Below
is an excerpt from the Preserving Health DVD
Living in the same natural environment, why do some people get
ill while others are not affected? The human constitution is
the key factor. When referring to a person we see that they
are catergorised as either Yin or Yang
dominant. To get the body balance right we should choose the
foods that belong to the opposite nature.
Food should be differentiated according to different constitutions,
age, sex, living environments and seasons. Most, but not all,
vegetables belong to the “yin” type, which
means cool and cold, while most seasonings are “yang”
type with characteristics being warm and hot.
“Disease comes from diet”, but in Chinese medicine this is more
significant. In fact traditional Chinese medicine confirms that
diet has a great impact on asthma, Gout, menstruation,
menopause, pregnancy, giving birth, constipation, Irritable
Bowel Syndrome and acne. Difficulties associated with these life-changing events could be caused through eating
the wrong group of food and could be corrected by simply changing
the nature of the food through the combination of the
ingredients or the way of cooking.
