Chinese Nutritional Therapy -- Front Matter -- Half Title -- About the Author -- Full Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- About this Book -- Acknowledgements -- Structure and Use of this Book -- 1 Theory -- A: Introduction to the Basic Principles of TraditionalChinese Medicine and Chinese Dietetics -- Yin and Yang -- Therapeutic Principles of TCM -- Yin And Yang are Opposites -- Yin And Yang are Divisiblebut Inseparable (Yin Yang KeFen Er Bu Ke Li) -- Yin And Yang are Rooted inEach Other (Yin Yang Hu Gen) -- Yin And Yang CounterbalanceEach Other(Yin Yang Zhi Yue) -- Yin And Yang MutuallyTransform Each Other -- The Five Phases (Wu Xing) -- The Five Basic Substances -- Life Force-Qi -- Function -- Dysfunction -- Congenital Essence-Jing -- Function -- Dysfunction -- Blood-Xue -- Function -- Dysfunction -- Spirit-Shen -- Function -- Dysfunction -- Body Fluids-Jin Ye -- Function -- Dysfunction -- Causes of Diseases -- External Bioclimatic Factorsor Impediments -- Wind -- Cold -- Dampness -- Heat -- Dryness (Zao) -- Internal Factors,"The Five Minds (Emotions)"(Wu Shi) -- Traditional Chinese Nutrition Theory -- The Qi Energy Conceptof TCM -- Congenital Constitution Essence(Jing) -- Gu Qi (Drum Qi, or Food Qi) -- Ancestral (Air) Qi (Zong Qi) -- Function of the Triple Burner (San Jiao) -- B: Methodologyof Nutritional Therapy -- Energetics of Food -- Energetic Thermal Nature -- Hot -- Warm -- Neutral -- Cool -- Cold -- "Yang Foods" -- Qi Vacuity -- Yang Vacuity -- "Yin Foods" -- Yin Vacuity -- Yang Repletion -- The Five Flavors (Wu Wei) -- Sweet Flavor -- Acrid Flavor -- Salty Flavor -- Sour Flavor -- Bitter Flavor -- Flavor Association with Organ Networks -- Example: Carrot -- QiMovement Causedby Food: Food Direction -- Upbearing Movement -- Floating Movement -- Downbearing Movement -- Falling Movement -- Influencing the Thermal Nature of Foods.

Cooling Cooking Methods -- Warming Cooking Methods -- Cooking Methods in Detail -- Baking -- Blanching -- Frying and Roasting -- Steaming -- Grilling/Broiling/Barbecue -- Boiling/Simmering -- Cooking with Alcohol -- Boiling with Plentiful Water -- Cooking with CoolingIngredients -- Slow, Gentle Frying -- Salting (Pickling in Brine) -- Smoking -- Seasoning -- Meal Preparation in Tune with the FivePhases (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) -- 2 Chinese Dietetics in Practice -- Basic Recommendations of Chinese Dietetics -- The Path to Healthy EatingHabits -- Inner Attitude and Environment -- Eating with Enjoyment and in a Relaxed Atmosphere -- General Recommendations -- Cooking Methods -- Food Quantity -- Food Quality -- Flavor -- Energetic Thermal Quality -- Special Significance of the Earth Phase -- "Strengthening the InnerCenter" -- Nutrition and Daily Rhythms -- Breakfast -- Lunch -- Evening Meal/Dinner -- Nutrition and Seasonal Rhythms -- Spring -- Summer (Hot Season) -- Autumn -- Winter (Cold Season) -- Nutrition and Pathogenic Factors -- Cold -- Heat -- Dampness -- Dryness -- External Wind -- Wind-Cold -- Wind-Heat -- Internal Wind -- Nutrition and the Human Life Cycle -- Children and Young People -- Midlife -- Older People -- 3 PracticalApplicationof Chinese Dietetics -- A: General Applicationsof Chinese Dietetics -- Practical Guidelines for Giving NutritionalAdvice -- The Role of ChineseNutrition in TraditionalChinese Medicine (TCM) -- General Indicationsfor Chinese Dietetics -- Don't Worry aboutDogmatism -- Tips for Giving Nutritional Advice -- General Nutritional Recommendations (for sharing with patients) -- Application Areas -- General Qi Vacuity -- General Yang Vacuity -- General Yin Vacuity -- Yin Repletion (Excess)and Dampness -- Yang Repletion (Excess)Conditions -- Blood Vacuity (Xue Xu) -- Strengthening Defense Qi(Wei Qi).

Supplementing Lung Qi -- Dampness and PhlegmConditions -- B: Application of Chinese Dieteticsfor Specific Conditions -- Network: -- Bowel (Zang Organ):Spleen/Pancreas (Pi), SP -- Viscera (Fu Organ):Stomach (Wei) ST -- Tasks and Functionsof Spleen/Pancreas andStomach -- Governance of Body Fluidsand Liquids -- Production and Retention of Blood -- Governance of Connective Tissue -- Special Diet for Spleen/Pancreas-Stomach Network -- Spleen Syndromesand Chinese Nutrition -- Spleen Qi Vacuity (Pi Qi Xu) -- Spleen Yang Vacuity (Pi Yang Xu) -- Organ Network Spleen/Pancreas-Stomach -- General Causes of StomachDysfunction -- Stomach Syndromesand Chinese Nutrition -- Stomach Qi Vacuity (Wei Qi Xu) -- Stomach Yin Vacuity (Wei Yin Xu) -- Stomach Qi Vacuity with Cold(Wei Qi Xu Han) -- Food Stagnating in the Stomach(Shi Zhi Wei Wan) -- Stomach Fire (Wei Re) -- Organ Network: * Lung-Large Intestine * Metal Phase -- Bowel (Zang Organ):Lung (Fei), LU -- Viscera (Fu Organ):Large Intestine (Da Chang) -- Organ NetworkLung-Large Intestine -- Nutrition and OrganNetwork -- Lung Syndromes andChinese Nutrition -- Lung Qi Vacuity (Fei Qi Xu) -- Phlegm-Damp Obstructingthe Lung (Tan Shi Zu Fei) -- Lung Yin Vacuity (Fei Yin Xu) -- Organ Network: * Kidney-Bladder * Water Phase -- Bowel (Zang Organ):Kidney (Shen), KI -- Viscera (Fu Organ):Bladder (Pang Guang) -- Organ NetworkKidney-Bladder -- Kidney Syndromes andChinese Nutrition -- Kidney Qi Vacuity (Shen Qi Xu) -- Kidney Yang Vacuity(Shen Yang Xu) -- Kidney Yin Vacuity (Shen Yin Xu) -- Kidney Yin Vacuity(Shen Yin Xu), Heart YinVacuity (Xin Yin Xu),Noninteraction of the Heartand Kidney (Xin Shen Bu Jiao) -- Organ Network: * Liver-Gallbladder * Wood Phase -- Bowel (Zang Organ):Liver (Gan), LR -- Viscera (Fu Organ):Gallbladder (Dan), GB -- Organ NetworkLiver-Gallbladder -- Nutrition and OrganNetwork.

Liver Syndromes andChinese Nutrition -- Binding Depression of Liver Qi(Gan Qi Yu Jie) -- Ascendant Liver Yang(Gan Yang Shang Kang) -- Liver Fire Flaming Upward(Gan Huo Shang Yan) -- Liver Yin Vacuity (Gan Yin Xu) -- Liver Blood Vacuity(Gan Xue Xu) -- Organ Network: * Heart-Small Intestine * Fire Phase -- Bowel (Zang Organ): Heart(Xin), HT -- Viscera (Fu Organ):Small Intestine (Xiao Chang) -- Organ NetworkHeart-Small Intestine -- Nutrition and OrganNetwork -- Heart Syndromesand Chinese Nutrition -- Heart Yang Vacuity (Xin Yang Xu) -- Heart Blood Vacuity (Xin Xue Xu) -- Heart Yin Vacuity (Xin Yin Xu) -- Heart Fire Flaming Upward(Xin Huo Shang Yan) -- 4 Food Classification -- Vegetables -- Bamboo Sprouts -- Cabbage -- Chinese Cabbage(Napa Cabbage) -- Cucumber -- Eggplant (Aubergine) -- Green Onions(Spring Onions) -- Leek -- Lettuce -- Lotus Root -- Onion -- Spinach -- Sweet Potato -- Tomato -- Grains and Soy -- Barley -- Buckwheat -- Corn -- Millet -- Oats -- Rice (White and Brown) -- Rye -- Spelt -- Soybean, Black -- Soybean, Yellow -- Wheat -- Spices, Herbs, Sweeteners, Condiments -- Chili -- Cinnamon -- Coriander -- Ginger, Fresh or Dried -- Garlic -- Mushrooms -- Pepper (Seasoning) -- Salt -- Seaweed (General) -- Soy Sauce -- Sweeteners:Brown or Whole Cane Sugar -- Sweeteners: Honey -- Sweeteners: MaltSugar-Maltose-Malt Syrup -- Sweeteners: White Sugar -- Vinegar -- Fruit -- Apple -- Apricot -- Banana -- Cherry -- Grapefruit, Pomelo -- Grapes -- Kiwi -- Lemon -- Orange -- Peach -- Pear -- Pineapple -- Plum -- Watermelon -- Meat and Poultry -- Beef -- Beef Liver -- Chicken -- Chicken Liver -- Duck -- Lamb, Mutton, Sheep -- Pork -- Rabbit/Hare -- Venison (Deer) -- Fish/Sea Food -- Anchovies -- Carp -- Crab -- Eel -- Herring -- Mussels -- Oysters -- Prawns/Crayfish/Lobster -- Sardines -- Squid, Octopus -- Trout -- Tuna.

Dairy Products, Eggs, Oils, and Fats -- Butter and Cream -- Cow's Milk -- Cow's Milk Cheese -- Chicken Eggs -- Goat's and Sheep's Milk -- Goat's and Sheep's MilkCheese -- Peanut Oil -- Sesame Oil -- Soybean Oil -- Yogurt -- Nuts and Seeds -- Almonds -- Black Sesame -- Chestnut -- Hazelnut -- Peanut -- Pine Nuts -- Sunflower Seeds -- Alcoholic Beverages, Coffee, and Tea -- Alcoholic Beverages -- Coffee -- Tea -- 5 Clinical Examples -- Respiratory Tract Disorders -- Main Symptom: Colds -- Bronchitis/Chronic Bronchitis -- Main Symptom: Cough -- Main Symptom: Sore Throat -- Main Symptom: Frontal Sinusitis and Maxillary Sinusitis -- Bronchial Asthma -- Gastrointestinal Disorders -- Main Symptom: Diarrhea -- Main Symptom: Constipation -- Main Symptom: Epigastric Disorders -- Main Symptom: Nausea and Emesis (Vomiting) -- Main Symptom: Meteorism (Abdominal Distension) -- Main Symptom: Hiccough, Singult (Sighing, Sobbing) -- Cardiovascular Disorders -- General Weakness,Lack of Energy, Low Blood Pressure -- Main Symptom: Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) -- Eye Disorders -- Inflammation -- Skin Disorders -- Neurodermatitis -- Acne -- Urogenital Disorders -- Main Symptom:Cystitis (Urinary Tract Infections/Inflammation) -- Incontinence, Enuresis (Bedwetting), Frequent Micturition (Urination) -- Impotence, Weak Libido -- Gynecological Disorders -- Morning Sickness During Pregnancy -- 6 Chinese DieteticsAt a Glance -- Foods Classified by Phase/Organ Network -- Phase: EarthOrgan Network: Spleen/Pancreas, Stomach -- Phase: MetalOrgan Network: Lung-Large Intestine -- Phase: WaterOrgan Network: Kidney-Bladder -- Phase: WoodOrgan Network: Liver-Gallbladder -- Phase: FireOrgan Network: Heart-Small Intestine -- Foods from A to Z -- 7 Glossary -- Further Reading -- Index.