Chinese dietetics at the service of your health.

Did you know that, according to Chinese dietetics, cucumber addresses water retention and that celery helps ease high blood pressure? The book also notes that the potato helps with stomach ulcers, that the carrot lowers cholesterol, that the porcini mushroom counters fatigue and that the kiwi aids digestion. It adds that the peach eases constipation, that the mango helps prevent vomiting, that the crab supports childbirth and that the carp promotes milk supply in breastfeeding mothers. Mutton is also presented as helping with sensitivity to cold, and rabbit meat as lowering blood sugar. Finally, quail meat is described as easing rheumatism, quail egg as anti-allergic and ginger as helping to prevent food poisoning.

In addition to a wealth of such pragmatic information, this book also offers: a reminder of the great Chinese dietary principles; a presentation of the major food families according to the Chinese system; a concrete application to daily life through menus and recipes; a unique study of the medicinal properties of foods according to Chinese medicine; and detailed information on the nutritional intake of foods according to modern science.

Practical, engaging, rich and accessible to all, this book will be useful to anyone who cares about their dietary balance.