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Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Natural Guide to Weight Loss That Lasts (Traditional Chinese Medicine) |
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Rating: Summary: A Simple, but Effective Approach Review: I am currently half-way through Nan Lu's six-week program and I am pleasantly surprised at how good I feel. Working in the finance industry in NYC can be very stressful, yet my head is clear, I feel calm and balanced, an my body feels much stronger. This program is helpful in addressing much more than weight issues. After only four days of practicing the Wu Ming Meridian therapy (Qigong), an ache I had in my shoulder for a few months disappeared. To date, I've lost 5 lbs and 4.5 inches. The exercises are the foundation of the program. They are amazingingly effective for dealing with hunger. In fact, I no longer get really hungry. I like all of the foods on the recommended list and have been so much fun creating my own receipes for my vegtable stir-frys, that I haven't gotten to the recipes in the back of the book yet. The book does gives you tips on how to get through each week, so you feel supported as you go along. He also explains TCM in very simple terms so you can appreciate the process because you are learning why it works. I've had success using TCM years ago for migraines so I didn't have to be sold on it's effectiveness. I just wish I had started using it sooner to address weight management.
Rating: Summary: A Simple, but Effective Approach Review: I am currently half-way through Nan Lu's six-week program and I am pleasantly surprised at how good I feel. Working in the finance industry in NYC can be very stressful, yet my head is clear, I feel calm and balanced, an my body feels much stronger. This program is helpful in addressing much more than weight issues. After only four days of practicing the Wu Ming Meridian therapy (Qigong), an ache I had in my shoulder for a few months disappeared. To date, I've lost 5 lbs and 4.5 inches. The exercises are the foundation of the program. They are amazingingly effective for dealing with hunger. In fact, I no longer get really hungry. I like all of the foods on the recommended list and have been so much fun creating my own receipes for my vegtable stir-frys, that I haven't gotten to the recipes in the back of the book yet. The book does gives you tips on how to get through each week, so you feel supported as you go along. He also explains TCM in very simple terms so you can appreciate the process because you are learning why it works. I've had success using TCM years ago for migraines so I didn't have to be sold on it's effectiveness. I just wish I had started using it sooner to address weight management.
Rating: Summary: TCM natural guide to weight loss that lasts Review: I came across this book in a Canadian book store and was interested because I have so many clients doing unhealthy diets. I am an acupuncturists. My husband and I started the program in Jan and by March I had lost 17#s. More importantly I am stronger and healthier than I was doing a rigorous workout 3x's week. My husband's sugar cravings are gone. (a life long problem) I have recommended this book to many others and will remain on this course for the rest of my life. It addresses all the imbalanaces that cause disharmony in our health. Thank you Dr. Lu KC WA State
Rating: Summary: Excellent book and revolutionary way to lose weight Review: I lost 15 lbs on this diet, but more importantly it made me look and feel differently about my relationship with food. I followed the full 6 week plan, but not as strictly as the book suggests. I loved trying some of the foods suggested which I had never bought or cooked before. I have a new and passionate love for all Asian foods! I like the way the diet is set out week by week, and all the Dr's tips for getting through the plan. And because I am interested in complementary health care I found the guide to traditional chinese views of medicine and wellness extremely interesting. I feel great, and got lots of energy from eating less food!
Rating: Summary: New and gentle approach to weight loss Review: I've read many books on weight loss and I liked the tone of this book. It deals with getting to the root/cause of weight loss rather than treating the symptom itself. I found myself relating to the material and agreeing with many of the author's theories. I've been doing the Gigong excercises in the book and I do feel more peaceful and energetic.
Rating: Summary: Are you ready to change? Review: If you are ready this book will change your life. It is more than weight it is about how we live in the world. It is about beoming one with the universe. MOVE INTO IT!!!
Rating: Summary: This book is written like an infomercial Review: The first 70 pages of the book are nothing more than the author trying to convince the reader this is an effective method towards releasing weight. But, even after the author gets to the point, the convincing continues, ad nauseum.
I became so bored reading the same statements over and over again that I started skimming through the book to find relevant information. Unfortunately, the relevant information is so scattered that its very tedious to put it all together. For example, the author says most Westerners expect a list of foods to eat right off the bat. After trying to convince the reader this is an unhealthy approach to eating, a food list is given (about 20 pages later). Yet, its another 50 pages before the author explains why those specific foods were chosen.
This book is supposed to be written for Western minds to understand Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in order to bring their bodies into balance. Yet, very little explanation is given about the priciples of TCM. The author only glosses over the divisions TCM practitioners use (hot/cold, dry/damp, internal/external, etc.), making it difficult to know how to use them correctly.
This may be an effective method for reducing weight, but the poor presentation makes this book practically worthless.
Rating: Summary: When you try the exercises, you'll be hooked for life... Review: The negative review posted by the last person is so totally out of line. You really have to do the exercises and follow the program to understand how wonderful it is. I doubt that person tried the exercises or the eating plan. I will admit, it probably could have been written better, but English is not Nan Lu's primary language. If you are looking for some "literary masterpiece" it's not, but it wasn't meant to be. You need to go past the superficial to the message of the book which is total health. It is unfortunate that it is written with a weight loss title because this book is primary about getting healthy which will inevitably lead to weight loss if you need to lose weight. Even if you don't need to lose weight this book can help you become healthy. I just recommended this book to my dad who isn't overweight, but who is a diabetic with high blood pressure. I definitely believe the exercises will be able to help him. That's what brought me to this page, and when I saw that negative review I just had to respond.
I have been doing the exercises for about 3 or 4 years. They are extremely easy and only take about 20-25 minutes. They are definitely very effective - you can feel the change of energy throughout your whole body after you do them.
When I first bought the book I needed to lose weight. I hit a plateau and could not lose any more weight. This book, along with the video by the same name that I purchsed through his office listed in the book, helped me break the plateau and lose weight and inches. You don't need the video - you can easily follow the exercises in the book, but I like something to follow along with, like I am taking a class.
The diet is excellent - I didn't even follow it perfectly (I would have a bowl of high fiber cereal per day with some soymilk besides following the rest of his suggestions) and I still lost weight. Another amazing benefit to the diet is I totally lost my desire for sweets and snacks! If you know me, it's definitely amazing because I have a very sweet tooth and like my snacks. Because I was eating so well I had no desire at all for junk food. After I lost the weight, I still continued to do the exercises to maintain my weight and my health. There were times when I would do them in my office during my lunch break if I was having a stressful day.
I definitely would suggest to anyone that they try the exercises in this book and if they need to lose weight, then follow the eating plan as well. Peace.
Rating: Summary: TCM natural guide to weight loss that lasts Review: This book is excellent!!! I have been on a journey looking for a book on general good eating principles. I am not sure why I picked this book because it was mainly targeting weight loss and I do not have a weight problem. However, when I saw it I felt it was the right book for me. This book is about learning to take care of you from the inside out. It is about healing. The weight loss is just the bonus. I highly recommend it for those of you that are looking for answers on why you just don't feel right.
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