Facing East: Ancient Health + Beauty Secrets for the Modern Age

by Jingduan Yang

Drawing from 2,500 years of wisdom that has been adapted to today’s lifestyles, Facing East teaches you how to restore your Qi—the vital energy at the root of every function in the human body—to become both internally healthy and externally radiant.

In Facing East, Dr. Jingduan Yang, a fifth-generation practitioner of Chinese medicine and a respected authority in integrative medicine, joins forces with wellness advocate Norma Kamali to reveal ancient healing secrets, adapted for the modern age, that will help preserve, maintain, and restore vitality, health, and beauty in all its forms.

Style icon Norma Kamali, having felt deeply and noticeably rested and rejuvenated after Dr. Jingduan Yang’s unique acupuncture treatments, encouraged her remarkable physician to share his mastery of both traditional Chinese medicine and modern medicine with the world. The result is Facing East, a book filled with practical day-to-day health, beauty, wellness, and lifestyle practices that can radically enhance the way you look, feel, and interact with everything and everyone around you!

Inside you’ll

The ways each of the primary organs can affect every aspect of your life—from your physical health to your mental well-being—and how to keep them in balanceTips to help revitalize the hair, skin, eyes, lips, teeth, and nailsSelf-assessments to help determine your unique general energy constitutionPersonal checklists for preventative careA year-round wellness plan that includes advice on sleep, sex, exercise, and nutritionAnd much more!By exploring the mind-body-spirit connection from a truly integrative perspective, Facing East helps you maintain wellness in every aspect of your life.

“Dr. Yang and Norma Kamali share ancient wisdom in a friendly, modern, and engaging dialogue, making timeless Eastern health practices relevant to the present and easy for everyone to apply in their lives.

If you want to design happy, vibrant wellness for yourself, read Facing East!”—VINCENT PEDRE, M.D., author of Happy The Cleansing Program to Help You Lose Weight, Gain Energy, and Eliminate Pain

Harness the power of the East to feel better, look younger, and live healthier, no matter your age!

Are you easily fatigued?

Is there too much fat around your belly?

Are you often unhappy?

Do you have chronic nasal congestion?

Do you have black circles under your eyes?

Does your skin often feel dry?

Do your hands and feet feel cold?

Is your skin prone to acne?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, your Qi—the vital energy essential to your body’s every function—is probably out of balance.

Filled with ancient health and beauty secrets, Facing East can help you rebalance your body and turn back the hands of time.

“Facing East looks to the past for a vision of the future, drawing on ancient knowledge to devise simple strategies to allow you to stay young, vibrant, and healthy. This book by Dr. Yang, a foremost expert on Chinese medicine, and his patient, Norma Kamali, will help you to correct imbalances with techniques so simple anyone can use them with success.”—Andrew Weil, M.D., #1 New York Times bestselling author

Genres: Nonfiction, Health

272 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 5, 2015

Reviews

[da AL · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative and useful as well as entertaining -- thank you Dr. Yang & Norma!

[Alison · Rating 5 out of 5]

I started this book in NY over a year ago, and then recently checked it out at a library near Chicago. It's been on my mind to finish it, and am glad that I did. There are so many interesting concepts in this book that take time to ponder and understand. I'm going to buy a copy for my home.

[Beata · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Twarzą na Wschód" to książka dla osób, które dopiero zaczynają przygodę z TMC (tradycyjna medycyną chińską). Ale jest to książka rzetelna, klarowna w przedstawianiu wiedzy i bardzo praktyczna od pierwszej do ostatniej strony. Ponieważ współautorką książki jest projektantka mody, to ta akurat książka odnosi się także do kwestii dbania o zdrowie i urodę z punktu widzenia tej starożytnej medycyny. Książka nie wspiera bynajmniej próżności! To książka przekonująca, że nasze piękno nie tkwi jedynie w wyglądzie, ale w całokształcie przejawów naszego człowieczeństwa. Dlatego znajdziemy w niej rady dotyczące zdrowia, które bezsprzecznie wpływa pozytywnie na nasz wygląd, ale i także rozwoju umysłu i ducha, bo te sfery także oddziałują na to jak mozemy być postrzegani, a przede wszystkim jak sami się czujemy. Polecam przeczytać od deski do deski. :)

[Linda Tomase · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recommended

Really liked the book - clear, informative, both practical and esoteric. Was mostly annoyed by the co-author’s comments likely thought to represent the common unknowing reader. I bet it’s something the editor thought was a brilliant idea. On the whole - a great book.

[Amarsanaa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Habits define your health in years, so why not read this book that gives some exciting aspects of Chinese medicine to the western audience (mainly).

[Diane Dreher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating introduction to Chinese medicine and how to find greater health, healing, and balance in our lives.