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Asian Health
Secrets: The Complete Guide to Asian Herbal Medicine
by Letha Hadady
Three Rivers Press, 1998
ISBN: 0609801058
Health, Mind & Body, 512 pages
Trade paperback, $18.00
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ABOUT THE
BOOK
A complete introduction to
herbal medicine for the novice and an authoritative reference for
the expert. Asian Health Secrets offers practical advice
on how to use a variety of herbs, teas, extracts, and pills as
safe and inexpensive alternatives or complements to Western
treatments. In this informative guide to herbal medicine, Letha
Hadady presents simple yet thorough diagnostic methods that will
allow readers to evaluate their well-being to prevent illness,
boost immune strength, and promote health. Through case studies
and step-by-step instructions, Hadady reveals ancient cures for a
variety of ailments that were, for centuries, known only to
Eastern healers.
Asian Health Secrets is a Washington Post and One
Spirit book club bestseller. The book has a foreword by H.H. the
Dalai Lama. This modern classic in alternative medicine has been
widely praised as a "concise, well-written, easily understood
explanation of Asian theories about our health."
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LETHA HADADY is a native
of New Mexico who has a master's degree from the University of
Paris and has practiced traditional medicine in Asia. She stars
in Asian Health Secrets, an informative and entertaining
Winstar video shot in New York's Chinatown. Newsday has
called Letha "The best-known blonde in Chinatown."
Hadady appears regularly on radio, television, and the Internet,
and in national print magazines such as Healthy Living.
Recent appearances include Cablevision's Metro Holistic, "Chinese
herbs for endurance"; NBC's Today Show, "Chinese cold and flu
remedies"; and Donny and Marie. Other guest appearances have
included CNN's “Burden of Proof,” ABC's “The
View,” NBC's “Extra” and B. Smith “With
Style.” As B. Smith says, "Letha makes Chinese medicine
easy to use."
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