Diet

**bodhitree** · 06-12-2003, 07:24 AM

I posted a question like this on the Qigong forum, and nobody replied. Does anyone use any TCM diets? What does it consist of? Does TCM condem eating any particular types of foods? Does it encourage any? I know I've read some things like eating seeds from a fruit is good, because you get the fruits essence. Is there any other tips like this?

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**Former castleva** · 06-12-2003, 07:30 AM

I certainly am not a practitioner but I feel macrobiotics comes the closest.
May someone else continue on that.

Eating the seeds to get fruit´s essence?

Ahem,I´ll just shut up now.

**bodhitree** · 06-12-2003, 07:37 AM

Could you please explain what macrobiotics means? Pardon my ignorance. Thank You.

**Former castleva** · 06-12-2003, 07:42 AM

Mediocre introduction;
http://www.richardseah.com/macrobiotics/macro.html

Basically an unscientific type of diet that circulates around same kind of taoist principles that TCM would.

**bodhitree** · 06-12-2003, 07:48 AM

Very interesting, thank you!

**bodhitree** · 06-12-2003, 07:50 AM

FC
are you a vegetarian?

**Former castleva** · 06-12-2003, 07:56 AM

No.

Why?

**bodhitree** · 06-14-2003, 07:02 PM

That site didn't mention meat, just curious. heping

**ZIM** · 06-14-2003, 07:37 PM

you know, i'm kinda curious on this too. i've been reading up on it all, but haven't gotten into it.

AFAIK, the diet breaks things into hot, warm, neutral, cool and cold groups. You're supposed to mainly eat foods that atre neutral or warm, but avoid extremes unless required for specific effects/healing. basically, anyway.

neutral foods: grains, rice, pasta, eggs, etc.

warm: pork, chicken, some veggies, etc.

cold: mushrooms, clams, shellfish

hot: beef, peppers, ginger

uh...cool: not too sure.

like i said, just began reading into it. i think its related to your basic constitutionality, like if you're usually cold, you eat hot and vicey versey.

I think they don't condemn foods so much as discourage certain kinds, specifically: milk, caffiene, raw vegetables, fried foods, out-of-season foods, and overly-processed foods. but they encourage certain kinds too: green tea, congee, rice.

**Former castleva** · 06-15-2003, 07:36 AM

As I´ve often come to notice in my humble studies of sinology,it often boils down to symbols and association.
May it be macrobiotics,feng shui,medicine or even martial arts.

My personal view is that in many a case though,this kind of an approach is rather useless.
Since it all circulates around and eventually gets wrapped into the same package of unifying philosophy.

**ZIM** · 06-15-2003, 02:08 PM

i forgot to mention: there's another system that divides foods into categories like 'sweet' 'pungent' 'bitter', etc. These relate to the various zhengfu organs... this version/system i'm very unfamiliar with.

**bodhitree** · 06-15-2003, 06:56 PM

Thanks, keep it coming.

**BeiTangLang** · 06-16-2003, 01:46 PM

There is a book called "Chinese Natural Cures" by:Henry C.Lu that I have found very inormative. I have not yet started eating following his suggestions, but i goes very indepth pertaining to body size, natural body condition vs. the foods to nurish/correct your general health. A very cool book.
Best Wishes,
BTL

**bodhitree** · 06-17-2003, 05:53 AM

thanks BTL, let me know how you feel after you start.

**BeiTangLang** · 06-17-2003, 07:30 AM

Quite honestly, I bought the book for its herbal references.
I am doing the Atkins diet bit for my initial weight loss (-50 lbs so far).
I bought the book to help with things such as illness & making herbal mixes for sickness & injury.
I just thought I would share that the book contained elements similar to the thread topic.
Best wishes to all,
BTL

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