Table of Contents

Part One Nourishment: perspectives on nourishment - a cosmic perspective, a cultural perspective, an ancestral perspective, biography as biology; the sources of nourishment - air, water, trees and plants, cosmic energy, sensual nourishment, relationship, nourishment from food. Part Two Working with Chinese medicine: meridians and organs - what is a human being made of?, meridians, organs, the spleen, the lung, the kidney, the liver, the heart; the substances - qi, blood, stagnation of qi and blood, essence; yin and yang - yin and yang, yang deficiency, yin deficiency; the climates - heat, cold, dampness, wind; invasion and defence - invasion of wind, invasion of wind heat, invasion of wind cold, invasion of wind damp, invasion of cold, invasion of dampness. Part Three Recipes for self-healing: nutrition East and West; some guidelines for eating; choosing ingredients; the energetics of food; about the recipes; understanding the recipe pages; measurements; equipment; language; soups; salads; grains; vegetables and beans; meat and fish; sauces, dips and relishes; condiments; bakery; desserts; drinks; how to create a self-healing recipe. Part Four Leftovers: coffee and tea; alcohol; sugar; dairy; vegetarianism; raw food; pregnancy; babies and children; slimming and obesity; fasting; microwave ovens; genetic engineering; the energetic actions of vitamins, minerals and common drugs.