04/03/2026
๐ฟ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ & ๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข โ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฟ
Do you find yourself reaching for sweet or comfort foods when youโre tired, stressed, overwhelmedโฆ or simply running on empty?
In Chinese Medicine, this pattern is often linked to ๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฒ.
The ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ in Chinese Medicine is responsible for transforming food into energy (Qi) and keeping us feeling grounded, focused and nourished. When Spleen Qi becomes depleted, we can experience:
โข Cravings for sugar or refined carbs
โข Bloating & sluggish digestion
โข Fatigue (especially after eating)
โข Brain fog
โข Worry / overthinking
โข A cycle of comfort eating followed by guilt
From this perspective, emotional eating isnโt about willpower โ itโs often a sign your body is asking for ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต.
โจ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข & ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐
๐ Eat regular, warm meals - favour cooked foods like soups, stews, congee, roasted vegetables. Avoid skipping meals.
๐ Choose naturally sweet whole foods - pumpkin, sweet potato, oats, dates โ these gently satisfy without further weakening digestion.
๐ Reduce damp-forming foods - limit excess sugar, dairy, greasy and ultra-processed foods.
๐ Slow down while eating - no multitasking. Sit, chew well, breathe.
๐Acupuncture & Chinese herbal medicine - can help regulate cravings, improve digestion, calm worry, and rebuild energy at the root level.
If youโve been stuck in a cycle of emotional eating, it may not be a discipline issue โ it may be a Qi issue.
๐ Weโd love to support you. Book an appointment with one of our Chinese Medicine practitioners and start addressing the root cause.
Jeremy - https://www.macedonrangesacupuncture.com/
Hannah - https://www.hannahsutton.au/
