Temperament

Volume, firmness and visible veins: what the muscles say about temperament and the balance of moisture and dryness in the body.

Bone size, the ribcage and how prominent the joints are: how traditional medicine reads the inborn temperament from the skeleton.

How temperament shapes emotions through the nervous system and hormones, the emotional strengths of each temperament, and daily practices for each.

The difference between a Sevdavi temperament and an excess of black bile, which foods and habits raise it, and what brings it back into balance.

Warmth, moisture, colour, thickness and sweating: how traditional medicine reads temperament from the skin, and the mistakes to avoid.

Size, strength, speed, rhythm and hardness: a plain guide to how traditional medicine reads temperament from the pulse.

Size, shape, the white of the eye, moisture and the gaze: how traditional medicine reads the four temperaments from the eyes.

The colour, shape, moisture and coating of the tongue in each of the four temperaments, and what a scalloped tongue really means.

How traditional medicine reads temperament from the colour, texture, shape and warmth of the face, and why the face alone is never enough.

What temperament is, how it compares with modern personality and metabolism research, and how it can help parents, doctors, teachers and others.

The masters of natural medicine set out six rules for preserving health. Breathing, food, elimination, sleep, movement and state of mind.