Chinese Nutritional Therapy: A Simple Framework For Prescribing Dietary Recommendations

Chinese nutritional therapy is often underutilised by modern practitioners of Chinese medicine. In this article, Chinese nutritional therapy and biomedical nutritional therapy are briefly compared to highlight the effectiveness of a personalised dietary plan based on Chinese medicine theory versus a dietary plan based solely on a biomedical diagnosis or the latest dietary trend. A simple framework is then presented to illustrate the ease with which a practitioner may prescribe dietary recommendations based on the patient’s Chinese medicine differential pattern diagnosis and seasonal considerations.