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