-Care.
2. What to Expect on Your First Visit-Does It Hurt?
Looking: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall.
Tongue Diagnosis: Open Wide and Say “Aaah!”
Your Pulse: Feel the Beat. Listening and Asking: The Hidden Arts. Smelling: Pass the Perfume. Physical Exam: Follow the Yellow Brick Road.
Check Your Channels. Abdomen: The Bounty of the Belly.
Is This Safe?
Acupressure: Press Safely! Acupuncture: The Safer the Better.
Your Treatment: Relax and Enjoy.
The Power of Pleasing Pressure. Acupuncture: The Painless Truth.
3. The Origins of Oriental Medicine.
Acupuncture: The Ancient Art. Types of Acupressure: Choices, Choices, and More Choices.
Shiatsu. Reflexology: Foot Geology.
Types of Acupuncture: More Pointy Choices.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The Five-Element Tradition: Wooden You Like to Know. Japanese Acupuncture.
It's an Acu-World After All.
4. Acupressure-Fingers, Hands, and a Whole Lot More.
From Fingers to Feet-Using Your Body toHeal.
Fingers and Palms…Hold On! Feet: Please Tread on Me.
Pressure on the Point-How Hard Do You Push?
Three Types of Pressure.
Common Acupressure Techniques-Shake, Rattle, and Roll.
5. Acupuncture-Tools of the Trade.
Needles: When Size Does Matter.
Needle Knowledge.
Moxibustion-A Real Warm-Up.
Moxibustion: The Cherry on Top.
Cupping: Trying to Horn In.
Cupping Comments.
Massage and Exercise: Movin', Movin', Movin'.
Tui-Na: Push Me, Pull You. Medical Qi Gong-It's a Bird, It's a Crane, It's You!
Magnets: What's the Attraction? Nutrition: Heal with the Energy of Food.
The Healing Power of Food.
Herbal Medicine-Plants Plus.
6. How You Get Sick-The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
Yin and Yang-the Great Balancing Act. Qi and Blood: Building Blocks of Health. The Dreaded Excesses: Too Much, Too Fast.
The Bothersome Barometer.
The Directions of Disease: Follow the Yellow Brick Road.
The Eight Directions: Which Way Did He Go?
II. STOP THE PAIN DRAIN.
7. Pain from the Neck Up.
Headaches: Riot on the Rooftop!
Serious Sinus Relief. Pressure Points to Take the Ache Out.
Dental Pain: Page the Tooth Fairy.
Gentle Dental Acu-Points.
Neck Pain: Release the Weight of the World.
Stop the Neck Wreck.
Fibromyalgia: Tired of Being Sick and Tired. Render Tender Points Painless.
8. Keeping Pain at Arm's Length.
Bursitis: The Cursa the Bursa.
Shoulder Bursitis: Play Ball (Again!). Move It or Lose It.
Tennis Elbow: The Gripes of the Grip.
Acupressure: The Match Points.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: The Mouse That Made You Roar.
Trouble in the Tunnel. The Terminator in the Tunnel: Acupuncture on the Scene. I'll Be Back: Acupressure Stretch and Press.
Arthritis: Speakin' of the Creakin'.
Causes of the Creakin'. Oriental Aids for Arthritis.
9. Pain Below the Belt.
Oh, My Aching Back. Sciatica: The Nerve of It.
Elbow Your Pain Out of the Way.
Knee Pain: What's the Deal with Your Kneel? Capping Off Knee Pain. Plantar Fasciitis: A Step in the Right Direction.
Electro-Auricular: I Hear It's All in the Ear.
10. Injuries-Taking the Ouch out of the Oops.
Motor Vehicle Accidents: Putting the Brakes on Pain. End the Backlash of Whiplash. Slips and Falls: Stop Pain from Falling Through the Cracks. Sports-No Guts, No Glory. Work: Beyond the Job Description.
Ergonomics-Getting the Right Position.
11. Nervous About Nerve Pain?
Bell's Palsy: For a Winning Smile. Multiple Sclerosis: A Nervous Situation.
Lighten the Load of Your Legs with Acupuncture.
Shingles: Not Just on Your Roof. Stroke: A One-Sided Issue.
Stroke: Are You at Risk? The Oriental View.
Trigeminal Neuralgia: Facing Your Pain.
Help with Acupuncture.
III. RESPIRATION, PERSPIRATION, AND MENSTRUATION.
12. Respiration-A Breath of Fresh Air.
Allergies: Aahh-Choo!
Put a Close to the Runny Nose. Acupressure: Keys to End the Sneeze.
Asthma: Ease the Wheeze.
Common Asthma Triggers. Take a Deep Breath with Acu-Points.
Bronchitis: Quit the Cough.
Points to Cut Off the Cough. Nutrients to Neutralize Mucus.
13. Colds-Nosing Around for Better Health.
Colds: Clearing a Common Condition.
Oriental Medicine Calms the Cold.
Cough: Expectorating to Feel Better.
Acu-Points: Breathe a Sign of Relief.
Nasal Congestion: Had Enough of the Stuff? Sinusitis: Inflammation in a Hidden Station.
Acu-Pros Clear Your Nose.
14. Childhood Conditions-Pass the Owner's Manual.
Colic: The Bubble That Just Won't Burst.
Back Off the Gas: Foods to Avoid. Colic Massage: Rub a Dub Dub.
Pediatric Asthma: Silence Is Golden.
Trigger Checklist. Oriental Medicine's Answer to Asthma. Infant Massage for Asthma.
Diarrhea: Squirts for the Squirts.
Nutritional Support: Awful Dophilus and More. Add Just a Pinch: Pediatric Back Massage.
Ear Infections: The Fear Not to Hear.
Ending the Cycle of Ear Infections: Stopping the Drama.
Vomiting of Milk.
Determined Digestion: What Goes Down Can Stay Down.
15. Cancer-A Ray of Hope.
Cancer: The Conventional View.
Defining Your Cancer.
Acupuncture: Improving Your Quality of Life.
Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting. Pain, Pain, Go Away. Boosting Your Immune System.
Healing Hands: Acupressure and Reflexology. Chinese Herbal Medicine.
16. Birthing Baby.
Female Infertility: The Obstruction to Reproduction.
Improving the Odds with Oriental Medicine. Acu-Points to Clear the Way.
Morning Sickness: Easy to Be Queasy.
Acu-Points to Bring Back Your Appetite.
Childbirth: The Joy of Giving.
Acu-Points to Help You Pop.
Bounce Back from Giving Birth.
Part with Postpartum Depression.
17. The Disappointment Down Under.
PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome).
Foods to Get You Back in the Saddle: The PMS Diet. Ready, Aim, Press These Points for PMS.
Painful Periods: Dissing Dysmenorrhea.
Oriental Medicine Helps the Flow Go.
Menopause: The Hormonal Hostage.
Press Acu-Points to Pause Your Menopause.
IV. SILENT SUFFERERS.
18. Female Frustrations.
Endometriosis: Oh, the Tangled Webs We Weave.
Endo Risks and Symptoms: Could This Be You? Edging Out Endo: Acu-Points Plus.
Ovarian Cysts and Uterine Fibroids: Double Trouble.
Acu-Points to Block the Bleeding.
Bladder Infections: Say Goodbye to UTI.
Risk Factors: Keeping an Eye on the UTI. Acu-Points: Concerning Your Burning.
19. Gastrointestinal Conditions-A Glitch in Your Gut.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Moving Experience.
Acu-Points for Bothersome Bowels.
Constipation: Ready, Set, No Go!
Acu-Pros Hasten to Relieve Constipation.
Diarrhea: Runs for Your Life!
Acu-Points to Slow the Flow.
Indigestion: It's Easy to Be Queasy.
Tips to End Indigestion. Acu-Points: Get a Break from Your Stomachache.
20. Skin-The Purpose of the Surface.
Eczema: Ditch the Itch.
Oriental Medicine Makes the Connection.
Facelifts: An Uplifting Experience.
Acu-Facelift.
21. Stress-Notions and Emotions.
Stress: Burning the Candle at Both Ends.
The Stress Show: Your Price of Admission. Had Enough? Let Go of Stress.
Worry: Who, Me?
Acu-Pros Relieve the Worry Wart.
Depression: Leaving the Black Hole Behind.
Depression Checklist: Are You at Risk? Lifting Your Spirits with Acu-Points.
Anxiety: A New Dimension in Apprehension.
Anxiety Checklist. Hold Down Anxiety with Oriental Medicine.
22. Driving Your Qi: The Passing, Middle, or Breakdown Lane.
The Sobering Facts on Alcoholism. Acupuncture and Addiction.
HIV/AIDS: A Helping Hand for the Immune System.
Oriental Medicine Manages the Immune System.
Hypertension: The Pressure's On.
Acu-Points to Let the Steam Out.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome…or Just Plain Tired.
Chronic Fatigue Checklist. Acu-Points to Relieve the Fatigue.
23. Balancing Your Qi-Too Much Here, Not Enough There.
Insomnia: Cruisin' for a Snoozin'.
Acu-Points to Soothe You to Sleep. Better Sleep Checklist.
Raynaud's Phenomenon: When the Cold Gets Old.
Remedies for the Extremities: The Oriental Medical Viewpoint.
Tinnitus: The Ring You Can't Answer.
Turn On Your Acu-Points, Shut Off the Ringer.
Weight Management: Motorize Your Metabolism.
Acu-Points for Better Digestion and Food Cravings.
The New Truth About Exercise.
V. THE HOME STRETCH.
24. Expectations-Am I Better Yet?
The Natural Healing Process. How Acu-Points Help.
Limitations: How Far Can You Go?
Time and Patience: Hard Medicine to Swallow. How to Tell If You're Better: Did It Work?
25. Building a Winning Team.
Choosing Your Acu-Pro: A Needle in a Haystack. Informing Your Physician: What's Up, Doc? Do You Need More Help? Getting the Support You Need: A Family Affair.
Support Groups Make a Difference.
26. And Then There Was You-Taking Charge.
Responsibility: A New Point of View. Lifestyle: It's All in Your Hands.
Healthful Lifestyle Tips.
Fun and Laughter: Remember Us? Balance and Peace of Mind.
VI. APPENDIXES.
A. Glossary.
B. Further Reading.
C. Insurance Coverage.
D. State and National Organizations.
E. Acupuncture Schools.
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