Tibetan Medicine and You

All of us want to be happy and avoid suffering. So why are many of us anxious, angry, or depressed? We suffer from pain, hypertension, inflammation, indigestion, insomnia, and addiction. Yet, too often we make choices that undermine us rather than reverse what’s wrong. Tibetan medicine, Tibet’s ancient, timely science of healing, offers effective tools for transforming suffering into health and happiness.Tibetan medicine teaches that the purpose of life is to be happy, and that after our basic needs are met, happiness results primarily from our own thinking. When challenges arise, we choose how to interpret them. We can wallow in negativity and get sick - or even sicker - in mind and body. Or we can decide to create health and happiness. Making mindful, healthy choices won’t solve every problem but will produce better results than poor or thoughtless decisions do. At least, we won’t make things worse!This book explains how to use the concepts of Tibetan medicine for self-care and integrative care alongside Western medical interventions. By actively engaging in self-care, we make conscious, informed decisions to preserve and improve health and happiness. By (Both sentences begin with By. One sentence needs rewriting.) incorporating Tibetan medicine into our Western medical care, we include methods for preventing disease and mental distress, improving overall health outcomes, and preparing for a more peaceful death. The chapters cover the philosophical underpinnings of Tibetan medicine and nuanced explanations of health, illness, diagnosis, and treatment, focusing on diet and behavior.Anyone can use the information in this book to reduce stress, make healthy choices, improve overall health and wellbeing, and be happier. Using Tibetan medicine for self-care and integrative care promotes empowerment and offers more options than Western medical care alone (to be consistent).

“As a complete guide to Health and Happiness based on Ancient knowledge of Sowa Rigpa, (Tibetan medicine), the authors carefully presented the integrity of Tibetan medicine as complement to modern medicine and conventional way of life.”

Cameron and Namdul understand that Tibetan medicine and Western medicine are all too often seen as competing paths to physical and emotional healing. They present a thorough and accessible summary of what ancient Tibetan medicine excels at as well as what Western medicine does best. Their hope in their collaboration is that both disciplines can get past entrenched biases, understand that neither approach need be in conflict but can complement one another for the betterment of us all.
Everyone wants to be happy! What a perfect truth and message to share with the world. Although more than 2,500 years old, few people know about this ancient healing system which teaches that healing and happiness begin in the mind. Tibetan Medicine and You: A Path to Wellbeing, Better Health, and Joy explains the concepts of Tibetan medicine which combines influences of classical India, China, and Central Asia with Buddhism. Living in harmony with your constitution is an important aspect of Tibetan medicine and this book provides tools to help you determine your innate constitution. Once you know your constitution, Tibetan Medicine and You: A Path to Wellbeing, Better Health, and Joy contains information about how to create balance through lifestyle choices, diet, herbs and meditation and provides a number of methods and techniques to follow for self-healing purposes. This book inspires deep appreciation for an ancient healing system that is totally applicable to our lives today. It is a treasure...
This book by Miriam Cameron and Tenzin Namdul is an excellent resource for health care providers interested in traditional and integrative medicine. The scientific community is interested in the benefits of traditional medical practices and their biological mechanisms. Tibetan medicine can be used together with Western medicine to enhance healthy outcomes and improve lives of people. This interesting book is easy to read and full of great practical advice for healthy and happy living. Healthcare professionals, students, researchers as well as lay people will benefit from this ancient healing system.
This book is an enterprising effort to communicate Tibetan Medicine to a global audience. It is a bold initiative in creating for the first time a self-help manual of Tibetan healing.
This book is an excellent presentation of the complexity of Tibetan Medicine in a simple yet thorough format the western mind can understand. The authors describe Tibetan Medicine as a truly integrative system that weaves together body, mind amp; spiritual aspects to balance a beingrsquo;s healthful energies. Just as the mind can create suffering and disease, Buddhist practice and meditation is included to help decrease human suffering through understanding. This emphasis on the whole person brings new relevance of this book to Karma amp; Dharma practice. Highly recommended reading to Tibetan Medicine patients, students and healthcare professionals.
Overall, I was recurrently struck by the holistic seamlessness between Tibetan religion, its rich cosmology, and its medicine. . . a compelling and informative read.

Miriam E. Cameron, PhD, MS, MA, RN, is Lead Faculty of the Yoga & Tibetan Medicine Focus Area and Graduate Faculty, Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing, University of Minnesota ; . She did nine years of funded postdoctoral study in Nursing and Cross-Cultural Ethics at the University of Minnesota, Georgetown University, University of Illinois-Chicago, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Midwest Bioethics Center. Since 1994, she has studied Tibetan medicine in Tibet, India, and the United States. Starting in 2003, she created and teaches two graduate courses about Tibetan medicine. PI or Co-PI of 9 funded research studies, she has published over 65 articles, nine book chapters, three monographs, three Internet modules, and four books: Hello, I’m God & I’m Here to Help You (Warner Books); Living with AIDS: Experiencing Ethical Problems, Foreword by Edmund D., Pellegrino, MD (Sage Publications); and Karma & Happiness: A Tibetan Odyssey in Ethics, Spirituality, & Healing, Foreword by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama (Roman & Littlefield).Tenzin Namdul, BTMS, MA, GCPHCC, PhD Candidate, graduated in 1996 as a Doctor of Tibetan Medicine from Men-Tsee-Khang Medical College, Dharamsala, India. Since then, he has engaged in clinical practice, teaching, writing, research, and other scholarly work involving Tibetan medicine in Europe, Asia, and the United States. He has published research articles and an Internet module about Tibetan medicine, and he translated from Tibetan to English Tibetan Medical Dietary Book: Vol. I, Potency & Preparation of Vegetables (Men-Tsee-Khang) by Dr. Yangbum Gyal. He serves as Faculty at the Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing:

All of us want to be happy and avoid suffering. So why are many of us anxious, angry, or depressed? We suffer from pain, hypertension, inflammation, indigestion, insomnia, and addiction. Yet, too often we make choices that undermine us rather than reverse what's wrong. Tibetan medicine, Tibet's ancient, timely science of healing, offers effective tools for transforming suffering into health and happiness. Tibetan medicine teaches that the purpose of life is to be happy, and that after our basic needs are met, happiness results primarily from our own thinking. When challenges arise, we choose how to interpret them. We can wallow in negativity and get sick - or even sicker - in mind and body. Or we can decide to create health and happiness. Making mindful, healthy choices won't solve every problem but will produce better results than poor or thoughtless decisions do. At least, we won't make things worse! This book explains how to use the concepts of Tibetan medicine for self-care and integrative care alongside Western medical interventions. By actively engaging in self-care, we make conscious, informed decisions to preserve and improve health and happiness. By (Both sentences begin with By. One sentence needs rewriting.) incorporating Tibetan medicine into our Western medical care, we include methods for preventing disease and mental distress, improving overall health outcomes, and preparing for a more peaceful death. The chapters cover the philosophical underpinnings of Tibetan medicine and nuanced explanations of health, illness, diagnosis, and treatment, focusing on diet and behavior. Anyone can use the information in this book to reduce stress, make healthy choices, improve overall health and wellbeing, and be happier. Using Tibetan medicine for self-care and integrative care promotes empowerment and offers more options than Western medical care alone (to be consistent).

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