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Food Benefits in TCM

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Herbal Drink Series – Chinese Barley Drink

This week, let's learn more about the Chinese Barley (薏苡仁) herbal drink. In Singapore, Chinese Barley is more commonly known ...
pear

Yin Nourishing Dessert

Today, I'd like to share with you a good food/fruit to eat during these few weeks which is – the ...
cucumber

Cucumber Benefits In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)  

Today, let's learn more about the properties and benefits of cucumber – a commonly seen but underrated food – from ...
Chicory Root Tea Benefits In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) 

Chicory Root Tea Benefits In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) 

Chicory root (菊苣根) is not so commonly heard or seen in the market but in recent years, it is seeing ...
Lily Benefits In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Lily Benefits In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) 

This week, let's learn more about the lily (Chinese name: 百合).Lily is cold in thermal nature and is suitable for ...
vegetables

Avoiding The Wrong Food Is As Important As (If Not, More Important Than) Eating The Right Food

Recently, someone asked about how to cure adult acne in the TCM subreddit and I was reminded of my own ...

Fitness & Wellbeing

Using Emotions to Heal Emotional Distress from TCM Perspective (Part 5/6) - Fear

Using Emotions to Heal Emotional Distress from TCM Perspective (Part 5/6) – Fear

Last week, I shared about how joy can overcome sadness. This week, let's take a closer look at the emotion, ...
Han Lu 2023

Han Lu (寒露) Solar Terms – Diet and General Wellness Guidelines

We are into the Han Lu (寒露) solar term (节气) starting from 08 Oct to 22 Oct 2024. Han Lu ...
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Using Emotions to Heal Emotional Distress from TCM Perspective (Part 4/6) – Sadness

Last week, I shared about how anger can overcome worry. This week, let's take a closer look at the emotion, sadness.In ...
Using Emotions to Heal Emotional Distress from TCM Perspective (Part 3/6) - Worrying

Using Emotions to Heal Emotional Distress from TCM Perspective (Part 3/6) – Worrying

A fortnight ago, I shared about how fear can overcome joy from the TCM perspective. This week, let's take a ...
Qiu Fen (秋分) Solar Term – Diet & General Wellness Guidelines

Qiu Fen (秋分) Solar Term – Diet & General Wellness Guidelines

We are into the Qiu Fen (秋分) solar term (节气) starting from 22 September to 7 October 2024. Qiu Fen ...
Using Emotions to Heal Emotional Distress from TCM Perspective (Part 2/6) - Joy

Using Emotions to Heal Emotional Distress from TCM Perspective (Part 2/6) – Joy

Last week, I shared about how sadness emotion can overcome anger. This week, let's take a closer look at the ...

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My name is KC and I created this site to share my knowledge as a Chinese Medicated Food Dietitian. Hope you find my posts useful!
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