Unit 1 The Urinary System 1
Pre-reading 2
In-reading 3
Text A Five Things to Help Pass Kidney Stones 3
Text B The Kidney Hormone that Helped Win a Nobel Prize 8
Post-reading Can Prostate Cancer Be Prevented? 12
Additional Reading Kidney Disease Death Rates in COVID Patients 17
Unit 2 The Nervous System 21
Pre-reading 22
In-reading 23
Text A Alzheimer’s Radically Changes the Lives of Patients 23
Text B Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop 28
Post-reading Living with Bell’s Palsy 32
Additional Reading Small Steps So Far 36
Unit 3 The Endocrine System 41
Pre-reading 42
In-reading 43
Text A Thyroid Nodules 43
Text B The Truth About HGH for Weight Loss 48
Post-reading How to Maintain Your Metabolism 53
Additional Reading Natural Ways to Balance Your Hormones 57
Unit 4 The Integumentary System 61
Pre-reading 62
In-reading 63
Text A The Factors of Skin Aging 63
Text B How to Treat Sunburn 68
Post-reading Skin Care: Five Tips for Healthy Skin 72
Additional Reading Upgrading Your Skincare Routine During the Coronavirus Pandemic 77
Unit 5 The Reproductive System 81
Pre-reading 82
In-reading 83
Text A The Epic Journey—How
Fertilization Happens 83
Text B The Cutting Truth About Circumcision 88
Post-reading The First Successful Uterus Transplant from a Deceased Donor 92
Additional Reading Everyone Should Know About HIV 97
Unit 6 Yin-yang and Wuxing 103
Pre-reading 104
In-reading 105
Text A Yin-yang and Wuxing in Chinese Culture 105
Text B The Philosophy and Theory of Yin and Yang 110
Post-reading The Yin and Yang of Hormonal Balance 114
Additional Reading Understanding Organs with the Yin-yang and Wuxing Theory 118
Unit 7 Cupping 123
Pre-reading 124
In-reading 125
Text A The Secrets Behind Cupping Therapy 125
Text B Benefits of Chinese Cupping 130
Post-reading A Cupping Therapy Overview 133
Additional Reading A Review of Clinical Studies on Cupping Therapy 138
Unit 8 Dietary Therapy 143
Pre-reading 144
In-reading 145
Text A Chinese Dietary Therapy 145
Text B Seasonal Foods in Accordance with TCM 150
Post-reading Healthy Eating in Traditional Chinese Medicine 154
Additional Reading Chinese Dietary Therapy for Children 159