Cosmic Nutrition : The Taoist Approach to Health and Longevity

Achieve vibrant health by combining ancient Taoist principles, modern alternative health practices, and acid-alkaline balance • Offers complete guidelines on what to eat for different yin-yang constitutions, specific health problems and organ systems, and energetic conditions • Provides detailed information on fasting, detoxification, and food combining for acid-alkaline and yin-yang balance • Includes illustrated guides to several self-diagnostic methods from the East, allowing you to interpret your body’s signs before disease manifests The human body, like all phenomena in nature, possesses the inherent power of self-regeneration when the conditions of true health are adopted. In __Cosmic Nutrition__, Taoist Master Mantak Chia and senior Universal Tao teacher William Wei reveal the secret to true health and longevity: keeping all four bodies--physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual--vibrant and balanced. They show you how to work with the four bodies through simple, step-by-step nutritional and energetic practices for everyday life. Combining the ancient Taoist principles of yin and yang energy with acid-alkaline balance and metabolic body types, the authors offer complete guidelines on what to eat for different yin-yang constitutions, specific health problems and organ systems, and energetic conditions. They provide an easy-to-follow food combining method for acid-alkaline and yin-yang balance, recipes for healing meals, detailed information on fasting and detoxification, and illustrated guides to several self-diagnostic methods from the East that allow you to interpret your body’s signs before disease manifests. Dispelling the myth of germs as the cause of disease, they reveal the cancerous dangers of too much protein or pharmaceutical drugs. They also examine the life-force-increasing and youth-renewing benefits of powerful “superfoods” such as sprouts and specific vitamins and minerals. Exploring emotional and mental balance, the authors explain the psychological aspects of yin and yang and offer simple practices to release fear and worries, promote inner calm, and build a positive attitude. Balancing body, mind, and blood chemistry, this book lays out the Universal Tao’s holistic path to a long and happy life. Health/Nutrition Cover 1 Title Page 5 Acknowledgments 9 Table of Contents 7 Putting Cosmic Nutrition into Practice 10 Introduction 11 Chapter 1: Philosophy of Health 17 Characteristics of Good Health, Your Natural Birthright 17 Toxemia and Disease 21 Drugs Do Not Cure 23 Germ Theory: Myth or Reality? 27 Take Charge of Your Health 36 Nerve Force Principle 36 Chapter 2: Yin and Yang in Health and Longevity 53 Nature of Yin and Yang 55 Yin and Yang in Food and Environment 62 Yin and Yang of Health 64 Yin and Yang of Illness 66 Diagnosing Yin and Yang Conditions 70 Chapter 3: Signs of Health and Disease 76 Four Phases of Oriental Diagnosis 77 General Body Symptoms 78 Facial Diagnosis 78 Hand Diagnosis 95 Foot Diagnosis 102 Urine Diagnosis 103 Voice Diagnosis 104 Vibrant Health and Human Beauty 106 Chapter 4: Nutritional Power Optimum Health 109 Confusion about Nutrition and Health 110 Eat Locally 113 Protein Power 115 Carbohydrates and Sugars 138 Fats 141 Chapter 5: Increasing Life Force 144 Twelve Keys to Good Health 144 Food Combining Made Easy 151 Enzyme Power 155 Million Dollar Minerals 156 Vitamins for Vitality 174 Whole Food Supplements 179 Herbs: Elixirs of Life 188 Chapter 6: The Five Elements of Life 194 Using Herbs Acording to Five Elements 207 Wisdom Increases Longevity 209 Pure Light 211 Fresh Outdoor Oxygen 216 Water: Liquid of Life 220 Chapter 7: Rebalancing Your Health 223 Food Energetics 224 Acid-Alkaline Balance 228 Yin/Yang and Acid/Alkaline Foods 230 Yin/Yang and Acid/Alkaline Conditions 233 Eat Acording to the Seasons 239 Extremism versus Balance 240 Overweight Problems 244 Underweight Problems 246 Balancing the Life Cycle Triangle 246 Balancing Yin and Yang 248 Eating Habits versus Making Changes 252 Maintaining Balance 255 You Are What You Eat 258 Chapter 8: Avoiding Junk Foods and Food Poisons 260 Junk-Food Syndrome: Causes and Cures 262 Flexibility is the Key to Yin and Yang Balance 267 Extreme Yin and Yang Foods and Poisons 268 The Danger of Food Fads 289 Chapter 9: The Great Physician Within 292 Fasting Is Natural 292 Rejuvenating Programs 305 Constipation 309 Chapter 10: Tao Garden’s Healing Meals 322 General Dietary Principles 322 Ultimate Super Diet 326 Five Elements and Food 343 Healthy Menu Planning 346 Mid-Afternoon Snack (Only if Hungry) 349 Dinner (For Noon or Evening) 350 Tao Garden’s Healing Recipes 353 Chapter 11: Harmonizing Your Life with the Tao 370 Balancing Yin and Yang 370 Cultivate a Positive Mental Attitude 379 Gaining Infinite Vision 386 Self-Reliance: Key to Success 389 Right Action Leads to Harmony 393 Three Treasures of Tao 399 Moderation, Balance, and Simplicity 402 Thankful, Humble Attitude 404 Life Is a Stage 405 Bibliography 407 Index 416 About the Authors 412 Mantak Chia 412 William U. Wei 413 The Universal Healing Tao System and Training Center 414 The Universal Healing Tao System 414 The Universal Healing Tao Training Center 415 Resources 415 About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company 427 Books of Related Interest 426 Copyright & Permissions 6 Backcover 430 Health;,Nutrition Health,Nutrition

Achieve vibrant health by combining ancient Taoist principles, modern alternative health practices, and acid-alkaline balance

• Offers complete guidelines on what to eat for different yin-yang constitutions, specific health problems and organ systems, and energetic conditions

• Provides detailed information on fasting, detoxification, and food combining for acid-alkaline and yin-yang balance

• Includes illustrated guides to several self-diagnostic methods from the East, allowing you to interpret your body’s signs before disease manifests

The human body, like all phenomena in nature, possesses the inherent power of self-regeneration when the conditions of true health are adopted. In Cosmic Nutrition, Taoist Master Mantak Chia and senior Universal Tao teacher William Wei reveal the secret to true health and longevity: keeping all four bodies—physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual—vibrant and balanced. They show you how to work with the four bodies through simple, step-by-step nutritional and energetic practices for everyday life.

Combining the ancient Taoist principles of yin and yang energy with acid-alkaline balance and metabolic body types, the authors offer complete guidelines on what to eat for different yin-yang constitutions, specific health problems and organ systems, and energetic conditions. They provide an easy-to-follow food combining method for acid-alkaline and yin-yang balance, recipes for healing meals, detailed information on fasting and detoxification, and illustrated guides to several self-diagnostic methods from the East that allow you to interpret your body’s signs before disease manifests. Dispelling the myth of germs as the cause of disease, they reveal the cancerous dangers of too much protein or pharmaceutical drugs. They also examine the life-force-increasing and youth-renewing benefits of powerful “superfoods” such as sprouts and specific vitamins and minerals.

Exploring emotional and mental balance, the authors explain the psychological aspects of yin and yang and offer simple practices to release fear and worries, promote inner calm, and build a positive attitude. Balancing body, mind, and blood chemistry, this book lays out the Universal Tao’s holistic path to a long and happy life.

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