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WEEK 2 - Energetics of Food Flashcards

1
Q

Five temperatures of food?

A 
Hot
Warm
Neutral
Cool
Cold
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True or False. The single most important category in oriental medicine is the energetic temperature of food?

A

TRUE

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What are some general guidelines to determine whether a food will be warming or cooling?

A

Grow cycles
Fresh vs. Dried
Colour

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4
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Lamb, Pepper, Ginger, Garlic are examples of what temperature of food?

A

Hot Foods

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Chicken, Beef, Rice, Fennel are examples of what temperatures of food?

A

Warm Foods

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Honey, Almond, Potato are examples of what temperatures of food?

A

Neutral Foods

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7
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Yogurt, Tofu, Wheat are all examples of what temperatures of food?

A

Cool Foods

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Watermelon, Dandelion, Banana, Salt are all examples of what temperatures of food?

A

Cold Foods

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9
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What effect do hot foods have on the body?

A

Increases Yang
Speeds up Qi
Eliminates internal and external cold
Mobilizes Wei Qi

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10
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What happens if you eat too many hot foods?

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Injures Yin, dries out Body Fluids, causes excess heat

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What effect do warm foods have on the body?

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Warms the body, bowels, and viscera, strengthens Yang and Qi, and warms and strengthens the middle Jiao.

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What happens if you eat too many warm foods?

A

Creates Excess Heat

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What condition do neutral foods treat?

What effect do neutral foods have on the body?

A

Treats Qi Deficiency.

Builds Qi and BF stabilizes and harmonizes the body.

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14
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What happens if you eat too many neutral foods?

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Nothing

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What effect do cool foods have on the body?

A

Supplements BL and BF
Slows Qi
Clears Heat

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16
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What effect do cold foods have on the body?

A

Cools internal heat, calms Shen.

17
Q

What happens if you eat too many Cold foods?

A

Damages Yang and Qi, and thoroughly cools down the body.

18
Q

Blanching, steaming, salting (pickling), boiling in lots of water. Using refreshing ingredients such as fruit and sprouts are examples of what type of cooking method?

A

Cooling Cooking Method

19
Q

Grilling, frying, roasting, smoking, searing, baking, long-simmering, cooking with alcohol or warming spices are examples of what type of cooking method?

A

Warming Cooking Method

20
Q

People, who mostly microwave their food usually show signs of?

A

Blood Deficiency. Because using a microwave causes severe molecular damage to the food which depletes the foods ability to build blood.

21
Q

What are the 5 Flavours of food?

A 
Bitter
Sweet
Acrid/Pungent
Salty
Sour
22
Q 
What are the movements of the 5 Flavours?
Bitter
Sweet
Acrid/Pungent
Salty
Sour
A 
Bitter - Downward
Sweet - Centre
Acrid/Pungent - Up and Outward
Salty - Inward and Down
Sour - Inward
23
Q

Pros and Cons of SWEET foods?

Beef, rice, starchy veggies, pumpkin

A

PROS - Most common flavour, harmonizes all flavours, treats deficiency (tonify), moves Qi and BL, moistens

CONS - Too much causes Phlegm + Heat

24
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Pros and Cons of ACRID/PUNGENT foods?

Ginger-Garlic-Peppermint

A

PROS - Disperses stagnation, moves Qi and Blood, stimulates digestion, opens pores, and produces sweating

CONS - Overstimulation, exhaust Qi and Blood

25
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Pros and Cons of SALTY foods?

Seaweed-Miso-Salt

A

PROS - Moistens, softens, detoxifies, counteracts the hardening of muscles and glands, regulates moisture balance in the body, stimulates digestion, improves concentration, supplements Blood.

CONS - Congealed Blood + Stressed Heart

26
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Pros and Cons of SOUR foods?

Lemon-Lime-Vinegar

A

PROS - Astringing effects (contraction/absorption), blood activator, eliminates stagnation.

CONS - Over-contracting, over-retention

27
Q

Pros and Cons of BITTER foods?

Dandelion-Coffee-Tea-Cocoa

A

PROS - Reduces Excess,
drains, dries, improves appetite and digestion, antipyretic. Used to reduce excess so are restricted for Cold and/or Deficiency

CONS - Depletes Qi and moisture

28
Q

What are the Signatures of Food?

A

Colour
Habitat
Form

PLU Codes
3=GMO, 4=Normal, 9=Organic

29
Q

Which flavour of food is contraindicated in Wind-Cold conditions? Why

A

Sour foods. Sours movement is inward and it draws the Wei Qi into the body thus leaving the pores open and susceptible to further/deeper EPF invasion.

30
Q

Which food flavour should not be used for Cold or Deficiency conditions? Why?

A

Bitter foods, as they are used to reduce excess conditions.

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