Digestion
Talking About Poop
We don't really talk about our bowel movements on a daily basis. But in Chinese medicine and in macrobiotics, what our body discharges is an important factor in diagnosing the condition and function...
About Bowel Movements
Bowel movements reveal your state of health. The type, color, shape, and consistency of your feces provide important information about your colon, small intestines, and your body in general. A...
The Importance of A Good Digestion
Digestion Good digestion turns food into good blood, strengthening every aspect of your body. Poor digestion creates weak blood. Since blood feeds your organs and your mind, poor digestion weakens...
What is fast digestion?
When the digestive fire is too strong and fast, peristalsis is hastened, appetite is intense and even a very big meal does not create discomfort. Fast digestion is a result of Stomach Fire or excess...
The Digestive Fire
In Ayurveda it is called Agni, In Chinese Medicine it is called Yang Qi of the middle burner(Yang Energyof the Stomach and Spleen organs). However, in both wisdoms, the concept of digestion is the...
What is slow digestion?
When the digestive fire is low, the digestion process is too slow, peristalsis is slowed down and as a result there is accumulation of dampness, appetite takes time to build up, after eating a...
What is Irregular Digestion?
Irregular digestion means a weak, dry, and cold digestion with a lot of variability. This type of digestion is called Vishama Agni in Ayurveda or Liver dry stagnation + Spleen Qi deficiency in...
Why should I take care of my digestion?
Digestion heals Well, a balanced and proper performing digestion has the power to heal many health concerns and prevent deterioration of health, chronic illness, medication, complications, suffering...
Dietary Treatment Plan for Slow Irregular Digestion
People in this condition are most deficient in heat (a quality that uniquely characterizes the Pitta Dosha), which is why the most vulnerable points of a slow-irregular digestion and excess...
Dietary Treatment Plan for Slow Digestion
. Dietary treatment plan for a slow digestion and increased Cold, Heavy and oily Universal Attributes Ayur Veda Diagnosis: Slow digestion: Manda Agni Chinese Medicine diagnosis: Slow digestion:...
Dietary Treatment Plan for Slow Digestion and Channel Blockage
Why are the channels clogged? From early in life we partake of dense, heavy foods: cheese, baked goods, meats, fried potatoes, ice cream etc. push a thick, dense substance through a strainer,...
Dietary Treatment Plan for Irregular Digestion
How to balance irregular digestion The key for treating irregular digestion is to replenish the blood and the digestive juices by rest and deep nourishment. Individuals with this condition are...
Dietary Treatment Plan for Fast Irregular Digestion
This type of digestion is irregular on behalf of deficient Qi (body energy) and Blood, causing excess coldness and dryness in the digestive system, manifesting as deficient gastric juices...
Dietary Treatment Plan for Fast Digestion
How to balance a fast digestion For this conditions of intense fire, a cool, moist (but not too oily) and rather heavy diet is required. When the digestion is fast, sharp and strong, the appetite is...
A Comprehensive guide to Proper Eating Habits
The Do's and Don'ts of general eating habits It has been long claimed that how you eat is superior in importance to what you eat. Maimonides teaches that eating a lot of healthy food is much more...