What do Arianna Huffington, Sheryl Crow, Anjelica Huston, Reba McEntire and Denzel Washington know about maintaining their health, beauty and vitality that you don’t? They know that bitter melon can help you lose weight, grapeseed oil is nature’s antioxidant and some of the best libido boosters come straight from your kitchen, thanks to Dr. Mao. A 38th-generation practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, he now tells all in his new book, SECOND SPRING: HUNDREDS OF NATURAL SECRETS FOR WOMEN TO REVITALIZE AND REGENERATE AT ANY AGE (April 2, 2009; Free Press; $17.99).

Gleaned from years of practice and the 2,000-year-old tradition of healing, Dr. Mao’s simple solutions empower women to take charge of the revitalization and rejuvenation of their body, mind and spirit. SECOND SPRING offers hundreds of tips:

• Chinese Moss Fights Memory Loss – Chinese club moss can help boost the brain’s chemicals involved in memory and awareness.
   
• Horny Goat Weed: The Name Says it All – This discovery by Chinese shepherds can add zest to your love life.
   
• Keep Your Joints Jumping – The bark of the eucommia tree can encourage the development of collagen in skin, tendons and ligaments.
   
• Turn off the Flash – Use chasteberry supplements to control hot flashes.
   
• Natural Oil for Creaky Joints – The oil from tiny krill, the food of whales, can protect the nervous system from free radical damage and reduce arthritic joint discomfort.

• Got Greens? – Calcium from leafy greens can add to your vitality.
  The Joy of Sax – Learn to play a wind instrument to improve lung function and exercise your brain.
   
• Watercress Fights Water Weight – Toss watercress into your salad for a natural diuretic.
   
• Blue is the Color of Calm – Look at an expanse of blue to feel calm and relaxed.

Three scents for a restful sleep – Use lavender, vanilla and green apple to help induce sleep.

In the book Dr. Mao addresses a variety of subject areas including maintaining ageless beauty, enhancing brain power, promoting restorative sleep, relieving pain naturally, creating higher energy and energizing love and sexuality. Jam-packed with hundreds of helpful secrets, SECOND SPRING is easy to use. A reference in the back of the book allows women customize a plan specific to their own needs to help them, as Dr. Mao says, “Live long, live strong and live happy.”

Reviews:

“Second Spring tells you exactly what you need to know to keep yourself vibrantly healthy and youthful in the second half of your life."

-- CHRISTIANE NORTHRUP, M.D., author of The Wisdom of Menopause



"I have tremendous respect for Dr. Mao's knowledgeable work in women's health and longevity. This book offers an all-natural program filled with secrets for women with surprisingly simple remedies, exercises, and healthy habits that are easy to make a part of your daily routine -- with long-lasting benefits. Many thanks are due to Dr. Mao for revitalizing the lives of women."

-- FRANK LIPMAN, M.D., author of Spent: End Exhaustion and Feel Great Again



" Dr. Mao's brilliant book Second Spring shows women how to restore their power by revitalizing their health with his amazing natural secrets and age-old wisdom."

-- ARIANNA HUFFINGTON



"Renowned Chinese medical scholar Dr Maoshing Ni has written a charming and very useful manual combining both time-honored and evidence-based approaches for balancing mind and body with specific ways to address many of our most common ailments. You will refer to this treasure trove of information over and over."

-- WOODSON MERRELL, M.D., author of The Source: Unleash Your Natural Energy, Power Up Your Health, and Feel 10 Years Younger



About the Author

Dr. Mao earned his Doctorate and Ph.D. in Oriental Medicine with a specialization in nutrition. He is a skilled master of acupuncture, as well as Chinese herbal medicine, tai chi, qi gong and feng shui. Dr. Mao co-founded the Los Angeles based Tao Wellness Center and Yo San University, both dedicated to holistic healing, and writes about natural health and well-being on his website.
 

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