TCM Talks About Health Preservation
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Summary
The author, Professor Hong Lei, has long been engaged in popular science lectures and has a compassionate heart for public health. This Nationwide Reading: Chinese Medicine in the Family series covers basic Chinese medicine knowledge and disease prevention and treatment knowledge. It is a highly accessible popular science series and a recommended authoritative health and wellness reader.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Ordinary family readers with no medical background who want a systematic understanding of basic Chinese medicine wellness knowledge
- Adult children looking for a popular and reliable health book for their parents or elders
- Young and middle-aged readers concerned with daily diet and routine adjustments who want to build long-term health habits
- Staff engaged in community health education who need popular science reference material for the public
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking diagnosis and prescription guidance for specific diseases
- Readers who prefer rigorous medical literature and evidence-based data and reject the traditional wellness discourse
- Practitioners who already have a deep professional foundation in Chinese medicine and seek advanced theoretical research
Reading tips
- Read the table of contents first and select chapters according to family members' health concerns; no need to read page by page from start to finish.
- When encountering specific adjustment methods, jot down feasible items related to your own routine and diet.
- After each topic, summarize the core principles in one or two sentences and review regularly to reinforce them.
- When encountering content related to your own symptoms, record it first, then consult a professional physician to confirm.
About the publisher
China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine focuses on publishing books in traditional Chinese medicine, covering Chinese medical classics, clinical medicine, acupuncture and tuina, materia medica and formulae, and medical history and literature; its catalogue includes 3,277 titles. Representative books include Xiao Er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue, Shang Han Lun, Yi Xue Zhong Zhong Can Xi Lu, Zhen Jiu Da Cheng, Yi Zong Jin Jian, and Guo Aichun's Annotated Huangdi Neijing Suwen (Second Edition). These works involve writings by historical physicians such as Qian Yi, Zhang Zhongjing, Wang Shuhe, and Zhang Xichun, as well as documentary studies compiled by contemporary authors including Zhao Xin, Zhen Xueyan, Zhang Yongtai, and Wang Xiangang. In terms of publishing characteristics, the press emphasizes collation and annotation of original Chinese medical classics and the systematic presentation of famous physicians' works, balancing the transmission of ancient editions with reference for clinical application. Public information is limited, and no other publishing fields are covered here.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 总主编简介
- 《中医说养生》编委会
- 序言
- 前言
- 第一章 生生不息的文化渊源
- 第一节 先古圣人对万物向生的总结
- 第二节 儒释道三家对生命的态度
- 第三节 两汉一代对生生不息文化的贡献
- 第四节 民俗民风与生命红线
- 第二章 养生的历史渊源
- 第一节 道家对养生文化的贡献
- 第二节 历代君王对生命不息的实践
- 第三节 衰老与死亡的延缓
- 第三章 养生的基本理念
- 第一节 养生是一种心态
- 第二节 养生是一种生活方式
- 第三节 养生以不伤为本
- 第四节 养生需要因时制宜
- 第五节 养生从任何时间开始都不晚
- 第六节 养生是义务与责任
- 第四章 养生的基本方法
- 第一节 环境养生
- 第二节 情志养生
- 第三节 饮食养生
- 第四节 劳逸养生
- 第五章 养生五脏经络说
- 第一节 养脏腑
- 第二节 养经络、养气血
- 第六章 养生汤粥茶酒
- 第一节 藏在食物中的养生智慧
- 第二节 汤
- 第三节 粥
- 第四节 茶
- 第五节 酒
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About the author
Li Xiaoping is a Chinese-language author focusing on health and medicine. Public information about her is limited: her nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background are not clearly recorded. Judging from the two works included in the collection, Traditional Chinese Medicine on Health Preservation and Dispelling Cold and Dampness, her writing centers on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) concepts of wellness and everyday health conditioning. Her topics are close to the practical needs of general readers, and her language tends to explain TCM knowledge in an accessible way, helping readers understand common health issues such as body constitution regulation and the prevention of cold and dampness. Both works are categorized under health and medicine, indicating that their content is both practical and popular-science in nature, suitable for readers interested in TCM wellness and self-care. Overall, Li Xiaoping's writing takes TCM health preservation as its core and emphasizes turning traditional medical ideas into actionable lifestyle advice, giving her a certain thematic distinctiveness in the field of popular health writing. Because public information is limited, more details about her specific experience and academic background remain to be supplemented.
Xu Wenhua is an author about whom relatively limited public information is available. His known work is Traditional Chinese Medicine Talks About Health Preservation, which is classified under health. Based on the available information, his writing centers on health preservation in traditional Chinese medicine and addresses the everyday health needs of general readers, introducing the concepts and practices of traditional Chinese medicine health preservation in an accessible way. Because no reliable records are available for his dates of birth and death, nationality, or educational background, further biographical details cannot be added at present, and understanding of the author still rests mainly on this single work. In terms of subject matter, Traditional Chinese Medicine Talks About Health Preservation reflects the author's attention to knowledge about health preservation in traditional Chinese medicine and his attempt to translate traditional concepts into content that readers can easily understand and apply. The book is suitable for general readers interested in health and traditional Chinese medicine health preservation. Given the limited information, any assessment of the author and his writing should still be based primarily on the work itself.
