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ISBN: 9781839970535
This ground-breaking text guides readers in interpreting and evaluating lab results through the lens of Chinese medicine. Sharing decades of expert knowledge and experience, Randine Lewis bridges the gap and translates Western medicine into Chinese medicine and biomedical results, consolidating both in a grounded and clear approach that allows practitioners to remain true to core Oriental principles around the basis of disease and healing.
Each section highlights pertinent Chinese medical physiology and how pathophysiologic states develop, allowing readers to hone their treatment plans. It encourages practitioners to ease away from the fear-based mindset found in some western medicinal approaches and to focus on the treatment and understanding of subtle imbalances before they are evident in the blood. Focus will be on the most common medical conditions that bring patients to clinic and evaluating how popular pharmaceuticals impact Chinese medicine patterns.
Reviews
David W. Miller M.D., FAAP, L.Ac., Dipl. OM, Medical Director, Pediatric Integrative Medicine
In “Spirit of the Blood” Randine Lewis presents the reader with a fascinating exploration of integrative, East-West thinking. This exploratory work opens a conversation regarding the interpretation of lab testing from dual perspectives, and lays the groundwork for further thinking on this subject.
As a pioneering, solo work with information taken from her experience and study in classical Taoist practice and in academics in Chinese medicine, the ideas presented should be critically evaluated and used to open and further dialog rather than be seen as canonical. Thinking in this way expands our understanding of both Eastern and Western concepts, forging towards an integration that may one day be transformative to medicine overall.
Kathy Robinson MD, Professor and Chair of Biomedicine Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts
Dr. Lewis has written a brilliant textbook that will be invaluable to all who practice Chinese Medicine. The writing is exquisite. The cases and quotes and impactful and perfectly placed in the text. This book could only have been written by someone with a masterful grasp of both the Western and Chinese Medical systems of practice. I have been privileged to witness Dr. Lewis teaching some of this material to acupuncture students and to see the light in their eyes when they begin to connect what I have been teaching them about these Western lab values to the spirit of Chinese Medicine. This book is a great gift to us all.
Dr Paul C Magarelli MD Ph.D.
This book is a steppingstone towards those goals of “one medicine” representing everything there is to know about the persons’ state- health or disease, well or sick. By dividing its approach along lines of concepts such as Qi and Blood; Metabolic and earthly digestion; salts and informational byways (endocrine system) ; organ systems as the next level of consolidation and conformation of our living cells; Spirit of the Blood provides a structured map to the potential of east west unification of understanding in the management of the person. Bravo on what is a monumental text for both reference and consolidation of information to set the stage for further study.
Olivia Pojer, MD
If Biomedicine and Chinese Medicine were Yin & Yang, Randine Lewis brings them together perfectly. Understanding lab work from a Chinese Medicine perspective has never been easier for readers. A truly impressive book!
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