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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¡ªHow

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