Diet & Nutrition in TCM

Food Therapy & Healing Recipes
Seasonal Eating in TCM
Warming vs. Cooling Foods

Understanding the Five Elements: Truly Useful!

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Understanding the Five Elements: Truly Useful!

The Five Elements are interrelated through generation and restriction. 　 Generation: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood. —- Generation represents development. Restriction: Wood restrains Earth, Earth restrains Water, Water restrains Fire, Fire restrains Metal, Metal restrains Wood. —- Restriction represents balance. Traditional Chinese Medicine emphasizes the … Read more

Understanding the Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Understanding the Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Understanding the Five Elements Virtue Carries All Things · Virtue Reigns the World The Five Elements are interrelated through generation and restriction. Generation: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood.—-Generation represents development. Restriction: Wood restrains Earth, Earth restrains Water, Water restrains Fire, Fire restrains Metal, Metal restrains … Read more

The Path of the Five Elements

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The Path of the Five Elements

The Five Elements are interrelated through generation and overcoming. Generation: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood, representing development. Overcoming: Wood overcomes Earth, Earth overcomes Water, Water overcomes Fire, Fire overcomes Metal, Metal overcomes Wood, representing balance. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the concepts of “Five Elements, … Read more

The Theory of the Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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The Theory of the Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine

The Five Elements are interrelated through generation and overcoming. 　　Generation: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood. —- Generation represents development. 　　Overcoming: Wood overcomes Earth, Earth overcomes Water, Water overcomes Fire, Fire overcomes Metal, Metal overcomes Wood. —- Overcoming represents balance. 　　In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the … Read more

The Way of the Five Elements (Recommended for Collection)

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The Way of the Five Elements (Recommended for Collection)

The Five Elements are interrelated through generation and restriction. Generation: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood. —- Generation represents development. Restriction: Wood restrains Earth, Earth restrains Water, Water restrains Fire, Fire restrains Metal, Metal restrains Wood. —- Restriction represents balance. Traditional Chinese Medicine emphasizes the “Five … Read more

Fundamental Knowledge of the Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Recommended for Collection)

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Fundamental Knowledge of the Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Recommended for Collection)

The Five Elements are interrelated through generation and overcoming. 　 　Generation: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood —- Generation represents development. 　　Overcoming: Wood overcomes Earth, Earth overcomes Water, Water overcomes Fire, Fire overcomes Metal, Metal overcomes Wood —- Overcoming represents balance. 　　In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the … Read more

The Five Elements in Chinese Medicine: A Profound Insight

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The Five Elements in Chinese Medicine: A Profound Insight

Source / Jingxin Reading (ID: JXYDH8) The Five Elements are interrelated through generation and overcoming. The Five Elements are interrelated through generation and overcoming.Generation: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood, representing development.Overcoming: Wood overcomes Earth, Earth overcomes Water, Water overcomes Fire, Fire overcomes Metal, Metal overcomes … Read more

Autumn Equinox: The Turning Point of Yin and Yang, Nurturing the Spirit

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Autumn Equinox: The Turning Point of Yin and Yang, Nurturing the Spirit

The so-called Autumn Equinox (Qiūfēn) signifies a division into two: one is the equal duration of day and night; the other is the transition of climate from heat to cool. Cool breezes, clear blue skies, the fragrance of osmanthus, and the fat crabs and yellow chrysanthemums are the characteristic scenes of the Autumn Equinox. With … Read more

How to Regulate Yang Deficiency Constitution

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How to Regulate Yang Deficiency Constitution

1. Dietary Regulation for Yang Deficiency Constitution Individuals with a Yang deficiency constitution should focus on warming and tonifying the Spleen and Kidney Yang Qi through their diet. They should consume sweet and warm foods while avoiding spicy, raw, and hard-to-digest items. Additionally, nutritional balance is essential, with a variety of foods; meals should be … Read more

Dietary Nourishment for Yang Deficiency Constitution (Comprehensive, Recommended for Collection)

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Dietary Nourishment for Yang Deficiency Constitution (Comprehensive, Recommended for Collection)

Introduction Yang deficiency constitution refers to a condition where Yang Qi is relatively weak, leading to a significant decline in physiological functions, characterized by reduced ability to withstand cold. The main manifestations include feeling cold, cold limbs, aversion to cold and preference for warmth, low energy, pale complexion, lack of thirst, loose stools, clear and … Read more