Power of the Five Elements: The Chinese Medicine Path to Healthy Aging and Stress Resistance
“In this enlightening book, Dr. Charles Moss offers us the opportunity to heal our modern world through the wisdom of the ages.”—David Simon, MD, cofounder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing and author ofFree to Love, Free to Heal“Dr. Charles Moss catapults the discipline of Five Element acupuncture into the contemporary framework of an individual’s response to life’s stressors. His Five Adaptation Types each embody the qualities of an element, and he lucidly animates them with snapshot stories from his clinical practice. This is the inevitable next step of integrating the classical Five Element model into modern medicine’s understanding of mind-body dynamics.”—Joseph M. Helms, MD, president of Helms Medical Institute and founding president of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture“Dr. Charles Moss, a masterful physician and acupuncturist, penetrates the mysteries of classical Chinese medical thinking to give us a truly useful guide to meeting life’s challenges. He demystifies this deeply thoughtful approach to health while honoring its physical, emotional, and spiritual insights. Dr. Moss makes ancient wisdom immediately applicable to dealing with modern stress, giving us clear, specific instruction for using our adaptive strengths to live a healthy, more conscious life.”—Martin L. Rossman, MD, Dipl. Ac. (NCCAOM), author ofGuided Imagery for Self-Healing“This book is a must-read for everyone who wants the answer to two questions: What makes a person vulnerable to illness and premature aging? What brings a person vibrant health? I loved it and highly recommend it.”—Bill Bachrach, CSP, CPAE; author ofValues-Based Financial Planning“Power of the Five Elementsis a must-read for those  practitioners of acupuncture who desire to have a powerful and lasting  effect on their patients' mental and physical health. The author points  out that when combined with proper diet, mindful meditation techniques,  and appropriate exercise, the adaptive powers of the Five Elements can  provide ‘long life and everlasting vision.’ This book brings these  ancient techniques to modem life usefulness.”—Medical Acupuncture Journal“Power of the Five Elementsprovides a unique way of finding essential peace for the sake of both mind and body.”—Energy Times