Food & Diet Therapy

Health benefits of Chinese red dates

Food & Diet Therapy, Stress, Sleep & Fatigue 17 May, 2018 30

Chinese red dates are one of the most popular foods used for health in China. Chinese people treat dates as a food, a health tonic, and a traditional herb. Many traditional herbal formulas include dates as they are used for balancing the herbal formula, and the Qi and Blood for the body. Likewise, they are […]

Chinese white radish, bloating and indigestion

Food & Diet Therapy, Women’s Health 15 May, 2018 3

If you suffer from indigestion, bloating or sluggish bowel movements, be inspired by the Chinese and add Chinese radish and Chinese cabbage to your diet. These two vegetables are extremely popular in traditional Chinese cooking, both at home or when eating out. In fact, there’s a popular saying in certain regions of China, that says: […]

Goji berries and their anti-aging effects

Food & Diet Therapy, Preventative Health, Senior’s Health 15 May, 2018 2

There is a story about goji berries and health dating back to ancient times. Once there lived a very healthy, old man. When people asked him why he was so healthy and looked younger than his years, he replied: “I eat like other people, except for the fact that I often eat goji berries, as I […]

Chinese Green Tea and Your Health

Allergy & Immunity, Digestive Health, Food & Diet Therapy 15 May, 2018 2

One of the most popular drinks in the world, green tea is very effective in the treatment of a number of health problems. Many medical practitioners recognise the health benefits of drinking green tea and recommend its consumption to their patients. Similarly, as they did in ancient times, traditional Chinese doctors continue to use green […]

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. Abnormal bowel are becoming more and more common and it can be a part of symptoms of constipation, haemorrhoids, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s […]

How to keep your body cool and balanced in summer?

Food & Diet Therapy, General Health, Preventative Health 6 December, 2016 0

It is very helpful to know how hot and dry weather affects your body, so that you can recognise symptoms of overheating and keep your body balanced in summer. Especially in Western Australia, summers are hot, dry and windy with very little rain. The following organs and symptoms are most commonly affected by the hot summer weather. Which internal organs […]

Watermelon and abnormal urination symptoms

Food & Diet Therapy, Women’s Health 6 December, 2016 0

Watermelon is traditionally a summer fruit that is sweet, juicy and cooling in nature. I remember from my childhood that the local Beijingers would eat watermelon nearly every day to keep their bodies cool and in balance throughout the summer. Traditional Chinese medicine diet therapy recommends watermelon to relieve thirst and cool the body in […]

Mung beans help to clear body 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 […]

Warming and cooling characteristics of common foods

Food & Diet Therapy 14 September, 2012 129

Each type of food has its own unique characteristics. Since ancient times, traditional Chinese medicine practitioners have used the warming and cooling nature of foods to balance the body’s yin and yang – to prevent and treat disease. The ancient Chinese medicine practitioners discovered that most foods have either cooling or warming characteristics. When you eat cooling foods, they are […]

Pear and the Lungs in Hot, Dry Weather

Food & Diet Therapy 29 July, 2012 4

First of all, I want to share with you a case which I treated about 10 years ago. A 3-year-old girl came into my clinic with her mother. The mother described to me her daughter’s symptoms: every hot-dry season her daughter’s bowel movements became dry and hard and she could not go to the toilet […]