Chinese dietetics for your natural health

Know how Chinese dietetics have the practice effects with foods 

As a method of preventionin Chinese dieteticsScientific data could not be more clear: the Western diet is a source of manyhealth problems and even serious diseases. If the principles of Chinesedietetics seem complicated and daunting at first glance, some can be integratedeasily in eating habits – if only to, in a first step, promote betterdigestion. The rest will followgradually. As curative approach

In most cases, foods are not concentrated enough to exert a significantcurative action. However, they can act as a complement to other treatment tohelp restore the balance of self-healing forces.

The rules of the Chinese diet can also be useful to treat a number of problemsrelated to the digestive system, where these problems are caused by inadequatenutrition.

Regarding obesity, traditional Chinese medicine – without denying the role ofgenetic, hereditary and familial factors – offers a particular point of view,always depending on the particular constitution of the individual. For example,the choice of foods will depend temperament. In short, say the veryconstitutions Yin Yang digest food better and vice versa . In addition, obesity can be caused by excess humidity and mucusdue to a weakness of the Spleen. Power into account this principle could helprestore a normal weight. A Chinese medicine practitioner may suggest a relevantfeed for this problem.

To treat with food, it should be able toidentify imbalances in the body and their causes. This type of analysis canonly be performed by a trained person to traditional Chinese medicineintegrated with the concepts of diet therapy in his practice (doctor,practitioner or acupuncturist). Research

The Chinese diet has been very few randomizedclinical trials. The majority of writings focus primarily on the description ofthe basic concepts of the approach according to some problems care.

In 2009, a small study showed that Chinese diet could be a complementary therapy in the treatment of hypertension in individuals with an imbalance of Yin and Yang.

It is therefore not possible for the moment to decide formally on the effectiveness of this therapy for the majority of uses proposed.

Changing eating habits is a very slow process. No book or course can transform the way you eat: you have to practice every day. That said, conferences, courses or courses can greatly help to understand the principles and apply them without too much confusion. These activities are often organized by acupuncturists, Qi Gong or teachers training institutes in Chinese medicine.

If you are a bit familiar with the principles of TCM, itcan also happen to prevent or treat some common ailments. Several books provideadvice in this regard (see Books, etc..). You can also read the article Foodsthat heal that bridges the gap between theory and practice and offers a varietyof recipes.

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