Chinese people take good care of their health by eating diverse restorative food 补品 (lit. nutritious food), throughout the year. Food like turtle 甲鱼, bird-nest 燕窝, or ginseng 人参, can be rare and consequently very expensive. Other foods are more common and affordable and therefore used a lot in everyday life. Here are some examples of the most popular daily health foods.

Dates 红枣 instil vital energy in the body and help to give a good complexion. They also provide resistance to infections and allergies.

The longan fruit 桂圆 improves sleeping and helps to strengthen your health. It protects the kidneys and enriches the blood. It also is good for the brain.

The tremella fungus 银耳 or 白木耳 helps to regenerate body fluids and clear up the lungs. It's helpful for relieving coughs, clearing mucus, fighting dryness and curing heart palpitations and insomnia.

Walnuts 核桃 enrich the blood, improve blood circulation, and protect the kidneys. They are good for maintaining healthy bones and muscles, as well as good skin and teeth. They help to fight off lethargy.

Sesame seeds 芝麻 tone up the blood, improve one's eyesight, and help to keep the body warm. They are recommended for curing dizziness, high blood pressure, anaemia and are anti-ageing!