Cosmic Nutrition: The Taoist Approach to Health and Longevity

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The secret to true health and longevity lies in keeping one's physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual bodies vibrant and balanced. Cosmic Nutrition provides guidelines on what to eat for different yin-yang constitutions, and for specific health problems and organ systems.;Cover Image; Title Page; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Putting Cosmic Nutrition into Practice; Introduction; Chapter 1 Philosophy of Health; CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD HEALTH, YOUR NATURAL BIRTHRIGHT; TOXEMIA AND DISEASE; DRUGS DO NOT CURE; GERM THEORY: MYTH OR REALITY?; TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH; NERVE FORCE PRINCIPLE; Chapter 2 Yin and Yang in Health and Longevity; NATURE OF YIN AND YANG; YIN AND YANG IN FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT; YIN AND YANG OF HEALTH; YIN AND YANG OF ILLNESS; DIAGNOSING YIN AND YANG CONDITIONS; Chapter 3 Signs of Health and Disease; FOUR PHASES OF ORIENTAL DIAGNOSIS Cover Image Title Page Acknowledgments Table of Contents Putting Cosmic Nutrition into Practice Introduction Chapter 1 Philosophy of Health CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD HEALTH, YOUR NATURAL BIRTHRIGHT TOXEMIA AND DISEASE DRUGS DO NOT CURE GERM THEORY: MYTH OR REALITY? TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH NERVE FORCE PRINCIPLE Chapter 2 Yin and Yang in Health and Longevity NATURE OF YIN AND YANG YIN AND YANG IN FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT YIN AND YANG OF HEALTH YIN AND YANG OF ILLNESS DIAGNOSING YIN AND YANG CONDITIONS Chapter 3 Signs of Health and Disease FOUR PHASES OF ORIENTAL DIAGNOSIS GENERAL BODY SYMPTOMSFACIAL DIAGNOSIS HAND DIAGNOSIS FOOT DIAGNOSIS URINE DIAGNOSIS VOICE DIAGNOSIS VIBRANT HEALTH AND HUMAN BEAUTY Chapter 4 Nutritional Power for Optimum Health CONFUSION ABOUT NUTRITION AND HEALTH EAT LOCALLY PROTEIN POWER CARBOHYDRATES AND SUGARS FATS Chapter 5 Increasing Life Force TWELVE KEYS TO GOOD HEALTH FOOD COMBINING MADE EASY ENZYME POWER MILLION DOLLAR MINERALS Photo Insert VITAMINS FOR VITALITY WHOLE FOOD SUPPLEMENTS HERBS: ELIXIRS OF LIFE Chapter 6 The Five Elements of Life USING HERBS ACCORDING TO FIVE ELEMENTS WISDOM INCREASES LONGEVITYPURE LIGHT FRESH OUTDOOR OXYGEN WATER: LIQUID OF LIFE Chapter 7 Rebalancing Your Health FOOD ENERGETICS ACID-ALKALINE BALANCE YIN/YANG AND ACID/ALKALINE FOODS YIN/YANG AND ACID/ALKALINE CONDITIONS EAT ACCORDING TO THE SEASONS EXTREMISM VERSUS BALANCE OVERWEIGHT PROBLEMS UNDERWEIGHT PROBLEMS BALANCING THE LIFE CYCLE TRIANGLE BALANCING YIN AND YANG EATING HABITS VERSUS MAKING CHANGES MAINTAINING BALANCE YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT Chapter 8 Avoiding Junk Foods and Food Poisons JUNK-FOOD SYNDROME: CAUSES AND CURES FLEXIBILITY IS THE KEY TO YIN AND YANG BALANCEEXTREME YIN AND YANG FOODS AND POISONS THE DANGER OF FOOD FADS Chapter 9 The Great Physician Within FASTING IS NATURAL REJUVENATING PROGRAMS CONSTIPATION Chapter 10 Tao Garden's Healing Meals GENERAL DIETARY PRINCIPLES ULTIMATE SUPER DIET FIVE ELEMENTS AND FOOD HEALTHY MENU PLANNING MID-AFTERNOON SNACK (ONLY IF HUNGRY) DINNER (FOR NOON OR EVENING) TAO GARDEN'S HEALING RECIPES Chapter 11 Harmonizing Your Life with the Tao BALANCING YIN AND YANG CULTIVATE A POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE GAINING INFINITE VISION SELF-RELIANCE: KEY TO SUCCESSRIGHT ACTION LEADS TO HARMONY THREE TREASURES OF TAO MODERATION, BALANCE, AND SIMPLICITY THANKFUL, HUMBLE ATTITUDE LIFE IS A STAGE Footnotes Bibliography About the Authors About Inner Traditions Bear & Company The Universal Healing Tao System and Training Center THE UNIVERSAL HEALING TAO SYSTEM THE UNIVERSAL HEALING TAO TRAINING CENTER RESOURCES Books of Related Interest Copyright & Permissions