Duh! Considered the "King of Chinese Medicine", Sun Si Miao said, "Before you use acupuncture and herbs, change the diet."
After air and water, we consume food to survive. A proverb goes, "Sickness enters via the mouth, calamities come out of the mouth." According to TCM, when eating, one must understand the nature of each food element: yin or yang, nourishing or draining, flavors, and direction.
Yin or yang could refer to temperature, cold or hot; some food can benefit qi or blood and some can drain excess element from the body (such as heat, cold, or damp). Flavors can determine the organs entered, eg, salt goes to kidneys, sweet goes to stomach. Wine can bring energy up while salt can bring it down; ginger is somewhat floating and vinegar is sinking.
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I really like this post. I'm looking forward to studying Chinese Medicine food energetics deeply. The more I learn, the more I want to know.
In Ayurveda, healthy digestion is lauded as the foundation of effectiveness for herbs, Yoga and body therapies, and is a primary function in restoring health.
I have wondered why digestion is not so emphasized in our curriculum? And then I see classic quotes like these that validate my understanding of the body, even if the federally funded degree does not.
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