irritable bowel syndrome

What is a healthy bowel movement and why is it important?

Digestive Health, Food & Diet Therapy, Men’s Health, Senior’s Health, Women’s Health 11 December, 2016 0

Many people nowadays pay a lot of attention to the quality of the food that enters their body, but paying attention to how your food leaves your body is equally as important. Bowel diseases are becoming more and more common such as constipation, haemorrhoids, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, polyps and bowel cancer. […]

Why is your Spleen so important according to Chinese medicine?

Digestive Health, Preventative Health, Stress, Sleep & Fatigue 28 September, 2012 11

Traditional Chinese medicine considers that the Spleen is one of the most important organs within our body. Many chronic and difficult health problems (such as oedema, chronic fatigue syndrome, insomnia, hair loss, iron deficiency, irregular periods, infertility etc) can be due to a disorder of the Spleen function. It is important to understand how the […]

Sticky rice to help cold limbs, hands and feet

Digestive Health, Food & Diet Therapy 15 September, 2010 0

Before talking about sticky rice, also known as glutinous rice, I should mention a very popular Chinese festival called ‘Duan wu festival’ which is on the 5th of May. On this day Chinese people eat Zong zi to remember a very famous ancient poet – Qu Yan. Zong zi is made by steamed sticky rice […]