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

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.

Do you wake up at two, three or four in the morning and find yourself unable to fall asleep again? Early morning awakening can have many causes, including sleep timing, stress and anxiety, alcohol or caffeine, sleep apnoea, nocturia, menopause, pain, reflux and changes in mood. This book explores what modern sleep medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine see differently, with a practical focus on what you can do—from CBT-I and daily sleep habits to UK pharmacy options, TCM a

Your cold is gone, but why is the cough still there three weeks later? The cause may not be limited to the lungs—it may involve the nose, acid reflux, airway hypersensitivity, medicines, or other factors. This book explores persistent cough through modern medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine, with a practical focus on what you can do: UK OTC options, food therapy for different cough patterns, TCM approaches, and when it is time to see a doctor. L4_HW02_咳嗽三周不好，问题可能不在肺_简体

Why do some people sneeze throughout spring while others wake with a blocked, runny nose all year round? This book explores allergic rhinitis through both modern medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine, with a practical focus on what you can do—from UK OTC medicines and allergen control to TCM pattern differentiation, food therapy, and knowing when to see a doctor.

Why did qi become “energy” in Western translation? What do yin and yang actually describe? Were Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water really five elements? Volume II examines qi, yin-yang, the Five Phases and the relationship between humans and nature, asking where ancient observations meet modern science—and where important questions remain open.

More than two thousand years ago, without microscopes, CT scans or modern laboratories, what did Chinese physicians actually see? Beginning with ancient medical records, Volume I traces the ideas of meridians, acupuncture points and qi, placing traditional observations alongside modern scientific inquiry without forcing one system into the language of the other.

Ni Haixia taught the Huangdi Neijing, Shang Han Lun and Jin Gui Yao Lue, practised Chinese medicine in the United States, and became known for his forceful defence of classical Chinese medicine. To his admirers, he helped revive interest in ancient medical traditions and classical formulas. To his critics, some of his medical claims required much stronger evidence. Compassion and Thunder neither presents Ni as a miracle doctor nor dismisses him because of controversy. Throu

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

Why do some people catch repeated colds and later develop persistent coughs, rhinitis, poor sleep, cold hands and feet, or digestive problems? Drawing primarily on Ni Haixia’s classical-formula system, this book explores external pathogens, the Six-Stage framework, mistreatment, Cold, Dampness, Phlegm-Fluids and Blood Stasis. It also compares these traditional ideas with modern medical perspectives, helping readers understand two very different approaches to illness and long-