Guest guest Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Dear Marcos. Many thanks for replying to my message! On Fathers' Day, I'm hoping to give my husband a gift certificate to have a therapeutic massage - I've been trying to reach the therapist by phone to ask her a few questions about her massage therapy but I only reach her voice mail. I agree with all of your reasons why a message could help my husband - I'm hoping that he won't refuse the gift. I need to clarify something: Are damp-foods mostly greasy? I don't prepare any greasy foods - I tend to cook low-fat and whole foods: fruits, vegetables, grains; and at times, fish. My children however like the taste of beef and chicken so I try to buy organic. Do you have additional information about foods and their relationship in Chinese healing? Thanks again... I thought your post was very interesting, Danamarie Hello Danamarie, Lower back problems mostly involve kidney deficiency, but of course there are other causes, such as traumatic injury, sprains, etc. Another culprit of Lumbago is Damp in the Lower-Burner(Lumbar area), damp-heat can lead to appendicitis too, this comes from diet, mostly; greasy foods and such. If your husband doesn't have cartilage between the vertebrae it is difficult, but massage CAN help because it would relax the back muscles, tonify the leg and abdominal muscles, which would then help the back-muscles to support the spine, enhance the blood circulation in the lower back, AND stimulate the organs there. This would alleviate the symptoms, even if there is little cartilage around the 5th. Your son is very young, so probably massage(swedish, shiatsu, tui-na, quiropractic...any one of them), will leave him o.k. Of course, it is good to know the cause of his back-pain, it can be too much sitting, constipation, damp-foods, muscular injury from sports maybe, can come from exposure from cold...Many possible causes. Marcos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Chinese Traditional Medicine , " das4145 " <asenat45@h...> wrote: > > > I need to clarify something: Are damp-foods mostly greasy? I don't > prepare any greasy foods - I tend to cook low-fat and whole foods: > fruits, vegetables, grains; and at times, fish. My children however > like the taste of beef and chicken so I try to buy organic. Do you > have additional information about foods and their relationship in > Chinese healing? Damp foods are not necessarily greasy or fatty, but they can be. Wheat and dairy products can engender damp conditions; cold, sweet foods (ice cream, juices) can weaken Spleen. When Spleen is weak it's more susceptible to damp. The Henry Lu book on Food Cures is good, so is Paul Pitchford's Healking with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition. There's a chapter on each element and includes lots of recipes for balancing conditions. sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Hi Sue, sorry to have taken so long to answer this, i'm having little quality time available for the internet lately, well, i've posted about appendicitis and it's relation with greasy foods, it's more the QUANTITY of foods, excessive eating(drinking too) that leads to an invasion of damp and heat on the intestines, leading to qi retardation and blood stagnation. I associate the greasy foods because my father had an appendicitis some years ago, he was very much in greasy foods(also quantity), now he's on a GOOD diet(good for the heart too)! --- qiuser <qiuser escreveu: > > Chinese Traditional Medicine , " das4145 " > <asenat45@h...> wrote: > > > > > > > I need to clarify something: Are damp-foods mostly greasy? > I don't > > prepare any greasy foods - I tend to cook low-fat and whole > foods: > > fruits, vegetables, grains; and at times, fish. My children > however > > like the taste of beef and chicken so I try to buy organic. > Do you > > have additional information about foods and their > relationship in > > Chinese healing? > > Damp foods are not necessarily greasy or fatty, but they can > be. Wheat > and dairy products can engender damp conditions; cold, sweet > foods > (ice cream, juices) can weaken Spleen. When Spleen is weak it's > more > susceptible to damp. The Henry Lu book on Food Cures is good, > so is > Paul Pitchford's Healking with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions > and > Modern Nutrition. There's a chapter on each element and > includes lots > of recipes for balancing conditions. > > sue > > Acesso Grátis - Internet rápida e grátis. Instale o discador agora! http://br.acesso./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Hi Danamarie, finally i've got some time to put my e-mail in order, i replied to Sue about the greasy foods, it's not that(greasy and damp) as much as the quantity of food and drink that can lead to appendicitis. A tip about the massage; Massage on the feet(and ankles) can be soothing and helpful, lots of important acupuncture points of the kidneys, bladder, spleen, liver, gall-bladder, and stomach, al of them are influential in back problems in varying degrees, apart from the reflexology aspect of it! One can do it on oneself also(do-in). Blessings, Marcos --- das4145 <asenat45 escreveu: > > Dear Marcos. > > Many thanks for replying to my message! > > On Fathers' Day, I'm hoping to give my husband a gift > certificate to > have a therapeutic massage - I've been trying to reach the > therapist > by phone to ask her a few questions about her massage therapy > but I > only reach her voice mail. I agree with all of your reasons > why a > message could help my husband - I'm hoping that he won't refuse > the > gift. > > I need to clarify something: Are damp-foods mostly greasy? I > don't > prepare any greasy foods - I tend to cook low-fat and whole > foods: > fruits, vegetables, grains; and at times, fish. My children > however > like the taste of beef and chicken so I try to buy organic. Do > you > have additional information about foods and their relationship > in > Chinese healing? > > Thanks again... I thought your post was very interesting, > Danamarie > > Hello Danamarie, > > Lower back problems mostly involve kidney deficiency, but of > course there are other causes, such as traumatic injury, > sprains, > etc. > Another culprit of Lumbago is Damp in the Lower-Burner(Lumbar > area), damp-heat can lead to appendicitis too, this comes from > diet, mostly; greasy foods and such. > If your husband doesn't have cartilage between the vertebrae it > is difficult, but massage CAN help because it would relax the > back muscles, tonify the leg and abdominal muscles, which would > then help the back-muscles to support the spine, enhance the > blood circulation in the lower back, AND stimulate the organs > there. This would alleviate the symptoms, even if there is > little > cartilage around the 5th. > Your son is very young, so probably massage(swedish, shiatsu, > tui-na, quiropractic...any one of them), will leave him o.k. Of > course, it is good to know the cause of his back-pain, it can > be > too much sitting, constipation, damp-foods, muscular injury > from > sports maybe, can come from exposure from cold...Many possible > causes. > > Marcos > Converse com seus amigos em tempo real com o Messenger http://br.download./messenger/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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