Does your back pain flare up in the evening`s Perhaps your water element is weak. Allergies in the spring? Emotional outbursts? Perhaps your wood element is too strong. Using the five element system of Chinese cosmology as a key -- wood, fire, earth, metal, water -- Gail Reichstein unlocks the ancient mysteries of Chinese medicine and makes them available for the everyday health and well-being of modern readers. Each chapter includes: * Lists of common ailments associated with each element * Feng shui solutions for the home and workplace * Acupuncture treatment * Dietary therapy * Qigong exercises Simple, easy to use, and practical, this introduction connects the physical, emotional, and spiritual forces at work in our lives and provides a vital contribution to the field of mind-body medicine. Gail Reichstein`s creative insight and engaging style makes a very old theory very new. By applying the Chinese Five Element Theory to health of body and health of home she reveals a level of wisdom relevant to people of any culture. I recommend Wood Becomes Water to those who wish to deepen their understanding of Chinese medicine and themselves. -- Kenneth S. Cohen, author of The Way of Qigong Gail Reichstein is a writer, teacher, and licensed acupuncturist with practices in New York City and Croton-on-Hudson, New York. She is also on the faculty of the Tri-State Institute of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture.