Week 10 Flashcards
1
Q
Foods to fortify Kidneys
A
Used dried foods
Small dark beans
Seaweeds
Steamed Winter Greens
2
Q
Food Winter Prep
A
Cook foods longer
Lower temps with less water
3
Q
Things to do in Winter
A
Rest Meditate Deeply Refine Spiritual Essence Store Physical Energy/Added weight Stay active to keep the spine and joints flexible
4
Q
What other two flavours are good for winter besides Sweet/Acrid
A
Salty and Bitter
Promote sinking
Centring quality to heighten capacity for storage
Cool exterior of the body and bring heat deeper and lower in body
Cooler surface means one notices cold less
5
Q
Common Bitter Foods for Winter
A
Lettuce Watercress Endive Turnip Celery Asparagus Rye Oats Quinoa Amaranth Coffee Roasted ground chickory
6
Q
Common Salty foods for Winter
A
Miso Soy Sauce Seaweed Salt Millet Barley
7
Q
Winter foods and preparation
A
During cold months, a warm supplementing diet with acrid and sweet flavours are used to build up Qi and protect against cold stagnation.
Best time to build Qi and Blood with a sweet diet is at the end of winter
8
Q
Foods to build Jing
A
- Micro Algae
Nucleic Acid, Vit A to strengthen sexual development, Omega
3 fatty acids to develop and maintain the nervous system - Almonds, milk, clarified butter
- Nettles: thicken hair and enrich blood
- Royal Jelly and Bee Pollen: energy tonics
- Black or Dark colours in clothing or food
Black beans, black sesame seeds, black soybeans, mulberries
raspberries, walnuts - Spiritual Practices
