Healing with whole foods : Asian traditions and modern nutrition /
Pitchford, Paul.
Healing with whole foods : Asian traditions and modern nutrition / by Paul Pitchford. - 3rd ed., rev., updated, and expanded. - Berkeley, Calif. : North Atlantic Books, c2002. - xxiv, 753 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Previous ed. published with subtitle: Oriental traditions and modern nutrition.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 681-703) and index.
Origins -- Roots of Diagnosis and Treatment -- Yin-Yang and Beyond -- Qi Vitality. Six Divisions of Yin and Yang -- Heat/Cold: The Thermal Nature of Food and People -- Interior/Exterior: Building Immunity -- Excess and Deficiency -- Essentials of Nutrition -- Dietary Transition -- Water -- Protein and Vitamin B[subscript 12] -- The Plant and Animal Kingdoms as Sources -- Oils and Fats -- Sweeteners -- Salt -- Condiments, Caffeine, and Spices -- Vitamins and Supplements -- Calcium -- Green Food Products -- Survival Simplified -- Enjoyment of Food -- Food Combinations -- Fasting and Purification -- Food for Children -- Five Element and Organ Systems -- Five Elements: Seasonal Attunement and the Organs in Harmony and Disease -- Therapeutic Use of the Five Flavors -- Wood Element -- Fire Element -- Earth Element -- Metal Element -- Water Element -- Diseases and their Dietary Treatment -- Blood Sugar Imbalances -- Stomach and Intestines -- Blood Disorders -- Cancer and the Regeneration Diets -- Other Degenerative Disorders -- Recipes and Properties of Vegetal Foods -- Vibrational Cooking -- Grains -- Breads -- Legumes: Beans, Peas, and Lentils -- Nuts and Seeds -- Vegetables -- Sprouts -- Salads -- Seaweeds -- Soups -- Sauces -- Condiments -- Spreads and Pates -- Pickles -- Grain and Seed Milks -- Rejuvelac and Yogurt -- Fruit -- Desserts -- Summary. Parasite Purge Program -- Effect of Root Canals on Health. 1. Pt. I. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Pt. II. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Pt. III. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Pt. IV. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. Pt. V. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. App. A. App. B.
A guide to health, diet, alternative medicine, and natural food presentation teaches readers how to apply Chinese medicine and the five-element theory to a contemporary diet and treat illness and nervous disorders through food choices.
1556434308 (pbk.) 1556434715 (cloth) 9781556434303 (pbk.) 9781556434716 (cloth)
1183873 QBI
2002015010
101237666 DNLM
Diet therapy.
Medicine, Chinese.
Nutrition.
Healing with whole foods : Asian traditions and modern nutrition / by Paul Pitchford. - 3rd ed., rev., updated, and expanded. - Berkeley, Calif. : North Atlantic Books, c2002. - xxiv, 753 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Previous ed. published with subtitle: Oriental traditions and modern nutrition.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 681-703) and index.
Origins -- Roots of Diagnosis and Treatment -- Yin-Yang and Beyond -- Qi Vitality. Six Divisions of Yin and Yang -- Heat/Cold: The Thermal Nature of Food and People -- Interior/Exterior: Building Immunity -- Excess and Deficiency -- Essentials of Nutrition -- Dietary Transition -- Water -- Protein and Vitamin B[subscript 12] -- The Plant and Animal Kingdoms as Sources -- Oils and Fats -- Sweeteners -- Salt -- Condiments, Caffeine, and Spices -- Vitamins and Supplements -- Calcium -- Green Food Products -- Survival Simplified -- Enjoyment of Food -- Food Combinations -- Fasting and Purification -- Food for Children -- Five Element and Organ Systems -- Five Elements: Seasonal Attunement and the Organs in Harmony and Disease -- Therapeutic Use of the Five Flavors -- Wood Element -- Fire Element -- Earth Element -- Metal Element -- Water Element -- Diseases and their Dietary Treatment -- Blood Sugar Imbalances -- Stomach and Intestines -- Blood Disorders -- Cancer and the Regeneration Diets -- Other Degenerative Disorders -- Recipes and Properties of Vegetal Foods -- Vibrational Cooking -- Grains -- Breads -- Legumes: Beans, Peas, and Lentils -- Nuts and Seeds -- Vegetables -- Sprouts -- Salads -- Seaweeds -- Soups -- Sauces -- Condiments -- Spreads and Pates -- Pickles -- Grain and Seed Milks -- Rejuvelac and Yogurt -- Fruit -- Desserts -- Summary. Parasite Purge Program -- Effect of Root Canals on Health. 1. Pt. I. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Pt. II. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Pt. III. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Pt. IV. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. Pt. V. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. App. A. App. B.
A guide to health, diet, alternative medicine, and natural food presentation teaches readers how to apply Chinese medicine and the five-element theory to a contemporary diet and treat illness and nervous disorders through food choices.
1556434308 (pbk.) 1556434715 (cloth) 9781556434303 (pbk.) 9781556434716 (cloth)
1183873 QBI
2002015010
101237666 DNLM
Diet therapy.
Medicine, Chinese.
Nutrition.