The food we eat is important not only as a fuel for our physical bodies, but it is also an important resource that can enhance our health and well being. In this segment, we will discuss how food can be used as part of a healthy lifestyle for living in harmony with the Tao, or way of the nautral world, as well as to aid in the treatment of different health conditions. In many traditional healing systems such as Chinese medicine, foods are classified according to their healing properties, and some, like walnuts, certain vegetables, fruits, and legummes are even includedin the materia medica and used in formulation with other herbs to treat various health concerns. We will discuss how food should be selected and prepared on a seasonal basis, as well as how to integrate all these aspects of food and diet, to not only optimize health and prevent health concerns, but to best treat common imbalances.
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