Numb fingers and a stiff neck — is it always cervical spondylosis? Follow five people — an editor with numb fingers, a sales manager with a recurring crick in the neck, a retired engineer who can no longer do up his buttons, a keen baker who feels giddy reaching for the top shelf, and a new mum who feeds with her head down — to understand three different neck problems, how doctors tell them apart, what you can do at home, how Chinese medicine sees it, and which warning signs

A little pink in the sink when you brush — do you just rinse it away? Follow five people — a builder who lives on energy drinks, a retired teacher whose teeth seem to be getting longer, a mum-to-be with bleeding gums, a shop owner whose diabetes and gums affect each other, and a young woman whose gums bleed at a touch after months of dieting — to understand how bleeding gums turn into gum disease, who is most at risk, how to care for your gums at home, how Chinese medicine se

Excerpt: Bad breath may seem like a minor social embarrassment, but it can be linked to gum disease, tongue coating, dry mouth, nasal and throat conditions, digestive factors, and everyday habits. HW06 Bad Breath — The Secret Your Mouth Couldn’t Hide explores why bad breath happens, when medical or dental assessment is needed, and how modern medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine approach the same problem from different perspectives.

Excerpt: Bad breath may seem like a minor social embarrassment, but it can be linked to gum disease, tongue coating, dry mouth, nasal and throat conditions, digestive factors, and everyday habits. HW06 Bad Breath — The Secret Your Mouth Couldn’t Hide explores why bad breath happens, when medical or dental assessment is needed, and how modern medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine approach the same problem from different perspectives.

Excerpt / Summary One cough can tell two very different stories. Western medicine may look for airway irritation, infection, inflammation, or other respiratory causes, while Chinese medicine may consider patterns involving cold and heat, phlegm, Lung Qi, constitution, and the balance of the body as a whole. Starting with one of our most familiar symptoms, this book explores how two medical traditions can look at the same human body yet ask different questions—and what we may