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A scientifically based herbal and nutritional program to master stress, improve energy, prevent degenerative disease, and age gracefully • Explains how adaptogenic herbs work at the cellular level to enhance energy production and subdue the pro-inflammatory state behind degenerative disease • Explores the author’s custom adaptogenic blends for the immune system, cardiovascular health, thyroid function, brain health, and cancer treatment support • Provides more than 60 monographs on herbs and nutritional compounds based on more than 25 years of clinical practice with thousands of patients Weaving together the ancient wisdom of herbalism and the most up-to-date scientific research on cancer, aging, and nutrition, renowned medical herbalist and clinical nutritionist Donald Yance reveals how to master stress, improve energy levels, prevent degenerative disease, and age gracefully with the elite herbs known as adaptogens. Yance’s holistic approach, called the Eclectic Triphasic Medical System (ETMS), is based on extensive scientific research, more than 25 years of clinical practice, and excellent results with thousands of patients. It centers on four interconnected groups of health tools: botanical formulations, nutritional supplements, diet, and lifestyle. Defining three categories for adaptogenic herbs, he explains how formulations should combine herbs from each category to create a synergistic effect. He provides more than 60 monographs on herbs and nutritional compounds as well as custom combinations to revitalize the immune system, build cardiovascular health, protect brain function, manage weight, and support cancer treatment. He explains the interplay of endocrine health, the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, thyroid function, and stress in the aging process and reveals how adaptogenic treatment begins at the cellular level with the mitochondria–the microscopic energy producers present in every living cell. Emphasizing spirituality, exercise, and diet in addition to herbal treatments and nutritional supplements, Yance’s complete lifestyle program explores how to enhance energy production in the body and subdue the proinflammatory state that lays the groundwork for nearly every degenerative disease, taking you from merely surviving to thriving.”Donald Yance” wrote:The word adaptogen refers to the nonspecific, endocrine-regulating, immune-modulating effects of certain plants that increase a person’s ability to maintain optimal balance in the face of physical or emotional stress. These botanical agents provide the perfect antidote for the life-robbing deficiencies in vitality created by the demands of modern life.In my two and a half decades of clinical experience, I have found that using adaptogens together with targeted nutritional remedies and supportive herbs (which I refer to as adaptogen companions) forms the basis of an effective health-supportive program that promotes a state of thriving, as opposed to merely surviving. In this book you will discover the ways that adaptogenic plants and nutritional compounds, combined with a healthy lifestyle, proper nutrition, and appropriate exercise and rest, can help you build a foundation of vitality as well as an abundant reserve of energy for optimal health.ContentsCover Image Title Page EpigraphAcknowledgments and DedicationTable of ContentsForeword by Dwight L. McKeeIntroductionPart One: AdaptogensPart Two: The MonographsAppendix. The Eclectic Triphasic Medical System (ETMS)FootnotesEndnotesIndexAbout the AuthorAbout Inner Traditions • Bear & Company Copyright & PermissionsHardcover: 672 pagesPublisher: Healing Arts Press; 1 edition (Sept. 21 2013)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1620551004ISBN-13: 978-1620551004ASIN: B00FBM9ITG