Used as a reference by students of acupuncture, Healing withWhole Foods is an invaluable guide to the theory and practice ofChinese medicine. With facts about green foods such as spirulinaand blue-green algae and information about the "regeneration diets"used by cancer patients and arthritics, it is also an accessibleprimer on nutrition—and a inspiring cookbook with more t... (展开全部) Used as a reference by students of acupuncture, Healing withWhole Foods is an invaluable guide to the theory and practice ofChinese medicine. With facts about green foods such as spirulinaand blue-green algae and information about the "regeneration diets"used by cancer patients and arthritics, it is also an accessibleprimer on nutrition—and a inspiring cookbook with more than 300mostly vegetarian, nutrient-packed recipes. The information on Chinese medicine is useful for helping todiagnose health imbalances, especially nascent illnesses. It'ssmartly paired with the whole-foods program: because

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