Winter is the season with extreme cold and an abundance of Yang with a weakened Yin. Due to the cold temperature physiological functions in the human body as well as the appetite can be influenced. Therefore, it is necessary to adjust the diet adequately to maintain essential nutrients of the body. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the use of tonic in winter, when compared to medicines, has irreplaceable effects on improving nutritional status, immunological functions and illness recovery.

Ulcerative colitis (UC), a type of chronic colitis disease, attacks the inner lining of the large intestine in the form of ulcers for an unknown reason. The main symptoms of this are abdominal pain and diarrhea accompanied by bloody stools, 2 to 4 times a day, in severe cases even up to 10 times. UC patients often suffer from malnutrition, thinness, and anaemia. Therefore, in addition to general therapy, they should rationally adjust nutrition to high-calorie, protein-rich, high-vitamin, low-fat, and low-fibre foods. The following section presents relevant tips for your information.

‘Healthy food supplements in winter’, a Chinese folk wisdom, refers to strengthening one's health with nourishing food in winter. People often follow a vegetarian diet instead of meat, such as beef, or fish, because vegetables can supply certain nutriments we need to nourish the body and prevent sickness in the cold winter.

On average, women over the age of 51 experience some menopausal symptoms like bad mood, tiredness, difficulty falling asleep, and irregular fever and sweat. In addition to Western medical treatment, the following tonic diets cooked with Chinese medicinal herbs are suitable for premenopausal and postmenopausal women.

Recent research indicates that a cup of coffee and a bowl of cereal with two spoons of cheese effectively stabilises blood sugar levels and reduces the risk of developing diabetes. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that more than 200 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes, related to eating habits, obesity, lack of exercise and other factors.