healing the chinese way starts with food ☯️plus a recipe designed for brain, skin, and gut health
Alice Sun (@alicecsun) shares a unique view into her life through the ways she uses food to nurture wellness, cross cultural divides, and bring people together, all through the medium of storytelling.
Alice Sun•
February 2, 2026
Healing the chinese way, starts with understanding traditional chinese medicine, where lifestyle changes are key for staying healthy and nourishing the body on an everyday level. Food is one of the biggest factors of lifestyle, because it’s how we nourish our qi, the energy responsible for digestion, vitality, and the body’s ability to stay balanced.
In chinese medicine seafood is one of the best proteins, especially when it comes to the brain, skin, and gut. It’s rich in omega-3s, naturally hydrating, and easier to digest than heavier proteins, making it ideal for maintaining steady energy without overloading the body. But it’s been one of the toughest to incorporate into our weekly dinners…until now. Meet your new weekly fixation 🐟 🍚 ✨
This dinner is creamy, cozy, made with all the ingredients meant to nourish, with coconut milk infused with ginger and turmeric, plus the antioxidants from spinach to give you that everlasting glow. Fiber for a happy gut comes from the veggies and purple rice, packed with whole grains.
Here’s how to recreate it for your week —
Cut fish (1 ½ lb) into cubes then toss in some oil with garlic powder (1 tsp), paprika (1 tsp), salt and pepper.
Set to air fry at 400 °F for 13 mins.
In the meantime, prep garlic (2 cloves), ginger (1 inch piece), and turmeric (½ inch piece) by grinding it all into a paste, then set to the side.
Cut zucchini (1) into bite size pieces
Set a deep pan that can hold sauce on medium heat and sautee the ginger, garlic and turmeric first for a few mins, then add curry paste (1 ½ Tbsp).
Let the paste also cook until fragrant, for just a few mins, then add in coconut milk (1 can).
Stir in the spinach (1 cup), then zucchini, and simmer for 5 mins.
Season with fish sauce (2 Tbsp) for saltiness.
Pour sauce on the air fryer fish and serve with purple rice. 🌾
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