Asako Yamakawa– Author –
Asako Yamakawa
Representative of YAKUZEN TOKYO Inc. Born 1982. After working on a D2C apparel business across both digital and physical marketing, poor health led her to Chinese-medicine yakuzen. Struck by how much the properties of ingredients changed how she felt, she now runs corporate courses, supervises staff canteens and offers yakuzen services that fit everyday life, under the idea of yakuzen made for how people live now.
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Vegetable yakuzen
No particular constitution
\ 診断結果! /ゲスト さんの体質は…体質の偏りがありません今回の診断では、特定の体質に偏る結果が得られませんでした。これは、現在のあなたの体調が比較的安定している可能性を示しています。ただし、季節の変化や生活習慣によって体質のバランスは... -
Vegetable yakuzen
A beetroot in the dark
\ Your result / Guest, your constitution is... Shadow Beetroot, the blood stasis type. Shoulders locked solid... a complexion that somehow lacks life... If that sounds like you, you may be the Shadow Beetroot type, with blood that is not circulating well. Stiff shoulders, period pain, dark spots and dullness. But it is all right. A few small changes to how you eat and to your habits... -
Vegetable yakuzen
Wobbly-Dancing Carrot
\ Your result / Guest, your constitution is... Wobbly-Dancing Carrot, the blood deficiency type. Somehow unsteady on your feet... tiring easily, with no concentration... If that sounds like you, you may be the Wobbly-Dancing Carrot type, short on blood. Anaemia, dizziness, poor sleep. But it is all right. A few small... -
Vegetable yakuzen
A hard-trying onion
\ Your result / Guest, your constitution is... Hard-Trying Onion, the qi depression type. Stress building up, an unsteady mind... If that sounds like you, you may be the Hard-Trying Onion type, with qi not circulating well. Tiredness that will not lift, a tired heart, low mood. But it is all right. A few small changes to how you eat... -
Vegetable yakuzen
Worn-out Kabocha
\ Your result / Guest, your constitution is... Worn-out Kabocha, the qi deficiency type. Tiring easily before you know it... worn down by busyness and stress... If that sounds like you, you may be the Worn-out Kabocha type, short on energy. Tiredness, a poor appetite, no drive. But it is all right. A few small... -
Vegetable yakuzen
Plump Sweetcorn
\ Your result / Guest, your constitution is... Plump Sweetcorn, the phlegm-damp type. A puffy face from the morning... a body that somehow feels heavy... If that sounds like you, you may be the Plump Sweetcorn type, where excess fluid builds up easily. Swelling, heaviness, feeling the cold. But it is all right. A few... -
Vegetable yakuzen
A parched lily bulb
\ Your result / Guest, your constitution is... Parched Lily, the yin deficiency type. Dry skin... a dry throat and a body that flushes... If that sounds like you, you may be the Parched Lily type, short on moisture. Dryness, flushing, trouble falling asleep. But it is all right. A few small changes to how you eat... -
Vegetable yakuzen
Yakuzen constitution check
Start by getting to know your own constitution. Yasai Yakuzen recommends using the constitution check to identify your type, such as qi deficiency, blood deficiency, yin deficiency, yang deficiency, phlegm-damp or blood stasis, and then bringing in the ingredients and cooking methods that suit it. -
Vegetable yakuzen
How yakuzen sees ingredients
Yakuzen looks at ingredients not simply as nutrients but at their qualities and at what they do, with a view to keeping the body in balance. That approach lets you understand how an ingredient acts on the body and choose what you eat to better effect. -
Vegetable yakuzen
About yakuzen ingredients
Yakuzen aims to keep the body in balance by drawing the most from what ingredients do. You can choose the right ingredient for whatever is off: recovering from tiredness, easing the cold, building resilience. Ingredients that answer how the body changes through the seasons matter in yakuzen too.
