Protect Your Stomach Package

Author: Gao Luwen
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: The same food can have health benefits or even therapeutic effects on individuals with certain physiological or pathological conditions, while causing discomfort or even disease in others with different conditions. The former are foods suitable for consumption and should be eaten regularly, while the latter are foods to be avoided. For example: Spicy and warm foods are beneficial for those with yang deficiency due to congenital or pathological causes, but can cause discomfort or worsen existing conditions for those with yin deficiency. In the rainy season, pungent and drying foods are beneficial for most people, but in the dry autumn, many may suffer from "internal heat" if they consume them.
Although there is a saying in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM): "The stomach enjoys nourishment," meaning that foods one craves and feels comfortable eating during illness or certain periods are often beneficial, TCM nutrition is not that simple. It differs from folk beliefs about food nutrition and dietary restrictions, as well as from modern medicine, which calculates dietary plans based on symptoms and food nutritional content. Instead, like medication or acupuncture, it requires selecting foods under the guidance of TCM theory based on syndrome differentiation, and even adjusting choices according to individual differences in location, age, physiological or pathological conditions.
It should also be noted that the stomach in TCM differs from the stomach in Western medicine. To reduce confusion for readers, this book primarily introduces Western medicine-related stomach diseases, while other related conditions are only briefly mentioned. Due to space limitations, detailed explanations of basic TCM knowledge, especially in nutrition and culinary arts, are not provided. For further study, readers are advised to refer to relevant books.
We hope this book will be helpful to readers in maintaining stomach health and managing stomach-related conditions using their shopping baskets!