Alternative Therapies for Cancer and Common Ailments

This reference book provides both professionals and laypersons with the ancient wisdom and insight of traditional Chinese medicine, including dietary therapy, the properties and health benefits of various foods and green tea, and recipes for soybean foods, tofu dishes, therapeutic congee, and soups. The authors make this information relevant and accessible to readers in the new millennium. The book also describes alternative therapies for cancer and many common ailments, and provides practical information on how to eat well, how to maintain a physiological balance, and how to lose weight sensibly. In addition, the authors provide a novel approach for integrating East-West medicine for treating cancer patients to win the anticancer war and save lives. The book emphasizes that alternative therapies using Chinese natural remedies, balanced diet, green tea, and acupuncture can possibly prevent and cure many diseases, relieve pain and suffering, and improve one's general health and quality of life ¿ all without drugs or surgery and at an affordable price.