Week 5 - Specific Diet

Question 1

What are the types of vegetarianism

Answer 1

Lacto-vegetarianism: variety of raw and cooked vegetables, grains, fruits, seeds, nuts, soy product but excludes eggs
Ovo vegetarianism: includes eggs but not dairy
Lacto-ovo-vegetarianism: includes both eggs and dairy

Question 2

What are some negative side effects of being Vegan

Answer 2

Vitamin B12, hormone problems, tooth decay, hair loss, loss of bone density, chronic yeast infections, fatigue, loss of muscle tone, digestive distress, weight gain and compulsive eating habits due to lack of nutritional satisfaction

Question 3

What are the fundamental properties of Chorophyll

Answer 3

Purify
Quell Inflammation
rejuvenate

Question 4

What is vegetarianism

Answer 4

Practice of a diet that exclude meat, fish and poultry

Question 5

In addition to chlorophyll, what else can we can we find in micro algae?

Answer 5

protein, beta carotene, and nucleic acid

Question 6

What is spirulina beneficial for?

Answer 6

Obesity, diabetes, hypoglycemia, cancer, arthritis

Question 7

What form of the protein of the spirulina in? and how it is beneficial for us?

Answer 7

Its in a biliprotein form which is completely digestible

Question 8

What are its effect on the brain?

Answer 8

Helps with neurotransmitters formation, increase mind capacity
and inhibits cancer colony formation

Question 9

Why is the cell wall of chlorella valuable?

Answer 9

It binds with heavy metals, pesticide, and carcinogens and carries these toxin out of the body

Question 10

What is kinds of diseases is Chlorella beneficial for?

Answer 10

Candida overgrowth, Epstein Barr virus, Chronic Fatigue immune deficiency and AIDS

Question 11

Which algae is safest for deficiencies

Answer 11

Chlorella

Question 12

What is Wild Blue Green Algae beneficial for?

Answer 12

cocaine, amphetamine and other neuro stimulant addictions

Question 13

List 4 nightshades

Answer 13

Potatoes, eggplants, tomatoes and bellpeppers

Question 14

When eaten in excessive amounts what can nightshades contribute to?

Answer 14

Mental and physical weakness
Premature aging
A dirty greyish complexion
Emotional and physical coldness 
poor circulation resulting from stiff and rigid joints and muscles
insomnia

Question 15

What are the toxic substances found in nightshades

Answer 15

Solanin, glycoalkaloids and alkamines

Question 16

Which is the coolest in nature of all the Micro algae (Wheat/Barley grass, wild blue green, chlorella and spirulina)

Answer 16

Wild Blue Green

Question 17

What kinds of food should you avoid in the spring?

Answer 17

Energetically hot and foods which can block Liv Qi

Excessive Sour foods which drives energy inwards

Question 18

What kinds of food should we have during summer?

Answer 18

Cooling foods which is dispersing/clearing heat foods

Question 19

What kind of foods should we avoid during the summer

Answer 19

energetically hot foods

Ice cold beverages block st energy

Question 20

What kinds of food should we have during fall?

Answer 20

Moisturizing foods and sour acrid foods

Question 21

what foods should we avoid during the fall?

Answer 21

Fatty, oily foods, cold, cools foods that burdens spleen and cause dampness

Question 22

What times of food should we have during the winter

Answer 22

sweet and acrid foods

Question 23

what types of food to avoid during the winter

Answer 23

energetically hot foods that dry up BF and weakens yin

Question 24

What causes St Yin Deficiency

Answer 24

Lifestyle causes 
irregular eating habits
eating late at night
Eating to fast 
Hectic lunch hour 
worrying about work when eatin g

Question 25

What can you recommend for those who are experiencing hair loss and baldness

Answer 25

Nettle and wheat grass

Question 26

What can recommend for males who are experiencing gray hair

Answer 26

Hijiki seaweed or black strap molasse

Question 27

When is the optimal time to have breakfast? and what kind of breakfast should we be having? and what should we be avoiding

Answer 27

7 - 9 am
Breakfast that strengthens Spleen and Stomach
Energetically warming foods prepared with warm cooking methods
Avoid: Cold, dampness producing foods that surpressed the expanding morning yang and weaken digestive fire

Question 28

What kind of foods should we be having for lunch? and what types of food should we avoid? and what time should we be having lunch?

Answer 28

Warm meal that strengthens middle jiao
warming grains and vegetables are highly recommended, as well as fish, poultry, lean meat and salad
avoid: fatty, oily foods, foods that too cold, or meals that are too big - produce dampness, slow down Qi flow and cause fatigue and sluggishness
Around 2pm

Question 29

What time should we have dinner? what time is is stomach Qi the weakest?
What would you recommend for dinner? and what to avoid?

Answer 29

Around 6 pm
and 7 to 9pm Stomach Qi will be the weakest
Evening meals are small and support growing yin - warm grains and vegetable dishes, some meat, moderate amts of dairy or soy with a small amt of beer
Avoid energetically hot stimulating foods, acridly seasoned foods