Spleen Strengthening Foods ETIOLOGY.

Spleen encompasses the entire digestive system of the body and is responsible for the fundamental transformation and transportation of food into energy in the body. Possible causes for spleen deficiency include poor nourishment and diet, excessive consumption of cold raw foods or over consumption of refined highly processed foods. Irregular eating habits, eating on the run and excessive eating also injure the spleen. Excessive over thinking, mental strain, prolonged exposure to dampness or chronic disease can also cause spleen deficiency. SYMPTOMS. No appetite or poor appetite. Bloating after meals, abdominal pain, vomiting, tiredness, lassitude, general weakness, bouts of fatigue and lethargy, somnolence, sallow complexion, fainting spells, lethargic voice, emaciation. Weakness if the limbs, edema, diarrhea or constipation, excessive bleeding, excess menstrual flow or amenorrhea, wheezing feeling of heaviness, easily bruised, difficulty acclimating to new ideas. CONDITIONS. Chronic fatigue, Chronic gastritis, hepatitis, enteritis, prolapse of uterus or stomach, peptic or duodenal ulcers, menorrhegia, nervous dyspepsia, dysentery, anemia. BENEFICIAL FOODS PROTEIN Beef Chicken Halibut Ham Lamb Mackerel Tuna Turkey FRUITS VEGETABLES GRAINS,LEGUMES NUTS,SEEDS Cherry Carrot Corn Chestnut Date Garlic Oat Filbert Mango Potato Millet Pistachio Papaya Pumpkin Rice Walnut Persimmon Rutabaga Quinoa Pineapple String bean Spelt Sweet yam Sweet rice Winter squash Garbanzo Pea MISC

NOTES: Incorporate more animal protein into diet Chew foods well and eat regularly small more frequent meals Avoid raw fruits and vegetables, eat well cooked foods Avoid cold chilled foods beverages and high fiber foods and dairy Eat in a calm comfortable environment
Well cooked rice, spelt, barley, sweet rice, mocha, winter squash, carrot, rutabaga, parsnip, turnip, garbanzo beans, black beans, sweet potato, yam, pumpkin, onion. Leek, black pepper, ginger, cinnamon,

fennel, garlic, nutmeg, small amounts of cooked fruit, rice syrup, barley malt, molasses, cherry and date. If deficiency is severe small amounts of animal product is suggested in soup or stew. Mackerel, tuna, halibut, anchovy, beef, beef liver or kidney, chicken, turkey or lamb. Butter is the only recommended dairy product.

Blood Circulation Promoting Foods

ETIOLOGY. When blood circulation is impaired, it can coagulate and congeal resulting in blood stagnation. Causes include traumatic injury, blood deficiency, qi deficiency or damp phlegm accumulation. SYMPTOMS. Intense fixed piercing stabbing pain, accumulation and lumps that are immobile and hard to the touch. Dark facial complexion, dry scaly itchy skin, tortuous purplish veins, hematomas, yellowish brown or grey blue maculae (liver or age spots), purple lips and nails. Heart pain and or chest tightness and congestion, irregular menstruation with dark purple flow with clots. Excess vaginal bleeding and pain before menses. CONDITIONS. Dysmenorrhea, abscesses, cysts, ulcers, abdominal masses, tumors, traumatic injuries, cardiovascular disorders, intestinal obstructions. Strokes, blood clots. BENEFICIAL FOODS PROTEIN FRUITS Butter Cantaloupe Clam Cherry Crab Hawthorne Sardines berry Shrimp Peach Plantain Tomato

VEGETABLES Beet Celery Chard Chive Eggplant Garlic Green onion Kohlrabi Leek Lotus root

GRAINS,LEGUMES Adzuki bean Black soybean Buckwheat Chestnut Lentil Rye Soybean

SPICES Basil Cayenne Chili Coriander Ginger Nutmeg Rosemary

MISC Black wood ear Rice vinegar Rice wine White pepper

NOTES: Many of the foods are warm in nature caution if there are heat signs present damp and phlegm are also present avid cold and raw foods sweets and dairy. Avoid eggs, red meat

Warming Foods to Dispel Cold

ETIOLOGY. Cold patterns usually arise from lack of physical activity, eating or drinking too much cold food stuffs. Insufficient warming foods in the diet, cold environment or insufficient natural endowment.

SYMPTOMS. Chills, aversion to cold, attraction to warmth. General lack of thirst but desire for warm drinks, clear watery discharges, dull pains, pale complexion, loose or watery stool, excess clear urination, abdominal pain cold extremities. CONDITIONS. Dysmenorrheal, infertility, stomachache, diarrhea BENEFICIAL FOODS PROTEIN FRUITS Anchovy Cherry Beef Coconut Chicken Dried Fish papaya Lamb Grape Mussel Hawthorn Salmon berries Shrimp Peach Trout Pineapple turkey Raspberry Tangerine

VEGETABLES Bell pepper Chive Garlic Green bean Kale Leek Mustard green Onion Parsnip Scallion Sweet yam Turnip

GRAINS,LEGUMES Black bean Lentil Oat Quinoa Spelt Sweet rice Wheat germ

SPICES Chestnut Pinenut Walnut

MISC Basil Black pepper Cayenne Coriander Dill Fennel Ginger Nutmeg Parsley Rosemary

NOTES: Avoid raw and cooling foods Avoid cold foods and drinks Incorporate animal protein in diet Bake foods when possible Dress warmly

Yang Tonifying Foods

ETIOLOGY. In Chinese Medicine the Yang energy of the body is responsible for warming and energizing the body, it is responsible for all major functional aspects of the body. The key Yang energy arises from the Kidneys. Kidney Yang energy tends to wean with age and can further be depleted with chronic illness, insufficient natural endowment, excessive sexual activity at young age, use of recreational drugs, poor nutrition, and excessive physical and emotional strain. SYMPTOMS. Low back and knee soreness, pain and weakness is a predominant symptom as well as aversion to cold, cold extremities, sensation of cold in low back and genitals, frequent or inhibited urination, diarrhea before dawn, loose sloppy stools, impotence and erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, infertility, edema that is severe in lower parts of the body. Asthma, shortness of breath, difficulty inhaling completely, coughing, or panting, palpitations, perspiration on forehead, tinnitus, lack of willpower or direction, mental lethargy, poor spirit, apathy, fatigue, poor appetite, pale complexion, hair loss. In females menstruation is irregular and there may be vaginal discharge that is clear and profuse.

CONDITIONS. Bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, chronic allergies, vitiligo, psoriasis, osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus, urinary incontinence, headaches, enuresis, hypothyroidism, depression, prostate disorders, sexual dysfunction, premenstrual syndromes (PMS) chronic nephritis. BENEFICIAL FOODS PROTEIN Lamb Beef Eel Kidney Lobster Oxtail Oyster Salmon Sardine Shrimp Trout FRUITS Cherry Crab apple Date Raspberry VEGETABLES Cabbage Garlic Kale Leek Mustard green Onion Parsley Parsnip Scallion GRAINS,LEGUMES NUTS,SEEDS Black bean Buckwheat Oat Quinoa Rye Spelt Sweet rice Chestnut Pistachio Walnut MISC. Peppercorn Chive Cinnamon Clove Dill seed Fennel seed Fenugreek Ginger pepper

NOTES: Incorporate more animal protein into diet

Yin Tonifying Foods

ETIOLOGY. In Chinese Medicine the Yin energy is responsible for nourishing and revitalizing the body. It is responsible for all fluids in the body including the blood, saliva, and all lubricating fluids in joints as well as the spinal fluid . The Kidneys store the primary Yin energy and deficiencies can arise from chronic illness, insufficient natural endowment, aging, excessive overwork, lack of sleep, excessive sexual activity, bearing children at early age, abortions or miscarriages, excessive blood loss or prolonged emotional stress. SYMPTOMS. Dizziness, tinnitus, vertigo, poor memory, deafness or loss of hearing, blurred vision dry mouth especially at night. Feeling of heat in palms of hands and soles of feet, thirst, dry skin, reduced lubrication in genitals. Red lips and cheeks, night sweating or spontaneous sweating. Low grade afternoon fever, cough with sputum that may contain blood, low back soreness and weakness, aches deep in the bones, dark scanty urination, nocturnal emissions, or nocturia, premature ejaculation, constipation, insecurity, agitation and insomnia and fear. Loose teeth, loss of hair. Early menstruation, or uterine bleeding, amenorrhea. CONDITIONS. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Rheumatoid arthritis, tuberculosis, chronic hepatitis, Parkinsons disease, menstrual disorders, chronic hearing problems, chronic low back pain, diabetes

mellitus, hypoglycemia, asthma, headaches, chronic urogenital infections, febrile diseases, viral bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections. BENEFICIAL FOODS PROTEIN Cheese Chicken egg Clam Cows milk Crab Duck Mussel Oyster Pork Sardines Shrimp Yogurt FRUITS Apple Blackberry Blueberry Cantaloupe Date Fig Lemon Pear Pineapple Pomegranate Tomato Watermelon VEGETABLES Asparagus Beet Carrot Cucumber Pea Potato Shitake Spinach String bean Water chestnut White fungus Yam GRAINS,LEGUMES NUTS,SEEDS Barley Black bean Black soybean Corn Kidney bean Millet Mung bean Oat Soybean Tofu Wheat Wheat germ Almond Black sesame Chestnut Peanut Pine nut Walnut MISC. Aloe Vera Brown sugar Chlorella Fish liver oil Flaxseed oil Honey Malt Olive oil Royal jelly Seaweed Sesame oil spirulina

NOTES: Avoid Coffee, alcohol, and tobacco Avoid refined foods, sugars, fried foods, lamb, cinnamon, ginger, and hot spices Incorporate stress relieving activities like exercise and meditation

Blood Tonifying Foods

ETIOLOGY. Blood is a vital substance delivering critical nutrients to and from the body parts and also helps carry out cellular waste and by products. Deficiency can be caused by trauma or other substantial loss of blood , chronic gastrointestinal bleeding often leads to blood deficiency, excess menstrual flow, inadequate nutrition and absorption disorders can also lead to blood deficiency. SYMPTOMS. Pale complexion, pale lips and brittle nails. Dizziness, poor memory, trembling or numbness in arms or hands, blurred vision., floaters, or spots in the field of vision, insomnia, palpitations, depression, anxiety and lack of spirit. Nervousness, forgetfulness, tinnitus, generalized muscular tension, irregular menstruation with scanty flow and fatigue. CONDITIONS. Hemolytic anemia, urticaria, gynecological disorders, ulcers, malnutrition and headaches. BENEFICIAL FOODS PROTEIN Abelone FRUITS Apricot VEGETABLES Asparagus GRAINS,LEGUMES Sweet Rice NUTS Peanuts MISC. Chlorella

Beef Beef Liver Chicken Chicken Egg Fish Gelating Ham Lamb Mussels Oyster Salmon Sardines Shrimp Turkey

Blackberry Cherry Date Figs Grape Reisin Raspberry

Beet Dandelion Kale Leafy Greens Parsley Spinach Turnip Watercress

Adzuki Beans Black Beans Kidney Beans Soy Beans

Sesame Seeds Flaxseed Oil Nutritional Yeast Royal Jelly Seaweed Spirulina

NOTES: Incorporate more animal protein into diet

Cooling Foods To Clear Heat

ETIOLOGY. Heat patterns usually arise from eating too many spicy, warming foods, over consumption of alcohol, overwork, over taxation, exposure to environmental heat, and pathogenic conditions. SYMPTOMS. Aversion to heat, attraction to cold, desire for cold liquids, red face, red eyes, nosebleeds, canker or mouth sores, constipation, dry and smelly stools, forceful or urgent urination that is yellow . Blood in stools or urine, thick yellow or green mucous, convulsions, delirium, fever, hemorrhage, inappropriate or incoherent speech. CONDITIONS. High blood pressure, infections, inflammation, febrile diseases, swellings,rashes, skin eruptions, sores. BENEFICIAL FOODS PROTEIN Egg Clam Crab Pork FRUITS Apple Apricot Banana Cantaloupe Fig Grapefruit Lemon Mulberry Orange VEGETABLES Alfalfa sprout Asparagus Bamboo shoot Beet Bok Choy Broccoli Burdock root Button mushroom Dandelion Eggplant Endive Lettuce Pumpkin Radish Snow pea Spinach Summer squash GRAINS,LEGUMES Amaranth Corn Millet Mung bean Pearl barley Soybean Tempeh Tofu Wheat MISC. Blue green algae Pumpkin seed Seaweed Spirulina Wheat grass juice

Peach Pear Pear-apple Persimmon Strawberry Tomato Watermelon

Cabbage Carrot Cauliflower Celery Chinese cabbage Cucumber Daikon

Swiss chard Turnip Water cress Water chestnut Winter melon Winter squash zucchini

White rice

NOTES: Avoid garlic, onion, scallion, lamb, red meat, alcohol, tobacco and coffee Eat less food and drink lots of room temperature fluids Eat foods raw or slightly steamed Damp Heat Reducing Foods ETIOLOGY. When the Spleen and digestive systems ability to transform and transport is impaired, dampness accumulates and congeals into phlegm. This dampness often combines with internal heat to produce damp heat. It often results from over eating hot, acrid, peppery, greasy, fatty foods (fast foods) over consumption of alcohol, overeating sugars and sweets, Unchecked emotions such as jealousy, suspicion, and resentment. Anger, anxiety, over worry, and eating unclean, contaminated foods. SYMPTOMS. Fever, thirst without desire to drink, dry mouth with sticky taste, slight sweating, feeling of heat, jaundice, tiredness and sleepiness, foul smelling discharges, heaviness in the body head and limbs. Oppression and stuffiness in chest, and epigastrium. No appetite, nausea, vomiting, headaches, joint pains, muscle aches, fatigue after slight exertion, lack of concentration. Poor short term memory, abdominal distention, bloating, frequent loose foul smelling stools, burning sensation in anus, pain before and during cycle. Sticky menstrual cycle with mid cycle bleeding, yellow brownish discharge before menstruation. Genital swelling and itching. Odoriferous discharge. Frequent urgent urination with burning and dark yellow foul smelling urine. Impotence and infertility. CONDITIONS. Infections, arthritis, gout, venereal diseases, jaundice, gallstones, skin cancer, urinary tract infections, kidney stones, impotence, canker sores, chronic colitis, acne, dysentery, eczema, dysmenorrhea BENEFICIAL FOODS FRUITS Cantaloupes Hawthorn berry Kiwi fruit VEGETABLES Alfalfa Bamboo shoots Black fungus GRAINS & LEGUMES NUTS & SEEDS Adzuki beans Barley Buckwheat Flax seeds Pumpkin seeds MISC. Corn silk Seaweed Wheat bran

Lemon Mango Plantain Strawberry watermelon

Celery Chinese cabbage Cucumber Eggplant Potato with skin Romaine lettuce spinach

Corn Lima beans Mung bean sprout Pea Soybean sprout

NOTES: Avoid Refined sugars, concentrated sweeteners, coffee, meats, hot spicy foods Avoid overeating and alcohol as they create damp heat.

Dampness Reducing Foods

ETIOLOGY. When the Spleen and digestive systems ability to transform and transport is impaired, dampness accumulates and congeals into phlegm. It often results from overeating, eating too much raw, cold, sweet, fatty and dairy products, insufficient exercise, over thinking and over worry. Damp environments and working conditions also affect the condition. SYMPTOMS. Cough with excessive phlegm that is white and easily expectorated, stickiness in the mouth, headaches, heaviness in the head, chest, diaphragm or stomach fullness and discomfort. Nausea vomiting, fatigue, vaginal discharge, diarrhea or loose stools, painful joints, edema, urinary difficulty. CONDITIONS. Swellings and lumps, (breast or muscular) mucous discharge, cancer, eczema, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, candidiasis BENEFICIAL FOODS PROTEIN Beef Clam Eel Fish Mackerel Mussel Oyster Turkey FRUITS Figs Grapefruit Kumquat Lime Papaya Persimmon Plantain VEGETABLES Alfalfa Asparagus Bamboo shoots Celery Chives Dandelion greens Garlic Lettuce Onion Parsnip Pumpkin Scallions GRAINS,LEGUMES Adzuki Bean Amaranth Barley Basmati rice Buckwheat Corn Millet Mung bean Rye Wild rice NUTS Almond Black sesame Pumpkin seed Sunflower seed MISC. Black pepper Corn silk Ginkgo Parsley Peppermint Green tea Thyme Vinegar White pepper

Shitake Turnip NOTES: Avoid Raw fruits and vegetables, cold and sweet foods Avoid dairy, ice cream, meats, eggs, oils, fats, butter, margarine Avoid foods that are processed, refined or chemically altered with preservatives Avoid overeating and eating late at night (last meal should be no later than 7 PM) Dairy products including whole yogurt and goats or sheeps cheese are allowed

Heart Tonifying Foods

ETIOLOGY. Heart energy governs the blood vessels and the circulation of blood, it also houses the mind and clarity of thought. The heart energy can become deficient with chronic illnesses, serious loss of blood, insufficient natural endowment, heart surgery, cardiac disorders, excessive over thinking, and worry, over taxation and even emotional distress such as prolonged sadness. Uncontrolled excessive outbursts of joy have been known to suddenly injure the heart energy. The heart begins to wean with age. SYMPTOMS. Palpitations, shortness of breath, nervousness, forgetfulness. Insomnia, nightmares, fever, dizziness, cold limbs, sweating, pallor, tiredness, listlessness, anxiety. Poor memory or loss of short term memory, scattered and confused mind, inability to focus. Weak spirit. CONDITIONS. Heat disease, arteriosclerosis, shock, neurosis, anemia, depression BENEFICIAL FOODS PROTEIN Beef Cows milk Fish Turkey FRUITS Apple Black date Cherry Hawthorn berry Lemon Mulberry Tomato VEGETABLES Beet Green bean Green pepper Mushroom Potato Red pepper Spinach Sweet onion Yam GRAINS,LEGUMES Adzuki beans Barley Brown rice Buckwheat Corn Sweet rice Wheat MISC. Basil Chamomile Dill Ginkgo leaf Ginseng Molasses Oyster shell Rock sugar Green tea

NOTES: Avoid spicy or rich foods and refined sugars Avoid late night eating and large meals

Avoid cold raw foods and drinks Yoga, Tai Chi or Qi Gong can help strengthen the Qi and calm the spirit

Liver Soothing Foods

ETIOLOGY. In Chinese medicine The Liver is responsible for smooth flow of energy (Qi) and hence the flow of blood and in intimately involved with the emotional state of the patient. When emotions, especially repressed or excessive anger and frustration, resentment and excessive alcohol use injure the liver, the function is impaired. SYMPTOMS. Distention in the chest and hypochondria, flank pain, sighing hiccups, melancholy, depression, moodiness, fluctuations of mental states. Nausea vomiting, poor appetite, sour regurgitation, belching, distention, diarrhea, stress, neck and back tension,eye problems, slow rising in the morning, unhappiness, feeling of lump in the throat, difficulty swallowing, fatigue, rigid muscles and joints, irregular periods, breast distention and PMS symptoms, irritability, repression, anger, frustration, impatience, edginess, impulsive behavior. CONDITIONS. Allergies, lumps and tumors, swelling, mastitis, chronic indigestion, mental and emotional disorders, tendon and joint problems, muscular pain and stiffness. BENEFICIAL FOODS FRUITS Cherry Grapefruit Lemon Lime Peach Plum Strawberries VEGETABLES Alfalfa Asparagus Beet Broccoli Brussel sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower Dandelion green Mustard green Onions Romaine lettuce Taro Turnip Watercress GRAINS & NUTS Amaranth Chestnut Pinenut Quinoa Rye Sprouted barley Sweet rice SPICES Basil Bay leaf Cardamom Citrus peel Cumin Dill Fennel Ginger Horseradish Marjoram Mint Pepper Rosemary Turmeric MISC. Seaweed vinegar

NOTES: Eat smaller more frequent portions, avoid overeating Avoid saturated fats, animal fats, creams, cheese and eggs Avoid hydrogenated and poor quality fats, shortenings, margarine and refined oils

Avoid chemicals in foods and water, preservatives, and refined or processed foods Eliminate nicotine, alcohol and other stimulants or intoxicants Incorporate regular exercise, such as walking, swimming, Tai Chi or Qi Gong

Lung Tonifying Foods

ETIOLOGY. The lungs are responsible for descending and dispersing the QI through the body and for keeping the skin nourished. The lungs are also responsible for the primary defense of the body. Lungs can become deficient with common colds, excessive use of antibiotics, long term chronic lung disease, insufficient natural endowment, sedentary lifestyles and excessive smoking. Emotions such as grief and sadness often deplete the lung energy leaving it deficient. SYMPTOMS. Shortness of breath, coughing, watery sputum, fatigue, soft weak voice, weakness, limited speech, sweating during the day without apparent cause, increased susceptibility to colds and flues, dry throat, dry cough, night sweats, hot sensations in palms and soles of feet. Aversion to colds, pale complexion. CONDITIONS. Allergies, chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, colds, tuberculosis, emphysema, allergic rhinitis BENEFICIAL FOODS PROTEIN Cows milk Fish Goats milk Ham Herring yogurt FRUITS Date Pears Grape VEGETABLES Carrot Garlic Mustard green Potato Squash String bean Sweet yam GRAINS,LEGUME NUTS S Oat Rice Sweet rice Almond Chestnut Pine nut walnut MISC. Barley malt Chlorella Fresh ginger Ginseng Honey Molasses Rice syrup Royal jelly

NOTES: Eat fresh, organic foods when possible Avoid microwaving foods as this depletes the Qi of the foods Bitter foods should be used with caution Avoid raw, oily, and refined foods Qi gong exercises performed daily can help regenerate the Qi