Diarrhea

In the eyes of many tea lovers, wasting tea is a shameful thing. We often hear that we should “love tea” and “cherish tea,” and not waste it. However, there are times when some people end up harming their health because they don’t know how to properly discard certain teas. I once read a report about Mr. Cai who, unwilling to throw away his damp and slightly moldy premium tieguanyin, thought it was too expensive to discard and continued drinking it. A week later, he suddenly experienced symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, dizziness, and weakness in his limbs, falling ill in bed. Many tea enthusiasts have had the same mindset as Mr. Cai, unwilling to waste tea because of its cost, and thus continue to drink moldy or spoiled tea. Moldy and spoiled tea contains various mycotoxins like penicillic acid, chlorocyclohexane, and xanthone, which, if ingested, can cause symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, dizziness, and weakness in the limbs; long-term consumption can lead to diseases such as organ degeneration, necrosis, and even cancer. Therefore, you must learn to discard moldy, tainted, and otherwise spoiled tea. Sometimes, wasting tea isn’t a bad thing; don’t let the price of the…

    If you experience symptoms such as unexplained itching, a constant urge to rub your eyes, mouth ulcers, or even vomiting and diarrhea... be aware of chronic food allergy, also known as food intolerance.      Food intolerance is a complex hypersensitivity disease where the immune system mistakenly identifies certain foods entering the body as harmful substances, triggering an excessive protective immune response against them.      If you notice any of the following symptoms, it is recommended that you get tested for food intolerance:      Skin reactions: Itching, rashes, dryness/redness, exacerbation of eczema      Eyes: Reddened and watery eyes, rubbing of the eyes      Mouth: Swollen lips, mouth ulcers      Gastrointestinal reactions: Vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, abdominal pain      Respiratory reactions: Coughing, sneezing, runny nose      Note that food intolerance is categorized as chronic food allergy, detected by IgG levels in the blood; whereas allergen screening falls under acute allergies, detected by IgE levels in the blood. Some individuals may only exhibit chronic allergies, hence they may test positive for food intolerance but negative on allergen screenings.      Here comes the question: should you avoid eating the foods you test positive for,…

Chinese cuisine is considered one of the best in the world. Like Mexican cuisine, Chinese cuisine is not really one cuisine, but several. Each region of this country, the most populated in the world, has very specific ways of cooking and flavors that predominate in its dishes. In general, salty, spicy, sour, sweet, and bitter flavors are the most representative in Chinese cuisine. In particular, spicy predominates in the center and south of the country; salty in the north and coastal areas; sweet in the east; sour in the south and bitter throughout the country. Moreover, this cuisine is based on the principle of traditional medicine: all dishes are created with the aim of being beneficial to health. Hot pot The spicy taste, for example, is related to promote blood circulation; the salty, to improve digestion; the sweet to tone the body and improve mood (serotonin!); the sour to soothe diarrhea and thirst, and the bitter to strengthen the stomach and promote salivation. How do you learn to eat the most impossible things with chopsticks in a short time? That's right, you travel to China. Preferably in a group. There you have no choice but to learn quickly how to…