The Energetic Body: Integrating Eastern and Western Perspectives in Medicine

For more than forty years, Dr Graham Player has asked one deceptively simple question: can the life-force ideas that power Traditional Chinese Medicine—Qi, meridians, Yin-Yang—really be translated into the language of modern biophysics? The Energetic Body answers with a resounding yes, weaving clinical case-notes, martial-arts apprenticeship, and peer-reviewed science into a vivid narrative that makes medicine's invisible dimension come alive. Journey from the ancient Huangdi Nei Jing to MRI labs that track acupuncture's neural signals; from Ayurvedic breathwork to quantum-biology findings on mitochondrial light emissions. Discover why fascia behaves like a liquid-crystal network, how psychoneuroimmunology gives science-speak to "mind over matter," and what Indigenous healing systems teach about community, land, and energy balance. Whether you're a clinician seeking integrative tools, a patient navigating chronic illness, or a curious reader who senses there's more to healing than pills and protocols, this book offers an evidence-rich, conversational guide to keeping energy—and therefore life—in flow. Inside you'll learn • How Chinese meridians, Ayurvedic nadis, and Western bioelectric maps align into one coherent tapestry. • Practical self-care techniques—from breath regulation to pulsed electromagnetic field therapy—grounded in hard data. • A forward-looking blueprint for twenty-first-century medicine that treats people, not parts. Step into a conversation that spans millennia and disciplines, and emerge with a fresh lens on what it truly means to heal.