Chinese Medicine Nutrition Resources - TCM Dietary Therapy and Research

Submitted by yyh_staff on Mon, 2006-10-09 17:49.

Nutrition information and dietary therapy is an important part of the guidance a practitioner of acupuncture and Chinese medicine can provide their patients. In most cases, changing ones diet is one of the easiest and most important lifestyle changes that a person can make. Along with exercise and stress reduction, changes in a persons diet will have beneficial effects on a persons overall health and ability to heal. The resources below are helpful sources of information for both eastern and western nutritional information.

For an introduction to the TCM dietary therapy, please see our nutrition theory section.

Internet Resources

Food Energetics - Resource from the author of Healing Ourselves: A guide to Traditional Chinese Food Energetics, Daverick Leggett
Nutrition .Gov a nutrition portal managed by the US federal government

Theory Related Resources:

cover of The Healing Cuisine of China: 300 Recipes for Vibrant Health and Longevity

cover of Staying Healthy With the Seasons

cover of The Healing Secrets of Food: A Practical Guide for Nourishing Body, Mind, and Soul

cover of The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Resource for Healthy Eating

cover of The Book of Jook: Chinese Medicinal Porridges--A Healthy Alternative to the Typical Western Breakfast

cover of Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies

cover of Healing With Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition (3rd Edition)

cover of Chinese Nutrition Therapy: Dietetics in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Nutrition Related Research:

Chen, L & multiple authors: Oxidative DNA damage in prostate cancer patients consuming tomato sauce-based entrees as a whole food intervention
Johnson, IT: Glucosinolates: bioavailability and importance to health
Kendall, Jenkins & multiple authors: The effect of combining plant sterols, soy protein, viscous fibers and almonds in treating hypercholesterolemia
Liese, AD & multiple authors: Whole-grain intake and insulin sensitivity: the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study
Liu, RH: Health benefits of fruits and vegetables are from additive and synergistic combinations of phytochemicals
McCarty, MF: A low-fat, whole-food vegan diet, as well as other strategies that down-regulate IGF-I activity, may slow the human aging process
McCarty, MF: Favorable impact of a vegan diet with exercise on hemorheology: implications for control of diabetic neuropathy
Rosenbloom, Mark M.D.: Vitamin Toxicity
Trichopoulou A., & E. Vasilopoulou: Mediterranean diet and longevity