From a Chinese Medicine point of view sleep and digestion are two of the most important things in regards to your health.
A good nights sleep and smooth digestion can help your body not only stay strong and but also give you the strength to fight off disease. A good night’s sleep allows your body to fully rejuvenate and rest from the prior days work and play. A digestive system that functions properly allows us to get all of the nutrients from our food.
Many of us suffer from sleep problems. Either we cannot fall asleep or we wake up several times during the night. Some of us do not trouble sleeping but we still wake up exhausted. Over time poor sleep quality can contribute to a wide array of physical and emotional issues. These include infertility, anxiety, depression, high blood pressure, weight gain among other problems.
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Drinking congee on a regular basis is a great way to gently strengthen your digestive system. It is very inexpensive and easy to prepare. Congee can be used as a supplemental treatment for many different chronic diseases depending on the ingredients that are included. It is extremely easy to digest and if taken regularly it can have a major effect on digestive health as well as overall health.
Grains have been a staple in peoples diets for thousands of years. The last few years we have seen the atkins diet, the paleo diet and other diet fads that are low carb and high protein. People are saying that carbs and gluten intolerance leads to a whole array of different health conditions. From skin diseases to inflammatory bowel diseases to psychiatric disorders. There is always someone making claims about these things all the time. These health concerns and adverse reactions associated with consumption of wheat lies in how wheat is processed not in the grain itself. There is nothing wrong with wheat as long as it is processed correctly. Traditional people all over the world that eat some sort of leavened bread. They also use some sort of fermentation process which neutralizes the anti nutrients of wheat as well as predigest the gluten so that the nutrition in wheat is easily assimilated into the body.
Broth has been used in many civilizations for thousands of years because many of its great healing properties. Bone broth is currently the craze right now in the health world. There are now bone broth bars in cities across the country. Drinking bone broth has many great benefits for people of all ages and health conditions. The problem with bone broth is it is extremely time consuming to make. Most people suggest cooking times of anywhere from twelve to seventy hours. A great alternative to bone broth is actually plain beef broth made from meat instead of bone.