When a person continually eats one type of food it creates an imbalance in their body, and this affects their health. For instance, foods with nourishing properties tend to be sweet in flavour (eg. red dates, goji berries) and overconsumption of such foods could lead to bloating. On the other hand, foods with strong cooling properties tend to be bitter in flavour (eg. cooling herbal teas), and taking too much of them could cause diarrhoea or loose stools.
One of the key principles in TCM is to keep our body in a ‘neutral’ state. This can be achieved by eating the right food at the right time and in moderation.
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