Authors: Joerg Kastner, J'Org Kastner
ISBN-13: 9783131309624, ISBN-10: 3131309628
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers, Incorporated
Date Published: February 2009
Edition: New Edition
Chinese Dietetics and the power of foods in maintaining and restoring health.
Chinese Nutrition Therapy ... shows how a daily diet in tune with the seasons and the body’s requirements can maintain health and help heal medical problems; from the common cold and flu to cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, OB-GYN, skin, immune system, respiratory and eye disorders.
Provides an excellent introduction to the principles of traditional Chinese medicine and the qualitative effects of foods on our health...[Dr.] Kastner offers practical tips on how to adapt Chinese nutrition therapy to Western foodsand cooking methods. The text is beautifully produced, with many tables for clear reading. A great reference for practitioners, students and teachers of Chinese diet therapy.
1 | Theory | 1 |
A | Introduction to the basic principles of traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese dietetics | 3 |
B | Methodology of nutritional therapy | 21 |
2 | Chinese dietetics in practice | 37 |
3 | Practical application of Chinese dietetics | 51 |
A | General applications of Chinese dietetics | 53 |
B | Application of Chinese dietetics for specific conditions | 67 |
4 | Food classification | 103 |
5 | Clinical examples | 163 |
6 | Chinese dietetics at a glance | 221 |
7 | Glossary | 251 |