Do You Consider Food Energy Effects When You Select Food?

My foodie group of friends regularly hosts parties, dinners, and gatherings revolving around good food and great company. We met each other when our kids were little and played together. Now most of us are empty nesters but still enjoy getting together often. For each party we have a different culinary theme, such as Italian, French, Mexican, Greek, and Chinese food. This month, it was Moroccan food and we did it differently than before. Instead of selecting our own favorite dish to cook and share, we drew for Moroccan recipes and cooked whatever each of us drew. I drew a recipe for a spicy rabbit dish.

I have neither cooked nor eaten rabbit before, although I heard that in some regions, especially Europe, rabbit is a common meat to consume. The stores that typically sell rabbit meat are far away from where I live. But luckily enough, the party is right before Easter Sunday and I could get rabbit meat from a store close to home. The store only sells rabbit meat during Easter holiday because some people just cook rabbits for the holiday. Rabbit tastes like a veal. It is a white meat that is more flavorful, leaner, and tender than chicken.

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How Can Fasting Harm or Even Kill You?

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Most people think skipping a few meals is harmless. But for certain individuals—especially the sick, elderly, or energy-depleted—fasting can be fatal.

This post reveals real-life stories, including that of Mr. Baigen, to show how fasting before blood tests or improperly guided fasting can result in tragedy. It also explains why honoring the body’s energy needs is vital to preserving health and life.


When Fasting Turns Deadly: The Story of Mr. Baigen

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What Western Medicine Really Is

Western Medicine

Definitions of Western Medicine * from

  • National Cancer Institute (of NIH): a system in which medical doctors and other healthcare professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery.
  • Macmillan Dictionary: the type of medical treatment that is the most popular in North America and Western European countries, based on the use of drugs and surgery to treat symptoms (=signs of illness).

Western medicine is largely the practice of diagnosing and treating symptoms, and then following pharmaceutical, radiological, or surgical protocol procedures to offset or prevent the spread of those symptoms. In short, it is a system to manage and treat symptoms with drugs, radiation, or surgery. But the root causes of diseases are unknown and are not treated or cured. Continue reading “What Western Medicine Really Is”

Is drinking water in the morning healthy?

Is drinking water in the morning healthy—or could it actually harm your body over time?

Many modern health experts encourage drinking 2 to 3 cups of water the moment you wake up. They claim it “kickstarts hydration” and “flushes toxins.” But from a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) perspective, that advice may do more harm than good—especially if the water is cold, pure, and excessive.

Let’s explore why.

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