The remedies my grandmother
never wrote down.
57 recipes and 26 teas from her kitchen, season by season — through the 24 seasons of the old Chinese calendar.
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Buy my bookWhat nobody tells you
It's not your fault.
It's the advice you were given.
A tea here, a tip there — the right food, but at the wrong time of year. My grandmother never made that mistake.
Tired all the time
You sleep, you eat "right," and your energy still isn't there. Chinese medicine looks at the whole picture, not just one symptom.
Heavy, bloated, sluggish
Cold salads and iced drinks when the season asks for warm food. Every chapter tells you what the season asks of your digestion.
Too much, all at once
Big changes don't last. One recipe, one tea and one small habit for fifteen days — that is how the old calendar works.
Who I am
I'm Doctor Taho.
I called my grandmother Nai Nai. She never owned a calendar with twelve months: she lived by the twenty-four seasons, each about fifteen days long. She knew when to stop making cucumber salad and start simmering pears, and when to say: "Go to bed early — the year is going to sleep."
Years later I studied the Chinese tradition with teachers and books, and discovered that much of what I learned in the classroom I had already learned in her kitchen.
She never wrote her remedies down. This book is her kitchen, written down at last: simple recipes, warm teas and small habits, each at the right time of year.
Doctor Taho
What's inside
A complete map
to your balance.
The 24 seasons of the old Chinese calendar, from Start of Spring to Major Cold — what each one asks of your digestion, sleep, energy and breath.
57 recipes and 26 teas: congees, long soups, simmered and steeped teas, from everyday ingredients.
One easy habit to keep for fifteen days, in every season.
14 acupressure points and 4 breathing practices, explained step by step.
The twelve pantry jars that cook the whole year — no exotic powders.
3 little plans: Seven Days to Rest the Stomach, Seven Evenings to Sleep Like a Child, Twenty-One Days of Steady Energy.
A one-page "At a Glance" summary for every season, to keep on your refrigerator.
Tables of warming and cooling foods, a shopping list and the 25 questions readers ask most.
The difference
Random tips or the right season?
Scattered advice online
- The same advice all year round
- Exotic powders and complicated theory
- Big changes that never last
This book
- Recipes and teas matched to each season
- Everyday ingredients from twelve pantry jars
- One small habit for fifteen days at a time
"Cook a little, rest a little, walk a little, and leave the rest to the seasons."— my grandmother, Nai Nai
Questions
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Which formats are available?
Two: the digital e-book (PDF, 325 pages, sent to your email right after purchase) for $29, and the paperback (printed book, $39 + shipping ($6 US · £5 UK), ships in 7–14 days). Prices are in US dollars and British pounds; elsewhere you can choose your country at checkout.
Is this book a medical treatment?
No. It's an educational guide to the traditional wellbeing practices of Chinese medicine. It doesn't diagnose or treat any condition and it doesn't replace your doctor. If you're pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medication or have a health condition, talk to your doctor before trying any remedy.
Do I need any experience?
Not at all. Everything is explained in plain English, step by step, with quantities and examples. It's written for complete beginners.
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Bring your body back
into balance.
A year of warm food and small habits from my grandmother's kitchen — as an e-book or a paperback.
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What's inside
A map to your balance
24 seasons of the old Chinese calendar, one short chapter each.
57 recipes and 26 teas from everyday ingredients.
14 acupressure points and 4 breathing practices, step by step.
3 little plans: rest the stomach, sleep better, steady energy.
Start today
Open the PDF and start reading in a minute — find today's season and cook the first recipe tonight.
Paperback — Chinese Medicine
The printed book, shipped to your door. One to keep in the kitchen and open whenever you need it.
+ $6 US · £5 UK shipping · ships in 7–14 days
What's inside
A map to your balance
24 seasons of the old Chinese calendar, one short chapter each.
57 recipes and 26 teas from everyday ingredients.
14 acupressure points and 4 breathing practices, step by step.
3 little plans: rest the stomach, sleep better, steady energy.
Bring the book home
The printed copy, to keep on your shelf and pass on — the way my grandmother passed her kitchen on to me.