Maoshing Ni - Secrets of Self-Healing

HARNESS NATURES POWER TO HEAL COMMON AILMENTS, BOOST YOUR VITALITY , and ACHIEVE OPTIMUM WELLNESS

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Text copyright 2008 by Maoshing Ni
Compilation copyright 2008 by Dr. Maoshing Ni and Authorscape Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the authors rights. Purchase only authorized editions. Published simultaneously in Canada

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Ni, Maoshing.
Secrets of self-healing: harness natures power to heal common ailments, boost your vitality, and achieve optimum wellness / Maoshing Ni.
p. cm.
ISBN: 978-1-1012-1584-5
1. Medicine, Chinese. 2. Integrative medicine. 3. Self-care, Health. 4. Healing. I. Title.
R601.N52 2008 2007038534
610dc22

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FOR YO SAN, WHOSE STRENGTH AND PERSEVERANCE
SAVED THE FAMILY LINEAGE FROM EXTINCTION,
WHOSE LOVE OF HUMANITY MADE PUBLIC A
MEDICAL TRADITION PREVIOUSLY CLOSED TO THE
OUTSIDE WORLD, AND WHOSE LIFE EMBODIED
THE PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH, SELF-HEALING,
AND SPIRITUAL SELF-CULTIVATION