Practice and Diet · Rooted Alchemy

Practice and Diet

I realise this is a *massive* topic, given the plethora of diets and types of diets from the traditional to the health conscious, to the ethical, to the new-fangled to the faddy, but is there any general advice on diet and practice in Qi Gong, Tai Ji, and related arts? Perhaps from within the tradition? I try to be an ethical omnivore, generally buy organic, make some effort to be seasonal and shop local, cook a lot from scratch, take selected quality supplements. I guess like a lot of people, my practice in these physical arts is part of a wider effort of later-life self-improvement for physical, psychological, and spiritual health and wellbeing, and a healthy ecological impact, which of course includes what we eat. I know this is a massive subject, but I am curious to know of any general guidelines, especially from within the tradition and/or from the sages.

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