Removing Obstructions to your own Natural Healing

What Should I Eat?

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If you have Kidney yin deficiency include the following foods in your diet: Millet, barley, tofu, string beans, black bean, black soybean, mung bean, kidney bean and most other beans, watermelon and other melons, blackberry, mulberry, blueberry, apples, water chestnut, wheat germ potato, seaweeds, spirulina, chlorella, black sesame seed, sardine, crab, clam, eggs, pork, cheese, tofu, yams.

If you have Kidney yang deficiency include the following foods in your diet: Basil, chestnuts, cinnamon, cloves, dill seed, fennel seed, fenugreek seed, garlic, ginger, kidney, lamb, lobster, nutmeg, pistachio, raspberry, rosemary, Sage, savory, shrimp, star anise, thyme, walnut, beef, shiitake mushrooms, chicken, royal jelly and lamb. amasake, butter, chive seed, dill seed, ginger, leek, peach, scallions, sweet potato, turnip, wine, anchovy, black pepper, capers, chestnuts, coconut milk, fennel seed, kohlrabi, lychee, mussels, nutmeg, shrimp, spearmint, sweet rice, vinegar, brown sugar, cayenne, chicken, garlic, lamb kidney, mustard leaf, onion, rosemary, squash, trout and walnuts.

If you have Kidney Jing deficiency, include the following foods in your diet: fish, liver, kidney, brain, bone broth soup, human placenta, micro-algae (i.e. spirulina and chlorella), cereal grasses (i.e. Oatstraw), omega-3’s, almonds, milk, ghee, nettles, and royal jelly.

If you have Heart Qi stagnation, include the following foods in your diet: Basil, caraway, cardamom, carrots, cayenne, chives, cloves, coriander, dill seed, garlic, marjoram, mustard leaf, orange peel, radish, star anise, tangerine peel, turmeric.

If you have Liver qi stagnation, include the following foods in your diet: Basil, caraway, cardamom, carrots, cayenne, chives, cloves, coriander, dill seed, garlic, marjoram, mustard leaf, orange peel, radish, star anise, tangerine peel, turmeric.

If you have Spleen deficiency, include the following foods in your diet: Chicken, oats, sweet potato, coconut, lentils, mushrooms, royal jelly, squash, yam, beer, chamomile, olive oil, honey, molasses, thyme, turmeric, rosemary, caraway, cinnamon, clove, cumin, fennel seed, ginger, nettle, beef, ham, lamb, pork, turkey, herring, salmon, sardine, chestnut, peanuts, pumpkin seed, sunflower seed, broad beans, peas, soybeans, tofu (but not cold or raw), avocado, blueberry, cherry, date, fig, grapes, lemon/limes.

If you have a Blood deficiency include the following foods in your diet: Aduki beans, beets, dark leafy greens, grape, octopus, sardines, watercress, apricots, dandelion, dates, kidney beans, blue green algae, oyster, spinach, beef, eggs, fig, liver, nettles, parsley, sweet rice.

If you have Blood stasis include the following foods in your diet: amasake, brown sugar, chestnuts, chili pepper, chives, crab, hawthorn berry, mustard leaf,
onion, peach, scallion, vinegar.

If you have signs of Heat, include the following foods in your diet: asparagus, banana, elderflower, lettuce, moonbeam sprout, salt, wheat, egg whites, grapefruit, millet, peppermint, tofu, bamboo shoots, clams, lemon, mung beans, potato and watermelons.
AVOID FOODS THAT CREATE MORE HEAT, which include garlic, ginger, cayenne peppers and all hot spices.

If you have Dampness, include the following foods in your diet: aduki beans, alfalfa, anchovy, barley, celery, corn, daikon, garlic, green tea, horseradish, jasmine tea, kidney bean, kohlrabi, lemon, mackerel, marjoram, button mushrooms, mustard leaf, onion, parsley, pumpkin, radish, rye, scallion, turnip, ambush plums, kelps, lettuce, seaweed, fenugreek, peppermint, shrimp, shiitake mushrooms, almonds, pears and walnuts.

AVOID following foods which CAUSE Dampness:
Dairy products (sheep and goat products are less dampening however), pork and rich meat, roasted peanuts, concentrated juices esp. orange and tomato, wheat, bread, yeast, beer, bananas, sugar and sweeteners, saturated fats.

Other tips and helpful suggestions:

When in doubt, go GREEN
All green foods are alkalizing. Below is a list of alkaline vs. acidic foods. Check your ph or you can almost assume that you are more acid than alkaline. Adding chlorophyll to your daily drinking water can make a huge difference in your internal alkaline environment.

Hydration
Drink water. It is recommended that you drink 1/2 your body weight in ounces. Therefore, if you weigh 160lbs, drink 80 oz. of water per day. For every caffeinated beverage you consume, add one more cup to make up for the loss due to the diuretic effects of caffeine.

Herbal Infusions
An herbal infusion is similar to tea but uses a greater quantity of plant material, and is steeped for a longer period of time. This allows the cell walls in the plant to break down and the important minerals and nutrients to be released. By infusing plant material, you save your own digestive system from having to break down pills. Infusions give you an immediate source of nutrients.

How to make an infusion:
-Fill a glass jar approximately 1/4-1/3 full of plant material (i.e. nettles, red clover, etc.).
-Fill jar with boiling water and stir in all the plant.
-Cover with a lid and let sit overnight or at least 4 hours.
-Strain and drink throughout the day.
Refrigerate what you are not going to drink that day!

Single Herbs available at Life Source for infusing

Oatstraw (avena sativa)
Helps combat stress by strengthening the central nervous system, heart conditions, high cholesterol, thyroid imbalances; rich in chromium, magnesium, silicon and calcium.

Red Clover (trifolium praetense)
Best plant for infertility, helps with anxiety disorders, prostate inflammation, thins the blood, helps with menopausal symptoms. Rich with chromium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, potassium and thiamine.

Stinging Nettles (urtica dioica)
Major kidney and adrenal restorative, strengthens the liver and immune system, helps to normalize weight, gives energy.