A few years ago one of my patients told me that her boss had a heart attack after dinner, whilst he was watching television. He was only 55 years old. This story has made me think, this man did not have a heart attack whilst he was busy or during exercise, but whilst he was [...]
In my clinical experience, many people suffer from digestive diseases. After my traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis, I find that some of these people have digestion problems as a result of their eating habits. Generally when people have indigestion they may have the following symptoms: after eating the stomach feels full, bloated, uncomfortable or painful. Burping, [...]
Traditional Chinese culture considers “disease to be from your eating”. In western culture, they too have a similar understanding of “you are what you eat”. So essentially, eating is largely involved in your health. Many diseases can arise from an unsuitable diet. After a prolonged time there may be a slow buildup of a problem [...]
The taste of food is an important aspect of eating. The Chinese categorise the taste of food into five flavours: sweet, bitter, sour, spicy and salty. Chinese medicine regards that eating certain flavours can help the function of the five organs to balance your health, as well as treat disease and recover from illness.
