How Does Chinese Medicine Influence Our Life Style

Author: Li Dongcheng
Published by: Foreign Language Press
Date：2020
ISBN：9787119107219

There are many differences between Chinese and Western medicine. These gaps arise from the differences of cultural background: Chinese medicine is more like a watercolor painting that focuses on the general aspect of the patient while Western medicine, an oil painting, zooms in on the details of the patient.Although they are both compared to as types of art, they all exhibit their unique differences.Many people are curious as to whether or not there are differences in the lifestyle between the East and the West. There is no exact definition of how a person should or should not have his lifestyle due to the objective and subjective viewpoints on the matter. But what is dear is the healthy or unhealthy ways of living-for instance, everyone can agree that smoking harms the body. Similarly, we can all say that exercising is a healthy way of life. I hope that I can clear up some of the misconceptions and stereotypes of our lifestyle differences in the Eastern and Western societies。

Chapter 1 Health and Disease
Section 1 Comparison of Understanding Diseases Between Eastern and Western Viewpoints
Section 2 Comparison of Eastern and Western Lifestyle
Section 3 Viewpoints in Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon
Section 4 Heaven, Earth, Humans, and Essences, Oj, Spirit
Chapter 2 Natural Environment
Section 1 Natural Climate
Section 2 Natural Solar Term
Chapter 3 Diet
Section 1 Basic Principles of Diet
Section 2 Five Grains
Section 3 Five Tastes
Section 4 Dietary Habits According to the Four Seasons
Section 5 Tobacco, Liquor and Coffee
Chapter 4 Emotions
Chapter 5 Exercise
Section 1 Physical Activities and Rest
Section 2 Physical Exercises (Tai-Chi,Yoga,Working Out)
Section 3 Sleep and Daily Life
Chapter 6 Body Constitutions
Chapter 7 The Prevention and Healthcare of Common Diseases
Section 1 The Prevention and Healthcare of the Common Cold
Section 2 The Prevention and Healthcare of Cough
Section 3 The Prevention and Healthcare of COPD
Section 4 The Prevention and Healthcare of Pneumonia
Section 5 The Prevention and Healthcare of Gastritis
Section 6 The Prevention and Healthcare of IBS
Section 7 The Prevention and Healthcare of Gallbladder Stone
Section 8 The Prevention and Healthcare of Coronary Disease
Section 9 The Prevention and Healthcare of Stroke
Section 10 The Prevention and Healthcare of Diabetes Mellitus
Section 11 The Prevention and Healthcare of Hypertension
Section 12 The Prevention and Healthcare of Hypercholesterolemia
Section 13 The Prevention and Healthcare of Alzheimer's
Section 14 The Prevention and Healthcare of Parkinson's Disease
Section 15 The Prevention and Healthcare of Senilism
Section 16 The Prevention and Healthcare of AIDS