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Summary: I need some help!
Review: I would like to get this book in spanish, if someone know where I can get it, please write me.
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Summary: healing with whole foods
Review: If everyone in this country follows the suggestions about food and health in this book, I believe, there will be much fewer health problems in America. As an organic integration of Chinese healing practice and western nutrition, this book provides one of the most systematic and comprehensive discussions of the relationship between food and health. Basically, there are three aspects I find most helpful about this book. First, the large scope it covers: from raw food to cooked food, from herbs to animal product, from water to minerals, from food combination to the art of chewing...the book explores these topics in an unhurried, sensible, and lucid manner. The analysis on each of the major foods near the end of the book is useful for the reader to select meal ingredients that can best help improve his/her health. Second, I like the "middle path" approach the author takes, without going to extremes with either his theory or practice. For instance, the author himself practises vegetarianism, as shown by some parts of the book, but he also acknowleges the effectiveness of meat in treating certain deficiencies. Third, I like its flexibility in tuning into each reader's different individual need and condition. For instance, raw vegetables and fruits may help the person who has "heat" signs, but may be too cooling for the person who feels cold constantly, especially in the colder season. So each person can use this book to fit his/her individual needs. Because of my interest in food, health, and nutrition, I have read widely in these fields. But more often than not, I encounter books that take a narrow-minded, absolute, almost fanatic approach that makes you wonder what they are really selling. Paul Pitchford's book, however, impresses me as honest, intelligent advices given by a trusted friend, who has a full grasp of the eastern (mostly Chinese) food healing art, and discusses it from the perspective of western nutrition. I only wish my copy of this book were a hard-cover so it probably could better withstand my frequent consulting (for almost three years).
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Summary: MORE COMPLETE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE!!!!!
Review: If I could give this book 10,000 stars I would. This book is absolutely incredible! Some points: - This book is HUGE!! 750 pages full of information (I was surprised I didn't have to pay much more for it -- for the amount of info this books contains, I would have easily expected to pay at least twice what it costs!)
- Amazingly well-written!
- Takes no sides, gives you the facts in a clear, concise way
- Complete with theories of Chinese Medicine and descriptions of disease patterns and how to cure them
- Very up-to-date -- this book is not just about old remedies -- it discusses all the issues of the "modern westerner"
- Very well organized with an incredible index that you can use to find absolutely anything
- Lists more foods than you probably know of, as well as the characteristics and therapeutic uses of each
- Provides numerous recipes (though it's not meant to be a cookbook, I was surprised to find that it not only describes the foods, it tells you how to *use* them, how to *prepare* them, and even how to store them!) If you are looking for a guide to foods that is modern and up-to-date, yet helds to the traditional premises, this is it!
This book made me think about what I've been eating and drinking (and I don't mean alcohol -- you'll find some eye-opening truths here about the water you drink, as well as what the meat, poultry, and eggs go through before they get to your fridge.)
This book made me become a vegan.
This book made me purify my water before I drink it.
This book made me a conscious citizen of the planet!
But don't worry -- there is NO preaching! If you are intent on eating meat -- fine! All the suggestions in this book provide for carnivores, vegetarians, vegans, and everyone in between! It simply tells you te facts and allows you to think for yourself.
Thank you, Paul Pitchford, for putting together such an incredible book -- it's an immense achievment!
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Summary: Nutritional nemesis
Review: It pains me to see this book described as representative of Chinese nutritional therapy. Pitchford borrows haphazardly from macrobiotics, Western nutrition, Chinese energetics, Ayurveda, and probably other systems. This eclectic approach demonstrates a shallow grasp of the theories that drive authentic Chinese nutritional therapy, and frequently leads Pitchford to conclusions that are at odds with traditional practices. It is definitely "Oriental," in the sense Edward Said uses the term in his analysis of the Western romanticism of Eastern cultures. The material may well prove beneficial to someone, but it should come with a warning label: this book is not about Chinese medicine. 6/14/02 Update: I understand that many people have experienced improvements in their health based on Pitchford's advice. Please allow me to clarify why my original review was unfavorable. I routinely have long and arduous discussions with student interns over something they read in Pitchford and whether it is appropriate advice for their patients, *from the point of view of Chinese medicine,* which this book supposedly represents, and which is what they are supposed to be practicing in clinic. Experience has shown that in many cases, Pitchford's view is not congruent with traditional Chinese nutritional therapy, and in fact, much confusion arises from its application in the classroom of a Chinese medicine college. A book's content should ordinarily agree with what the book itself advertises itself to contain.
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Summary: Educate yourself on how to eat!!!
Review: My husband and I use this invaluable book almost daily to check the exact nutritional properties of foods and their effects on the physical AND emotional body. We have learned so much from this comprehensive referance book. Now, it isn't a mystery why some foods produce ill effects on our well-being, or why everyone has different needs depending on their constitution. If you are willing to delve into this book and absorb it's contents, you will never be confused about what to eat again. It has changed our lives and given us the gift of health, as it clearly explains how the right food can be your greatest ally towards a healthy, balanced life.
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Summary: Overall best nutrition book I have in my home
Review: Paul Pitchford's book has been the best source I've found thus far for a deep and comprehensive understanding of foods, nutrition and the implications both positive and negative of what we consume. Not only does the book serve as an excellent reference guide on the subject of health and nutrition, it inspired me to see the connection between food and lifestyle choices and a sense of overall well-being. This is my favorite book to give to friends who express an interest in learning more about nutrition. Top notch.
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Summary: Overall best nutrition book I have in my home
Review: Paul Pitchford's book has been the best source I've found thus far for a deep and comprehensive understanding of foods, nutrition and the implications both positive and negative of what we consume. Not only does the book serve as an excellent reference guide on the subject of health and nutrition, it inspired me to see the connection between food and lifestyle choices and a sense of overall well-being. This is my favorite book to give to friends who express an interest in learning more about nutrition. Top notch.
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Summary: An educational look into the definitives of food as medicine
Review: Paul Pitchford's love of food is apparent! Somewhere in our society the term "whole food" has been forgotten and Pitchford lovingly shows the way back to the beauty of simple "real" food. My life, as I knew it, has been changed forever to benefit my life and our earth. This book should be a staple in every household! Please read this book and teach your children what food is and what food does inside of us.
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Summary: Best integration of eastern healing methods for USA
Review: The first edition of this book helped me through several healing crisis with compasion and guidance. It was amazing, how all my ailments seemed to come from liver/kidney disorder; weither it was an ear ache, diarea or head ache. So by applying the proper diet as outlined here, and healing the weak organs, I have greatly reduced my need for medical advice. I own 30 natural healing books. This is the best by far.
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Summary: Amazing book
Review: This book is absolutely amazing if you want to change your eating habits. You can look up any ailment and find out what food or herbs will either cure or ease it. You can also look up any food and find out what disease, ailments, etc. it is good for. I use my book everyday. A great investment in your health!
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