Dietary Therapy

Dietary Therapy, also called food therapy, is a method to regulate different functions of the body with foods for building up health or preventing disease. It is a conventional practice in China with porridge, tea, soup, alcohol and dishes for people to reach the aim of maintaining health. Hippocrates, the father of medicine said, “Food is the best medicine for mankind, and the most desirable way to maintain health is diet rather than medicine”.

Portions of this article were adapted from research materials originally published on the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine website.