Food Therapy
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Why we are
sick?
In Chinese Medicine theory, we are sick because our body loses
the balance in term of "Yin" and "Yang".
Four basic factors determine health and well being, they are
lifestyle, diet, exercise and mind. Diet is most important because
food is considered the primary cause of sickness as well as
the main reason for longevity and healthy. |
| We are sick because our
body is not balance |
Chinese food therapy is a practice
of healing using natural foods instead of medications. It is a modality
of Traditional Chinese Medicine, also known as Chinese Nutrition
therapy.
Proper diet is a good medicine with
treatment effect. Food can be used to adjust the imbalance of Yin
and Yang. Learning dietetic therapy of Chinese Medicine is a good
way to treat and prevent diseases. Cooking not only meets the needs
of filling up stomach, but also become a good medicine
Chinese food therapy dates back as
early as 2000 BC. Niejing, the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal
Medicine, written around 300 BC, was most important in forming the
basis theory of Chinese food therapy. It classified food by four
"food groups", and "five tastes" by the natures
and characteristics.
Food plays an important role in Chinese culture.
Cooking good food for family members is a pride and duty for most
women. Children are brought up with general knowledge of the nature
of their daily foods. Dietary restriction is commonly understood
and observed. Eating well and healthy is almost a national obsession
and definitely the most valued activity of family life.
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"Medicine
and food are of the same source", the Neijing says.
In early days, Chinese people discovered the medicinal properties
of food. Since then, food has been studied and analyzed for
its medicinal effects on people. This knowledge enables people
to use food as the first line of defence against sicknesses
and diseases.It is only when food alone cannot solve the health
problem that people seek the help from medical practitioners.
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| Different foods have unique
properties and functions to our body |
When treating sickness, Chinese medicine
doctors use herbal remedies and acupuncture to control the problem.
Herbal formulas were prescribed to meet the patient's specific conditions.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, herbs and food go hand in hand
in influencing the body's energy fields. It follows that a patient's
diet must align with medications taken for benefits to be realized.
Once the sickness is under control, food therapy is used to continue
the treatment in order to completely cure the problem. The food
therapy is also used to increase and enhance the self-defence and
immune system and prevent future reoccurrence.
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Food therapy
is particularly important and useful for patients who suffer
from serious deceases such as cancers. During radiation
treatment and chemotherapy, the organs and the immune system
of the patient are series damaged together with the cancer cells.
Food therapy under supervision of a Chinese Medicine doctor
is able to help the patient to minimum the side effect of the
treatment. After the treatment, food therapy is able to amend
the damage organs and enhance the patient's self-defence and
immune system to prevent the coming back of the cancers.
For some chronic diseases, food therapy is also effective for
maintain good health and prevent the going worst of the patient.
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| Food therapy is most useful
for supporting treatment of cancers |
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| Diabetes patients should
learn food therapy for self-help |
Our doctors are gradated from medical universities in China. Most
of them have doctorate degree and master degrees. They have excellent
experience in herbal medicine as well as food therapy. They are
able to give best advices to our patients in food therapy to help
themselves to enjoy healthy life. .
Please check on the links in the left hand side and learn more
about Food therapy
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