Food Therapy & Healing Recipes
Seasonal Eating in TCM
Warming vs. Cooling Foods
The concept of “food and medicine share the same source” emphasizes the importance of diet in maintaining health. Dietary therapy, also known as “food therapy,” refers to the practice of selecting and preparing food based on its properties according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) principles, aiming to nourish vital energy (qi), balance yin and yang, … Read more
1. Huai Shan Dang Shen Quail Soup Ingredients: Dang Shen (Codonopsis pilosula) 15g, Huai Shan (Chinese yam) 15g, 2 quails, 250g lean meat, 3 slices of ginger. Effect: Strengthens the spleen and benefits the stomach, effective for loss of appetite and indigestion due to spleen and stomach deficiency, with dietary therapy benefits. 2. Wu Zhi … Read more
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, we have arrived in December. With 2023 coming to an end, you may have some unfulfilled wishes. Let’s cherish this last month of the year and accomplish some goals to ensure a fulfilling conclusion to 2023. As the year draws to a close, the cold air … Read more
[ How to Eat After ‘Yang’ ]14 TCM Dietary Remedies to Assist Your ‘Yang Kang’~As more individuals enter the “yang circle,” the treatment and recovery from COVID-19 infection have become pressing issues. Those with symptoms, referred to as “little yang people,” have experienced varying degrees of fever, fatigue, body aches, and loss of taste, among … Read more
Click the blue text above to follow us Today, I would like to recommend 15 healthy dishes that are beneficial for liver nourishment. Let’s start cooking together! Stir-fried Enoki Mushrooms with Broccoli – Ingredients – 1 head of broccoli, 1 bunch of enoki mushrooms Ginger, vegetarian oyster sauce Soy sauce, starch Sesame oil, and a … Read more
As the weather gets colder in winter, what warms the heart is not just the cozy bed, but also a bowl of hot porridge or soup cooked by family. Over the past month, many fans have asked, “What to eat in winter?” “How to nourish during winter?” Thoughtful as always, I have carefully collected and … Read more
The source of medicine and food is the same; eating leads to health. Dietary health preservation, also known as “food therapy,” refers to the rational selection and processing of food based on the characteristics of food under the guidance of TCM theory, aiming to nourish the essence and qi, balance yin and yang, and prevent … Read more
1Eat Two Pieces of Sweet Potato Daily for High Cholesterol Sweet potatoes contain 8% dietary fiber, most of which is soluble fiber, making them very effective for relieving constipation. The cholesterol-lowering effect of sweet potatoes is ten times stronger than that of other foods. However, sweet potatoes should not be eaten raw, as the cell … Read more
Written by Chen Wushan Images sourced from the internet The following dietary remedies can be selected based on symptoms, or multiple remedies can be alternated. “ 1.Lean Meat and Lotus Seed Soup Lotus seeds (Lian Zi) 45 grams, lean pork (Zhu Shou Rou) 250 grams, wood sour (Fen Xin Mu) 3 grams, salt to taste. … Read more
Heart palpitations, shortness of breath, and spontaneous sweating, along with irritability and easy heat, what should we do about these issues? A collection of ingredients and methods from both the north and south to help you nourish the heart and calm the spirit. What should you eat to protect your heart? Pig Heart and Astragalus … Read more