Energetics and Nutrition Flashcards
Heat
Manifests in a warm body temperature, transformative processes such as digestion hormones, mental creativity, inspiration, and characteristics such as courage and passion.
Good circulation and body heat, strong digestion, mental creativity, courage and motivation.
Qualites: Hot
In balance: Courageous
Too hot: aggressive, violent
Cold
Manifests in body structure, firm tissues, mental stability , and characteristics such as endurance, resilience and reliability.
Qualities: Cold
In balance: resilient
Too cold: unmotivated, withdrawn
Dryness
Manifests in nerve impulses, lightness of the body, mental speed , and characteristics such as agility and adaptability.
Qualities: Dry
In balance: adaptable
Too dry fearful and worried
Moisture
Manifests in our bodily fluids (e.g. lymph, synovial fluid), mucous membranes, transportation of nutrients, and characteristics such as love and contentment.
Qualities: Moisture
In balance: kind
Too Moist: greedy and sentimental
Food temperatures: Hot
Alcohol, coffee, chocolate, chilli, cayenne, dry ginger, garlic, grilled red meat, deep fried food, hot spicy curry.
Food temperatures: Warm
Soup, meat/vegetable stew, beef, lamb, stir fried or baked food, porridge, dahl, mild curry, onion, fresh ginger, cinnamon, black pepper, rosemary, thyme, cumin, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, warm water, most herbal teas.
Food temperatures: Neutral
Steamed grains, boiled vegetables, chicken, water at room temperature.
Food temperatures: Cool
Fish, fermented food, sprouts, salad leaves, bitter greens, vegetable juice, fruit, peppermint tea.
Food temperatures: Cold
Raw food, smoothies, iced drinks, sushi.
Food prepartion: Warm
Stir frying, steaming, slow cooking, baking, roasting, food served warm
Food preparation: Cool
Raw, blending, sprouting, food served cold / at room temperature
Food preparation: Moist
Wet cooking methods, e.g. boiling, steaming soups, smoothies ( cold & damp, but balanced by adding ginger, cinnamon etc.
Food preparation: Dry
Grilling, baking, dry roasting.
How plants grow affects their temperature
- Plants that grow slowly (e.g. roots ) are warmer than those that grow quickly (e.g. salad leaves ). It takes several years for Korean Ginseng root to mature, thus its effect is very warming.
- Plants that grow in cold environments also tend to be warmer. Siberian Ginseng comes from a very cold environment and its effect is, therefore, very warming.
- Chemically fertilised plants grow much faster and are therefore cooler than naturally grown plants.
Energetic Qualities: Physical temperature
hot food ( hot ) raw, cold, fridge food (cold)
Energetic Qualities: Taste
spicy (hot & dry)
bitter (cold )
sweet (cool & moist)
Energetic Qualities: Texture
dry, astringent, starchy ( dry )
mucilaginous (moist & cool)
Energetic Qualities: Consistency
liquids, soups, stews, smoothies (moist )
dry crunchy foods, biscuits (dry)
Energetic Differentiation: Skin
- ‘Hot’ red lesions, secondary infection, yellow exudate.
- ‘Cold’ pale skin, cold extremities, slow wound healing.
- ‘Dry’ dry, flaky, psoriasis, itchy skin.
- ‘Damp’ allergic hives, vesicles, weeping skin lesions with clear exudate.
Energetic Differentiation: Respitory
- ‘Hot’ acute bronchitis, bright yellow / green catarrh.
- ‘Cold’ stuck, difficult to clear, degenerative lung disease.
- ‘Dry’ dry, irritable non productive cough, brown catarrh.
- ‘Damp’ productive cough, copious clear watery catarrh, allergic asthma.
Energetic Differntiation: Arthritis
- ‘Hot’ red, inflamed, burning pain, hot to the touch.
- ‘Cold ’ chronic, degenerative, pale, cold to the touch.
- ‘Dry’ stiff, clicking and cracking joints.
- ‘Damp’ swollen, oedematous joints.
Name the Energy
- Cystitis with burning pain and blood in the urine (hot)
- Constipation with very hard stool. (dry)
- Acute acid reflux with burning pain. (hot)
- Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) with lethargy. (cold)
- Hay fever with watering eyes and a runny nose. (moist)
- Flaking, itchy scalp. (dry)
- Insomnia due to colourful, vivid and violent nightmares. (dry)
