What Your Tongue Reveals About Your Bloating

 1. Welcome and course outline

Discover how to unlock your digestion's daily report card in just 1 hour.

2. TCM foundations for digestion

Learn the core energetic framework that Western medicine completely misses when treating gut health.

3. How TCM views the tongue

Uncover the hidden map on your tongue and see which zones correspond directly to your digestive organs.

4. Tongue signs of digestive imbalance

The four major physical markers to look for every time you open your mouth.

5. Tongue colour overview + ‘normal’ tongue

Find out what a truly healthy tongue looks like so you can instantly spot when your body is off balance.

6. Pale tongue: weak digestion warning

Feeling sluggish, tired, or bloated? See why a pale tongue reveals what your gut is lacking.

7. Red tongue: digestive Heat signs

Struggling with inflammation or acid reflux? Uncover the subtle colour shift that signals excess heat inside.

8. Purple tongue: Stagnation in your gut

When food and energy feel stuck, your tongue leaves an unmistakable clue. Here is what it means.

9. Tongue coating overview + healthy digestion

Why the layer on top of your tongue is actually a vital window into your stomach lining.

10. Thick coating: Dampness and poor digestion

If your tongue has a heavy coating, your body is sending a clear message about how it processes fluids.

11. Wet / slimy: Cold and Damp digestion

Learn why a waterlogged tongue requires a completely different approach to restore digestive fire.

12. Very thin coating: what it reveals

Discover the warning sign that your body is running low on essential digestive moisture.

13. Dry tongue: lack of Fluids

What happens to your gut when your body dries out—and the specific signs to watch for.

14. Peeled tongue: Dryness and Heat

When your tongue looks patchy or mapped, your body’s reserves are telling a deeper story.

15. Tongue shape overview + balanced digestion

Why the size, outline, and movement of your tongue matter just as much as its colour.

16. Swollen tongue: classic Spleen Deficiency

Notice scalloped edges or tooth marks? See what this extremely common shape reveals about your energy.

17. Stiff / tense tongue: Liver Qi Stagnation

How stress and unexpressed emotions physically alter the shape and tension of your tongue.

18. Common conditions: Part I

Why Western diagnosis labels can be misleading in TCM, and why you must look beyond the symptom.

19. Common conditions: Part II

Connecting the dots between everyday health struggles and what your body is actually asking for.

20. Putting it all together

How to combine colour, coating, shape, and texture to read your full digestive snapshot with confidence.

21. Case study 1: bloating & fatigue

Test your skills on a real-life case before the hidden pattern is revealed!

22. Case study 2: reflux & stress

Analyze a common digestive condition and see if you can spot the root cause before the breakdown.

23. How to check your own tongue

The exact step-by-step routine to assess yourself accurately at home without common mistakes.

24. Your daily digestive report card

Get your downloadable tracker to monitor your personal pattern and watch your progress unfold in real time.

25. Take your tongue reading further

Your roadmap to transforming your health using targeted food and lifestyle adjustments inside the program.

1. Welcome to the Course
   This is where you’ll meet Gillian, your instructor of your Chinese Dietary course. She has 20+ years of experience of helping heal patients with diet. Here she will do an overview of what you will learn in this course.
2. Chinese Dietary Guidebook
   We aren’t messing around here. This guidebook is over 90-pages and will be dog-eared in no time! It’s an invaluable resource!
3. Course Outline
   From TCM foundations to understanding the digestive system and its needs, to recipes and case studies. These are just a few topics that we will cover, and this unit will fill you in on the whole deal.
4. Foundations Introduction
   This unit is the cornerstone of anyone looking to understand not only the energetics of the body, but also the energetics of everything. Gillian covers some fascinating groundwork to get you going in the course.
5. Yin/Yang
   This isn’t just a symbol that you wear as jewellery! This is the root of duality and the reason that we see imbalances in the first place. Some deep thoughts will be discussed in this unit.
6. Qi, Blood, Body Fluids
   This is a necessary unit to understand if you are going to choose the correct foods for healing. Here, Gillian will begin to teach you how the body can be in and out of balance.
7. The 8 Principles = Part I
   What are these principles and why are they so key to choosing the correct foods for healing? This is what Gillian explores in this section.
8. The 8 Principles = Part II
   Continued…
9. You Jade Screen
   A beautiful name for a common aspect of our well being. We’re sure you’ve heard of it, but here we’ll examine a different viewpoint.
10. Thermal Natures Of Food
    Did you know that lamb is considered hot and that spinach is very cold? Here Gillian will walk you through cold, cool, neutral, warm, and hot foods. By this she doesn’t mean actual temperature; but rather the energetics of the food. This is a key aspect in TCM Dietary and is what helps to make this style of nutrition so powerful.
11. The 5 Flavours – Introduction
    Why does it matter if the nature of the food is bitter, pungent, salty, sweet or sour? Gillian explores the reasons and teaches you how to apply these concepts to individual constitution.
12. The 5 Flavours – Part I
    Did you know that the spicy flavour moves phlegm? Or that salty moistens? Learn the reasons in this unit.
13. The 5 Flavours – Part II
    Here you’ll learn how the most over-used flavour creates imbalance, and how the most under-used flavour can treat common conditions.
14. Seasonal Eating – Part I
    Did you know that salad in winter is not always beneficial, and sometimes a hot soup in summer is? These aren’t hard and fast rules, but here you’ll learn the key point to understand.
15. Seasonal Eating – Part II
    Continued…
16. Eating To Support Your Daily Rhythm
    Certain times of day call for different kinds of food if you want to stay healthy. Here, Gillian will go over what these are.
17. Diet For Each Generation
    Each generation has their own nutritional needs. Gillian covers this in terms of food energetics.
18. The 5 Elements
    You may have heard about these, but do you know how they relate to your body energetics?
19. Understanding The Healing Crisis
    It sounds like an oxymoron, but it is a common happening that you must be able to recognize in yourself or others.
20. Food Diary Challenge
    Gillian calls on you to challenge yourself by writing down your diet for a week with your symptoms. After you complete the course, you can analyze your diet and you’ll know how to change it to find higher health!
21. Spleen And Stomach Function
    The spleen seems like a funny word until you hear about how powerful it is in TCM. This unit covers how TCM examines these two organs.
22. How To Recognize Digestive Imbalance
    In TCM, they say that there is no point in adjusting food for a patient if the digestion isn’t strong. Otherwise, the ‘perfect’ diet will not be absorbed.
23. Balancing The Digestive System With Food
    Gillian helps you to begin your investigation here. First, strengthen the digestion (if needed) using diet; second, match the diet to their individual constitution to improve their overall health.
24. General TCM Patterns
    In TCM, we see everyone as in a dynamic state of being. Different energies in different amounts. In this section, Gillian explores all the main energies so you can see where you fit in.
25. Sweeteners
    Here you will learn about how TCM views common sweeteners. We will also analyze the energetics in detail.
26. Salt/Na+
    The same can be applied to salt. Here Gillian covers how TCM views salt, including a deeper look at the energetics of it.
27. Common Condiments and Caffeine
    Uh-oh. The Caffeine word. How does TCM view it? And what about ketchup?
28. Fats/Oils
    Here you’ll learn why these are so important in a daily diet, who they benefit most, and the different types that you need to balance.
29. Wheat/Gluten
    You’ve all heard about these foods by now. Here, Gillian dives into the facts of gluten and wheat.
30. Dairy And Dairy Products
    Dairy is incredibly good for some, and incredibly detrimental to others. We’ll talk about dairy types and why there’s a difference.
31. Energetic Properties Of General Food Groups
    Knowing your food group energetics will get you 90% of the way there because individual foods within a group don’t have huge differences. Once you learn this, you can make big changes.
32. Introduction + Root Vegetables
    For this and the next 9 units, Gillian will be at the grocery store so you can get a visual lesson on how to shop and understand the energetics of your most common foods.
33. Cooler Vegetables
34. Cold Vegetables + Peppers
35. Common Chinese Vegetables
36. Fruits
37. Meats
38. Seafood
39. Grains
40. Nuts And Seeds
41. Dairy
42. The Anatomy Of A Recipe
    Here you will learn about the structure of using a recipe therapeutically. Amazingly, it’s very similar to creating a herbal formula.
43. Creating Your Own Recipes
    It is time to build your own recipes for healing and test yourself.
44. Creating Your Own Recipes – Answer Key
    How did you do? Did you see the imbalances in the previous unit?
45. Diet For Common Conditions – Part I
    A mix of classical and modern recipes, these 4 units will take you through common ailments from A-Z including high blood pressure, skin issues, diabetes and many more. These are useful and easy recipes, so listen closely.
46. Diet For Common Conditions – Part II
47. Diet For Common Conditions – Part III
48. Diet For Common Conditions – Part IV
49. Fermentation
    There is a way to unleash the energy in your food in a powerful way, and that is through fermentation. Learn how to make some common fermented products from many different cultures.
50. Cultured Dairy Products
    If you cannot eat dairy, there is a possibility that you can eat cultured dairy. Have a closer look in this unit.
51. Soaking Pulses And Grains
    Similar to fermentation, this is a great way to start unleashing the energetic properties of these foods.
52. What Diet Therapy Really Looks Like
    Once you’ve learned all this information, you’re probably very excited to help others. Here we’ll look at the reality of using diet as therapy.
53. Modifying Diets In The Clinic
    Not all patients are going to be happy about a diet change! Learn some hints and tricks to helping patients with compliancy.
54. Modifying Diets At Home
    So, how do you cook for a few people and individualize diet? Is it possible?
55. Case 1: Diabetes, High Cholesterol, High Blood Pressure
    These next few units are a deep analysis of actual clinical patient situations, diet changes, and results. This is where you’ll see all the knowledge come into play!
56. Case 2: Severe Allergies
57. Case 3: Edema And Exhaustion
58. Case 4: Common Cold
59. Case 5: Fatigue, Depression, Dry Skin
60. Case 6: Post-Surgery Vomiting
61. Case 7: Fruitarian
62. 2 Key Charts To Laminate
    These charts will be your greatest reference tools once you’ve completed this course!
63. Shi Liao Overview (Advanced Chinese Nutrition)
    Your next step in diet therapy will be to analyze each individual food as you would an herb. Remember that understanding the food group is most of the work, but here we’ll take a look at what part II has in store.