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Diet therapy
Nutrition and diet plays a vital part in a patient's recovery
and ongoing health. A doctor of Chinese medicine may
provide appropriate advice on diet to aid the treatment plan.
In China, herbal medicine grew out of food and cooking.
The Chinese say that good health begins with what we eat
and that translates well into the English concept of 'you are
what you eat'.
Chinese medicine views nutrition from both a Western and
Chinese traditional basis. Advice may be given on vitamin
and mineral supplementation or on foods that are specific
to a patient's condition.
Example
A good example might be a person who feels the cold, is
prone to abdominal pain and early morning diarrhea and
has a pale complexion and a love of warm drinks. This type
of person would benefit from foods with warm properties
such as ginger and cinnamon as well as well cooked meals.
Warm drinks will also help while they should avoid cold
foods such as dairy products, some fruits and cold drinks.
Your doctor of Chinese medicine can offer some important
advice or set up a diet plan for you as part of your treatment.
Nutrition and diet plays a vital part in a patient's recovery
and ongoing health. A doctor of Chinese medicine may
provide appropriate advice on diet to aid the treatment plan.
In China, herbal medicine grew out of food and cooking.
The Chinese say that good health begins with what we eat
and that translates well into the English concept of 'you are
what you eat'.
Chinese medicine views nutrition from both a Western and
Chinese traditional basis. Advice may be given on vitamin
and mineral supplementation or on foods that are specific
to a patient's condition.
Example
A good example might be a person who feels the cold, is
prone to abdominal pain and early morning diarrhea and
has a pale complexion and a love of warm drinks. This type
of person would benefit from foods with warm properties
such as ginger and cinnamon as well as well cooked meals.
Warm drinks will also help while they should avoid cold
foods such as dairy products, some fruits and cold drinks.
Your doctor of Chinese medicine can offer some important
advice or set up a diet plan for you as part of your treatment.