The Postpartum Recovery Program: How to Adapt the Ancient Practice of Zuo Yue Zi to Your Patients (TCM Practitioner Series) - Softcover

Andrews, Dr. Lia G

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0989326047 ISBN 13: 9780989326049

Publisher: Alcyone Press, 2014

Synopsis

The care a woman receives after childbirth makes or breaks her health and appearance. In this reference book written for TCM practitioners, Dr. Lia Andrews, DAOM, L.Ac. presents her Postpartum Recovery Program™; dietary and lifestyle practices she adapted from traditional Chinese postpartum care. She has used this program to transform the health of countless patients and shares it with other practitioners for the first time. This book presents the entire Postpartum Recovery Program™ in an easy to implement format. The book includes: · essential lifestyle practices for a healthy recovery and to prevent premature aging · postpartum girdle instructions to fully recover the waistline and prevent prolapse · pelvic floor rehabilitation to prevent incontinence and prolapse · Chinese superfoods & key postpartum ingredients · sample omnivore, pescatarian, and vegan meal plans · 87 postpartum recipes · pattern differentiation and treatment for 18 common postpartum imbalances

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Lia G. Andrews, DAOM, L.Ac. was born in Norwalk, Connecticut. She attended Bryn Mawr College and the College of William & Mary, where she received her BA in International Studies. She received her Masters in Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (MATCM) from Yo San University. Dr. Andrews received her Doctorate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM) from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. She is licensed nationally and in the state of California. She practices in the clinic she founded with her mother, Cinnabar Acupuncture Clinic & Spa in San Diego, California.

Edition details

• Publisher: Alcyone Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0989326047
• ISBN 13: 9780989326049
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 352