Hi Andrew, I have looked through your references/books listed for TCM but am not clear as to which one might be the one you mentioned last night in class in discussing food as medicine in a TCM perspective. Can you list one or two that you think might be useful? thanks, Lisa

Andrew said: I have several recommendations for you because it depends on what you are looking for. Some of these you can look at the first several pages on amazon and other sites. 1. (Comprehensive, Textbook-like, Western diet friendly). Chinese Nutrition Therapy, Joerg Kastner: https://www.amazon.com/Chinese-Nutrition-Therapy-Traditional-Complementary-ebook/dp/B005VHBPRE 2. (Textbook-ish, good theory, Western diet friendly) Nourishing Life the Yang Sheng Way, Deirdre Courtney: https://www.amazon.com/Nourishing-Life-Yang-Sheng-Way/dp/1848193378/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3SDBX67SUNFHF&dchild=1&keywords=chinese+nutrition+therapy&qid=1609438178&s=books&sprefix=chinese+nut%2Cstripbooks%2C158&sr=1-6 3. (Focus on medicinal congee/porridge recipes, not Western diet friendly, traditional Chinese herbal recipes) The Book of Jook, Bob Flaws: https://www.amazon.com/Book-Jook-Medicinal-Porridges-Alternative/dp/0936185600/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZV64UN67JN4I&dchild=1&keywords=the+book+of+jook&qid=1609438610&sprefix=the+book+of+jook%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-1 4. (Some theory, not Western diet friendly, traditional Chinese medicine cooking) Prince Wen Hui's Cook, Bob Flaws. https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Wen-Huis-Cook-Paradigm/dp/0912111054 5. (East-meets-West type book- Chinese diet theory meets Western nutrition and dietetics) Healing with Whole Foods, Paul Pitchford: https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Whole-Foods-Traditions-Nutrition/dp/1556434308/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=paul+pritchard+healing+with+whole+foods&qid=1609438973&s=books&sr=1-3