It is interesting to know that many of the problems related to obesity are linked to a new food culture called fast food. Fast food restaurants like McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC, etc. they are responsible for the growing generation of obese children and adults.
It also didn’t help the growing wealth among the nouveau riche. The new American food culture adopted and accepted by many in Asia and Europe may have increased the number of people with heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.
Traditionally, before the rush of fast food restaurants, Asians tend to:
Eat more pills
Eat more vegetables
Eat less raw meat
Reduce your intake of grilled meat and fish
Nutritious soup meals
Drink tea with most meals.
Reduce your intake of processed foods.
Eat less MSG than cooked foods
Take white rice with cooked fish and meat.
Eat less dairy
Do more exercise
Chinese medicine or traditional Chinese medicine has existed for more than 4,000 years. It is known to diagnose problems in a person’s diet, such as stomach ulcers, diarrhea, and weight loss. What they think is in moderation or ying and yang for a balanced diet.
The three important factors that unbalance us are: diet, lifestyle and attitudes. Unfortunately, more and more Asians are embracing the American way of life.
There is an urgent need to eat healthier foods or follow a proper diet to enjoy more of our hard work and accumulated wealth. Chinese food therapy has been around for 4,000 years and there should be a lot we can learn from them.
The Chinese, in particular, are aware that excess weight is related to eating a lot of sweet and salty things and that salt causes water retention. They recognize five types of flavors, such as sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and aromatic. Each corresponds to an internal organ. Not having enough of these in our body will lead to an imbalance in the diet and therefore organ failure.
The study of nutritional preparations and herbs over the centuries has allowed the Chinese to use the properties of heating, cooling, hydrating, activating or calming to plan the meals of patients, pregnant women and mothers who have passed for a pregnancy. For example, women will not eat cold or raw food after giving birth. They believe that the uterus must be kept warm to strengthen the body’s qi.