11/04/2024
Happy Holidays
🎃Autumn is Season of Metal in Chinese Medicine.
Stay lubricated and Moisturized Internally with omega rich foods, pure water, mucilaginous type foods to nourish and strengthen the Lungs.
Avocado, Squash, Okra, Bananas are Mucilaginous, Slippery. Helps the Stomach Lining.
The Stomach Likes to Be Moist. The Spleen likes to be Dry. The Stomach and Spleen are Yin/Yang Pair. They send Energy to Eachother. It is Complex to Balance a Moist Stomach and Dry Spleen.
These Systems Help Build Strong Blood and QI in the Body, From the Foods We Eat.
Chew Your Food Well and Eat Slowly. Sitting Down, Being Peaceful.
Late Summer is the Element Earth Which Pertains to the Stomach & Spleen Systems. We Just Left Earth 🌏 Now, Headed to/in Metal~ Fall is Metal Element in Chinese Medicine.
White Colored Nuts Like Macadamia Nuts, Almonds, Pistachios.
Eat Soup, drink warm water, avoid cold water.
Avoid Cold Plunging if Stressed. Cold Congeals.
When the Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Nervous Systems are Stressed, Cold Plunges Don’t Help.
It Taxes the Nervous System more.
Eat white foods, and drink Bone Broth. Eat Root Vegetables to Strengthen your Stomach, Spleen, Lungs, and Kidneys. Congee fortifies these Systems as Well. Eat Cauliflower, Pears, Lychee, Potatoes, Rice, Apples, Lotus Root, Radish.
~White Foods~Onions, Garlic - in moderation.
~The Kidneys are Represented in the Winter Season. Autumn Prepares us for the Winter Season through Healthy Preparation.
Avoid Feeling Sad, Guilty, Lonely as these Emotions Weaken the Lungs.
Do Qikung, TaiChi, Yoga, Cardio, and Do Breathing Exercises to Strengthen the Lungs. Get Acupuncture, Moxa, and Chinese Fire Cupping for Lungs and QI.
Herbs and Natural Supplements Used to Strengthen or Tonify the Lungs Include: Coltsfoot, Wild Cherry Bark, Horehound, Slippery Elm, Lomatium, OSHA, Loquat, Marshmallow Root, Mullein, Reishi, Corydceps, NAC, Mai men d**g. The Lungs Like a Refined Mist of Qi.
The Lung Cillia are Repaired by N~Acetyl~Cysteine.
Steam Inhalation of Thieves Essential Oil is Good if Exposed to Mold/Chemicals.
The Lungs are Constantly Balancing the Moisture and Dryness Yin\Yang Balance ☯️
Eating Soup and Drinking Warm/Hot Water Daily are Very Good For Lung Functioning. For Sinus Afflictions and Allergies (Upper Respiratory Conditions)
Try: Quercetin, Bioflavonoids w Vitamin C, Nettles, Eyebright, Horseradish, Turmeric, Pe Min Kan, Bi Yan Pian, NAC, Systemic Enzymes.
Avoid Sleeping Under a Moving Ceiling Fan to Reduce Sinus Allergies, Eye Allergies, and Pain etc.
Avoid Fans Pointed on Your Body, Face, Head While Cruising or Sleeping. Avoid Drafts to the Face, Head, Neck.
Avoid (Esp Cold) Breezes From Vehicle Windows While Driving. Wind plus Cold Invasion is Linked to Bells Palsy, Neurological, and Circulatory Disorders. Wind Invasion we call that in TCM.
Exterior Wind Can Adversely Affect our Bodies by Bringing in Pathogens. Examples: Colds, Flus, Sinus Infections, Ear Infections.
Cover Your Neck, Head, Shoulders When Exposed to Wind. Wind Commonly Brings in External Pathogens Via the Back of the Neck.
Cover Your Midriff and Lower Back as a Woman During your Cycle. Women Benefit From Refraining from Cold Plunging and Drinking Cold Drinks & Foods Too During Cycles.Cold Congeals Blood Flow.
Heat Moves the Blood. Internal Cold, Drinks and Foods, Weaken the Kidneys, Spleen, Stomach, Circulatory Systems …
Even the Dr. Who Coined the Term RICE 🌈
Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation
Says Keep Icing to Less then 10 Minutes at the Onset of New Injuries.
And Less then 10 Minutes of Icing for Alternating Cold/Hot Therapies, etc.
Happy Fall Season
