Medicine

The healing powers of traditional yoga, Oriental medicine, nutrition and other mind/body techniques are accessible with this do-it-yourself manual for women who are either struggling with infertility or just looking to improve their odds of conception.

From the holistic fertility experts at Pulling Down the Moon comes THE INFERTILITY CLEANSE, a hands-on companion workbook to their book Fully Fertile. This book includes step-by-step guidelines for implementing holistic methods such as nutrition, yoga, acupuncture and other mind/body methods to cleanse body, mind and spirit in preparation for pregnancy.

A practical book written for both health professionals and the layperson, this newly revised guide deconstructs common myths about the use of massage in cancer treatment. Reviewing literature that shows cancer to be caused by genetic mutation and the influence of hormones, the opening discussion emphasises that mechanical action such as massage does not break tumours open or cause them to spread.

DIGESTIVE INTELLIGENCE tells the fascinating story of how our digestive systems are the centre of our bodies' second brain and how we think and live our emotions via our stomachs. Not impossible when you consider there is something equivalent to the size of a football pitch hiding inside our bellies – that's the incredible magnitude of our digestive systems.

Whether a practitioner is beginning to study massage for people affected by cancer or is deepening their practice, learning occurs through a number of directions - self-study, guided clinical lessons with an experienced teacher, supervised hands-on practice with clients, mentoring and peer support via group interactions.

Everyone is fertile; however, our common standards for measuring fertility are faulty. Today, our currently accepted narratives around fertility offer much in the way of diagnosis, but little in the way of customized care and consideration of a woman's entire mind, body, and spirit.