The Book of Changes, the most important classic in ancient China, also demonstrates profound wisdom in health keeping. As The Book of Changes presents the law of the universe, it focuses on the nature of life in light of keeping healthy. It proposes many penetrating views on disease prevention and control and longevity. Such theories as Ying and Yang and Five Elements, Jiugong (Nine Palaces) and Eight Diagrams, and man and nature being one in the Book have exerted far-reaching influence on the study on health keeping. As a masterpiece with a huge influence on health keeping, The Book of Changes holds many original views on disease prevention and control and longevity. Health-Keeping Wisdom in the Book of Changes compiled by Song Jingdong and Fu Yichang attempts to reveal the way of health-keeping in the Book of Changes in a simple, clear and straightaway manner so as to provide guidance for modern peoples life. This book comprises seven chapters, i.e. Health-Keeping System in the Book of Changes, Health-Keeping through Ying-Yang and Five Elements, Health-Keeping through the Eight Diagrams, Like Draws Like and Maintenance of the Viscera, Health-Keeping through Time, Health-Keeping through Occult Techniques and Health-Keeping in Family Life. As the name suggests, the first chapter generalizes the health-keeping theory of medicine and change sharing the same origin as well as health-keeping-related ideas in the Book of Changes; Chapter 2 to Chapter 7 offers the health-keeping methods suitable for modern peoples living habits from the following six aspects: Ying-Yang and Five Elements, the Eight Diagrams, meridians and collaterals, time, occult techniques and family life, simple and feasible. In the book, women may learn about the way to maintain beauty and youth in the Book of Changes, men may know how to keep healthy both physically and psychologically and stay energetic, the old may acquire the way for longevity, and children may learn how to cultivate body and mind so as to grow healthily. Based on modern life, Health-Keeping Wisdom in the Book of Changes, which offers comprehensive knowledge and practical methods in a illustrated way, popular and easy to understand and use, is an essential reference book of health-keeping for Chinese families. - from Amzon