In this book, healer, teacher, and nutrition researcher Paul Pitchford brings together Western nutritional science and Chinese medicine to create a comprehensive, one-volume diet resource. Valuable information on health, diet, alternative medicine, presentation and preparation of foods, and delicious recipes are provided. 77 line drawings. 56 charts.

Healing with Whole Foods: Oriental Traditions and Modern Nutrition (Revised)

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Pitchford,Paul

Special Diet

North Atlantic Books

Used as a reference by students of acupuncture, this is a hefty, truly comprehensive guide to the theory and healing power of Chinese medicine. It's also a primer on nutrition—including facts about green foods, such as spirulina and blue-green algae, and the "regeneration diets" used by cancer patients and arthritics—along with an inspiring cookbook with more than 300 mostly vegetarian, nutrient-packed recipes. The information on Chinese medicine is useful for helping to diagnose health imbalances, especially nascent illnesses. It's smartly paired with the whole-foods program because the Chinese have attributed various health-balancing properties to foods, so you can tailor your diet to help alleviate symptoms of illness. For example, Chinese medicine dictates that someone with low energy and a pale complexion (a yin deficiency) would benefit from avoiding bitter foods and increasing "sweet" foods such as soy, black sesame seeds, parsnips, rice, and oats. (Note that the Chinese definition of sweet foods is much different from the American one!) Pitchford says in his dedication that he hopes the reader finds "healing, awareness, and peace" from following his program. The diet is certainly acetic by American standards (no alcohol, caffeine, white flour, fried foods, or sugar, and a minimum of eggs and dairy) but the reasons he gives for avoiding these "negative energy" foods are compelling. From the adrenal damage imparted by coffee to immune dysfunction brought on by excess refined sugar, Pitchford spurs you to rethink every dietary choice and its ultimate influence on your health. Without being alarmist, he adds dietary tips for protecting yourself against the dangers of modern life, including neutralizing damage from water fluoridation (thyroid and immune-system problems may result; fluoride is a carcinogen). There's further reading on food combining, female health, heart disease, pregnancy, fasting, and weight loss. Overall, this is a wonderful book for anyone who's serious about strengthening his or her body from the inside out.

Healing with Whole Foods, Third Edition

Healing with Whole Foods is recognized internationally as the authoritative source on integrative and personalized nutrition, merging modern nutrition with insights from ancient Asian traditions. Its more than 700 pages provide life-enhancing guidelines to renewal and rejuvenation, allowing readers to develop an optimal diet to fit their constitutional type. The book includes current guidelines on nutrition basics from fats and oils, sugars and sweeteners, and water to seaweeds, “green foods,” and other nutritional items. Chinese and Indian ayurvedic healing arts are explored in depth. Pitchford offers clear information on how to gently transition to a diet of whole grains and fresh vegetables, with over 300 simple, tasty vegan recipes and data on the healing properties of these foods. Individual sections cover weight loss, women’s health, digestive problems, food combining, fasting, children, pregnancy, aging, and more. Detailed “regenerative diets” and herbal treatments for cancer, arthritis, mental illness, drug and alcohol abuse, AIDS, and other degenerative conditions are here, along with a “parasite purge program” tailored to specific body types. This Spanish-language edition reinforces the Latino community’s traditional ideas about nutrition and healing while also explaining the relevance of these practices in a North American context.

Sanando con alimentos integrales: Tradiciones asiáticas y nutritión moderna (Spanish Edition)

Used as a reference by students of acupuncture, Healing with Whole Foods is an invaluable guide to the theory and practice of Chinese medicine. With facts about green foods such as spirulina and blue-green algae and information about the "regeneration diets" used by cancer patients and arthritics, it is also an accessible primer on nutrition—and a inspiring cookbook with more than 300 mostly vegetarian, nutrient-packed recipes. The information on Chinese medicine is useful for helping to diagnose health imbalances, especially nascent illnesses. It's smartly paired with the whole-foods program: because the Chinese have attributed various health-balancing properties to foods, you can tailor your diet to help alleviate symptoms of illness. For example, Chinese medicine dictates that someone with low energy and a pale complexion (a yin deficiency) would benefit from avoiding bitter foods and increasing "sweet" foods such as soy, black sesame seeds, parsnips, rice, and oats. (Note that the Chinese definition of sweet foods is much different from the American one!) Pitchford says in his dedication that he hopes the reader finds "healing, awareness, and peace" by following his program. The diet is certainly ascetic by American standards (no alcohol, caffeine, white flour, fried foods, or sugar, and a minimum of eggs and dairy) but the reasons he gives for avoiding these "negative energy" foods are compelling. From the adrenal damage imparted by coffee to the immune dysfunction brought on by excess refined sugar, Pitchford spurs you to rethink every dietary choice and its ultimate influence on your health. Without being alarmist, he offers dietary tips for protecting yourself against the dangers of modern life, including neutralizing damage from water fluoridation. There's further reading on food combining, female health, heart disease, pregnancy, fasting, and weight loss. Overall, this is a wonderful book for anyone who's serious about strengthening his or her body from the inside out.

Healing with Whole Foods, Third Edition: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition--Your holistic guide to healing body and mind through food and nutrition

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Diets & Weight Loss

Sanando Con Alimentos Integrales: Tradiciones Asiaticas y Nutricion Actualizada (Spanish Edition)

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Odzywianie dla zdrowia (Polish Edition)

Science & Math

Galaktyka

Sanando con alimentos integrales: Tradiciones asiáticas y nutrición moderna (Spanish Edition)

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

Gaia Ediciones

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