Language and art in the Navajo universe Book

As a dyed in the wool WASPy westerner, I once struggled with the whole eastern medicine concept. And then I had my gall bladder out, in a modern American hospital, with all the amenities and twice the pain, at which point, I started struggling with the whole western medicine concept.

In order to contain the waves of nausea and continued right upper quadrant pain that followed my surgery (I can still see the surgeon smiling and shrugging as I described my misery), I went in desperation to an acupuncturist, who took care of both symptoms, toot sweet. I am a skeptic, and this actually worked.

This book is written by an Doctor of Oriental Medicine who teaches at Harvard and Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital. So he has the creds to explain to us westerners in a thorough, no-nonsense way, the art and science of Chinese medicine. It will give you a reliable anchor in this old/new world of healing. Highly recommended.