Re:rib pain +++ -- Liz !

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Chinese Traditional Medicine , Cat <iceisit@e...> wrote:

 

> The more I don't eat grains and dairy the greater I feel. It gets

boring after a while, being a typical American, to now have only

veigs and proteins. Ocassionally we make spelt pasta at home, but

other than rice on occasion I don't eat grains or flour. I don't

eat fruit too often because I am concerned about my blood sugar, but

actually the acupuncture seems to have helped my blood sugar a lot.

I used to have to eat every 2 hours like clockwork and now I can go 4

hours without eating for the first time in 20 years. She said that

as my stomach got better my blood sugar problems would straighten

out. I said isnt' that controlled by pancreas and she just

shrugged. She not like to argue, but the stomach work did help my

blood sugar.

 

You do know by now, I hope, that the pancreas is part of Spleen in

TCM, and Spleen and Stomach are paired meridians/energies. That's

possibly why your blood sugar stabilized some. Very likely she

treated you for the Spleen and your stomach improved as a result.

Along with avoiding wheat and dairy, which weaken Spleen.

 

sue

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qiuser2 wrote:

>Chinese Traditional Medicine , Cat <iceisit@e...> wrote:

>

> > The more I don't eat grains and dairy the greater I feel. It gets

>boring after a while, being a typical American, to now have only

>veigs and proteins. Ocassionally we make spelt pasta at home, but

>other than rice on occasion I don't eat grains or flour. I don't

>eat fruit too often because I am concerned about my blood sugar, but

>actually the acupuncture seems to have helped my blood sugar a lot.

>I used to have to eat every 2 hours like clockwork and now I can go 4

>hours without eating for the first time in 20 years. She said that

>as my stomach got better my blood sugar problems would straighten

>out. I said isnt' that controlled by pancreas and she just

>shrugged. She not like to argue, but the stomach work did help my

>blood sugar.

>

>You do know by now, I hope, that the pancreas is part of Spleen in

>TCM, and Spleen and Stomach are paired meridians/energies. That's

>possibly why your blood sugar stabilized some. Very likely she

>treated you for the Spleen and your stomach improved as a result.

>Along with avoiding wheat and dairy, which weaken Spleen.

>

>sue

 

Thanks for the explanation. I didn't stop eating wheat and dairy until late in

my life, during my 40s. My arthritis got so much better when I stopped the

wheat. Wheat I can live without, dairy is very difficult for me to stay away

from. Every once in a while, I'll have a little nip of sour cream. ;-)

Night ~ Cat

 

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> I didn't stop eating wheat and dairy until late in my life, during

my 40s. My arthritis got so much better when I stopped the

wheat. Wheat I can live without, dairy is very difficult for me to

stay away from. Every once in a while, I'll have a little nip of

sour cream. ;-) Night ~ Cat

 

After staying off wheat and dairy for a while and working to

strengthen your Spleen and Stomach, you may get to the point where

you can handle dairy and wheat again. I did. I can't drink a class

of milk without problems, but if something like bread or a casserole

has milk in it, it doesn't cause the problems it once did. I can

handle cheese and yogurt now. And sour cream.