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Dietary Causes of General Qi Def.

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  1. Too much cold foods
  2. Raw Foods
  3. Too much dairy
  4. Too many tropical fruits
  5. Frozen Foods
  6. Denaturalized foods
  7. Canned Foods
  8. Ice-cold beverages
  9. Irregular eating habits
  10. Hasty eating/ eating too late in the day
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Cooking Method for Qi Def

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Warming

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Thermal Nature for Qi Def

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Neutral, warming, sometimes hot

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2 foods that are the hotess internally

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Lamb

Venison

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Flavour therapy for Qi Def

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Neutral to warm-sweet

Neutral to warm-pungent

Neutral to warm-salty

occasionally hot

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Foods to Qi Def

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Grains: Oats, corn, rice, millet

Meat: poultry, lamb, beef, venison

Veggies: Carrots, leeks

Fish: Oyster, trout, lobster, mussels

Spices: ginger, Garlic

Nuts/Seeds: Hazelnuts, sesame seeds (black), walnuts

Legumes: lentils

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Best way to treat Qi Def with food..

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Eat a warm breakfast!!

At least one or two warm meals daily ie. soup/stew

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What is yang def preceded by?

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Yang Def is always preceded by protracted Qi Def and the transition between the two is not clearly delineated.

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Cooking Method for Yang Def

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Warming
Grilled
Fried

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Meat for Yang Def

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Beef
Poultry
Lamb
Venison!

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Foods for Yang Def

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Same as for Qi Def but also:

Fennel
Walnuts
Chestnuts
Corn
Raisins
Cherries
Peaches
Leeks
Pungent
Spices
Vegetable Stews
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Causes of Stomach Yin Def

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Lifestyle Causes

Irregular Diet and Eating habits
Eating late @ night
Skipping meals
Hectic lunch hour
Worrying while eating
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Dietary Causes for Yin Def

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  1. Excessive intake of extremely warming foods
  2. Pungent spices that dry out the body fluids and hurt yin
  3. Excessive intake of coffee, black tea, red wine or high proof
    alcohol beverages
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What common organs are involved in general Qi Def.?

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Spleen Qi
Kidney Qi
Lung Qi

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Yin Def Lifestyle Causes

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Chronic Illness
Increased Sexual Activity
Increased Drug use/meds
Emotional Strain
Overexertion/Overwork
Sleep Deprivation
Stressful Lifestyle
Depletion of Body Fluids
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Foods for Yin Def

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Meat/Fish: Pork, Oysters

Veggies: Cool Veggies: Spinach, tomatoes, seaweed

Grains: Spelt, corn, rice, wheat

Fruit: Apples, pears, blackberries, citrus fruits, strawberries, bananas,
grapes

Dairy: Butter, cheese, yogurt, milk Goat products = HEAT

Soy: tofu, soy milk

Beverages: Red fruit juices, citrus juices, wheat beer, green tea

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What is Green Tea good for?

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Nourishes Liver Yin

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What is often at the root of many gyno problems?

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Blood Def

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Things to Avoid if your Blood Def

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Warming cooking methods and thermally hot foods

All bitter foods, especially pungent hot and pungent warm because
they dry out blood

Black tea, hot chocolate, pungent spices such as garlic, ginger,
pepper, curry, cinnamon

Energetically hot drinks such as coffee, alcohol, chai tea

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Cooking Method for Blood Def

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Cooling

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Flavour for Blood Def

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Sweet-Neutral

Sweet- warm

Sour- Neutral

Sour-Warm

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Foods for Blood Def

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Grains: Oats, amaranth, short grain rice

Veggies: All thermally neutral and cool veggies: Red beets, Red cabbage, Carrots, spinach

Meat: Chicken, beef, veal, lamb liver

Fish: Oysters, mussels, squid, perch, eel

Fruits: Red grapes, cherries, plums, apricots, longans (lychee)

Nuts/Seeds: Sesame, Sunflower

Beverages: Red Beet juice, sweet cherry juice, plum juice, red tea, rosehip tea, red grape juice, red wine

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Foods for Liver Blood Def

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Thermally neutral and cooling

green veggies of the wood element

Beans
Broccoli
Lettuce
Swiss Chard

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What would muscle cramps in Gastrocnemius mean?

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Liver Blood Def

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Whats the bitter flavours action and why avoid for a blood def patient?
Its drying!!
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Foods to prevent greying hair and hair loss/baldness?
Hijiki Seaweed Blackstrap Molasses (too much may have opposite effect) Nettles Wheat Grass *These four foods are rich in blood building iron and nettles and wheat grass are high in chlorophyll*
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One famous Chinese herbal blood tonic to darken grey hair
Polygonum Multiflorum ( Ho shou wu) This black root is too warming and Tonifying to the liver for most westerners causing depression and anger
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Chinese remedy for prematurely greying hair
Black Sesame Seed *Used for a laxative and should not be used if it causes loose stools!!
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In the Inner Classics what flavour should we avoid eating to much of otherwise our head hair will fall out
Sweet Too much sweet flavoured foods makes the head hair fall out *Also too much salt damages the blood and therefor the hair*
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4 Foods highly rich in iron?
Hijiki Seaweed Blackstrap Molasses Nettle Wheat Grass
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Foods that weaken Wei Qi
All foods that weaken the yang of the body Cool Foods Cold Thermal Temp Raw Foods, Salads, Cold types of fruit, dairy, cold beverages
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What flavour should you avoid at the acute stage of a cold?
Avoid Sour Flavour
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What foods do you avoid in the Acute Stage of a common cold?
Avoid all foods that increase the formation of mucus to protect the weakened lung qi from possible phlegm disorders and to avoid straining the spleen Bananas Dairy Raw Foods Very oily/fatty foods
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Functions of Wei Qi
Warms and moistens skin and mm | Protect body from Evil Qi
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Factors that weaken Wei Qi...
Weakened Lung Qi, Weaken Spleen/Stomach, Weaken Kidney yang and essence may contribute to weakened Wei Qi
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What Foods should you eat at the early stages of a cold?
Anything with strong yang energy Ginger Pepper Chai Tea *All yang foods are recommended for strengthening Wei Qi*
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2 Types of Flavours beneficial for the early stages of a cold?
Pungnet- Warm | Pungnet - Hot
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Whats a great TCM herbal for Supplementing Wei Qi?
Huang Qi ~ Astragalus
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Decoction for a cold...
Fresh Ginger and Spring Onions Simmer thumb sized pieces of fresh ginger and green onion in 0.5L (2 cups) of water for 10 minutes. Drink 1-2 cups while liquid is warm.
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Differentiating sign of heat cold or cold cold?
Sore Throat
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Guidelines for Treating Severe Deficiencies
* Treatments should progress at a slower rate and with greater care. Programs must follow a regular schedule and is especially important to do so with older people and those with serious conditions * When balancing heat and cold in a diet choose less extremely cooling or heating foods and preparation methods * Avoid creating shock with a completely new dietary plan. Omit harmful foods and new foods can be added gradually. * Appropriate herbs, mild exercise, air and sun baths, and acupuncture may be helpful * Self-reflection, affirmations, prayer, visualizations, meditations and awareness practices are good to develop internal awareness and help overcome a healing crisis * Look at environment. Look at aversions to climate such as cold and damp. Also look at attitude of family/friends who share your space/environment.
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What are the three fundamental properties of Chlorophyll
* Purify * Quell Inflammations * Rejuvenate
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What food gives us a renewed sense of clarity and renewed energy to improve our digestion and absorption?
Freshwater Algae Important to ensure our health and well-being
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What conditions does Chlorophyll benefit?
Anemic Conditions High Blood Pressure Strengthens Intestines Relieves Nervousness Mild Diuretic
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What three foods contain the most Chlorophyll?
Spirulina Chlorella Wild Blue Green Algae *These also contain the highest sources of protein, beta carotene and nucleic acids of any animal or plant food*
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Benefits of Spirulina?
Nurturing Tonifying and useful for overcoming deficiencies Cleansing
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What special type of protein comes from Spirulina?
Biliprotein *Pre-digested by the algae*
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What is Biliprotein in Spirulina beneficial in treating?
``` Obesity Diabetes Hypoglycaemia Cancer Arthritis Severe liver damage from malnutrition, alcoholism or drugs ```
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Benefits of Spirulina in TCM
``` Slightly salty flavour Cooling Increases Yin Fluids Highly Nutritive Detoxifies the Kidneys and Liver Builds and enriches the Blood Cleanses the Arteries Enhances Intentional Flora Inhibits the Growth of Fungi, bacteria and yeasts ```
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Dosage of Spirulina
10 grams - one heaping teaspoon of powder 5 grams - Tablets 2X a day (Double for Imbalances)
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What Food is the same as Spirulina but slightly different?
Chlorella - Just a fraction of beta carotene and more than twice the Nucleic Acid and Chlorophyll
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What part of Chlorella is the most important?
The cell wall It binds with heavy metals, pesticides and Carcinogens such as PCBs and carries these toxins safely out of the body
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What is Chlorella Growth Factor?
Is related to the special nature of chlorella's Nucleic Acid
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What are the major uses of Chlorella?
* Is considered the least cooling, most tonifying and most gently cleansing of the micro-algae. It is the safest to use for deficiencies * Highest chlorophyll content of any food, beneficial in the treatment of candida overgrowth, Epstein-Barr virus, chronic fatigue and AIDS * Has high fatty acids shown to reduce cholesterol and prevent atherosclerosis
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Whats the two major differences between Chlorella and Spirulina?
* Chlorella doesn't contain Biliprotein | * Chlorella isn't useful in the treatment of Obesity as more than 23% of its caloric content is fat
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Dosage for Chlorella
For prevention 2-3 Grams For during a disease process 6-12 grams
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What are the properties of Blue green?
``` Bitter Cooling Drying Mildly Diuretic Neuro Stimulant Anti Depressant Relaxant ```
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Which one out of Spirulina, Chlorella and Wild Blue-Green has the most extreme properties and has the most precautions?
Wild Blue- Green
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What constitution of a person should be cautious when taking Wild Blue - Green?
A cold Constitution *If weakness, thinness, dryness and/or spaciness*
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Contraindication of Blue-Green
Pregnancy *Unless the person has been taking it at least one year prior to conception*
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Dosage of Wild Blue-Green
1-2 grams | 3-10 grams per day for disease or stress Divided into 3 equal parts 3X a day
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What is unique about Cereal Grass?
* Have unique digestive enzymes that help resolve indigestible and toxic substances in food *Contain Anti-Oxidant Enzyme "Superoxide Dismutase (SOD)" and P4D1 which both slow cellular deterioration and mutation which is good to treat degenerative disease and reverse aging
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What are the traditional medicinal uses of Wheat and Barley Grasses used for?
``` Arthritis Bruises Burns Cancer Constipation Emphysema Gangrene Poison Oak Rash Rheumatism Wounds Hypertension Cholesterol Excess Anemia Hepatitis Obesity Diabetes Peptic Ulcer Hypoglycemia Fatigue Hemorrhoids Prostate Difficulties PMS Muscle debility Toxicity from Lead, Mercury and other heavy metals ```
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Dosage of Wheat and Barley Grass
One ounce *Never take more than 2 ounces at one time, its not toxic but it doesn't increase effectiveness*
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Properties of Cereal Grass
Compared to Spirulina and Chlorella cereal grass is more cooling and more quickly cleansing of toxina in the body BUT compared to Wild Blue -Green its less cooling and cleansing!
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What are the most common Nightshade Foods
Tomato Potato Eggplant Bell Pepper
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What name does Nightshade derive from?
Nihtscada meaning the shade or shadow of night
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What happens if you eat too many nightshades?
* Physical and mental weakness (They are weak and fragile plants and without a central core) * Premature Aging ( Will make the person look more older and wrinklier) * A Dirty-Grayish complexion, accompanied by skin sagging * Insomnia * Poor Circulation resulting in stiff and rigid joints/muscles
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What toxic substances are in Nightshades?
Solanine Glycoalkaloids Alkamines
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What does green found on a potato mean?
Indicates the presence of Solanine, a poison linked to rashes and other skin diseases
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What do Glycoalkoloids do?
Cause Red blood cells to self destruct in Vitro
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What do Alkamines do?
They are absorbed by the intestines and create nervous disorders in humans and animals

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