Diet or Food therapy refers to the use of food to restore and maintain the balance in our human body. It’s a very powerful method that forms the basis of most comprehensive treatments in Chinese Medicine.
In general diet therapy helps to remove excess, compensate deficiencies, cool off Heat and warm up Cold problems, moisten Dry problems and dry up Humidity. Depending on the ailment or imbalance, the Body Constitution, the season of climate and other relevant factors, a Chinese Doctor will suggest consuming certain foods while avoiding others.