Dietary Do's and Don'ts and Healing Recipes for Common Illnesses in Cancer Patients

Author: Wu Baokang
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: This book is a highly practical and uniquely written guide on diet and food therapy for cancer patients. Chapter "Introduction to Food Therapy" introduces the basic knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) food therapy, including: what food therapy is, the properties and functions of foods, the compatibility of Chinese herbal medicine and food, the principles of food formulation, the basic principles of food therapy, the raw materials for food therapy, the cooking and seasoning of medicinal and edible dishes, dietary taboos, and dietary recommendations and taboos for cancer patients. Chapter 2, "Dietary Recommendations and Food Therapy Recipes for Cancer Patients," covers: an overview of various cancers, dietary recommendations based on syndrome differentiation, precautions for dietary conditioning, recommended foods, taboo foods, taboos in the combination of medicinal and edible ingredients, food therapy recipes, dietary conditioning after surgery, and dietary management for the side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Target Audience: Cancer patients and their families, medical staff, nutritionists... This book is a highly practical and uniquely written guide on diet and food therapy for cancer patients. Chapter "Introduction to Food Therapy" introduces the basic knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) food therapy, including: what food therapy is, the properties and functions of foods, the compatibility of Chinese herbal medicine and food, the principles of food formulation, the basic principles of food therapy, the raw materials for food therapy, the cooking and seasoning of medicinal and edible dishes, dietary taboos, and dietary recommendations and taboos for cancer patients. Chapter 2, "Dietary Recommendations and Food Therapy Recipes for Cancer Patients," covers: an overview of various cancers, dietary recommendations based on syndrome differentiation, precautions for dietary conditioning, recommended foods, taboo foods, taboos in the combination of medicinal and edible ingredients, food therapy recipes, dietary conditioning after surgery, and dietary management for the side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Target Audience: Cancer patients and their families, medical staff, nutritionists.