TCM Diet Therapy

Postpartum Confinement Meals & Nutrition: The Essential Guide
产后月子餐、产后怎么吃必备科普读物

It is divided into four parts: Introduction, Confinement Meals, Postpartum Recovery and Regulation, and Postpartum Disorders.

Part One provides an overview of dietary therapy and its application in the postpartum period. It covers the origins of dietary therapy and its fundamental principles, while also introducing the nutritional benefits of commonly used postpartum foods and some traditional Chinese medicinal ingredients that serve both culinary and therapeutic purposes.

Part Two details confinement meals for the first to sixth weeks after childbirth. Part Three offers recommendations and explanations for dietary adjustments addressing common postpartum subhealth conditions, such as physical weakness, obesity, melasma, and hair loss. Part Four focuses specifically on dietary therapy for postpartum disorders.

Centered on the principles of postpartum and postpartum disorder dietary therapy from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) gynecology, this book draws from the traditional Chinese practice of "sitting the month" (confinement). By presenting nutritional strategies for confinement meals and the application of medicinal foods, it aims to benefit TCM enthusiasts, confinement center practitioners, obstetricians, midwives, and TCM gynecologists, each from their respective professional perspectives. Written in an accessible, easy-to-learn, and practical style, it also serves as a helpful dietary guide for the general reader. The book includes anecdotal notes on dietary therapy, sharing interesting stories and historical context about various foods, enhancing both its readability and practical value.
本书稿围绕产后怎么吃展开，侧重于介绍产后食疗方法。书稿分为总论、月子餐、产后康复调理、产后病四篇。第一篇对食疗与产后食疗进行了概述，介绍了食疗的缘起与食疗的基本原则，同时介绍了产后常用食物营养功效与常用的一些药食两用的中药。第二篇介绍了产后第一周至第六周的月子餐。第三篇对产后的一些亚健康状态，如体质虚弱、肥胖、黄褐斑、脱发的饮食调养进行了建议与阐述。第四篇重点介绍了产后病的食疗。本书以中医妇科产后食疗和产后病食疗为重点内容，从中国传统的产后坐月子着手，通过介绍月子餐的营养搭配，中药药食同源的应用，让中医爱好者、月子中心从业者、产科医生、助产士和中医妇科医生在各自角度有所受益，也以通俗易懂、易学、易做的风格为普通读者提供产后膳食的帮助。书中以食疗散记的形式介绍了一些关于食物的典故、趣味小故事等，整本书具有较高的可读性和实用性。