detoxification

Mung beans can clear heat, reduce acne and detox the body

Food & Diet Therapy 6 February, 2016 7

In China, mung beans are a very popular food, especially in the hot summer months. They are grown in almost all the provinces of China. Most families in China eat mung beans and use them widely in different recipes, such as mung bean noodles, mung bean cake, mung bean rice, mung bean soup, mung bean […]

Tofu (Bean Curd) can moisten the skin and cleanse the body

Food & Diet Therapy, Women’s Health 7 January, 2011 0

Bean curd is a very popular traditional food in China. It is rich in nutrients, reasonably priced and easy to prepare. One of the most famous traditional herbal Chinese books, Ben Cao Gang Mu, highly recommends tofu and records its benefits. Tofu is suitable for vegetarians. 1. Health Benefits of Tofu i) Strengthen body energy […]

Is garlic suitable for you to eat?

Allergy & Immunity, Food & Diet Therapy 18 August, 2010 0

In this article, I want to share the principle of why some foods are suitable for some people and not others due to their own body’s constitution. First of all I would like to discuss one of my clinic cases to help you understand. One day in the summer, a lady came to see me […]

Eggplant and food stagnation

Digestive Health, Food & Diet Therapy 18 November, 2009 1

Eggplant is a vegetable which are usually purple in colour, some and long and round in shape and other are just round. Occasionally, you can buy white eggplants. Eggplant is a seasonal vegetable but it provides great nutritional benefit for digestion, especially food stagnant in the intestine, haemorrhoids and heat in the digestive system. 1. […]