Holistic Anatomy: For Healers, Heretics & Alternative Folk : an Introduction to Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, and Deep HolismPip Waller, 2008 - 298 Seiten Complementary and alternative approaches to health and medicine have become increasingly widespread as the limits of conventional treatments become more apparent. "Holistic" "Anatomy "presents an authoritative study of anatomy, physiology, and pathology but expands the discussion by connecting the science of the body to a variety of alternative modalities to explore how human beings exist within--and interact with--their environment, and how they experience existence in emotional and spiritual terms. Basic scientific terminology and detailed descriptions are interwoven with informal, sometimes humorous observations, facts, and ideas about life. The mechanisms, structure, and functions of the body are explored, along with how they relate to spiritual and energetic paradigms, emotions, and ecological principles. The first half of the book covers basic anatomy and physiology, describing each major system of the body and how they interrelate. This part includes a thoughtful discussion of aging and the dying process. The second half focuses on models of health and disease, both traditional and holistic. Topics include western pathology, emotional health, five element medicine, and the spiritual cause for disease. |
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Chapter Two Its the Chemistry of Life | 8 |
Chapter Three Cells Tissues The Basic Materials Histology | 23 |
Chapter Four Between Within and Without The Skin or Integumentary System | 39 |
Chapter Five Them Bones Them Bones Them Dry Bones The Skeletal Sytem | 47 |
Chapter Six Movement The Muscular System | 62 |
Chapter Seven TransportThe Heart of the Matter The Cardiovascular System | 89 |
Chapter Ten Breathing The Respiratory System | 107 |
Chapter Eleven Eating and Food Processing The Digestive System Diet | 116 |
Chapter Sixteen The Birds and the Bees The Reproductive System | 179 |
Chapter Seventeen Experiencing the Outside World The Special Senses Touch | 202 |
Chapter Eighteen An Overview of Aging | 211 |
Chapter Nineteen Interrelationships | 217 |
Chapter Twenty Dropping the Robe Death Dying | 227 |
Section Two Health and Disease | 237 |
Chapter Twentythree Emotional Health Connecting the Mind and Body | 254 |
Appendix A A Completely Holistic System Five Element Medicine | 265 |
Chapter Twelve The Liver | 138 |
Chapter Thirteen Waterworks The Urinary System | 144 |
Chapter Fourteen The Wiring The Nervous system | 150 |
Chapter Fifteen Hormones The Endocrine System | 168 |
Bibliography | 279 |
Acknowledgments | 287 |
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