Week 4 - Excess Flashcards
What are some heat reducing foods
Asparagus banana lettuce grapefruit peppemint watermelon clam
What causes cold in the body
Deficiency of Yang
Environmental causing contraction and obstruction
over consumption of cold foods or liquid
Emotional - Fear causes us to contract, inhibit our ability to flow and act freely
Foods that treat cold
butter Cherry Ginger, garlic, black pepper Cayenne Shrimp Trout
what causes dampness
failure to burn off or transform moisture in the body
Associated with a weak spleen and often with weak Kid and lungs
Make us feel heavy and tired
How would you treat a people who suffers from dampness and what kind of dietary recommendations would you recommend
Strength spleen, tonification of Kid, Lung Yang
Foods to avoid - Dairy, eggs, meat, oily nuts, foods that contain artificial or concentrated sweeteners
Foods that dry dampness - Rye, amaranth, corn, aduki beans, celery, lettuce, pumpkin, scallions, alfalfa, white pepper, raw honey
How can we become “hot”
Prolong consumption of heating food or substances
Overactivity or prolonged strain on all parts of our body
Prolonged exposure to hot environment
emotional - feelings that unable to be resolved or expressed
How do we get cold in our body?
Deficiency of Yang
Environmental
Over consumption of cold foods or liquid
Emotional level : fear, contract, inhibit our ability to flow and act freely
could be the result of a long held unexpressed emotions such as love, grief and or anger
How would you treat someone with a cold condition and what kinds of food with you use?
Chronic: Warming and sweet foods
Acute: warm and pungent foods to drive cold to the surface
Food: Butter, cherry, ginger, garlic, black pepper, Cayenne, Shrimp, trout
What types of foods would you recommend for someone with dampness? and what to avoid?
Turnip, amaranth, rye, aduki beans, celery, lettuce, pumpkin, scallion, alfalfa, white pepper, raw honey
Avoid: Dairy, meat, eggs, oily nuts, foods containing artificial sweeteners, and simple sweeteners from fruits and sugar
What kind of foods and flavours transforms phlegm heat
Temperature/Flavour: bitter/cool, salty cool, sometimes sweet cool
Foods: Endive hearts, dandelion, soy milk, mung beans, radish, pears, grapes, crap, salt, seaweeds
What kind of foods and flavours transforms phlegm cold
Temperature: Bitter-warm, acrid warm
Foods: fresh ginger, leeks, garlic, cardamom, cherries
What kind of foods would you recommend for someone with Qi Stagnation
Carrot, cloves, garlic, radish, turmeric, chives
What foods should we avoid during menstrual cycle?
Alcohol Tobacco Coffee Cold temperature foods refine sugar hydrogenated fats such as shortening and most margarines polyunsaturated cooking coils overconsumption of fruits or raw food
Where can blood stasis derive from?
Qi Deficiency Heat in the blood Blood Deficiency Stagnation of Qi Interior Cold
What types of foods would you choose for someone with a Cold/Deficient Dysmenorrhea
and what type of foods to avoid
warming foods: oats, sweet rice, black peppercorn, dill, caraway, basil, black beans, and butter.
Avoid: Cold, raw temperature foods, and fruits
Important to keep the body warm
