{"product_id":"galen-on-food-and-diet-9780415232333","title":"Galen on Food and Diet","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGalen, the personal physician of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, wrote what was long regarded as the definitive guide to a healthy diet, and profoundly influenced medical thought for centuries. Based on his theory of the four humours, these works describe the effects on health of a vast range of foods including lettuce, lard, peaches and hyacinths.\u003cbr\u003eThis book makes all his texts on food available in English for the first time, and provides many captivating insights into the ancient understanding of food and health.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e` This is a book to be dipped into periodically with equal measure of delight, disgust and surprise inspiring us to think about changes in our tastes and dispositions about diet through the ages.\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eRon Iphofen, University of Wales, Bangor, Medical Sociology News, December 2001\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Anyone interested in the classics, in food, the history of medicine and health will find this book as fascinating as I did.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eRon Iphofen, Medical Sociology News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements, 1. Introduction, 2. On the Humours, 3. On Black Bile, 4. On Uneven Bad Temperament, 5. On the Causes of Disease, 6. On Barley Soup, 7. On the Powers of Foods: Book 1, 8. On the Powers of Foods: Book 2, 9. On the Powers of Foods: Book 3, Glossary of plant names, Notes, Editions and translations of ancient authors, Bibliography, Index","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018119905623,"sku":"9780415232333","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415232333.jpg?v=1750775694","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/galen-on-food-and-diet-9780415232333","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}