“Eat more vegetables.” “Avoid carbs.” “Cut sugar and dairy.” “Eat raw foods for detox.” Modern nutrition advice often assumes that one definition of “healthy eating” works for everyone . Yet many people follow these rules carefully and still experience bloating, fatigue, coldness, hormonal symptoms, or digestive discomfort. From a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)  perspective, this is not surprising. TCM does not define food as “healthy” or “unhealthy” in isolation. Instead