Today I want to write about the connection between flavors and our digestive system and how different flavors can be used to facilitate digestion. In Chinese medicine, each food (grains, legumes, vegetables, animal products, etc.) is divided according to its dominant flavor. The recommended flavor is determined by the person's medical diagnosis. Of course, there are different digestive problems (sensitive bowel, colitis, heartburn, etc.) and also different symptoms (diarrhea,

We are told that stress affects digestion, but is there a connection between certain emotions and symptoms? According to Chinese medicine, there are three emotions that are important to have in the body at a certain intensity, and when they are unbalanced, they may cause digestive problems: * Anger (also includes anger, frustration, resentment, resentment) * Fear * Worry or multiple thoughts. Anger, nerves, frustration, resentment, resentment - according to Chinese medici

The humid weather that is currently prevailing is causing all patients who already suffer from moisture in the digestive system (a feeling of incomplete emptying, mucus-filled stools, heaviness in the stomach and all the rest...

According to Chinese medicine, each taste has a specific direction - meaning that there are tastes that cause symptoms to go down and there are those that cause movement to the sides or up. I know it sounds strange, but the truth is, it makes sense that our diet would affect our symptoms. Some symptoms feel like something coming up: heartburn, nausea, or vomiting, and some symptoms feel like something stuck in the body - stomach pain, abdominal discomfort, or bloating. So

First of all, it is important to know that there are several types of constipation - there are cases of dry, hard stools that can be passed once every few days, and there are cases of several stools a day, when the feeling of constipation is actually the feeling of incomplete emptying that accompanies the person (whether it is a feeling that not all of the stool has come out or a feeling that there is a constant need to go out but there is no exit). From the perspective of

Anyone who has traveled to China may have seen that the Chinese (at least where I lived) walk around with glass drinking bottles with plants inside. Every time they finish the bottle, they add boiling water to the bottle, wait for it to cool a bit, and drink. In this way, they turn their drinking into a kind of ongoing therapy throughout the day. Herbal tea infusions that help with digestion and are soothing are: Chamomile - helps especially those who suffer from a feel

I have previously written here about constipation and ways to relieve it. Today I want to share with you some things that Hadas Gleischer, a pelvic floor physiotherapist I follow, wrote to me: "Many are unaware of this, but constipation is one of the "silent epidemics" that dramatically affects our pelvic floor. When we suffer from constipation, we tend to put increased pressure on the pelvic floor muscles during bowel movements. This repetitive pressure can cause muscle we

For many years I have been hearing recommendations from dietitians and naturopaths to relieve digestive problems. I see that the recommendations are very similar to those of Chinese medicine, but Chinese medicine has one emphasis that other treatment methods do not mention and which I think is very important: The temperature and method of preparing the food. According to Chinese theory, cold food/drinks (and I'll explain what that means) make it difficult for our digestive

People with digestive problems - stomach pain, gas, bloating, diarrhea, and more - usually find it difficult to digest legumes (lentils, chickpeas, beans). The dietary guidelines are usually to avoid legumes, but I see that in most cases it is possible to eat legumes in a certain amount. It depends on which legume and how it is prepared for easier digestion. So first of all, you should know that orange lentils are the easiest legume to digest and there is no need to soak th

A few weeks ago, I sat down with Dr. Yulia Ron, a senior gastroenterologist at Ichilov, a specialist in inflammatory bowel diseases, and asked her a number of questions that interested me. Dr. Ron's answers are here for you.

I want to write a few words about buckwheat. And before you run away because you don't like buckwheat (which is completely understandable), I want to say that there are ways to change the taste of buckwheat and I think it's worth giving it a chance - because according to Chinese medicine, it balances the digestive system. So what does it mean to balance the digestive system? According to Chinese medicine, our organs can be in a state of balance/deficiency/excess. A state of

I contacted Roni Baruch, a senior dietitian M.Sc. R.D. at the Gastroenterology Institute in Ichilov, whom I have worked with for many years and trust very much, and asked her about digestive enzymes. Here are her answers for you :)

Today I will write about a topic that may be marginal but affects the quality of life of quite a few people... Can you drink coffee when you have digestive problems?

An interesting new study published in the medical journal: Frontiers In Medicine 4 months ago. Tested the effectiveness of acupuncture on 170 people with irritable bowel syndrome

Every now and then I hear about a concept called "hypoacidity of the stomach". It's a concept I'm not familiar with from the fields of Chinese or Western medicine, so I turned to Lilach Nahari, a naturopath.

Winter has arrived and according to Chinese medicine, it is very important to eat food that is suitable for the cold and the effect of the cold on our body. Chinese writings talk a lot about the different flavors and their effects on the body, also in the context of the seasons. In winter, the recommendation is to eat warming, sweet food (meaning meat, chicken, grains that warm and strengthen the body, and I will expand on them soon) and spicy - today I want to focus on t

In recent years, quite a few patients have come to me with reflux symptoms who are being treated with PPI medications (Nexium, Omeprazole, etc.) and are interested in reducing them. I always ask them to get permission from their gastroenterologist to see that stopping the medication cannot cause them harm, but to better understand the issue, I asked Dr. Roy Dekel, a senior gastroenterologist at Ichilov and Maccabi, questions about stopping the medication and in general abou

Last week I came across a research review that you might be interested in. The review examined what effective methods exist for treating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and was published in the medical journal World Journal of Gastroenterology.

April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month and I want to talk a little about this syndrome from a different perspective - specifically from a place of alleviating the patient's fear of eating.

Fecal incontinence is one of the issues I enjoy treating the most because I see really good results in the clinic and I know how difficult this issue is for those who suffer from it.