Energetics and Nutrition: Differentiation

Question 1

Energetic differentiation

Answer 1

Energetic practitioners differentiate diseases energetically. The energetic ‘root cause’ of disease can then be addressed and clients restored to energetic balance and health
* Observe and question your clients carefully about signs and symptoms to establish if heat, cold, dryness or moisture are aggravated
o For heat use raw foods, bitter tastes, green smoothies
o For cold use warm cooked meals, spices
o For dryness use soups, smoothies, linseeds
o From moisture use dry, crunchy foods, whole grains, green tea

Question 2

Energetic differentiation:
Skin conditions

Answer 2

Skin conditions are differentiated as:
* ‘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

Question 3

Energetic differentiation:
Respiratory conditions

Answer 3

Respiratory conditions are differentiated as:
* ‘Hot’ acute bronchitis, bright yellow / green catarrh, occasionally blood flecked
* ‘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

Question 4

Energetic differentiation:
Arthritic conditions

Answer 4

Arthritic conditions are differentiated as:
* ‘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
N.b.: musculoskeletal injuries benefit from alternating applications of hot and cold compresses