Food therapy
Foods
One traditional food approach per wellness need — the dish, the ingredients, when the tradition makes it, and one thing you can try tonight.
Improve sleep/insomnia
Lily bulb and lotus seed calming congeeA gentle rice congee simmered with dried lily bulb and lotus seed, eaten warm about an hour before bed. Classical source…Men's vitality/testosterone
Samgyetang (Korean ginseng chicken soup)In Korean households, samgyetang is the canonical summer tonic: a whole young chicken slowly simmered with ginseng, garl…Stress relief
Chamomile infusion (Matricaria chamomilla)A weak chamomile infusion has been the wind-down option in English kitchens since at least the Anglo-Saxon 'Nine Herbs' …Immune support
SamgyetangA whole young chicken stuffed with glutinous rice, jujube, garlic, and ginseng, served as a deeply nourishing summer mea…Gut health
Doenjang-jjigae (Korean fermented soybean stew)A small pot of doenjang-jjigae sits at the centre of the Korean daily meal. The fermented soybean paste brings deep savo…Focus & concentration
Whisked matcha (usucha)Matcha is the powdered green tea used in the Japanese tea ceremony and in Zen monasteries for long sitting hours. Monks …Inflammation
Haldi doodh (turmeric milk)Haldi doodh is warm milk simmered with turmeric and a pinch of black pepper, offered in Indian homes on cold nights, to …Weight management
Winter melon and coix seed soupA clear winter melon and coix seed soup, simmered slowly and eaten warm in place of an evening starch, is a classical Ca…Menopause symptoms
Shatavari warm milkA small cup of milk simmered with shatavari root powder and a couple of cracked green cardamom pods, drunk warm at the s…Anxiety calming
Lotus Seed, Lily Bulb and Red Date Sweet SoupA gentle Cantonese evening sweet soup quietly prepared when the day has left you tense, scattered, or unable to switch o…Sauna / contrast therapy
Lohikeitto (Finnish salmon soup)A creamy salmon and potato soup eaten warm as the kitchen's slow follow-up to the löyly. The Finnish pot is kept ready o…