Diet

Nei Jia: the Qigong and Taijiquan Forum Traditional Chinese Medicine
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chinese nutrition

A very good book on Chinese nutrition is call “Recipes for Self-Healing” by Daverick Leggett. He gives a good introduction to Chinese Medicine, discusses the Chinese medicinal properties of various foods, and gives many recipes.

There are many Chinese medicinal food dishes and foods with medicinal properties, as well as Chinese medicinal food restuarants in China where the cooks check your tongue and pulse.

Some common Chinese medical dietary advice is eat well cooked foods (as opposed to raw vegetables), eat regular meals (3x / day), avoid icy drinks. More specific advice is given based on one’s constitution and illness.

Here is are a couple of recipes from my website:

Chick Pea Soup Recipe for Chronic Poor Digestion AKA Spleen Qi Deficiency, Cold in Abdomen, Food Stagnation, Sneezing After Eating, and Wind Cold-EPI.
http://chinesetherapeutics.org/chickpea.html

Chicken with Lemon, Saffron and Olives for improving circulation:
http://chinesetherapeutics.org/andrewschicken.html

I also have a regular Chinese e-cookbook on my site if you are interested.