Guest guest Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 michellec wrote: >the url didn't work for me. >michelle try this ... http://www.acupuncture.com/Nutrition/ChiNut.htm ^. .^ ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 jamie farris wrote: >you can't eat like the way you are describing. your spleen is causing the heat in the first place, and the spleen needs warm or hot. you need balance in your meals and you can even eat things that are bad as long as you balance them with things that are good. I looked at the web site, the closest I can come it to have bananas and butter. Maybe that is why some people eat peanut butter and banana sandwiches. So if I want to eat something warming with something cold, butter will work, did I get that right ? Cheers, Cat ^. .^ ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 Thanks! It worked! I'll bookmark it. Michelle - Cat Chinese Traditional Medicine Thursday, February 05, 2004 3:27 PM [Chinese Traditional Medicine] bananas in diet michellec wrote: >the url didn't work for me. >michelle try this ... http://www.acupuncture.com/Nutrition/ChiNut.htm ^. .^ ~ Post message: Chinese Traditional Medicine Subscribe: Chinese Traditional Medicine- Un: Chinese Traditional Medicine- List owner: Chinese Traditional Medicine-owner Shortcut URL to this page: /community/Chinese Traditional Medicine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 michellec wrote: >Thanks! It worked! I'll bookmark it. > try this ... > > http://www.acupuncture.com/Nutrition/ChiNut.htm Welcome. I have another dumb question .... where does water fall into the schema of things? Cat ^. .^ ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 > So if I want to eat something warming with something cold, butter will work, did I get that right ? There is more to TCM dietary advice besides balancing hot and cold in the balance which is correct for the individual. It also involves including all 5 flavors - spicy, salty, bitter, sweet, and sour - in the ratio which is correct for the individual. There are a number of articles having to do with TCM nutrition on the acupuncture.com website. Too much as well as too little of a particular flavor (for the individual) can cause problems. Each flavor has an affinity for a particular Organ. Salty - Kidneys; sweet - Spleen; spicy - Lungs; sour- Liver; and bitter - Heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Referring to the list, what does neutral food means? Can they be consumed regardless of one body and mind condition? Regards, DA --- victoria_dragon <victoria_dragon wrote: > > So if I want to eat something warming with > something cold, butter > will work, did I get that right ? > > There is more to TCM dietary advice besides > balancing hot and cold in > the balance which is correct for the individual. It > also involves > including all 5 flavors - spicy, salty, bitter, > sweet, and sour - in > the ratio which is correct for the individual. > > There are a number of articles having to do with TCM > nutrition on the > acupuncture.com website. > > Too much as well as too little of a particular > flavor (for the > individual) can cause problems. Each flavor has an > affinity for a > particular Organ. Salty - Kidneys; sweet - Spleen; > spicy - Lungs; > sour- Liver; and bitter - Heart. > > > Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes./filing.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Neutral refers to the food's thermal property. Some foods are warm or hot. Examples include hot peppers, etc... Some foods are cool or cold, an example of a cool food would be mint leaves. Some foods are neutral in that the can be consumed by people who are either hot or cold. -al. On Feb 5, 2004, at 5:07 PM, Darsun Darsun wrote: > Referring to the list, what does neutral food means? > Can they be consumed regardless of one body and mind > condition? > > Regards, > > DA > --- victoria_dragon <victoria_dragon > wrote: >>> So if I want to eat something warming with >> something cold, butter >> will work, did I get that right ? >> >> There is more to TCM dietary advice besides >> balancing hot and cold in >> the balance which is correct for the individual. It >> also involves >> including all 5 flavors - spicy, salty, bitter, >> sweet, and sour - in >> the ratio which is correct for the individual. >> >> There are a number of articles having to do with TCM >> nutrition on the >> acupuncture.com website. >> >> Too much as well as too little of a particular >> flavor (for the >> individual) can cause problems. Each flavor has an >> affinity for a >> particular Organ. Salty - Kidneys; sweet - Spleen; >> spicy - Lungs; >> sour- Liver; and bitter - Heart. >> >> >> > > > > > Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. > http://taxes./filing.html > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Thanks. Another question will be what does execessive yin mean? what is the best diet approach for a person with this problem? Thanks DA --- Al Stone <alstone wrote: > Neutral refers to the food's thermal property. > > Some foods are warm or hot. Examples include hot > peppers, etc... > > Some foods are cool or cold, an example of a cool > food would be mint > leaves. > > Some foods are neutral in that the can be consumed > by people who are > either hot or cold. > > -al. > > On Feb 5, 2004, at 5:07 PM, Darsun Darsun wrote: > > > Referring to the list, what does neutral food > means? > > Can they be consumed regardless of one body and > mind > > condition? > > > > Regards, > > > > DA > > --- victoria_dragon <victoria_dragon > > wrote: > >>> So if I want to eat something warming with > >> something cold, butter > >> will work, did I get that right ? > >> > >> There is more to TCM dietary advice besides > >> balancing hot and cold in > >> the balance which is correct for the individual. > It > >> also involves > >> including all 5 flavors - spicy, salty, bitter, > >> sweet, and sour - in > >> the ratio which is correct for the individual. > >> > >> There are a number of articles having to do with > TCM > >> nutrition on the > >> acupuncture.com website. > >> > >> Too much as well as too little of a particular > >> flavor (for the > >> individual) can cause problems. Each flavor has > an > >> affinity for a > >> particular Organ. Salty - Kidneys; sweet - > Spleen; > >> spicy - Lungs; > >> sour- Liver; and bitter - Heart. > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > Finance: Get your refund fast by filing > online. > > http://taxes./filing.html > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 > Referring to the list, what does neutral food means? > Can they be consumed regardless of one body and mind > condition? Neutral means neither heating nor cooling. They won't make a Hot person hotter, and they won't make a Cold person colder. So they can be consumed regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 > Thanks. Another question will be what does execessive > yin mean? what is the best diet approach for a person > with this problem? Yin cools, calms, and moistens. Yang heats, activates, and dries. Excessive Yin results in a person being too cool, too moist, etc. It can be a bit more complex than this. Yin and Yang are in an ever- shifting balance with Yin predominating at night, in the winter, etc., and Yang predominating during the day, in the summer, etc. They continuously wax and wane in turn. But sometimes the balance is disturbed. One comes to predominate too much. Yin can become too much because of an Excess of Yin. For example, the person may be eating too many Yin tonic foods or herbs. Or live in an environment which is too Yin for the person. Sometimes Yin predominates too much because Yang is Deficient. Sometimes people are born with a tendency to being too Yin or too Yang. Sometimes it's a matter of something the person does over a period of years like taking in too much Yin (food and herbs) or failing to take in enough Yang. Sometimes a problem goes on for so long that it starts to change into its opposite. The person was so excessively Yang that s/he wore herself out, and Yin began to predominate. The treatment will depend on the cause of the excessive Yin. Did it come from taking in too much Yin? Cut back on the Yin. Did it come from not enough Yang? (A Deficiency.) Increase Yang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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