Body Indicator: What Is Your Body Trying To Tell You?

Description

Our increasing dependence on technology has led us to be lazy in many ways, nowhere more so than in the matter of taking responsibility for our own health. This little book attempts to help put us back in the driving seat. In the absence of sophisticated diagnostic equipment, which in any case generally only reveals problems after they
have occurred, Ayurvedic practitioners have for thousands of years depended on the body’s many outward signals in their assessment of their patients’ inner health.

Realising that all the external organs are in contact with the internal organs and systems, they have utilised such methods as face and palm reading and astrology, and their assessments make extensive use of information gained from such indicators as the pulse, the tongue and the eyes. The author, a practitioner with more than 20 years of experience of Ayurveda, makes it clear that if we know the outside of the body we can better understand what is going on inside. For example, we learn how examination of the eyes can reveal problems in the liver, gallbladder or blood circulation.

This is not a book for self diagnosis. It does however, in a user-friendly way, provide us with a means of identifying possible inner imbalances which if left untreated might lead to full-blown sicknesses. Armed with this information we can seek professional help. Whether for personal use or to be of help to family or friends, this is a great little guide to greater awareness of our bodies.