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Chinese Nutrition Therapy: Dietetics in Traditional Chinese Medicine

6th March
2010
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Product Description
For millennia, the Chinese have taught that a healthy, appropriate diet is an integral part of maintaining good health, preventing disease, 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” provide… More >>

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5 Comments

  1. M. Tan
    06/03/2010

    This book is very informative. I enjoyed just reading it and soaking in the information. No receipes given though. It would have been great if some receipes were included.
    Rating: 3 / 5

  2. H. Grainger
    06/03/2010

    This book seemed exactly what I was looking for, as I put together detailed dietary advice for people with a TCM diagnosis at my clinic. However, I have found so many typos and confliciting items, that I have to check the info against other texts. Not as thorough as I would have liked, and for the price the amount of mistakes is a little frustrating. I do use it quite often though, along, with Healing with Whole Food and a few others.
    Rating: 3 / 5

  3. NYCNomad
    06/03/2010

    A great book for practitioners and students of Traditional Chinese Medicine, not for those unfamiliar with the field. Over priced, but still very good.
    Rating: 4 / 5

  4. Ronald D. Hubbs
    06/03/2010

    The layout of the book is nice and the concepts are presented clearly. This book covers the basic and covers them pretty well. For a more thorough coverage of food, nutrition, TCM, and other alternative diet therapeutic principles THE book to get is Paul Pitchford’s “Healing with Whole Foods”. I refer to this book more than just about any in my library and it always gives me insight and perspective.

    With that being said, my main problems was not with the lack of breadth of ‘Chinese Nutrition Therapy’, because, frankly that is not what the book is meant to be. It is meant to purely be a treatise on TCM diet therapy. My problem with the book is its ridiculous price tag. $45 for a small, couple hundred page paperback book is unreasonable and I refuse to purchase any more overpriced, slick books. Take into consideration that ‘Healing with Whole Foods’ can be gotten on Amazon for about $25 and is 700 pages of solid info–both basic and more detailed.

    The TCM publishers need to stop taking advantage students and charge reasonable prices for texts–especially basic, small, paperback texts. Unless required for class, skip this one and go for Pitchford’s classic.
    Rating: 3 / 5

  5. Rebecca Christiansen
    06/03/2010

    Our family has recently seen a Chinese nutritionist to help my son’s acne and my daughter’s digestive problems. This philosophy of eating is in juxtaposition to the typical American diet we have consumed all our lives, so this book was helpful in clarifying instructions from our nutritionist. The philosophy of Chinese medicine is well explained, even for a newcomer like me. It explains what foods are acceptable, in what combination, with what health problems. It was interesting to learn how climate changes affect the foods you should be eating. Much of the book is actually written for the use of a nutritionist, with notes on which herbs to prescribe. The book is well organized, making it easy to look up certain foods or food types. Overall, I would recommend this book.
    Rating: 5 / 5

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