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Vegetarian Confinement Food: Foods That Vegetarian Mothers Should Eat

Vegetarian Confinement Food: Foods That Vegetarian Mothers Should Eat

Meat is traditionally viewed as a vital component of postpartum confinement meals in Singapore. This is because meat is believed to come with warming characteristics in TCM, and is often used with the aim of nourishing and rebalancing the mother’s body. But with vegetarian diets increasingly gaining traction for health, ethical, and environmental reasons, many […]

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10 Herbs To Get For Your Postpartum Confinement

10 Herbs To Get For Your Postpartum Confinement

Confinement can be a particularly stressful period for new mothers who have to attend to a newborn baby while their body recovers from the toils of the delivery process. From the TCM perspective, this is a crucial period to nourish a mother’s body and restore her energy to optimal levels. Traditional confinement practices involve the […]

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The 3 Stages of Confinement: How Confinement Food Helps to Nourish Your Body

The 3 Stages of Confinement: How Confinement Food Helps to Nourish Your Body

Most Asian mothers have to go through confinement, which is a period of time believed to be crucial for recovery and mothers must consume healthy confinement food in order to boost their immunity and recuperate. However, how nourishing can confinement food be and how does it help with recovery after childbirth?  In Chinese culture, there […]

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4 Ways Soup Can Help During Your Confinement Period

4 Ways Soup Can Help During Your Confinement Period

Asian families are often familiar with the concept of postpartum confinement. This is the period after a new mother has gone through childbirth, and is said to be at their most vulnerable. This is because childbirth is believed to drain the mother’s body of energy, or “qi”, and involves a loss of blood which can […]

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Confinement Food Recipes For Mothers

Confinement Food Recipes For Mothers

Confinement is a traditional Chinese practice in Singapore that is seen as an extremely important time for new mothers to recuperate their bodies after childbirth. During this period, mothers are advised to observe various routines that will aid their recovery. One of which would be taking in confinement food that are supposed to address the […]

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Debunking 5 Confinement Myths

For many generations, Chinese mothers have followed confinement practices that are deeply rooted in traditional Chinese medicine. These practices are designed to help a new mother’s body heal and rest, as it is believed that large amounts of “Qi” and blood are lost during labour. Chinese culture recommends a month-long period of confinement after childbirth, […]

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