Author Brings Eastern Wisdom to Western World

5000-year old Chinese wisdom has much to say about health, nutrition, disease prevention, emotions, the weather and many other things. This knowledge can help improve our health and well-being and can be found in The Chinese Almanac, written by Dr Thomas Zhang.

Toronto, Canada (PRWeb) February 15, 2007 -- Chinese New Year (February 18th) may be an ideal time for those in the U.S. and Canada ready to shake off the cold to learn how to best do so with some ancient wisdom.

Dr Thomas Zhang has created a guide for laypeople interested in understanding how weather and the Five Elements can influence their health and success with planning ideas to help. The current fifteen-day cycle in the Chinese calendar marks the beginning of spring and is spotlighted in "The Chinese Almanac", a handy little reference book that predicts weather events, offers eating tips, outlines likely ailments and provides lessons from Chinese medicine in an easy-to-read format based on the 15-day cycles of the Chinese calendar.

The predictions work for the entire Northern Hemisphere as forecasting is based on cycles that are as similar in China as they are in North America. In fact, the book forewarns of the great cold we've recently experienced but leaves hope with an anticipated on-time spring arrival.

To mitigate some of the anticipated anger and sadness predominating the period that falls during the week of Chinese New Year, Dr Zhang recommends increasing sweet and bitter foods and decreasing sour and pungent food choices. If you're craving broccoli and sweet potatoes, your body may be trying to tell you something.

Chinese thinking provides simple and inexpensive ways to make small changes to control more aspects of our life and Dr Zhang strives to introduce readers to the concepts he learned by studying with elders appointed to pass down the teachings of The "Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine" (written 400 BC).

"The cycles of nature, particularly as they relate to weather patterns, are predictable and affect people in ways they may not have imagined," explains Dr Thomas Zhang, author of "The Chinese Almanac". "Understanding how foreseeable cycles impact each of us and using this knowledge to make decisions can improve our health, happiness and success."

Thomas Zhang is the son of a Traditional Chinese medical doctor and was invited the rare opportunity to study Traditional Chinese Medicine with some of the elders in Tianjin, China. Here, he learned the nearly forgotten precepts and traditions recorded in the "Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine", passed down through elite generations for the past 5000 years. Ariel Frailich, the publisher, became so excited about the results of Dr Zhang's ideas, he convinced him to partner to produce a book so many could learn from his insight and guidance. Both can provide specific ideas for food, planting, ailment and other issues timely for the Chinese New Year, or those that may crop up predictably during future cycles of the year. Visit http://www.ginsengpress.com for timely tips on weather patterns and associated dietary choices, business issues, planting concerns, ailment mitigation or to order "The Chinese Almanac", and visit the press room at http://www.ginsengpress.com/press for additional background information.

Title: The Chinese Almanac 2007

Author: Thomas Zhang, ND, Dr of TCM

Publisher: Ginseng Press (http://www.ginsengpress.com)

ISBN: 0-9738833-3-2

5" x 7", paperback, 92 pages, US$12.49/Cdn$12.49

Available from ginsengpress.com, amazon.com and other online retailers, and by mail from Ginseng Press. Also available in various eBook formats.

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