Chinese medicine is based on the concept of balance and harmony between “yin” and “yang.” Chinese medicine has a different approach to digestive health.

In Chinese medicine, the liver stores the blood, that is, it regulates the amount of blood in circulation. Hence, the health of the liver is dependent on the sufficiency of blood for nourishment.

Additionally, the spleen, in contrast to Western medicine, also plays a pivotal part in the circulation of “qi” and blood. “Qi” is the internal life energy that courses through the body through the meridians to different organs and parts of the body, thereby instrumental in bringing oxygen and nutrients for nourishment and maintenance of digestive health. Blood is responsible for the circulation of body fluids within the body. Read the rest of this entry »

Big Stomach is an annoyance in some or other manner. Effect of it is visible in your family and healthy life. Your big stomach is getting so much unnecessary attention. The underlying factor behind our big stomach is that we intake more calories than we burn. Let us look at the reasons in detail: Read the rest of this entry »

Many parents strive to ensure that their children eat vegetables. Some meet with complete success, others with very little success. Veggies contain many vitamins, minerals and other essential nutrients that a body needs to main good health and energy. They help protect against the effect of aging and reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease. Read the rest of this entry »

‘You are what you eat’ is something a lot of us say but a lot of us don’t actually take seriously. Not until we suffer from certain heart conditions and the doctor starts saying “you can’t eat this and you can’t eat that”, that we realize how diet and heart disease are related, that the food we eat is directly involve in many of the risk factors for coronary heart disease. Read the rest of this entry »