The Five Elements Cookbook

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Barbara Temelie

Beatrice Trebuth

Ulmer Verlag

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256 pages, with gatefold poster

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The Practical Implementation of Chinese Dietetics for Western Cuisine. 200 Recipes for Strengthening Body and Mind

• A wealth of expert knowledge from a leading proponent of the Five Elements theory
• A comprehensive collection of 200 practical, everyday recipes
• Plus a handy bonus poster for quick reference

This comprehensive standard reference book by Beatrice Trebuth and Barbara Temelie, who is the pioneer of Five Elements nutrition, provides a sound introduction to Chinese dietetics. The experienced authors give an easy-to-read explanation of the thermal properties and flavours of the individual foods, along with useful tips on the dishes’ therapeutic effects. The 200 recipes, suitable for everyday use, are tailored to different times of the day, seasons, personal preferences and needs. Clear labelling makes it easy to adopt a holistic and wholesome diet in accordance with Chinese tradition. A handy poster is included as a practical extra.

Barbara Temelie

Barbara Temelie devoted herself from the mid-1980s to Five Elements nutrition, as a nutrition consultant grounded in Chinese medicine. She passed on her knowledge in seminars and in nutrition-counselling training, and in books translated into several languages, among them Nutrition Based on the Five Elements (Ulmer). With Beatrice Trebuth she wrote The Five Elements Cookbook, first published in 1993 and now reissued in an updated, illustrated edition. https://www.barbaratemelie.de

Beatrice Trebuth

Beatrice Trebuth is a naturopathic practitioner and lecturer, with her own practice for Traditional Chinese Medicine and dietetics in Kaufbeuren. With Franziska Trebuth she wrote a handbook of TCM nutrition based on the Five Elements (Trias, 2025), and she contributed the nutrition chapters to books on stress-related illness and on fertility in Chinese medicine. With Barbara Temelie she wrote The Five Elements Cookbook. https://www.beatrice-trebuth.de

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