Dive into the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine and discover how food can transform your daily life.
Why weight increases at menopause and after 50 in men. Hormonal decline (science) and Kidney Yang decline (TCM): understanding to act more effectively.
A concrete 4-week plan to transform your metabolism according to your TCM profile. Sample menus, golden rules and week-by-week progression for Profiles A, B and C.
Often undiagnosed subclinical hypothyroidism slows the metabolism. How TCM reads it through Kidney Yang Deficiency and which foods and plants support the thyroid.
Berberine, cinnamon, ginger, milk thistle: the best-validated TCM plants for improving insulin sensitivity, draining Dampness and tonifying Yang. Dosages and protocols.
Which foods reduce inflammation according to TCM and modern science? A practical guide with tables of draining foods, thermal nature and documented anti-inflammatory properties.
Dysfunctional gut microbiome (science) and Dampness disrupting Spleen transport (TCM): how both systems explain pro-inflammatory dysbiosis linked to obesity.
Adipose tissue as an endocrine organ and Phlegm (Tan) in TCM: two complementary descriptions of inflammatory obesity. Understanding to choose the right strategy.
Metabolic syndrome (science) and Dampness-Heat (TCM) describe the same inflammatory reality. Diagnostic criteria, TCM signals and integrative dietary strategy for Profile C.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and Liver Dampness-Heat in TCM: the same reality, convergent dietary strategies. Berberine, artichoke, milk thistle and anti-NAFLD nutrition.
How chronic stress drives weight gain through cortisol (science) and Liver Qi stagnation invading the Spleen (TCM). An integrative strategy for breaking the vicious cycle.
Why some burn everything they eat and others store at the slightest deviation. Kidney Yang (TCM) and thyroid/mitochondria (science): the same reality, two languages.
How insulin resistance (science) and Spleen Qi deficiency (TCM) describe the same storage mechanism. Understanding the root causes to act more effectively.
Circadian rhythm (science) and the organ clock Zi Wu Liu Zhu (TCM): eating at optimal times transforms metabolism. Practical protocol according to the three profiles.
Intermittent fasting validated by both TCM and modern science. Protocols 16:8, 14:10 and 12:12 adapted to the three metabolic profiles - hormonal, metabolic and inflammatory.
The convergence between glycaemic index (science) and the Sweet flavour (TCM): same reality, two languages. Tables of low-GI foods compatible with Chinese dietetics for each metabolic profile.
An integrative questionnaire to identify your dominant metabolic profile among three underlying mechanisms: hormonal (Insulin/Liver), metabolic (Kidney Yang) or inflammatory (Dampness-Heat).
Discover the therapeutic properties of paella according to Traditional Chinese Medicine and contemporary nutritional science. A complete analysis of ingredients and their synergies.
White, semi-whole or whole rice? Discover how to choose your gruel according to Chinese dietetics and modern nutrition to optimise your insulin sensitivity.
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