Main description:

At a time of increasing volatility in healthcare provision, we are all having to become more responsible for our own well-being. This book - an imaginative, practical and accessible guide to our inner organs - is written for anyone who wants to improve their health and develop resiliency against illness.

Although trained as a medical doctor, Olaf Koob has the vision and experience of a holistic physician. He has surveyed diverse medical systems - orthodox medicine, naturopathy, homeopathy, Chinese, ayurvedic and anthroposophic medicine - and found their common substance. Using this knowledge, he relates the essence of each human organ: its position, colour, form, embryonic development, function and characteristic attributes. Thus, the organs begin to tell their own stories, revealing their `biography', physiognomy and the illnesses they are prone to.

Inspired by esoteric wisdom, Koob creates living images of the pancreas and the hormone system and shows how the spleen, liver, gall bladder, heart, kidneys, lungs and reproductive organs relate to the wider cosmos. He describes the nature of poison and detoxification, good and bad nutrition and the importance of secretion and elimination. If the Organs Could Speak is a unique work that enables us to think more creatively about our bodies and how they function, and to help us cope with crises, suffering and pain.

Contents:

Preface by Volker Fintelmann - Foreword - The Human Enigma - The Cosmic Language of the Human Form - The human being as constituted by the zodiac - The Planetary Order in the Organs - The spleen as the Saturn organ - The liver as the Jupiter organ - The gall bladder as the Mars organ - The heart as the Sun organ - The kidneys as the Venus organ - The lungs as the Mercury organ - The reproductive organs and silver - The Pancreas - The Hormone System - The Lungs, Liver, Kidneys and Heart as the Four Meteorological Organs - The lungs as the earth organ - The liver as the water organ - The kidneys and bladder as the air organs - The heart as the warmth organ - Poisoning and Detoxifying - Mineral poisoning - Plant poisoning - Animal poisoning -The Importance of Secretion and Elimination - Perspiration as the 'mummy' of life processes - Urine as the 'mummy' of soul activity - Intestinal excretion as the 'mummy' of I activity - Nutrition and Healing -
Naturopathic and Herbal Medicine, Homeopathy, Chinese and Anthroposophic Medicine - Gleaned on the Journey - Notes and references