The Chinese medicine explained by Tommaso Guido, the best known nurse on the web: “We must never forget that the human body has extraordinary resources”

Chinese medicine explained well, complete with Forty points of trucking illustrated in a very clear way to deal with common disorders, from anxiety to digestion. It is titled The cure is within you (Giunti Editore, 205 pages, 16 euros) and is the editorial debut of Tommaso Guido – known on the web as @il_tuo_infermiere_olisticaprecisely nurse and popularizer who in just over a year has conquered hundreds of thousands of followers on social media thanks to his practical and direct approach to traditional Chinese medicine. “By studying, I realized that there was no really text designed for ordinary people: the manuals, in fact, are full of technical terms,” ​​he explains. «So I decided to tell Chinese medicine as a modern dialogue inspired by the Suwenthe first popular text dating back to 200 BC ». The narrative frame is this: two boys meet a teacher at a fair and, while he takes care of them, explains the principles of this millennial discipline. Answering all possible questions.

Two days of holistic medicine

The book – which comes out on 9 September – will be officially presented to the second edition of the Prevention and well -being fairscheduled in Scandicci (Florence) on 20 and 21 of the month: two days of meetings, workshops and events dedicated to integrated medicine organized by the Aurea Association, of which Guido is president and promoter. It is the first demonstration in Italy to combine the medical component with the holistic part with a view to conscious dissemination. “We wanted to create an event that spoke to the general public in a serious way, with doctors and health workers who already integrate these disciplines in the care paths,” continues Tommaso Guido. The program will take place between the resistance square and the Rogers Center, with two popular stages, International guests and a dense calendar of activities. «Among the speakers: Riccardo Orozco, doctor of Barcelona and president of the Bach flower school; Nader Butto, cardiologist of Indian origin who uses applied Kinesiology; And Elio Rossi, director of the Regional Center of Integrated Medicine of Tuscany ».

On stage there will also be Carmelo Guido, father of Tommaso and former director of the Centro Fior di Plum of the ASL, who will tell the historical roots of Chinese medicine in Italy. There will be practical experiences: fromEscape Room Health – where participants will have to solve a medical emergency to exit – to the demonstration demonstrations of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the square edited by the Order of Nurses of Florence and Pistoia. And again: there will be aarea food ethics, with vegan and vegetarian restaurants. Admission will be free and the event also broadcast in streaming on the social channels of Aurea and de Your Holistic Nurse.

The value of self -cure

Guido’s passion for Chinese medicine was born in the family, thanks to the anesthesiologist father, even if she set out during her studies: after graduating in nursing and the master in skin lesions, however, she met a colleague who dealt with wounds with different techniques. «I understood that a multidisciplinary approach works better. And so I started studying the tuinathe massage of traditional Chinese medicine Since – unlike other European countries – acupuncture is reserved for doctors. However, these are only 20% of Chinese medicine, therefore the remaining 80% is sufficient to obtain results ». Meanwhile, for ten years, Guido has worked in hospitals by changing several departments, the last of which in intensive care. “In 2020, in full pandemic,” he recalls. “I lived it all there, on the front line.” Even in that context, he tried to integrate different knowledge: “I was lucky enough to find teams open to integration, e In accordance with doctors I used auriculotherapy to relieve pain».

In autumn 2023, the decision to leave the public and open studies between Florence, legs and Borgo San Lorenzo. «First, however, I experienced the dissemination on social media: in January of the same year I had posted my first video, shot on the sofa. Thinking: “either it goes, or breaks it” ». From there, an exponential growth. “The criticism I receive most often is to simplify too much. But the gesture, like a massage in a specific point, is actually simple: it is only the basic concept that is complex. For example, stimulating a meridian does not mean treating a disease, but triggering biochemical processes that lead the body to activate its resources. It is the same mechanism of physical activity: you do not take a pill, but the body produces serotonin and changes from the inside ». Today, between private studies, social and its first book, Tommaso Guido has a precise message: «We must never forget that The human body has extraordinary resources. Too often we delegate to something else what we could trigger from the inside. The real strength is there: in the self -aware ».