Unlock the wisdom of dietary therapy: Scientifically plan three meals a day to get rid of the troubles of "three highs" (high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high cholesterol) and maintain liver health.

"Food is the first necessity of the people," a saying that reveals the paramount importance of food in people's minds. Since the dawn of humanity, plants, vegetables, fruits, animals, fish, insects, and grains have been the basic necessities of life. As people's living standards improve, their knowledge and wisdom about food are constantly evolving. Modern people no longer simply aim to eat well, be full, and survive; they are more concerned with how to eat for health, beauty, and longevity-in short, how to use daily diet to achieve the goals of strengthening the body and maintaining a youthful appearance.

Internal conditioning and external nourishment are the best choices for human health. "Of all the ways to maintain health, none is more important than food." Among the many methods of health preservation, food therapy is hailed as the top choice. Food not only provides the body with various nutrients necessary for growth, development, and healthy survival, but also strengthens the body, prevents and treats diseases, and delays aging. "Medicine and food share the same origin," and wise people have combined medicine and food, subtly integrating health benefits and disease prevention into their daily diet, incorporating them into their three meals a day. Using these foods to treat diseases, maintain health, improve fitness, and enhance beauty is also an important part of traditional Chinese medicine.

Is food therapy really that powerful? Some might scoff at the idea of ​​food therapy, thinking, "Anyone can eat and drink!" However, eating and drinking require wisdom; there's a great deal to learn. Over 80% of human diseases are related to diet. People whose diets are high in fat and protein have a gallstone incidence rate more than five times higher than those whose diets are primarily vegetables and carbohydrates. Excessive intake of animal fat, salt, sweets, and overeating are contributing factors to coronary heart disease and diabetes. Almost all non-communicable diseases can be traced back to nutritional factors. For humans, diet is not only the primary necessity for survival but also a crucial means of disease prevention and treatment. Like water, food can both nourish and deplete the body, providing nourishment but also leading to illness. Those who understand the wisdom of eating can achieve beauty and health, while those who don't will age prematurely and develop disease. Learning to "prescribe the right medicine" for your needs, choosing the most suitable ingredients from a wide variety of foods, and supplementing the nutrients your body lacks are essential for a balanced diet and overall health and beauty. A proper diet can make people healthy and prolong their lives; conversely, an improper diet can lead to illness. Therefore, eating is a profound subject of knowledge and wisdom, and everyone should learn this knowledge and acquire this wisdom.

The best doctor is yourself, the best mood is tranquility, the best exercise is walking, and the best medicine is food! If dietary therapy has opened up a new "path" for health and wellness, then this series of books on the wisdom of dietary therapy is the "GPS navigation system" guiding you along that path. Following the basic principles of nutrition, this series guides readers towards rational nutrition and a balanced diet. It scientifically plans daily meals based on each individual's health and physical condition, maximizing the physiological regulatory functions of food by improving dietary conditions and food composition to enhance human health, thereby delaying aging and resisting disease. Let us enjoy happiness and health through food! With a book in hand, miracles of life occur, and the length of life is forever changed. Let's begin our journey to health and wellness with this book!

my country boasts a long and profound food culture. For a long period in the past, people lacked nutritional knowledge and understanding of scientific eating. This not only prevented them from obtaining more nutrients from their food, but also created a vicious cycle where the better they ate, the more diseases they contracted. Today, people live in a fast-paced era with high psychological pressure, leading to the earlier onset and development of diseases.

How can we reduce the burden on our liver? This is a question we should all pay attention to. This book summarizes the valuable experience and insights of renowned medical experts and health preservation specialists throughout Chinese history in disease prevention and health maintenance. It comprehensively, systematically, and in an easy-to-understand manner explains the principles and methods of overcoming fatty liver through a reasonable diet. The book features nearly 500 carefully selected traditional Chinese medicine remedies. These recipes are tailored to different types of liver diseases, seasons, populations, and complications, making them highly targeted and practical. It aims to help the general public actively prevent diseases, eliminate hidden illnesses as early as possible, achieve preventative care before disease occurs, treat minor ailments independently, and ultimately achieve the desired effects of strengthening the body and prolonging life.

The liver is the largest internal organ in the human body, located in the abdomen, below the right diaphragm, anterior to the gallbladder and the right kidney, and above the stomach. Projected onto the body surface, the upper border of the liver is at the 5th rib along the right midclavicular line, and at the 6th rib along the right midaxillary line. The lower border coincides with the anterior border of the liver, starting from the lowest point of the costal arch, running upwards and to the left along the lower border of the right costal arch, leaving the costal arch at the junction of the 8th and 9th costal cartilages, then obliquely upwards and to the left, reaching the anterior midline, and finally to the junction of the costal arch and the 7th and 8th costal cartilages on the left side. The position of the liver often changes with respiration; it typically rises or falls by 2-3 cm during quiet breathing, descends slightly during standing and inhalation, and rises slightly during lying down and inhalation. The lower border of the liver generally does not extend beyond the costal arch and is normally not palpable below the costal margin. Sometimes it can be felt below the xiphoid process, but generally not exceeding 3 cm. In children, however, it is often palpable below the costal margin.

A normal liver is reddish-brown in appearance and soft and brittle. It is easily ruptured and causes massive bleeding when subjected to violent impact. The liver is irregularly wedge-shaped, with a rounded right end and a flattened left end. It can be divided into upper and lower surfaces, anterior and posterior borders, and left and right lobes. Generally, its horizontal diameter (length) is about 25cm, its anteroposterior diameter (width) is about 15cm, and its vertical diameter (thickness) is about 6cm. The upper surface is rounded and protrudes, contacting the diaphragm; the lower surface is flatter and adjacent to the stomach, duodenum, gallbladder, and colon. The visceral surface is concave, with two longitudinal grooves and one transverse groove forming an "H" shape. Statistics show that the average weight of an adult liver in my country is 1157–1447g for men and 1029–1379g for women, with the heaviest reaching around 2000g. The liver's length, width, and thickness are approximately 25.8cm, 15.2cm, and 5.8cm, respectively. Aging is not only reflected in external physical appearance; all internal organs undergo changes, among which the liver changes significantly. First, liver blood flow decreases, leading to reduced blood circulation within the liver and a corresponding decline in its ability to absorb nutrients, metabolize substances, and eliminate toxins. Second, after age 60, the number of liver cells decreases sharply with age. The liver tends towards cirrhosis, and its weight decreases significantly. The average weight of a 90-year-old's liver is only 51.8% of that of a 30-year-old. Therefore, nourishing the blood is the most important aspect of liver health.