chinese diet therapy

Autumn Huang Qi Hotpot

This simple, Autumn Huang Qi Hotpot can be made as a soup or chowder-type casserole dish and can transition the body through the Autumn to winter seasons. Also It’s Paleo, Vegetarian and Vegan friendly. Season: Autumn, Winter Flavours: Sweet Element: EARTH Purpose: Nourish the Spleen and Stomach, Can be modified for Liver Energy (Qi) Stagnation, Dampness […]

Need more Energy?

Could you use some more energy?  Energy is a central focus of Chinese Medicine. In the clinic it’s common to hear people say they feel tired, or even just that they could use some more energy. Energy is called Qi (pronounced Chee) in Chinese medicine. Although Qi is more than the ideas that the English […]

Winter Flu Busters

There are lots of early-intervention foods that can treat colds and flus in Chinese medicine. THE KEY IS EARLY TREATMENT. Waiting until symptoms have lingered more than a day, it will be difficult to treat with food cures, however if you can catch the symptoms early enough then foods can provide a cheap, effective relief […]

Healing Paleo Vegitarian Salad

This salad is an unusual mix with a really delicious taste, and only takes 15-20 minutes to prepare. THIS RECIPE IS VEGETARIAN, PALEO Diet Friendly Options, GLUTEN-FREE, and HEALTHY in a CHINESE MEDICINE sense. IT CAN NOURISH SPLEEN QI, NOURISH YIN and mildly CLEAR HEAT. Combines cooked and raw, eaten Warm. I created this recipe […]

What do centenarians have in common with Chinese medicine?

Centenarians are people who live up to and beyond 100 years. Chinese Medicine is founded on the principals that a human being should live 100 healthy years. Research into centenarians shows common factors among various groups, which are also promoted as healthy by Chinese Medicine. Three of these are below: 1) Diet – intermittent fasting, […]

Live a better life with Chinese Medicine

Chinese medicine is founded on major prevention and health promoting principals: It’s the practitioners job to keep you healthy, rather than just focus on the health problem you have now Chinese medicine sees more inter-connections in the body than mainstream medicine (biomedicine or western medicine). A practitioner looks for how Chinese medicine follows ancient wisdom […]

Your a Peach!

In Chinese medicine, the kernel of peaches are used as a herb, but it’s fruit also has medicinal properties. While the kernels must be used by a trained herbalist as they contain poison, which is controlled by their preparation methods, the fruit is quite easily accessible and safe to use. Peaches are coming into season […]

Sugar Free September – tips for success

Before I even heard of #sugarfreeseptember, 4 weeks ago I went sugar free as part of returning to the Paleo diet. Depending on your health concerns, weight loss needs you can cut out just refined sugar through to anything of the overly sweet nature including things like honey. Going sugar free can be tough in […]

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