In the process of Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment, there is a common myth – that you must have dietary restrctions. This statement stems from a misunderstanding of the concept of health care in TCM. In fact, TCM does not blindly emphasize taboos, but focuses on adjusting the diet and combining foods reasonably to keep the body in balance.
Myth 1: Must have strict dietary restrictions when seeing a TCM
Many people mistakenly believe that TCM treatment is equivalent to the restriction of all foods, some patients even follow the dietary recommendations too harshly when having treatment, reducing quality of life. In fact, TCM emphasizes adjusting diet according to individual’s body condition and illness rather than banning certain types of foods.
Myth 2: Must avoid some foods when taking Chinese medicine
Some people believe that once you start taking Chinese medicine, you need to follow certain restrictions to avoid affecting the effectiveness of the medicine. However, this is too biased. There is no absolute taboo related to Chinese medicine and food. In most cases, you only need to pay attention to avoid foods that affect the medicine, not banning all nutritious foods across the board.
Myth 3: Dietary restrictions are the core for TCM treatment
In fact, the core of TCM treatment is to regulate the overall balance of body rather than simply achieve therapeutic effects through diet restrictions. TCM emphasizes personalized care based on factors such as constitution, Qi, Blood, Yin and Yang, etc., not blindly stop patients eating habits.
The correct concept of TCM diet:
- Personalized adjustment: TCM diet pays attention to individual differences and formulates a reasonable diet plan based on physical constitution and illness, rather than generalized dietary restrictions.
- Reasonable combination: TCM emphasizes the medicinal properties of food, through reasonable combination of ingredients to achieve balance of Yin Yang, Qi and Blood.
- Fundamental conditioning: The purpose of TCM treatment is to restore balance by adjusting the overall physical condition, not restricting diet treating diseases.
Conclusion :
TCM does not require patients to avoid food blindly but emphasizes individualized and reasonable adjustments in diet. Misunderstanding the diet taboo concept of TCM may lead to unnecessary restrictions and distress. Therefore, during TCM treatment, it is recommended to treat dietary issues rationally, follow the TCM practitioners’s advice, eat scientifically and rationally to achieve better therapeutic.
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