Deirdre Courtney

Nourishing Life the Yang Sheng Way

Nutrition and Lifestyle Advice from Chinese Medicine

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Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on Classical Chinese Medicine and modern nutritional science, this book explains how to diagnose and heal nutritional deficiencies and improve health with food and herbs. It includes specific advice for working with a wide range of illnesses and conditions and a selection of delicious recipes designed to treat specific organ deficiencies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers / Singing Dragon
• 1st ed.
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 179mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 534g
• ISBN-13: 9781848193376
• ISBN-10: 1848193378
• Artikelnr.: 56477637

Autorenporträt

Deirdre Courtney is an acupuncturist and herbalist. She is passionate about healthy food and has worked as a professional chef internationally. She founded Ireland's School of Chinese Medicine and is Principal Lecturer for Herbal Medicine.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: What is Yang Sheng? 1. The History of Yang Sheng. 2. Chinese Dietary Therapy. 3. The Healing Properties of Food. 4. Food for the Life Cycle: Feeding Children and Teens. 5. Food for the Life Cycle: Active Young Adults. 6. Food for the Life Cycle: Mature Adults - Mid Life and Beyond. 7. Food as Medicine. 8. Herbs for Health and Healing. 9. How to Source the Best Food. 10. How to Cook, Eat and Live the Yang Sheng Way.