Melissa Carr treats us to a crash course in healing Chinese foods in this wonderful new book ‘Modern Chinese Medicine Food Cures’.

Helpfully this book has an index of ailments to help us navigate the book easily and find the best advice, and/or healing foods for particular and specific health concerns.

In addition to this, we are gifted a crash course in TCM (traditional Chinese Medicine), which is both fascinating and gives great context for the rest of the book.

The majority of the book (around two thirds) is dictionary-like in its presenation of ailments and their healing foods - an ailment is alphabetically listed and then the information is presented. I deep dived into the ‘insomnia’ section from the get-go and was instantly impressed by the content!

Additional bonus content includes a section ‘Five Elements Quiz - What am I?’ By answering question we learn which elements we lean more towards: earth, metal, water , wood and fire. I enjoyed discovering that the elements most relevant to me were earth and fire, this lead nicely into the following section ‘foods by element’. ‘Modern Foods’ is discussed in another chapter, and this I felt particularly relevant given the current interest and scaremongering around ultra processed foods in the media. Food allergies, intolerances and sensitivities are also considered in this wonderfully extensive book.

All in all, I found this to be a wonderful resource, both for those of us looking to address specific concerns, but also for anyone with a wider interest in health and nutrition. This is a fascinating book that I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.

My thanks to NetGalley, author and publisher for the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an advance copy.

Thank you Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Singing Dragon, and NetGalley for the advanced electronic review copy of this wonderful book. This is a comprehensive guide into the world of the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) describing the history, science, nutrition, foods by element (earth, water, wood, fire, metal), discussion about modern food, allergies & intolerances, healthy eating tips, common diets & cleanses, and an extensive bibliography as well as a list of common & relatively accessible TCM herbs. It’s a great book to have on hand for those who are trying to use more natural ways of staying healthy. Of course, it is always best to be under supervision of the trained TCM practitioner when attempting to treat any disease.

A very informative book about the medical purposes of food in Traditional Chinese Medicine. This felt like a veritable encyclopedia of knowledge, spanning everyday ailments and what food you should take to cure it.
I don't know how effective it is, but it was extremely interesting.
I would recommend to anybody curious about different perspectives on food and soft medicine techniques more focused about general health and preventive measures to stay healthy. The author seems very knowledgeable.

A good introduction to TCM and the foods associated with all kinds of ailments by a doctor who specializes in it. The tone is very conversational, sometimes jokey, which may be a plus or minus depending on the reader. Lots of information and lengthy lists of foods for all different issues. I recommend getting a print version as there’s a multi page quiz that is very difficult to take on the kindle version.

I read a digital ARC of this book for review.

I liked ol th recipes in this book.
I will suggested also to a friend who will love it.
I always liked to find new culinary remedys.

This book explores food, nutrition, and dietary recommendations from a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) approach. 'Modern Chinese Medicine Food Cures' helps both practitioners and their patients navigate a landscape saturated with conflicting dietary advice. This book is a tool to allow practitioners to meet people where they are so they can help them. It is also accessible enough for patients to use it for their own self-care and dietary adjustments.

Melissa Carr provides a modern approach to nutrition that is based on TCM's rich history of using food therapy to personalize health and wellness. She outlines how TCM can systematically assess an individual's health, as well as ways it evaluates how specific foods can impact our bodies. Readers are offered a self-assessment tool to help understand the five elements for TCM diagnosis and the application of nutritional suggestions by element.

The basics and key elements of Western nutritional advice are also included, as is a handy reference of food recommendations for common symptoms and illnesses, while focusing on foods and herbs that are familiar and generally easily accessible to Western readers.

Loved it. Will recommend to others. Found it to be very informative

I would like to see this book in person when it’s out to get the full effect but I spoke to my Malaysian friend who was interested in the book and recipes

An excellent guide to Chinese medicine food cures, which starts with yin and yang concepts and foods, yin foods and yang foods, then moves on to vitamins and the foods that contain them. I was really impressed by the depth of research involved including facts that I didn't know before and I would highly recommend this book.