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Eat your way to health! An acclaimed practitioner of Chinese medicine shows how to identify the indications of illness in each major organ through a four-step diagnostic system - and, if it falls outside the healthy range, to begin the restoration process. Charts define each syndrome, suggest applicable Western diseases, relate medical cases, offer treatment principles, and recommend foods and herbs to heal every area of the body. Includes an overview of food cures and six classes of food and their effects. (ISBN:0806970650) (For this item please quote stock ID 16718) ISBN: 0806970650

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An illuminating overview of Oriental nutrition and medicine that's packed with ideas for achieving optimum health. See how to select foods to achieve balance and harmony, and try recipes for health, natural home remedies, food plans, and seven-day diets. With these personal and home-care tips, you'll be well on your way to applying Eastern principles to everyday living. (For this item please quote stock ID 9273) ISBN: 9780915801626

Written for the student and practitioners of TCM and includes hundreds of prescriptions. Each prescriptions is concisely described (ingredients, process, directions and indications) and the names of most diseases used are those of the symptoms and syndromes habitually used in traditional Chinese medicine. The definition of medicated liquor therapy used in this books refers not only to the use of traditional Chinese medicated liquor but also to the use of certain alcoholic drinks for medicinal purposes (For this item please quote stock ID 12849) ISBN: 9787530418451

Nourishing Life contains: Introduction; Inscription; Recipes; The Relevant Knowledge of Chinese Herb-Medicine; Nature, Taste, Channel Tropism, Effect & Use of Main Raw Materials; The Relevant Knowledge of the Raw Materials; Postscript. (For this item please quote stock ID 17733) ISBN: 9787109072329

Modern research confirms that the centuries-old Chinese belief in the health benefits of green tea is highly valid. It has been proven to prevent infection, fight off viral attack and lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. (For this item please quote stock ID 19786) ISBN: 9780285635562

Tea, Camellia Sinensis, is of particular importance to humans. Tea consumption has a long history of over 2000 years. Currently, tea is one of the most popular beverages all over the world and the subject of tea and health has attracted a great deal of attention. In addition to the use in traditional medicine, modern biomedical research, particularly in the past two decades, has shown the potential application of tea and tea products to disease prevention and therapy. The goal of this book is to cover all relevant aspects including botanical identification, processing and major categories of tea, composition and the chemistry of constituents, biological activities, physiological and pharmacological effects, and experimental therapeutic effects. The therapeutic applications of tea based on traditional Chinese medicine are also included. The contributors are renowned experts from botanical, agricultural, chemical, biochemical, pharmacological and medical circles. This book will be an invaluable reference source for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and food research and development as well as anyone who is interested in the potential medical applications of tea. Contents: * Tea and Health - An Overview * Botanical Classification of Tea Plants * Green Tea, Black Tea and Semi-fermented Tea * The Chemistry of Tea Non-volatiles * The Chemistry of Tea Volatiles * Biochemical and Cellular Bases for Tea Activity * Physiological Effects of Caffeine and Related Purine Alkaloids * The Effects of Tea on the Cardiovascular System * Antimicrobial Activity of Tea Products * Anticarcinogenic Activity of Tea - Antitumor Activity of Tea Products * Therapeutic Uses of Tea in Traditional Chinese Medicine n Agronomy and Commercial Production of Tea Readership: Graduates, researchers and working professionals in botany, phytochemistry, natural products, pharmacognosy, clinical oncology, pharmacology, immunology and microbiology. (For this item please quote stock ID 14647) ISBN: 9789058230331

Contents 1. Smoked Duck With Clove 2. Mutton Soup With Angelica and Ginger 3. Decoction of Double Genitals to Tonify Kidney 4. Caulis Cynomorii with Fresh Scallop 5. Hippocampi with Spring Chicken 6. Soup of Ten Wonderful Tonics 7. Donkey-hide Gelatin with Abalone 8. Chinese Caterpillar Fungus with Grass Tortoise 9. Megalosaurus with Holothurian 10. Ginseng,Dwarf Lilyturf Root and Green Turtle (For this item please quote stock ID 28543) ISBN: 9787884087976

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Provides a holistic and comprehensive overview of nutrition, including Eastern and Western perspectives. Can be read cover-to-cover or used as a reference. Includes a history of dietary patterns in America and the West, advice on how to plan a balanced diet, and an insightful account of the effects of food and eating habits on the mind and emotions. (For this item please quote stock ID 4250) ISBN: 9780893890483

This exhaustive presentation of the findings from the China Study conclusively demonstrates the link between nutrition and heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Referred to as the 'Grand Prix of epidemiology by The New York Times, this study examines more than 350 variables of health and nutrition with surveys from 6,500 adults in 65 counties, representing 2,500 counties across rural China and Taiwan. While revealing that proper nutrition can have a dramatic effect on reducing and reversing these ailments as well as obesity, this text calls into question the practices of many of the current dietary programs, such as the Atkins diet, that enjoy widespread popularity in the West. The impact of the politics of nutrition and the efforts of special interest groups on the creation and dissemination of public information on nutrition are also discussed. (For this item please quote stock ID 24500) ISBN: 9781862547520

Based on the ancient principles of the oriental healing arts, showing you how to change your health and live in tune with ‘The Way’. Develop a more relaxed, flexible, yet ultimately nourishing approach to your food selections and eating habits. Maximise your vitality, bringing with it the promise of a more peaceful, productive, energetic and healthy life. Utilise specific food prescriptions for over 80 syndromes. (For this item please quote stock ID 23244) ISBN: 9780975235744

Updated full colour chart is designed to accompany the book Helping Ourselves: A Guide to Traditional Chinese Food Energetics. Colourful, attractive, easy to use, and based on the traditions of Chinese medicine, this chart classifies 300 foods - grains, vegetables, herbs, nuts and seeds, fish, fruit, etc - according to action, entering channel, temperature, flavour. Notes on chi, blood, yin and yang, tonifying and regulating foods, help to make this useful as well as decorative. (For this item please quote stock ID 9385) ISBN: 9780952464013

A compendium of simple, one, two or three ingredient Chinese medicinal teas. While multi-ingredient decoctions are infamous for their bitter taste, the teas in this book are mostly mild, pleasantly or neutrally flavoured and are quick and simple to prepare. Most of them contain green or black tea, white or brown sugar, and one or two Chinese medicinal herbs. These ingredients are steeped in boiling water then drunk as a healing beverage throughout the day. These medicinal teas are a great complement to acupuncture and a simple, effective introduction to Chinese herbal medicine. (For this item please quote stock ID 13827) ISBN: 9780936185767

An ancient cuisine reveals secrets that will change the way you eat, feel, and look.

Lorraine Clissold always loved food, but like many Western women her enjoyment was tinged with guilt. She lived in constant fear of piling on the pounds. Then she discovered a nation of people who positively stuffed themselves and never worried about counting calories or getting fat.

During Clissold's ten year journey into the 3,000 year old Chinese food culture, she discovers the 15 secrets that make it possible to enjoy delicious meals three times a day, and keep slim and feel fitter. Why the Chinese Don't Count Calories brings a commonsense approach to eating—one which has worked for billions of people over thousands of years—into Australian kitchens for the first time.

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Contains the ingredients, method of preparation and administration, indications, and contraindications for over 200 authentic Chinese medicinal wines and longevity elixirs, and sources for the ingredients used. As the administration and preparation of these wines is easy and patient compliance is high, these formulas are perfect for use as adjunctive remedies for acupuncturists. 'These wines are easy, quick to make and are an excellent, almost too-good-to-be-true addition to prescribing enjoyable and easy to take medicines in a comforting bottle.' - Journal of Chinese Medicine, UK (For this item please quote stock ID 7009) ISBN: 9780936185583

The Tao of Balanced Diet is about one part of the living philosophy of Taoism. It is about one of the Eight Pillars, or eight branches, of taoist thought and practice. (For this item please quote stock ID 5186) ISBN: 9780942196054

This patient education series brings valuable instructions on having the most appropriate lifestyle, diet, exercise, and home therapies when we are diagnosed with an ailment. It explain the basics of Chinese medical theory clearly and gives a step by step guide to Chinese medicine treatment. It also introduces the various therapies used in Chinese medicine such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, tui na (massage) as well as others forms of practical therapies for commonly known diseases.

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Prolonging Life contains: Introduction; Inscription; Recipes; The Relevant Knowledge of Herb-Medicine Imperial Cuisine; The Effect & Usage of the Main Ingredients; The Relevant Knowledge of the Raw Materials; Postscript. (For this item please quote stock ID 17736) ISBN: 9787109072336

1.Soup of Dodder and Liver Fat 2. Decoction of White Peony Root and Fish 3. Medicated Egg with Radix Polygoni Multiflori 4. Zikou with Beef 5. Decoction of Yam,Medlar and Young Pigeon 6. Decoction of Christina Loosestrife Herb 7. Fruit of Wolfberry with Shredded Chicken 8. Shredded Chicken with Toona Sinensis 9. Stewed Cyprinoid with Gastrodia Elata (For this item please quote stock ID 28540) ISBN: 9787884087976

1. Goldthread Root with String Bean 2. Cowpea with Coix Seed 3. Akebi with White Gourd 4. Decoction of Plantain and Bamboo Parasitic Fungus 5. Honeysuckle with Chicken Soup 6. Silver Carp with Panax Notoginseng 7. Achyranthes Root with Tendon 8. Duck with Aweto 9. Pilous Antler with Bean Curd 10. Stewed Sleeve-fish with Lotus Root (For this item please quote stock ID 28541) ISBN: 9787884087976

1. Crab with Dendrobium Nobile 2. Eel with Mingseng 3. Bean Curd with Chrysanthemum 4. Ginseng and Forest Frogs Oviduct 5. Tangerine Peel with Jellyfish 6. Double Ginsengs and Duck 7. Changium Smyrnioide With Dissolved Sugar 8. Stewed Fritillary Bulb With Snow Pear 9. Gingko With Diced Chicken 10. Four Ginsengs Soup With Bamboo Parasitic Fungus 11. Steamed Eggs With Lily (For this item please quote stock ID 28542) ISBN: 9787884087976

‘Wholesome and rational diet’ is the main subject for the study of daily food and drink in the twenty-first century. Diet is the traditional Chinese theory of ‘building up one's health with different nourishing food and tonics in accordance with the varying needs of the human body in different seasons.' In addition, special attention should be paid to the balance of the diet - meat, vegetables, fat and fruits, etc. in good proportions. The selection, mixture and quantity of the ingredients used for the recipes in this series and the preparation for each dish are the result of many years' scientific research. About the author: Jiao Mingyao is an administrative assistant director of Tongrentang Imperial Cuisine Research Institute and General Manager and head cook of Tongrentang Imperial Cuisine Food Co. Ltd. He oversees research and development of healthcare nutriment dishes. He is also a member of China Cook Association, a member of China Herb-Medicine Cuisine Association, a councillor of Capital Healthcare Nutriment & Cuisine Association and visiting professor of East Cuisine Academy. Healthy Life contains: Introduction; Inscription; Recipes; The Relevant Knowledge of Herb-Medicine Imperial Cuisine; The Relevant Knowledge of Seafood Ingredient; The Relevant Knowledge of Main Materials in the Book; Postscript. (For this item please quote stock ID 17728) ISBN: 9787109073654

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'To take medicine when you are sick is like digging a well when you are thirsty - is it not already too late' - Qi Bo, 2500 BCE

Embrace what the Chinese have known for thousands of years - what you eat flows into every part of your life. Eat in harmony with the seasons. Be healthy. Boost your energy. Look your best. In Food for the Seasons, discover how to have a healthy body and a healthy mind.

Professor Lun Wong is one of Australia’s foremost practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine. Born in 1919, Professor Wong moved to Hong Kong in 1949 and Australia in 1974. He is the head of the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Australia in Melbourne.
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Each meal is an opportunity to heal. The Tao of Nutrition provides information on making every meal therapeutic, teaching you how to make appropriate food choices for your ailments, your constitution, and the season of the year. Whether you are trying to become healthy or stay healthy, the authors guide you to a balanced way of eating. Included are delicious recipes and meal plans that have greatly benefited patients and families. This ancient knowledge from China provides guidance for the seasoned practitioner as well as the new student of healthy living

The Tao of Nutrition describes how the Five Elements and the opposing energies of Yin and Yang apply to food. Find the energetic and healing properties of common foods or look up an ailment and discover the foods helpful in restoring health. By balancing your energies, the body heals itself. Balance is the key to health.

About the Authors
Dr. Maoshing Ni was born into the 38th generation of traditional Chinese healers. Co-founder of Yp San university of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Tao of Wellness healing centre, he is a celebrated doctor, author and teacher.

Cathy McNease holds degrees and Master Herbalist certificates. She has co-authored several books and a certified continuing education course on traditional Chinese nutrition

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The Visual Textbook is a well illustrated and expertly presented text by Dr Igor Tabrizian, whose talents in lateral thinking and concept simplification has made him a national leader in Nutritional Medicine courses. Students and practitioners love this book - it's full of great flowcharts which help to explain the nutrition pathways within the body. (For this item please quote stock ID 30927) ISBN: 9780975692059

This is a text which provides a contemporary approach to the use of lifestyle, herbal and nutritional interventions in health care. While conventional health care has long classified many nutritional and herbal remedies as folklore, there is increasing scientific evidence to support a number of 'old wives tales'. This book demonstrates the biological plausibility of using supplements in clinical care and supports the scientific validity of such interventions by referring to clinical trials. It provides the health professional with therapeutic protocols that can be used to manage or support other treatment regimes in promoting health, preventing and treating disease. The book is divided in to three parts. Part 1 considers the principles of nutritional intervention. Part 2 list prevalent diseases and provides a therapeutic protocol for their management. Part 3 lists nutrients (and some frequently used herbs) and seeks to catalogue the indications, doses, interactions and side effects that require consideration when providing safe and effective clinical care. Features: The text will provide readers with: >A grasp of how natural measures can be incorporated into scientifically acceptable clinical practice >An understanding of the biological plausibility underlying the use of certain natural interventions in disease >An appreciation of the level of scientific validation supporting various natural interventions >Enhanced understanding of guidelines for the safe use of nutrients >Therapeutic protocols using lifestyle, nutritional & herbal intervention for the prevention & management of various conditions >Increased awareness of natural options that deserve trialing in particular clinical situations (For this item please quote stock ID 21366) ISBN: 9780443071935

Melons, fruits and vegetables can be used for the prevention and treatment of various diseases. The recipes, both ancient and modern, contained in this book have been proved to be effective for treating more than 100 diseases in the medical, surgical, gynaecological, paediatric, dermatological and ENT spheres. A handy reference guide for medical workers in family health care and treatment of patients as well as for medical research. Contents: Foreword, Introduction, Medical Diseases, Surgical Diseases, Gynaecological Diseases, Paediatric Diseases, Dermatological Diseases, and ENT Diseases. (For this item please quote stock ID 17738) ISBN: 9787119020594

Taking 'eat for health and eat for beauty' as its theme, this book offers a series of medicated diets and tonic recipes based on traditional cooking skills and using vegetables, fruits, pork and fish, together with popular herbs. The resulting dishes tone primordial qi and strengthen the body - thereby building up the health of both old and young and aiding the beauty treatment of women. (For this item please quote stock ID 19991) ISBN: 9787119030838

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The answers are provided to significantly lessen the risk of heart disease, minimise the incidence of obesity in adults and children, decrease hyper-tension and increase liver function, regulate blood sugar levels in diabetes, ease irritable bowel syndrome, relieve depression and anxiety, reduce allergies, enhance immunity, ease the harmful impact of eating disorders and more. Enjoy more than 250 whole foods recipes. (For this item please quote stock ID 25951) ISBN: 9780975235751

The technique of using foodstuffs to prevent and treat illness is known as dietotherapy and has constituted an important aspect of traditional Chinese medicine throughout the centuries. This book systematically introduces the history of dietotherapy, the preparation, varieties and differential application of more than one hundred medico-foods, and includes remedies for forty-two common illnesses. The reader can compound and apply the foods as their own conditions require to achieve a cure and greater health. (For this item please quote stock ID 1379) ISBN: 9787119018850

"Kastner's Chinese Nutrition Therapy is an excellent introduction to Chinese dietetics for both students and practitioners of Chinese medicine I whole-heartedly endorse his book." Nigel Wiseman
For millennia, the Chinese have taught that a healthy, appropriate diet is an integral part of maintaining good health and healing various disorders. Here, the author demystifies Chinese dietetics, one of the pillars of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Joerg Kastner provides an introduction to the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the "energetics" of foods. Emphasizing a holistic approach throughout, Chinese Nutrition Therapy, provides readers with tools for integrating the principles of Chinese dietetics into their daily lives. The book includes a comprehensive classification of more than 300 readily available foods such as vegetables, grains, herbs and spices, fruit, meat, seafood, dairy products, oils and fats, and more. Numerous clinical examples and treatment suggestions artfully combine Western medical conditions with Chinese diagnostic techniques.
For this second edition the section on clinical examples has been expanded by detailed chapters on the treatment of obesity and physical and / or emotional fatigue. The explanation of causes of diseases according to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the different symptoms, and the lists of recommended foods and foods to avoid are supplemented by advice on the adequate acupuncture treatment.
Highlights
> Descriptions of Chinese dietetics in practice and discussions of dietary factors, such as seasonal adaptations and differing requirements for children and seniors
> Practical tips on how to adapt Chinese nutrition therapy to Western products and cooking methods
> Clinical examples covering the major organ systems
> A handy "A to Z" list of common foods and their healing characteristics
An essential reference for students and practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine, this user-friendly book will also be valued by nutritionists, dieticians, physicians, and anyone interested in living a long and healthy life.
An award-winning international medical and scientific publisher, Thieme has demonstrated its commitment to the highest standard of quality in the state-of-the-art content and presentation of all of its products. Thieme's trademark blue and silver covers have become synonymous with excellence in publishing. (For this item please quote stock ID 21176) ISBN: 9783131309624

This book presents both the traditional Chinese teaching on preventive and remedial dietary therapy as well as addressing such modern Western concerns as high cholesterol, candidiasis, and obesity. The author begins with an introduction to the basic theories of Chinese medicine as they relate to digestion, diet, and health. He then goes on to discuss Chinese dietary recommendations for the most commonly seen Chinese patterns of imbalance amongst Westerners. After talking about the Chinese medical views on food allergies, candidiasis, cholesterol, obesity, and coffee, the author breaks revolutionary new ground by describing all the common vitamins, minerals, and amino acids as if they were traditional Chinese medicinals. This allows Westerners for the first time to pick and choose orthomolecular supplements according to the wisdom and theories of Chinese medicine. Next comes the Chinese medical descriptions of approximately 200 commonly eaten Western foods. Under each food, the author gives its nature and flavors, channel gatherings, Chinese medical functions, and indications. Armed with this information, if one knows their Chinese medical pattern of disharmony, anyone can determine whether a particular food is good or bad for them. The book is rounded out with an index and bibliography. The text is written in a clear, straightforward style suitable for laypersons with little or no prior knowledge of Chinese medicine.

NEW FEATURES include:

>Chinese characters & Pin Yin throughout the text for important terms
>Not one, but several healthy eating pyramids for different dietary styles
>New discussions of the modern Western diet, trans-fats, corn syrup, pesticides, and chemical additives
>Recipes for specific pattern discriminations
>Concise history of Chinese dietary therapy

About the Author:
Bob Flaws, one of the most famous English-language teachers, authors and practitioners of Chinese medicine in the world, had published scores of books and hundreds of articles on all aspects of Chinese medicine. He is renowned for the knowledge, clarity and passion he brings to his work. He began his study of acupuncture and Chinese medicine in 1977 and was in practice for 25 years before he devoted all his energy to research, teaching and writing. Bob is a Fellow & past Governor of the Nat'l. Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, a founder, past president and lifetime Fellow of the Acupuncture Association of Colorado and a Fellow of the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine (UK).

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Discover guidelines about many aspects of out lifestyle including: understanding out own particular constitution; eating well for out own unique needs being emotionally resilient and using setbacks to grow; finding the right balance between work, rest and exercise; recognising how our environment affects us. (For this item please quote stock ID 30170) ISBN: 9781845284305

An introduction to the tradition of Chinese medicinal porridges - called jook in Cantonese - and congee or porridge in English. Cooked in a crock-pot overnight and combining specific grains, vegetables, meats, eggs, or various Chinese herbs, there are medicinal porridges for every type of ailment. Included are hundreds of herbal porridge recipes for both prevention and remedial purposes. Can be used by lay people and professionals. '...a wonderful and warm way to start your day.' - Flavor and Fortune Magazine (For this item please quote stock ID 7007) ISBN: 9780936185606

Do your patients frequently ask you if Chinese medicine can help them lose weight? With the information in this new book from Juliette Aiyana, you can definitively tell them yes! This clever little volume combines the best of Western biochemical knowledge about weight and weight control along with everything Chinese medicine has to say about this subject. The book provides detailed information on healthy diet, weight loss, weight management, how to eat for more energy, better digestion, and all the other parameters of good health. Juliette gives many case histories about how the Chinese use herbal medicine and acupuncture to assist in healthy weight management and a breakdown of the most common patterns of disharmony you will see in clinical practice. Over 50% of all Americans are overweight. The useful information in this book can help you help these patients who want and need to lose weight.

Help your patients lose weight and maintain a healthy weight without crazy fads or yo-yo diets.

Learn effective techniques for counseling patients about eating a healthy, nutritional and energetic diet.

Integrate Chinese medical nutritional therapy and Western nutritional science.

Blend NIH and TCM standards for the treatment of overweight and obesity.

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One of the most important steps we can take towards self-empowerment is to take responsibility for our nourishment. Recipes for Self-Healing gives us a set of tools to do this. With simplicity and elegance, this book conveys the wisdom and insights of Traditional Chinese Medicine and makes them both relevant and accessible to the modern-day Westerner. Recipes for Self-Healing includes over a hundred exhilarating recipes using familiar foods that reflect the cosmopolitan nature of Western cuisine. Its unique descriptions of each recipe’s actions will enable readers to choose foods perfectly suited to their individual needs. Above all the author emphasises dissolving concepts of good and bad foods, the important of pleasure and listening to the wisdom of the body. Acclaim for Recipes for Self-Healing: 'A fabulous wealth of wisdom offered with clarity and wit. Daverick Leggett has written in a style that offers real understanding and insight into this fascinating approach to health and wellbeing. The recipes are lovely and make you want to get started right away! 'Recipes for Self-Healing' has wonderful accessible information for the intellect, tasty delicious food for the body and wit and levity for the spirit - the complete mind, body, spirit experience.' - Jane Sen , author of The Healing Foods Cookbook   'Daverick Leggett’s book is a timely addition to the increasing information in the West about Chinese medicine. In China everyone instinctively knows which foods are appropriate for a healthy life. We have lost this connection in the West. Daverick’s book is a reminder of its simplicity. 'Building upon solid foundations of Chinese medicine, he comprehensively lists recipes which will nourish ours souls as well as our bodies. These recipes are the practical application in the modern world of a 5000 year old medical tradition. In our increasingly frantic world such wisdoms are greatly needed. This book will be of great benefit to everyone interested in health and developing a healthy way of living.' - Dr. Stephen Gascoigne, M.B., Ch.B., C.Ac.,Dip. C.H.M., acupuncturist & herbalist 'Everyone will love this book because it is about something close to everyone’s heart - food! And not just food, nourishment. It is about getting and staying healthy by eating and enjoying delicious foods which suit you the individual; not your doctor, or your spouse, or your mother or the architect of the latest diet fad. It’s about self exploration and self understanding and appropriate self nourishment the way Chinese medicine sees it.' - Jane Lyttleton, traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and author 'This wonderful book offers words and wisdom - the intelligence and poetry of Chinese medicine reframed for modern life - to cultivate your own capacity to nourish yourself and others in accord with the unique circumstances of TODAY. What a blessing and joy!' - Edward Espe Brown, author of the Tassajara Bread Book and Tomato Blessings and Radish Teachings 'A book we’ve been waiting for! It provides a rich source of information on many aspects of Chinese medicine especially in relation to food and diet. It is a user friendly resource for practitioners, patients and all those interested in Chinese dietary therapy and combines the Chinese principles of diet in relation to foods which are easily available in the west.' - Angela Hicks, author of The Principles of Chinese Medicine & co-founder of The College of Integrated Chinese Medicine (For this item please quote stock ID 9387) ISBN: 9780952464020

Daoist Dietetics provides an introductory overview of the main characteristics, historical developments, and recipes of the Daoist diet. It begins with two analytical parts: first a section that discusses traditional Chinese medicinal diets the foundation of Daoist eating; then a more specific part on the theory, history, and practices of Daoist nutrition. Beyond this, it presents translations of four medieval texts on bigu, the Daoist way of transforming ordinary eating into living on qi; and concludes with a selection of recipes, divided according to dishes, such as breakfast cereals, salads, and desserts.
Conceived in close cooperation with Ute Engelhardt, master of Chinese dietetics, the book draws on resources from many different countries, periods, and academic disciplines. A pathbreaking venture, it opens new insights into the longevity methods and religious technology of traditional China, setting the stage for more in-depth studies and research oppportunities in the future.
About the Author
Livia Kohn is professor emerita of religion and East Asian studies at Boston University and now lives in Florida. Her specialty is medieval Daoism and the study of Chinese longevity practices. She has written and edited numerous books and is a long-term practitioner of taiji quan, qigong, yoga, and meditation.
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Revised and updated edition! This new edition is 30% larger than the first and, as well as updated information on all foods, it includes:
> A significantly expanded list of foods
> A totally new section on the properties of 150+ Western medicinal herbs
> A guide to the properties of commonly used essential oils
> A new section on diagnosis

To the practitioner Helping Ourselves offers a comprehensive reference manual to turn to when offering guidance to clients. It is designed in an accessible format for direct clinical use. The structure reflects the logical progression of building the diagnostic picture. To the student Helping Ourselves offers a way into TCM that is tangible and directly applicable. The exploration of food energetics is one of the easiest ways to develop an understanding of TCM. To the client of oriental acupuncture, bodywork or herbalism Helping Ourselves is a manual to take home which offers a way of carrying treatments into daily life. It provides the self-help tool which so many clients ask for - a way of becoming more active in our own healing process.

The information in this manual 'does not offer a quick-fix or a guilt-trip or encourage sudden dietary revolution. It is offered as an opportunity to explore, to play, to learn. It is a tool for us to use to engage more consciously and skilfully with life'.

'The Chinese understand that in order to remain healthy, a good diet is of fundamental importance. Helping Ourselves is written clearly and simply so that it is easy to follow and use. It sets out the important general considerations of how to eat well, how to understand ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ foods, how taste affects us, and how best to support our individual health through diet. It will be of interest to all practitioners of Oriental medicine, to patients, and to anyone who wishes to gain insight into the profound effect that diet on their health.' - Angela Hicks, Co-Director of the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, England

'There are other guides to Chinese dietary therapy on the market, but none that I have seen makes the subject so readily accessible' - Simon Fielding, European Journal of Oriental Medicine.

'The thing I most like about the presentation of this book is its simplicity. In the introduction the author says that the book is intended both as a learning resource for students and clients of traditional Chinese medicine and as a reference manual for practitioners. In my opinion it succeeds brilliantly in both instances: it explains Chinese energy concepts ... in terms that most lay people would understand' - Altair de Almeida, Traditional Acupuncture Society News

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Colourful, attractive, easy to use, and based on the traditions of Chinese medicine, this chart classifies 200 Western herbs according to action, entering channel, temperature, flavour. Notes on chi, blood, yin and yang, tonifying and regulating foods, help to make this useful as well as decorative. (For this item please quote stock ID 26270) ISBN: 9780952464037