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Summary: All-natural recipes, but sometimes questionable
Review: Although I like some of the recipes the author shares with us, I doubt her knowledge of herbal medicine. She has certainly paid a little attention here and there, and collected many recipes, but she contradicts herself quite often.
At the beginning of the book she lists items according to their yin/yang nature. So, for example, chicken is neutral or yin/yang. But later in the text she refers to chicken as a warming or yang food.
In the various sections on skin care, she lists beneficial foods, and foods to be avoided. In several places, however, she contradicts herself. For example: she says that for a certain skin condition, you should avoid cool-energy foods, but her list of beneficial foods includes several cool-energy items.
The author brings a variety of topical recipes (scrubs, toners, lotions), most made from food items. Many recipes are simple, use foods widely available, and are easy to prepare. Just don't have dandruff, because her vodka-treatment won't come cheap.Some of the edible recipes are quite good and very simple. Others are questionable. For example, her papaya peanut soup consists of pork, papaya, raw peanuts and salt. (Sounds delicious?) The ingredients are cooked for 20 minutes without the addition of water. Well, try that. Good luck.
She also suggests to use surgical gloves when cooking to protect your hands. I wonder whether she has ever handled hot pots in her life, or even stood near a hot stove.
Overall, the book is interesting to read because the author uses food as medicine (instead of pharmaceutical preparations), but it contains many inconsistencies.
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Summary: Definitely worth buying
Review: Because of the amount of health and beauty books in the market (and that I have bought and never looked at again after the first read), I was extremely skeptical -- either it would be too clinical, difficult to implement or even worse, dumbed down to the point of "why bother?". So, I checked out this book at the library -- and was so impressed with the contents and information that I had to buy the book, knowing I'd actually use the information over and over again for everything from dry skin to PMS. It's great!
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Summary: Valuable insight into Chinese perspectives on beauty
Review: Helen Lee's Tao of Beauty is not just another beauty book. It is a wonderful resource of information on the Chinese perspective for developing and maintaining beauty from the inside out. The book works from the premise that health and beauty are inter-related and does not offer quick fix remedies. Ms. Lee has obviously spent a good deal of time and care in compiling her knowledge on Eastern practices for health and beauty and presents her information in a manner that is easy for Western readers to follow. She suggests reading the book with an open mind - advice I found to be well worth the effort.
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Summary: The only book on beauty you will need to own !
Review: Please do not waste your precious time on reading any other book on beauty except this one : "Tao of Beauty" by Helen Lee ! As you know REAL outside beauty can be generated only by the inside beauty. We do not talk about the very fleeting 'cover-girl' beauty here, this book is for those women who are already beautiful on the inside, and might think that it doesn't show on the outside yet. Once you read this book you will understand many other things, and you will be grateful that Helen Lee decided to write about her secrets. And.... there are other surprises for you.... you will love it.
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Summary: All-natural recipes, but sometimes questionable
Review: Please do not waste your precious time on reading any other book on beauty except this one : "Tao of Beauty" by Helen Lee ! As you know REAL outside beauty can be generated only by the inside beauty. We do not talk about the very fleeting 'cover-girl' beauty here, this book is for those women who are already beautiful on the inside, and might think that it doesn't show on the outside yet. Once you read this book you will understand many other things, and you will be grateful that Helen Lee decided to write about her secrets. And.... there are other surprises for you.... you will love it.
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