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Diet nutritional therapy is a primary mode of healing used in Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to prevent and treat disease. While modern medicine has only recently recognized that proper nutrition is foundational to human health, they often fail to understand its therapeutic importance. For centuries, TCM physicians have integrated diet therapies into their healing practices providing a detailed knowledge of the healing power of common foods, including the integration of herbal medicines into dietetics. This chapter addresses the key philosophies underlying Chinese medical dietetics, underscores the importance of a healthy digestive system as the basis of human health, and provides guidance on how foods and botanicals can maintain, restore, and build health and achieve healthy longevity.
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Zhang, Y. (2021). Diet According to Traditional Chinese Medicine for Health and Longevity. In: Rattan, S.I.S., Kaur, G. (eds) Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity. Healthy Ageing and Longevity, vol 14. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83017-5_17
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