Hot and Cold

Health and Disease

Richard G. Heft
Acupuncture Physician (FL, USA 1992- 2002)

Copyright 2009, Richard G. Heft

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Hot and Cold Health and Disease is a based on
Chinese, Ayurvedic and Western medicines, and the
questioning and counseling of thousands. Western
medical authority does not scientifically recognize
either medicine. It considers them more opinion than
fact despite the fact that two billion plus people
practices them.
All material contained herein is provided for general
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Table of Contents
2
6
7

Disclaimer
Dedication and Special Thanks
Introduction

Section I. Philosophy and Diet

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4

The Way of Thinking

Energetics of Food
Digestion, Spices and Chinese Herbs
Cooking Class

23
27
41
47

Section II. Biology, East and West

Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14

Three Treasures
Blood and Body Fluids
Spleen
Stomach and Small Intestine
Large Intestine and Urinary Bladder
Heart
Liver and Gall Bladder
Lungs
Kidneys
Diagnosis and Treatment

63
71
81
89
93
97
105
111
121
127

Section III. Diseases A- Z

Chapter 15
Acne

141

A Diseases
AIDS, HIV
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141

Aging

143

Chapter 15
Alzheimers
Anger
Arthritis

A Diseases
Anal fissure
Anxiety
Asthma

145
147
151

Anemia
Arteries
ADD

145
148
153

Body Odor

160
164

Auto-immune

144
146
148
154

Chapter 16
Blood
Bones

157
161

B Diseases
Blood Pressure
Breast lumps

159
163

167
172
177
181

C Diseases
Candidiasis
Chronic Fatigue
Cold hands, feet
Crohns Disease

167
174
177
183

Chapter 18
Depression
Diarrhea

D Diseases
Detoxification
Diuretics

Chapter 19

E-F Diseases
Eczema
Eyes

Chapter 17
Cancer
Cholesterol
Cirrhosis
Constipation

185
192
Dysmenorrhea 195

Bronchitis
Cellulite
Cold, Flu

171
175
179

188
194

Diabetes
Dizziness

190
194

Forgetfulness

199
202
204
207

Edema
Fear
Fibroids
Frigidity

201
203
205
208

Circulation

Fibromialgia

197
202
204
205

Chapter 20
Gall Stones
Hair Loss
Herpes

209
213
219

G-H Diseases
GERD, GIRD
Hearing Loss
Hot Flashes

210
214
219

Gout
Hepatitis
Hysteria

212
217
220

223
Irritable Bowel 226

I- J Diseases
Inflammation
Itching

223
228

Insomnia
Jaundice

224
228

Ear Infections
Endometriosis

Fever

Chapter 21
Infertility

Fibrocystic breasts

Chapter 22
229
M. Sclerosis 231
Numbness
235

K-O Diseases
Leukemia
Nails
Obesity

Chapter 23
Pediatric
Pregnancy
Psoriasis

P-R Diseases
Perspiration
PMS
Rashes

Kidney Stones

241
247
251

Chapter 24
Sex
Skin

230
233
236
243
249
251

Miscarriage

Nausea
Osteoporosis

.
Plantar F
Prostate

230
234
238

Restless Leg

244
250
252

Sinusitis
Snoring
Tinnitus
Varicose
Yeast inf.

258
262
266
269
273

S-Z Diseases

255
259
Sweaty hands 263
Tumors
267
Vitamins
270
Chapter 25

Weight loss

257
261
263
267
270

Case Histories

275

Shaking, tremors

Sleep Apnea
Teeth, abscess
Urinary Infection

Section IV. Daily Practices

Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29

The Way of Breathing

Internal Exercises
Meditation
Spiritual Practices

283
287
301
307

Resources
313
315
317

Appendix
Bibliography
About the Author

Dedication
To the memory of my mother
who said hello to everyone

Special Thanks
1. India and China for preserving their rich and ancient
cultures
2. Dan Nevel, Acupuncture Physician for inspiring me to
study traditional Chinese medicine, attend acupuncture
school (great education)
3. Dr. Richard Brown and Nancy Brown, Acupuncture
Physician, owners, teachers, Acupuncture and Massage
College (formerly Acupuncture Acupressure Institute),
S. Miami, FL
4. Camillo Sanchez, Acupuncture Physician, my first
year teacher for teaching, instilling the basics
5. Self-Realization Fellowship for continuing the work
of Paramahansa Yogananda
6. Lightning Source Inc. (printing and distributing
company) the independent authors best friend

INTRODUCTION
Life, health, disease, happiness, sadness, etc. are a
function of body, mind and spirit (soul of God).
The body (structure, function) builds up and breaks down
(cleanses) largely according to food, nutrients, to which, there are
only two: building (hot, yang) and cleansing (cold, yin). The
correct balance produces the correct amount of blood, structure
and function, where the body can thrive. Any amounts, greater or
less, in the extreme, tend to cause disease via too much or too little
blood, structure and function.
Simple diet, common herbs and exercise can prevent and or cure
most disease, extend life, improve temperament, etc. but not
overcome aging, and the ultimate deterioration, death of the body,
nor develop the mind intellectually or spiritually to the extent that
daily meditation, reading of scripture, prayer, kindness, generosity
and devotion to God can. The highest health, goal is spiritual
development, communion with God.

The body builds up

and breaks down

Building nutrients
Protein (amino acids)
Fat (cholesterol, lipids)
Building foods
Red meat, chicken, turkey
Fish, eggs, hard cheese
Less building
Beans, nuts, seeds
Milk, yogurt (any kind)
Build, thicken, fuel, heat

Cleansing nutrients
Water
Minerals, vitamins, enzymes
Cleansing foods
Salt, bitter herbs
Sugar (any kind)
Fruit (especially tropical)
Vegetables (especially raw)
Grains (fiber, sugar)
Reduce, cleanse, cool, moisten
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Every food, meal and diet is a combination of opposites:

building and cleansing nutrients, with one opposite, nutrient
always in excess. There are no neutral foods, meals, diets, etc.
Every time the body interacts with hot or cold, in whatever form, it
becomes hotter or colder, for better (health) or worse (disease).

Hot, building

Less building, cold

Breakfast

Breakfast

High protein, high fat

Eggs, toast, jelly and tea
Vegetable omelet, fruit, tea
Hamburger, roll, vegetables, fruit
Chicken, rice, vegetables, fruit
Cheese, bread, vegetables, fruit
Low protein, low fat
Rice, beans, vegetables, fruit
Oatmeal, raisins and walnuts
Bread and peanut butter

Low protein, low fat, damp

Milk (any kind)
Milk, cereal, nuts, fruit
Yogurt and fruit
Egg whites, banana and bagel
Cottage cheese and fruit
Cold, damp
Protein shakes
Fruit, especially tropical
Juices, shakes, smoothies

Lunch, dinner

Lunch, dinner

Hamburger, fries, salad, soda

Chicken, noodles, vegetables, fruit
Turkey, bread, vegetables, fruit
Pizza, cheese salad, fries, soda
Fish, roll, salad, fruit, water

Tuna, bread, salad, coffee

Salad, cottage cheese, fruit
Yogurt, fruit, nuts, coffee
Milk and cereal
Protein shakes, fruits

Building diets

Cleansing diets

American diet high protein,

high fat, high starch, sugar,
overeating and low vegetables,
fruit
Zone similar to middle diet
Macrobiotic vegan + fish
Lacto ovo vegetarian dairy +
eggs + vegan + spices
Hot lacto vegetarian cooked

Fruitarian fruit only

Sproutarian vegan + sprouts
+ juices + raw, fermented foods
Raw foods uncooked foods
Vegan no animal food,
byproducts,
just
fruit,
vegetables, beans, grains, etc.
Cold lacto vegetarian vegan
+ dairy + raw foods

Protein and fat build, thicken, fuel and heat. Low protein,
low fat (milk, yogurt, soft cheese, beans, etc) diets, in the extreme,
thin and weaken all structure, function, especially digestion.
Digestion transforms food, nutrients into blood. Blood, nutrients
build and cleanse all structure, function.
Too many cold, damp foods, drinks, in the extreme, tend to
dilute and weaken digestion. Weak digestion dilutes and slows the
movement of food, reducing nutrient absorption, thinning and
weakening the blood, circulation, while increasing waste product,
as whatever food not digested, absorbed becomes waste.

Weak digestion
Dietary tendencies
Cold, damp, sweet
Low protein, low fat
Milk (any kind), yogurt,
soft cheese, ice cream
High carbohydrate
Bread, salads, tropical
fruits, juices, smoothies,
shakes, sodas, ice water
Cold drinks drinking eight
glasses of water per day
Eating late overeating

Deficient heat

Symptoms
Cold, damp, weak, slow
Abdominal bloating, gas,
nausea,
heartburn,
loose
stools,
diarrhea,
fatigue,
pallor, cold limbs, pain,
mucous,
phlegm,
cysts,
lumps,
edema,
cellulite,
snoring, sleep apnea, white
vaginal
discharge,
yeast
infection, autoimmune illnesses,

frigidity, depression, fear

The liver stores, cleanses (removes excess protein, fat,

cholesterol, etc.) and releases the blood. Too much protein, fat
(thick, hard, sticky nutrients), especially animal, in the extreme,
tends to thicken clog and weaken the liver. Less protein, fat and
cholesterol are removed. More stays in the blood (clots, high
cholesterol), arteries (plaque, atherosclerosis, etc.), skin, etc.
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Clogged, narrow and hardened arteries (clots, plaque,

atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis) stagnate and reduce
circulation, blood, especially to the extremities: head, arms and
legs. Reduced circulation, less blood tends to cause fatigue,
dizziness, insomnia and pain, inflammation, numbness, shaking,
etc. in the bones, joints, muscles: neuralgia, Rheumatoid Arthritis,
Restless Leg Syndrome, Peripheral Artery Disease, etc.

Overbuilt liver
High protein, fat and starch
Too much protein and fat
Red meat, pork, wild game,
veal, chicken, turkey, hard
pizza, lasagna, fries, chips, oil
Alcohol, coffee, smoking
Not enough vegetables, fruit
Small breakfast, big lunch,
big dinner, late night eating

Excess heat (high pitta)

Thick, hard, hot, stagnant

High cholesterol, tumors,
plaque, clots, atherosclerosis,
arteriosclerosis, high blood
pressure, chest pain, angina,
red face, red eyes, bitter
taste, arthritis, dysmenorrhea,
insomnia, sweaty hands and
feet, psoriasis, tinnitus (loud)

The heart circulates the blood via the arteries, veins and
capillaries. Too much protein and fat thickens and clogs the blood,
arteries, reducing circulation. It also thickens, tightens the body.

Overbuilt heart
High protein, fat and sugar
Too much protein and fat
Red meat, pork, wild game,
veal, chicken, turkey, hard
cheese, pizza, lasagna, fried
foods, chips, oil
Alcohol, coffee, smoking
Too little vegetables, fruit
Big lunch, big dinner

Excess heat

Thick, hard, hot, dry

High cholesterol, plaque,

atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis,

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clots, high blood pressure,

tension, insomnia, red face,
chest pain, angina, stroke,
paralysis, tongue ulcers,
poor circulation, arthritis,
hair loss, anxiety

Too little protein and fat, in the extreme, thins, weakens

the blood, heart, circulation, which in turn, thins, weakens, dries,
inflames, pains and cools all structure, function.

Under built heart

Cold, damp vegetarian
Low protein, low fat
Milk, yogurt, soft cheese, ice
cream, beans, nuts, seeds
High carbohydrate
Salads, tropical fruits, juices,
shakes, smoothies, sodas,
cold drinks, sugar
Cold vegan, fruitarian

Deficient heat

Cold, deficient
Poor circulation, fatigue,
pallor, cold hands and feet,
dizziness, shaking, pain,
inflammation,
sweating
easily, easily startled, dream
disturbed
sleep,
poor
memory, pale tongue
Cleansing, cooling diets

The kidneys store jing (sexual essence). Jing controls all

structure, function, especially the marrow, bones, spinal chord,
brain and sexual organs. Too little protein and fat and or too much
sex, drugs, alcohol and caffeine weaken drain the kidneys, jing.

Deficient kidneys
Dietary tendencies
Cold damp vegetarian
Low protein, low fat
Milk, ice cream, yogurt,
cottage cheese, beans, nuts,
High carbohydrate
Bread, salads, tropical fruits,
juices, shakes, smoothies,
sodas, cold drinks, sugar
Coffee, caffeine, smoking
Excessive sex

Deficient jing

Symptoms
Thin, weak, cold, dry
Low blood pressure, anemia,
fatigue, pallor, coldness,
pain, dizziness, shaking, thin,
dry or cracked, skin, hair and
nails; premature hair and
bone loss, infertility, night
sweats,
malar
flush,
neuralgia, depression, fear
hysteria, forgetfulness, senility

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There are only two diseases: excess and deficiency

Excess

Deficiency

High protein, high fat

Swollen liver, clots, high
cholesterol, atherosclerosis,
arteriosclerosis, high blood
pressure, poor circulation,
arthritis, gout, RLS, dark
complexion, purple lips,
nails, dysmenorrhea, acne,
tumors, psoriasis, cancer

Low protein, low fat

Fatigue, pallor, cold hands,
cold feet, dizziness, shaking,
pain,
sweating,
easily
startled, dream disturbed
sleep, poor memory, poor
circulation,
arthritis,
autoimmune illnesses, pale
tongue, depression, fear

I was a licensed Acupuncture Physician (FL 1992-2002) and

owner, operator of a small health food store, Food and Thought,
Hollywood, FL 1984-2001. For seventeen years, I questioned, and
counseled my customers (400+ per week), many of whom I saw
regularly. I always asked the same question, What do you eat
for breakfast, lunch and dinner?
In the beginning, I was confused and overwhelmed by the variety
of symptoms, diets, herbs, etc., but after awhile I got it. There
were only two nutrients, foods, herbs, symptoms, diseases, etc: hot
and cold. Those that ate too many building (hot, yang) foods,
herbs, etc. tended to develop overbuilt, thick, hard, hot symptoms,
diseases. Those that ate too little building and too much cleansing
(cold, yin) tended to develop symptoms, diseases that were under
built, thin, soft, loose, cold, weak, damp, etc.
I also discovered realized that there was only one body, biology,
and therefore only one way to eat, exercise, meditate, sleep, etc. I
developed one diet via a combination of Western, Chinese and
Ayurvedic medicines, diets based on the bodys natural nutritional
composition, ratio of building to cleansing nutrients.
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This bodys natural and universal composition, ratio of

building to cleansing nutrients is approximately 1:2, one part
building and two parts cleansing. Any other ratio, greater or less,
too much or too little building or cleansing, in the extreme, tends
to cause disease. The middle diet, meal plan is constructed
accordingly.

Human body
1/3 Building
33% 2/3 Cleansing
Protein
Fat

19%
14%

Water
Minerals
Vitamins, enzymes

67%
63%
4%
<1%

Middle diet, meal plan

+
+/+
+/+/-

Breakfast, lunch and dinner

1/3 Protein and fat
1/3 Grains (whole, cracked, noodles, bread)
1/3 Vegetables, cooked, raw (3-5) and fruit (1)
Spices (use several at a time, in cooking)
Soup (in the beginning) and or tea (at the end)

The two most important food groups are protein and fat, and
vegetables and fruit. Protein and fat build and fuel. Vegetables and
fruits cleanse. Grains although cleansing, when ground into flour
(bread, cookies, pretzels, etc.) tend to paste and clog the intestines
and can therefore be omitted from the diet if trying to cleanse,
remove excess paste, lose weight. All food groups are adjustable.
The order of eating, digestion is not. Eat from hot (building) to
cold (cleansing). Soup, protein and fat stimulate digestion (as do
cooked foods and spices) and are eaten first, followed by grains,
vegetables and fruit. Fruits and desserts are always eaten last,
followed by tea (cleansing). Stimulate digestion in the beginning,
and cool, cleanse in the end.
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The middle diet, meal plan has two variations to counter

the two disease extremes. Both variations are temporary once
health, balance restore at which time the middle diet resumes

Variation #1 is the colder middle diet for overbuilt hot

conditions. It is vegetarian in nature, more fruits, vegetables,
grains, beans, nuts, seeds, dairy and eggs (not considered animal)
and significantly less red meat, pork, chicken, turkey, fried foods
to break down, eliminate excess fat, cholesterol, arterial plaque,
tumors, uric acid, etc. Fasting one day a week on fruit juice helps.

Colder middle diet, meal plan

twice daily

1/4 Protein and fat

1/4 Grain

1/2 Vegetables & fruit

Increase hard cheese,

beans, nuts and seeds
(high in HDL)
Supplement
with
small amounts: eggs,
chicken and or turkey
Decrease, eliminate
red meat, pork, pizza,
fried foods, alcohol

+/whole, Increase raw (cabbage,

cracked grains, celery), cooked broccoli,
millet, barley, carrots
with
tops,
brown, white cauliflower, hard squash,
rice, oatmeal, parsnips, etc.*
noodles
Decrease
Increase fruit
cookies, chips, *Organic is the best
pastries, junk quality

Spices, herbs (bitter) and or tea (peppermint)

Condiments: soy sauce, vegetable oil, rice vinegar, mustard, etc

Variation #2 is the hotter middle diet designed to counter

under built, cold, weak conditions. It is hotter, more building
(animal protein, fat, cooked foods, spices, etc.) and less cold,
damp (soft dairy, ice cream, salads, tropical fruits, juices,
smoothies, cold drinks and sugar).
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Hotter middle diet, meal plan

1/3 Protein and fat

1/3 Grain

Increase hard cheese, Increase

eggs, chicken, turkey cracked grains
or red meat Fish is (white
rice,
questionable: mercury oatmeal, etc.),
unsanitary farming.
noodles
Decrease
milk, Decrease bread
yogurt, soft cheeses, cookies, pastries,
ice cream, fried foods pretzels, chips

twice daily

1/3 Vegetables & fruit

cooked
Increase
vegetables: roots, round
and leafy
Decrease salads, tomatoes,
potatoes, eggplant

Increase fruit Eat with

meals containing protein,
fat. Do not avoid fruit.
Decrease tropical fruits,
juices, cold drinks, soda

Spices (use several), herbs (Siberian ginseng) and or tea (green)

Condiments: soy sauce, vegetable oil, rice vinegar
The middle diet and its two variations while balanced are still
extreme, relative to the way most people eat. Healthy diets not
only restore health via the growth of new tissue but also cleanse
old, diseased tissue and poisons. The sicker your body, past diet,
the faster you will cleanse, release poisons (toxins) into your
blood, liver, lungs and kidneys (cleansing organs), the worse you
feel, which is why it good to occasionally widen out cheat on
some of your old foods. You have plenty of time to get healthy,
just as you had plenty of time to get sick.
Asian and many American restaurants regularly serve this diet, in
one form or another. Most Asian restaurants will specially prepare
your food, steamed with the sauce on the side if that is your wish.
Health and disease always determine the menu. Health tends to
widen the menu while disease tends to restrict. Disease, suffering
is often the best teacher, as it speaks loudly, painfully.
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All disease is defined by its symptoms. All symptoms are

defined, produced by biological structures and their associated
functions. All structures, functions are nutrient, food, herb,
exercise, energy specific. They also work together and many times
share similar symptoms, diseases. Many arthritic and autoimmune
diseases: Plantar Fasciitis, Restless Leg Syndrome, Rheumatoid
Arthritis, Fibromialgia, Lupus and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
share similar symptoms, locations (pain, inflammation, redness,
weakness, coldness, numbness or shaking in the extremities, arms,
legs) and diets.
Anemic, low protein, low fat (milk, yogurt, ice cream, beans,
nuts, etc) and high carbohydrate (salads, tropical fruits, juices,
smoothies, shakes, sodas and sugar) diets, in the extreme, tend to
weaken digestion, elimination, blood, circulation, etc. Weak, thin,
low protein, low fat blood tends to dry, inflame, pain and shake
the bones, ligaments, muscles, nerves, etc. Many women tend to
suffer arthritis and autoimmune illnesses via the tendency to eat
low protein, low fat and high carbohydrate diets.
High protein, high fat diets, (red meat, pork, chicken, fried
foods, etc.) in the extreme (years, decades), tend to thicken and
stagnate the blood (high cholesterol. clots) and arteries (plaque,
atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure) reducing
circulation, blood flow, especially to the extremities, producing
blood deficiency symptoms (pain, dryness, inflammation,
weakness, etc.). It is a common pathology especially among men,
as many tend to eat high protein, fat and starch diets.
All disease, symptoms tend to occur in stages. Stage 1 is cause,
which, in general, is poor diet. Poor diet weakens digestion (stage
2), elimination (stage 3), blood (stage 4), circulation (stage 5) and
organ function (stage 6, autoimmune illnesses). The stages can
vary energetically. The beginning stages of most autoimmune
illnesses tend to be cold, damp, while the latter, dry, deficient.
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There are only two kinds of disease: acute and chronic. Acute
diseases (common cold, sprains, etc.) are sudden, happen quickly
and generally curable if treated in the beginning, day one or two.
Chronic diseases take months, years and or decades to develop,
and consequently months, years to heal. There are no quick, easy
solutions, magic pills, herbs, drugs, surgery, etc. that will cure
chronic disease in a short amount of time. They may slow but not
cure, as curing is not a question of remedies but instead daily
habits (diet, exercise, sleep). The ultimate daily habit for better or
worse is thinking, discriminating between good (positive) and bad
(negative) habits.
The strength of the cure (food, herbs, drugs, etc.) depends on the
strength, length of the disease. Chronic diseases require simple
cures (diet and herbs) not complex formulas.
Diet is very powerful but sometimes not powerful enough, which
is why you also have to be practical and realize your limitations as
good, well-intentioned ideas, actions, can sometimes have wrong,
seriously painful consequences. In my twenties, on a yearly basis,
I used to get tonsillitis, strep throat. In 1979, I got it bad. I tried
treating it with diet, herbs and acupuncture. Nothing worked.
Around the fifth, sixth day, in addition to intense pain, I started
hallucinating, seeing ghosts, especially during the night, early
morning hours. By the eighth day, I could barely talk or swallow.
My left tonsil, completely covered with white streptococcus was
swollen twice its size and blocking my throat.
I went, ran to the doctor. He yelled at me, telling me how foolish I
was (he was right) that I was seriously ill. He gave me a shot of
penicillin. Twenty minutes later, when I arrived home, the
swelling and strep had completely disappeared. The next day when
I saw the doctor, he was amazed that I had healed so quickly, that
mine was the worst case of tonsillitis he had ever seen.

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He told me how lucky I was that I did not seriously hurt myself
(burst tonsil, death). Everything, including natural therapies,
personal philosophies, etc. has its limitations. Not seeing a doctor
would have been a big mistake. Pride cometh before the fall.
The following is my story. At age three, I knew I was going to be
a doctor despite disliking doctors (needles). At age ten (1962)
and lasting the next 17 years was another awakening, my mothers
breast cancer, treatment and subsequent side effects: radical
mastectomy (removal of entire breast and surrounding tissue),
extensive radiation and mega-chemotherapy. I accompanied her on
her weekend trips into the city, sat in the hospital, radiation ward
watching her and others, wheeled in and out, the out always
devastatingly worse. She suffered greatly, severe edema (elephant
arms), insomnia, depression, disfigurement, etc. Her original
wound, surgery, radiation burn never healed. It always bled.
I took my dream to the University of Pittsburgh (1971-1974). I
took all the required sciences. After two years, I became
disenchanted with the program, as I could not understand its
relationship, importance to health. I felt I was going in the wrong
direction and changed my major to political science.
In 1973, I read Be Here Now by Ram Dass (Dr. Richard Alpert).
It changed my life. The book told the story of his transformation
from Western Psychologist to the Hindu religion. I cannot say that
I understood everything I read, but what I did understand were the
sections on diet and yoga. I changed my diet to vegetarian and
started practicing Hatha (postural) yoga including deep abdominal
breathing, daily for the next five years. The changes were
immediate and positive. My skin became clearer. I had greater
energy and was more relaxed. I also started reading more books
on: diet, nutrition, herbs, etc. Most were anti cancer, heart disease,
high protein, high fat, animal foods, and pro vegetarian. I grew up
on high protein, high fat, bread, noodles, vegetables, fruit, etc.
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The change, transition to low protein, low fat and high

carbohydrate diets: lacto ovo vegetarian, lacto vegetarian, vegan,
raw foods, fruitarian, sproutarian and macrobiotic (10 years), was
not too difficult. I ate less animal and more fruit, vegetables,
beans, grains, etc. I made these changes over a fifteen year period
(1973- 1988). For the first five years, I felt great as I eliminated all
my excess fat, cholesterol, water, etc. Then I got worse over the
next several years suffering severe weight loss, impotence,
tonsillitis, hair loss, insomnia and eczema.
Despite my vast knowledge, I had gone from one extreme
(overbuilt, high protein, high fat) to the other (under built, low
protein, low fat). I did not know what I was doing. I needed
professional help, medical guidance, which was why I chose
traditional Chinese medicine as it placed more emphasis on diet,
exercise, sex, etc. unlike Western allopathic medicine (drugs,
surgery, and radiation). All medicine has its place, the center,
director of which is the patient (chooses the treatment).
Health is common sense. The body is made from food. Exercise
and drugs do not cure high cholesterol, atherosclerosis, high blood
pressure, etc. Less animal protein, fat and more vegetables and
fruit do. Exercise, herbs, drugs and good thoughts do not build
blood, cure anemia, thin skin, hair, infertility, etc. Red meat, eggs,
chicken, turkey, cheese, etc. do.
I once counseled a man, early thirties, pale, low energy who had
come to my store to buy iron. His Chinese acupuncturist (also an
M.D., well known, respected) had diagnosed him as blood
deficient, anemic and recommended iron. I told him I was also an
acupuncturist, more recent, would he mind answering a few
questions? How long had he been seeing the doctor? (6 months)
What happened six months ago? (New girlfriend: vegetarian). He
had stopped eating meat, chicken, eggs, etc. and had become
weak, tired, pale and anemic.
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I told him that his diet was anemic: extremely low protein, fat; that
he needed to resume eating meat, eggs, chicken, turkey, cooked
vegetables, etc. etc. to rebuild blood, energy, not iron supplements
(65% of my business was supplements).
He thanked me for the advice, bought the iron and asked me what
I thought of his doctor, acupuncturist. I told him I would have
been more impressed if his doctor had told him to stop at Burger
King first before coming to the store; as needles, herbs,
supplements do not build blood (TCM). Even the best make
simple mistakes, which is why you always (a) get a second
opinion and most importantly (b) educate yourself, be your own
expert, which is why I wrote the book, unless you want someone
else taking care of your health.
Education and simple diet not clever remedies, titles, etc. cures
disease. Be like the tortoise and not the hare. The tortoise, slow
steady pace of daily diet always wins the race. The hare (short
cuts, quick cures) always loses, unless the race is short (acute
illness: common cold, sore throat, muscle sprain, etc.).

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Section I. Philosophy and Diet

Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8

The Way of Thinking

Energetics of Food
Digestion, Spices and Chinese Herbs
Cooking Class

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27
41
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Every night you go to sleep

Every morning you wake up
Feeling refreshed, rejuvenated
What happens during sleep
Can also happen while awake

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Chapter 1

The Way of Thinking

Everything, all matter is a manifestation of energy. The

body, blood, organs, glands, bones, brain, nerves, skin, muscles,
tendons, mucous, sweat, urine, nutrients, food, herbs, atoms,
elements, planets, stars, etc. are held together, defined by energy.
Energy has a dual nature as it builds up (hot, yang) and breaks
down (cold, yin); causing all matter, including the body to have
this same duality.
Everything is a combination, balance of opposites (building up and
breaking down) with one opposite always in excess. There is
nothing neutral. The body, life is energetically more building (hot)
than cleansing (cold). The mind (consciousness) is more spiritual
(thoughts, energy, God) than material (body, senses, possessions).
Manipulation of energy via food, herbs, exercise, thoughts,
relationships, etc. is the key to controlling all change: health,
disease, happiness, sadness, etc. The biggest change is always
thought. You are what you think.
E
N
E
R
G
Y

F
O
O
D

Hot (building)
Builds up, thickens
Hardens, tightens
Heats, dries
Expands, moves fast
Rises, moves up and out
Protein and fat
Red meat, chicken, turkey
Fish, eggs, cheese
Bean, nuts and seeds

E
N
E
R
G
Y

F
O
O
D
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Cold (cleansing)
Breaks down, softens
Thins, loosens
Cools, moistens
Contracts, moves slow
Sinks, moves down and in
Water, minerals, vitamins
Fruit, especially tropical
Vegetables, especially raw
Grains, soft dairy (mild)

Everything is a product of cause and effect. Every time, the

body interacts with hot (building, yang, male, fire, etc.) or cold
(cleansing, yin, female, water, etc.) in whatever form, it becomes
hotter or colder, for better, or worse. A hot cause (high protein,
high fat, alcohol, smoking, etc.) tends to have a hot effect
(overbuilt, thick, hard diseases). A cold cause (low protein, low
fat, cold drinks, sugar, etc.) tends to have a cold effect (under
built, cold, deficient diseases). Like causes like
Health and disease are not accidents, random events but instead
positive and negative outcomes, results of personal thoughts and
actions. Positive thoughts, actions have positive outcomes, while
negative thoughts, actions, negative outcomes, results.
In Ayurvedic medicine, theory, the union of Purusha (Primal
Spirit, energy) and Prakruti (Great Nature, matter) produces the
three Gunas (qualities) of life. The gunas of Nature- her
qualities, modes of expression- are sattva (positive or elevating);
rajas (neutral, activating); and tamas (negative, obstructing).
Sattva produces Godward-leading qualities; rajas, materially,
progressive qualities; and tamas, evil- and ignorance-producing
qualities. Paramahansa Yogananda, Bhagavad Gita, page 339.
Sattva is the highest, preferred quality of mind, lifestyle, diet,
representing spirit, light, intelligence, perception and clarity.
Tamas is the lowest representing the body, darkness, resistance
and degeneration. Rajas is activity, mind, energy that can be
directed up (sattva, spirit) or down (tamas, body). The three Gunas
produce the five elements, stages of matter (earth, water, fire, air
and either). The five elements produce the three Doshas
(constitutions): Vata, Pitta, Kapha, and the five major organ
systems (TCM). For more information, please read Ayurvedic
Healing by Dr. David Frawley, O.M.D.
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3 Gunas
1.
2.
3.

Sattva
Rajas
Tamas

Ether (thought)
Fire
Earth

spirit
mind
body

Sattva
Sattva and Rajas
Rajas
Rajas and Tamas
Tamas

Cervical
Dorsal
Lumbar
Sacral
Coccyx

5 Elements
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Ether
Air
Fire
Water
Earth

3 Doshas
1.
2.
3.

1.
2.
3.
4.

Vata
Pitta
Kapha

Ether and air

Fire and an aspect of water
Water and earth

Four

Energetic Extremes

Ayurveda
Vata
Pitta
Kapha
Vata kapha

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Deficient, cold, weak, dry, airy
Excess heat, overbuilt, hot, damp
Excess cold, damp
Deficient, cold, damp, dry

Disease: Excess heat

Disease: Deficient heat

Overbuilt, thick, hot, damp

Liver
congestion,
high
cholesterol,
atherosclerosis,
arteriosclerosis, high blood
pressure,
gout,
rheumatoid
arthritis, stones, fixed pain,
insomnia, dysmenorrhea, acne,
dark complexion, purple lips,
nails, tumors, psoriasis, cancer

Cold, damp, dry, weak

Abdominal bloating, gas,
nausea, loose stools, mucous,
phlegm, cysts, lumps, vaginal
discharges, yeast infections
edema,
cellulite,
anemia,
pallor, fatigue, thin, dry hair,
skin, nails, bones, infertility,

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miscarriage, autoimmune disease

Hot (yang) and cold (yin) and vata, kapha and pitta identification
of symptoms, diet, herbs, etc. are a simple diagnosis and basis for
most treatment plans. There are only two treatment plans (colder
and hotter middle diets), as there are only two disease extremes:
overbuilt and under built as well as one balance, health (1/3
building and 2/3 cleansing).
All chronic (long lasting) symptoms, diseases take time (months,
years, decades) to develop and consequently months, years to
treat, cure, to replace the bad, old, diseased tissue, habits, etc. with
new, healthy (in with the good, out with the bad). It is something
the body always does (while charged, enlivened with spirit).
Simple diet, daily exercise, sunshine, positive attitude, etc. can
cure most disease, but not overcome the ultimate deterioration,
death of the body mind, unlike the spirit (soul of God), which is
eternal. Spiritual development is the ultimate health, which is why
scripture, prayer, meditation, and service are so important, as you
cannot eat or exercise your way to heaven. The more you focus on
your body, senses, intellect, possessions, etc., the sicker, unhappier
you become. Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every
word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Matthew 4:4
The closer you come to the realization that you are a child, son or
daughter of God the quicker your everlasting happiness, bliss,
love, etc. The ultimate pair, battle of opposites is good and evil in
everything we say and do (good and bad foods, thoughts, etc.).
To be an emperor of the whole earth is not the highest goal man
can aim for, because he has to leave it all at death; but to possess
cosmic consciousness, oneness with God- the Creator who is able
to materialize worlds out of ideas- is an everlasting power given to
all supremely advanced souls in the spiritual path. Paramahansa
Yogananda, Bhagavad Gita, page 149

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Chapter 2

Energetics of Food

All matter (solid, liquid and gas) is created by energy.

Energy holds together, builds up and breaks down, defines all
matter, including the human body. The body (structure and
function) builds up and breaks down largely according to food,
nutrients to which there are only two: building (hot, yang) and
cleansing (cold, yin). Building nutrients, foods build, thicken, fuel
and heat. Cleansing nutrients, foods, reduce, cleanse, cool and
moisten. The correct amount of building and cleansing foods,
nutrients build and maintain the correct amount of blood, structure
and function where the body can thrive. Any amounts, greater or
less, in the extreme, tend to cause disease via too much or too little
blood, structure and function.

Nutrition, Diet and Energy

Hot (building)
E
N
E
R
G
Y

F
O
O
D

Builds up, thickens

Hardens, tightens
Heats, dries
Expands, moves fast
Rises, moves up and out
Protein and fat
Red meat, chicken, turkey
Fish, eggs, cheese
Bean, nuts and seeds
Cooked foods
Spices, ginseng

Cold (cleansing)
E
N
E
R
G
Y

F
O
O
D

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Breaks down, softens

Thins, loosens
Cools, moistens
Contracts, moves slow
Sinks, moves down and in
Water, minerals, vitamins
Fruit, especially tropical
Vegetables, especially raw
Grains, soft dairy (mild)
Raw, uncooked foods
Salt, bitter herbs

Every food, meal and diet is a combination of opposites:

building and cleansing nutrients, with one opposite, nutrient,
always in excess. There are no neutral foods, meals, diets, genders,
climates, diseases, emotions, colors, etc.

Building (hot)

Less building (cold)

Breakfast
High protein, high fat
Eggs, bacon, toast, jelly and tea
Vegetable omelet, fruit, tea
Hamburger, roll, vegetables, fruit
Chicken, noodles, vegetables, fruit
Fish, rice, vegetables, fruit
Low protein, low fat
Rice, beans, vegetables, fruit
Oatmeal, raisins and walnuts
Any hot cereal
Bread and butter
Lunch, dinner
Hamburger, roll, fries, salad
Chicken, rice, vegetables, fruit
Fish, salad, potato, tea
Lasagna, salad, soda
Turkey sub, fries, salad, water
Cheese sandwich, salad, coffee
Building diets
American diet high protein,
high fat, high starch, sugar, low
vegetables, fruit
Zone similar to middle diet
Macrobiotic vegan + fish,
fermented foods, seaweeds
Lacto ovo vegetarian vegan +
dairy + eggs
Lacto vegetarian vegan + dairy

Breakfast
Low protein, low fat, damp
Milk (any kind)
Milk, cereal, nuts, fruit, sugar
Yogurt and fruit
Cottage cheese and fruit
Egg whites, banana and bagel
Cold, damp, sweet
Protein shakes
Fruit, especially tropical
Juice, shakes, smoothies
Pastries, sugar
Lunch, dinner
Tuna, bread, salad, juice
Salad, cottage cheese, fruit
Yogurt, fruit, nuts
Milk and cereal
Protein shakes
Fruit only
Cleansing diets
Fruitarian only fruits
Sproutarian Vegan, raw +
sprouts, fermented foods
Raw foods uncooked food
Vegan
fruits,
vegetables,
beans, nuts, seeds and grains;
no animal foods, byproducts
Cold lacto vegetarian vegan +
dairy + raw foods

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Building (hot, yang) and cleansing (cold, yin), too much

and too little, are the key words that identify all structure,
function, food, herbs, climate, gender, etc.

Overbuilt
Too much
protein and fat
High cholesterol
Clots, tumors, cancer
Arteriosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
Poor circulation
Angina, stroke
Arthritis, insomnia
Congested, swollen
High cholesterol
Atherosclerosis
Uric acid, gout
Dry stools
Constipation
Arthritis
Pain
Inflammation
Dysmenorrhea
Sexual aggression
Tumors, cancer

Under built
Red meat, pork, Too little
turkey,
chicken,
protein and fat
hard cheese, eggs
Thin blood
Blood
Anemia
Poor circulation
Heart
Numbness, shaking
Arteries, veins
Inflammation, pain
Capillaries
Bruising, bleeding
Circulation
Arthritis, insomnia
Sleep
Inability to digest fat

Liver
Blood cleansing
Fat digestion

Large intestine
Bones
Ligaments
Tendons, muscles

Reproduction
Sex organs

Dry, scaly, oily

Skin
Acne, warts, psoriasis
Irritability
Emotions
Anger, violence
Hot, full, damp
Energy
Overbuilt, pitta
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High cholesterol
Bloating
Gas
Loose stools
Constipation
Arthritis
Osteoporosis
Breaks bones easily
Infertility, miscarriage
Short-term pregnancy
Frigidity, impotence

Thin, cracked
Eczema
Depression
Anxiety, fear
Cold, empty, dry
Under built, vata

Animal foods, red meat, wild game, chicken, turkey, fish, hard
cheese and eggs are high in saturated fat unlike soft dairy, beans,
nuts and seeds (unsaturated fat). Saturated fat, in excess, increases
cholesterol, plaque, LDL, VLDL, atherosclerosis, tumors, etc. Too
much protein and fat, especially animal, in the extreme, tends to
thicken blood (clots, high cholesterol), which in turn, thickens
narrows and hardens the arteries (plaque, atherosclerosis,
arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure) stagnating and reducing the
flow of blood, especially to the extremities: head, arms and legs.
Decreased circulation produces blood deficiency symptoms: pain,
weakness, inflammation, heat, cold, numbness, shaking, etc.
Protein and fat stimulate the stomach production of
hydrochloric acid. Too much, especially in conjunction with starch
over stimulate, burn and clog and the stomach (heartburn, ulcers,
nausea). Animal protein, fat is difficult to digest. One animal food
per meal is easier to digest than two or three.
Too much animal food, fat and oil tends to clog, overheat and
foul the large intestine weakening, slowing and fouling
elimination (dry stools, constipation, foul odor, tumors and or
cancer). The waste product of animal foods is more nitrogenous,
toxic, stinky than fruits, vegetables, grains, etc.
Too many animal and or hot foods, drinks tend to overheat,
excite the brain (irritability, anger, wild thoughts, insomnia, etc.)
and sex organs (aggression, nymphomania, violence).
Too little protein and fat weakens and slows digestion
(abdominal bloating, gas, pain, burping.), nutrient absorption,
blood (anemia), skin, hair (thin, cracked), muscles (sagging),
bones, nerves (pain, weakness, inflammation, numbness, shaking,
etc), brain (inattention, mental dullness), sexual function
(impotence, frigidity, infertility, miscarriage), etc.

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Milk, yogurt and soft cheeses are low protein, low fat and more
moistening, cooling (water, minerals, sugar) than building. They
are more appropriate for the dry, overbuilt, Dairy products
including hard cheese are sattwic in nature and those living in hot,
dry climates. In excess, soft dairy, including ice cream tends to
weaken and dilute digestion, enzymes and acids, in addition to
creating excess mucous, phlegm in the lungs, nose, throat, sinuses,
intestines, sexual organs (white vaginal discharge), and sour
breath, body odor. Milk is best drunk alone. Yogurt digests well
with fruit. Cardamom helps digest dairy. Ice cream, frozen yogurt
etc. is a dietary nightmare as these foods are cold, sweet (sugary)
and fatty, and deleterious, freezing to digestion, metabolism, etc.

Milk, yogurt and soft cheeses cool and moisten

Soft dairy: too much
Digestion
Respiration
Body odor
Reproduction
Ayurveda

Bloating, gas
Mucous, phlegm (clear, white)
Coughing, snoring, sinusitis
Sour, sweet, damp and or musty
Vaginal discharge, yeast infection
Kapha (water)

Protein and fat build fuel, heat and form attachments to the body,
life. The choice of protein and fat (animal, plant) depends on the
individual: health, disease, age, occupation, location, etc. The lacto
vegetarian and vegan diets are cleansing and sattwic (spiritual) in
nature. Eating a vegetarian diet does not make you spiritual.
Meditation (focus on God), generosity, even-mindedness,
celibacy, etc. makes you spiritual. Many young people if not
physically, mentally or spiritually prepared, healthy get sick on the
vegetarian diet, which is more appropriate in ones later tears.
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Grains (whole, cracked, noodles and bread)

Grains (rice, barley, buckwheat, millet, wheat, oats, bread,

noodles, etc.) are primarily water, minerals, sugar and fiber,
containing very little protein and fat. They help quench the sweet
taste while also cleaning up the waste products of protein, fat, oil
and flour (fried foods, bread, noodles, cookies, etc.) when eaten in
whole or cracked form (not flour). .
Cracked grains (white rice) are easy to digest and leave very little
residue, paste. Many cultures crack and mill their grains, removed
the outer husk, making them more digestible. Salt (in cooking
water) increases digestion of grain. Leafy green vegetables (kale,
collards, broccoli, cabbage, carrot tops, watercress, etc.) are high
in fiber and help eliminate excess paste, build up in the intestines
Potatoes and yams tend to be pasty.
Processed grains (bread, noodles, cookies, pastries, etc.) are
more difficult to digest. The flour and oil of bread, cookies,
pretzels, chips, pretzels, etc. tend to form a sticky paste (when not
digested, eliminated) that sticks and hardens forming an extra
layer on the walls, villi of the small intestine reducing nutrient
absorption, blood, while increasing hunger, appetite, abdominal
bloating and gas. Nutrients absorb through the villi (fingerlike
projections) in the small intestine, directly into the bloodstream.
Nutrient absorption decreases when the villi become blocked,
pasted by protein, fat, oil and flour. Too many flour products also
tend to paste and harden the large intestine, stools (pasty).
Vegetables and fruits are mostly water, enzymes, vitamins,
minerals and fiber that require little of no digestion. They tend to
cool, stop digestion, secretion of acid and enzymes, which is why
they are eaten at the end of the meal. Their high fiber content helps
clean and eliminate waste product.
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Grains, vegetables and fruits are high in fiber, and act like a
broom in sweeping the stomach, small and large intestines clean of
any excess debris: undigested food, waste product. All waste
products are toxic, and require daily elimination to prevent
possible re-absorption back into the bloodstream. It is for this and
other reasons that the recommended diet is two-thirds cleansing,
fruit, vegetables and grains to keep the body clean, cool and moist.
Raw vegetables (salads) and fruits (especially tropical and citrus)
are more cooling and can aggravate cold, damp conditions
including weak digestion (abdominal bloating, gas) and
elimination (loose stools, diarrhea). Cooked vegetables are more
warming, stimulating.
Fruits, vegetables and grains are sweet, sugary. Regular
consumption in addition to protein and fat helps reduce sugar
cravings, especially for concentrated sweets (cookies, pastries,
alcohol, etc.) and sweeteners (honey, sugar, fructose, etc.).
Concentrated sweets and sweeteners instantly increase blood sugar
level. Too much sugar tends to over stimulate, overwork and
weaken the pancreas, which in turn, weakens, distorts blood sugar
causing hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, diabetes, hyperactivity,
hypo activity, and or depression.
Protein and fat fuel energy. Low protein, low fat and low
carbohydrate diets in general tend to increase sugar cravings, as
sugar is a quick form of energy, unlike protein and fat, which takes
time to digest, absorb. The burst, strength and duration of sugar
based energy unfortunately are small, quick and short-lived. It is
like throwing twigs on a fire. They burn fast and quickly. Protein
and fat, big, thick logs burn long and strong. Your get more fire,
heat and energy, via the burning of protein and fat, than sugar,
carbohydrates. Low protein, low fat and high carbohydrate diets
increase sugar cravings, overeating and appetite.

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Water, sugar, minerals cleanse, cool and moisten

Too many salads, tropical fruits, juices, sodas
Digestion
Elimination
Respiration
Reproduction

Bloating, gas
Loose stools, diarrhea
Mucous, phlegm, coughing, shortness of breath
Frigidity, impotence, infertility, miscarriage

Too many cleansing, cold, damp foods, drinks (milk, yogurt, ice
cream, tropical fruits, juices, shakes, cold drinks, ice water, etc.)
tend to cool, dilute and weaken digestion, slowing movement of
food (abdominal bloating, gas, burping), reducing nutrient
absorption, blood, while moistening the stools (loose, watery).
Digestive energy, fire (three meals per day) heats and dries the
body, especially the lungs, throat, etc. which lie above the
digestive organs (heat rises). Weak digestion tends to cool and
moisten the body, lungs, throat, sinuses and nose with excess
fluids: water, mucous and or phlegm. Cold condenses. In nature,
the cold temperatures of night and winter condense harden water
in the air into the morning dew, rain, snow and or ice. In the body,
excess cold, via cold, damp environment, chronic illness or cold,
damp diet, cools and hardens water in the lungs, nose, sinuses and
throat into mucous and phlegm, which can collect, harden
(nodules) and obstruct the lungs, bronchi, alveoli (where gas
exchange takes place), breath (coughing, snoring, etc.) reducing
oxygen absorption.
Drinking with meals should be kept to a minimum (soup, water
and or tea). Cold drinks, sodas, ice tea, ice water, fruit juices, etc.
dilute and weaken digestive enzymes slowing the movement of
food (abdominal bloating, gas, etc.), decreasing nutrient
absorption while increasing waste.
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Cooking with spices (cardamom, cumin, coriander, fennel,

ginger, cayenne, cinnamon, turmeric, etc.) increase digestion,
warmth and energy, fights the common cold, while also killing
worms, parasites and bacteria. The aroma, smell of most spices
(cardamom, cumin, coriander, fennel, turmeric, cayenne,
peppermint, etc.) is antagonistic, noxious to most bacteria, viruses,
etc. Spices and cooked foods are the cheapest, most effective and
least hazardous flu shot one can take, as long as one is committed
to natural diet, daily exercise, etc. Spices can be used in cooking
(soups, stews, desserts, etc.).
Eating from hot (soup, protein and fat) to cold (vegetables and
fruit at the end of the meal) increases digestion, absorption and
elimination. If you eat cold, cleansing foods at the beginning, you
dilute, weaken and slow digestion. If you eat them at the end, you
clean up after digestion. The more you digest, burn, the more you
eliminate (bowels, urine, sweat, etc), the less you weigh.
These are the major food groups, nutrients and their energetic,
building (hot) and cleansing (cold) tendencies. Quality is always
important, which is why organically grown produce is preferred
as most commercial produce, foods, meats, etc. tend to be high in
chemicals, preservatives, antibiotics, etc.
The amount of food eaten at each meal is limited to the size of the
stomach. The stomach does expand to meet an ever-demanding
need. Ideally, the stomach should be approximately solid,
liquid and empty. One plate of food per meal is advised. The
amount, number of meals depends on the individual. As one gets
older less eating, smaller meals are advisable. Two meals per day
should be more than sufficient in maintaining ones energy, health.
Periodic fasting on fruit juice, one day per week is generally very
beneficial to ones health as it allows non-food sources of energy
to heal and energize the body. Man does not live by bread alone.
You cannot revive a dead body with food, water and oxygen.
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The correct balance of building and cleansing is determined by

the bodys natural nutritional composition, ratio of building to
cleansing nutrients, which is approximately 1/3 building (protein,
fat) and 2/3 cleansing (water, minerals). The middle diet, meal
plan (constructed accordingly) and its two variations balance the
two disease extremes (overbuilt, too hot and under built, too cold.
Every Asian and many American restaurants serve this diet, in one
form or another. Read the menu, ask questions and or make
requests. You can also bag it; bring your own lunch (sandwich,
raw carrots, tea, etc.) to work.

Middle diet, meal plan

+
+/+
+/-

1/3 Protein and fat: chicken, turkey, eggs, cheese, beans, nuts
1/3 Grains (whole, cracked, noodles, bread)
1/3 Vegetables, cooked (3-5) and fruit (1)
Spices, soup and or tea

Colder middle diet, meal plan

twice daily

1/4 Protein and fat

1/4 Grain
1/2 Vegetables & fruit
Increase hard cheese, +/whole, Increase raw (cabbage,
beans, nuts and seeds cracked grains celery), cooked broccoli,
Supplement
with millet, white carrots
with
tops,
small amounts: eggs, rice, oatmeal, cauliflower, hard squash,
chicken and or turkey noodles
parsnips, etc.
Decrease, eliminate Decrease
Increase fruit
red meat, pork, pizza, cookies, chips,
lasagna, fried foods, pastries, junk
chips, alcohol
Spices, herbs (bitter) and or tea (peppermint, chrysanthemum)
Condiments: soy sauce, vegetable oil, rice vinegar, mustard, etc
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Hotter middle diet, meal plan

1/3 Protein and fat
Increase hard cheese,
eggs, chicken, turkey
or red meat Fish is

1/3 Grain
Increase
cracked grains
(white
rice,
questionable: mercury oatmeal, etc.),
unsanitary farming.
noodles
Decrease milk, yogurt Decrease bread
cookies, pastries,
and soft cheeses

twice daily

1/3 Vegetables & fruit

Increase cooked vegetables:
roots, round and leafy.
Decrease salads, tomatoes,
potatoes, eggplant

Increase fruit
Decrease tropical fruits,
pretzels, chips
juices, cold drinks, soda
Spices (use several), herbs (Siberian ginseng) and or tea (green)
Condiments: soy sauce, vegetable oil, rice vinegar
Both diets, variations are temporary once health, balance
restore at which time the middle diet resumes. The primary food
groups, spices, herbs and meals can be adjusted, increased or
decreased accordingly. For overbuilt, high protein, high fat
conditions eat a small breakfast (no protein, fat), big lunch (colder
middle diet) and small dinner. Snack on vegetables and fruit. For
under built, low protein, low fat conditions eat big breakfast
(hotter middle diet), big lunch and small dinner. Soups, cooked
vegetables and small amounts of protein, fat (animal) are easier to
digest, which is important, as under built, deficient conditions tend
to have weak digestion.
Vegetable omelets; rice, beans, vegetables and fruit or chicken,
turkey or beans with rice vegetables, spices, fruit and tea, etc. for
breakfast and or lunch may seem strange and or boring, but what
are not strange and boring are the continual health, happiness,
longevity and great taste. The healthier you eat, the healthier and
smarter your body mind becomes as old, unhealthy foods that
were once appealing, tasty are no longer appealing, tasty, but
instead revolting, painful, etc.
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The middle diet and its two variations while balanced are extreme
in relation to the current way most people eat and may cause rapid
healing, discharge, which is why the diet may need widening
(include old, forbidden, reduced foods, including junk food) to
slow the healing process down. Fast healing may overload and
weaken the kidneys, liver, intestines, etc. Healing is like a long
distance race. You need to pace yourself. You have plenty of time.
Moderation and patience are the keys to overcoming disease.
The solution to all dietary diseases is the same. Eat in the
opposite direction (hotter or colder middle diet) until health,
balance restore, at which time, the middle diet, meal plan resumes.
For overbuilt diseases, decrease building foods, herbs, etc., while
increasing cleansing. For under built diseases, increase building,
hot, while decreasing but not eliminating cleansing, cold foods,
especially fruit.
Most disease is caused by poor diet (too building or too cleansing).
Nutritional supplements, herbal formulas, special foods, etc. by
themselves do not cure disease. Their power, efficacy depends on
the overall diet. If you are chronically sick (long lasting disease),
then you must first change your diet before changing anything
else.
Diet, nutritional supplements, herbal formulas, chiropractors,
acupuncturists, etc. are sometimes not powerful enough, which
is why doctors, drugs, surgery, etc. may be necessary. It never
hurts to get x rays, blood work, a second or third opinion, etc. nor
does it hurt to educate oneself. Chapter Three (Digestion, Spices
and Chinese Herbs) presents additional information on the way of
eating. The choice of foods will always depend on the individual,
age, condition, climate, etc.

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The following are a list of authors and their books, all tops in their
fields: diet, nutrition, herbs, exercise, acupuncture, cooking, etc. I
use these books many times, as they give great and varied
information according to their area of expertise. It was in
Energetics of Western Herbs, Volumes, 1 and 2 by Peter
Holmes that I discovered that peppermint oil was a cure for
toothache, infected nerves, roots. Please read case history (pages
265- 266). The best way to become your own expert is to study
other experts in your field. Please read the bibliography for more
experts. It never hurts to check one set of experts (doctors,
insurance agents, parents, etc.) with your own set of experts,
including yourself.

Recommended reading
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Chinese Health Care Secrets by Henry B. Lin

Healing with Whole Foods by Paul Pitchford
Asian Health Secrets by Letha Hadady, D. Ac.
The Tao of Nutrition by Maoshing Ni, Ph.D. C.A.
The Tao of Healthy Eating by Bob Flaws, prolific author,
Blue Poppy Press publishing co, really cool TCM books.
Chinese Herbs with Common Foods by Henry C. Lu, Ph.D.
Yoga of Herbs by Dr. David Frawley and Dr. Vasant Lad
Energetics of Western Herbs, II & I by Peter Holmes
Prescription for Nutritional Healing by Phyllis A, Balch,
CNC and James F. Balch, M.D.

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