True Wellness for Your Gut: True Wellness

Catherine Kurosu, MD, LAc, graduated from the University of Toronto School of Medicine in 1990 and a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology in 1995.
In 2006, she became a diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. 2009, she was certified as a medical acupuncturist through the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the Helms Medical Institute. Dr. Kurosu is a diplomate of the American Board of Medical Acupuncture. She has a master of science in Oriental medicine, from the Institute of Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Honolulu. 2015, she became a licensed acupuncturist. 2018 she became a diplomate in Oriental medicine through the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
Dr. Kurosu lives on O`ahu with her husband, and daughter, where she practices integrative medicine, blending Western and Eastern approaches to patient care.

Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1: The Gut ¿ An East/West Perspective

• A Brief History of the Gut
• The History and Philosophy of Western Medicine
• The History and Philosophy of Eastern Medicine
• The Science behind Eastern Healing Modalities
• Western Health-Care Providers and Eastern Medicine

Chapter 2: The Gastrointestinal System in Health and Disease

• Understanding Our Digestive System
• The Human Microbiome
• The Second Brain (or The Gut Brain Axis)
• How Chronic Inflammation Affects Digestion and Metabolism
• How Sleep Affects the Gut and Vice Versa
• Common Digestive and Metabolic Illnesses
• Gastrointestinal Problems
• Diabetes
• Obesity

Chapter 3: The True Wellness Approach to Gastrointestinal Problems
Chapter 4: The True Wellness Approach to Diabetes
Chapter 5: The True Wellness Approach to Obesity
Chapter 6: Qigong for The Gut

• Benefits of Qigong
• Qigong for Healing and Prevention of Gastrointestinal Diseases

Chapter 7: General Principles of Self-Healing

• The True Wellness Checklist

Conclusion

Appendix A ¿ Elimination Diet

Appendix B ¿ Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load

Acknowledgments

Recommended Reading and Resources

Glossary

Index

About the Authors