Book Review Time: 百病從寒起 (方舟文化出版 作者 進藤義晴 進藤辛惠)

Book Review Time: 【百病從寒起】 (方舟文化出版 作者 進藤義晴 進藤辛惠)

純屬個人意見，意見不合請勿罵我。歡迎指教，也歡迎在多倫多的親朋好友借閱此書。

重點筆記:
1) 無論是寒氣或飲食過量都會讓血液循環變差，使病情加重
2) 保持頭涼腳暖，盡可能讓足部不受涼。最基本法是在室內穿暖襪、拖鞋等。作者建議穿多層襪。
3) 要泡半身浴。水要維持在胸部以下。水溫大概36-37度攝氏，不可過熱。無法泡半身浴也可泡足湯。

書內附有圖解:
1) 排寒生活的基本原則
2) 寒氣入侵的症狀
3) 寒氣自我診斷表
4) "真正健康"的15項指標
5) 排寒解決女性特有煩惱
6) 何謂毒
7) 排毒反應
8) 如何因應 "暝眩反應"

閒聊時間:
會買這本書其實是受到長輩的影響，還有就是誠品真的很好逛。敬愛的長輩叮嚀務必要保護好肚臍不著涼。把書撈進籃子中不是因為被書封吸引，而是想看看專家們的意見與長輩的意見有無符合。畢竟，除了要當個聽話乖小孩之外，偶爾探討大千世界之奧妙還是可行的。

這樣寫會不會被打? 舅舅，愛你喔!

很遺憾的是，此書並未提到肚臍。

此書理念和小腿按摩(另外一本書)以及肚臍保暖是有異曲同工之妙: 如何使體內血液循環順暢。血液循環良好，久而久之身體應會減少病痛。

書中也提到人的個性可能會導致什麼樣的疾病。反之若身體好、腳暖了、那心胸自然也就遼闊，不再執著於小事情。

星星指數:
1顆: 可不讀
2顆: 可讀
3顆: 好書
4顆: 我喜歡的好書
5顆: 大大推薦的好書

英文版:  (中英文皆溜者請注意: 我純粹是隨心所欲、我手寫我心，偶爾心血來潮會玩玩翻譯。啊有時候就不會翻譯! 請多多見諒!)

Title: All diseases stem from cold 
(^ disclaimer: that's my interpretation, and I don't claim to be always right)

Growing up, I was sometimes chastised for walking around the house barefooted, especially when the house had marble tile floors. "You'll get cold! You'll be sorry for it one day!!", they always said. Well, I despised being overly warm and really didn't pay much attention.

According to this book, the elders were right. The book focused on explaining the in's and out's of why it's important to raise and maintain the temperature for one's lower half of the body. Upon reflection, that makes sense: The upper half of the body is usually warmer than the lower half of the body.

There are two easy ways to warm up the bottom half of the body: wear many layers of sock, and take baths regularly.

1) While I've promised my dearly beloved that I won't wear 14 layers of socks (alternating between silk and cotton layers of toe socks and regular socks), I've been dutifully wearing socks and slippers around the house. Attribute it to my old age or terribly weak circulation, but, these floors are cold on my feet.

2) The bath water is to be 36-37 degrees Celsius, no higher.  I'm still experimenting with this one, as I usually take baths that are too hot! The idea is that you want to warm up your calves and legs, not burn them to lobster-red.

The book is a short, easy read. The essential points are actually covered in the book cover... which I discovered AFTER I had completed my read. In my opinion, the bigger picture message that I'm taking away is that one should strive to have strong workings of the circulatory system.

Star rating system:
1 star: can skip
2 star: consider reading it
3 star: good book
4 star: good book that I enjoyed
5 star: strong recommendation