Archive for the ‘Nutrition’ topic

Calories Don’t Count

January 13th 2010

Calories don’t matter.  In Chinese Medicine, there no such thing as calories.  Food is categorized in how they can rebalance your body.  Caloric system is numerical method that doesn’t take into account what your body needs.
(If you’re trying to lose weight, it’s the type and quality of the food that matters more than its calorie.)
In [...]

How To Slow Down Your Progress With Weight Loss

January 7th 2010

Just as food can heal, food can also harm. Anything that harms or slows down your digestive system and metabolism can lead to weight gain.
There various types of foods that can disrupt your digestive system.
Here’s one… fried and greasy food.
Fried and greasy foods are naturally difficult for your stomach to digest. It basically clogs the [...]

Pay Now Or Pay Later

December 22nd 2009

I recently watched the movie, “Food, Inc.” and had an insight about food and medicine.
In the movie, they featured a family who was really strapped for money.  For a very long time, they frequently ate fast food because it was simply cheaper.
(A McDonald’s hamburger costs less than a head of broccoli at the grocery store.)
After [...]

What’s Food Imbalance?

December 16th 2009

1. Food imbalance is when you eat a predominant category of foods. It doesn’t matter what kind of food… all that matters is that too much of it tips the scales.

2. Even eating too much of “healthy” food is imbalance.

I see this happening alot with soy!

People have discovered the [...]

Eating Tips for Thanksgiving

November 19th 2009

1. Don’t punish yourself – eat what you like. (What you resist, will fight to get your attention.)
2. Stop eating when you’re full. I know that sounds so obvious, but you’d be surprised how many people continue to eat despite feeling SO full.
You can always eat again later. Besides, most people spend several Thanksgiving hours [...]