Transcript Demystifying Misconceptions about Herbal

Stuart S. Shipe, D.O.M., P.A.
Kitchen Pharmacy
www.traditionalchinesehealing.com
Prevention of Disease
Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine, 2000 b.c.
“A doctor who treats a disease after it has happened is a
mediocre doctor, but a doctor who treats a disease
before it happens is a superior doctor”
Taoist hermits ate “food herbs” called immortal foods
that rejuvenate health, prolong life, restore youth, and
increase clarity.
Used for general nourishment, maintenance of health
and prevention of disease.
What is nutrition and why do we
need nutritional care?
“Nutrition: The sum total
of the processes involved
in the taking in and
utilization of food
substances by which
growth, repair, and
maintenance of activities
in the body as a whole or
in any of its parts are
accomplished.”
- Taber’s Medical
Dictionary
Stuart S. Shipe, D.O.M., P.A.
How much was spent by the USDA on the
creation of the MyPyramid- 2.5 million dollars?
Precepts:
All fats are bad
All carbohydrates are good (simple and
complex)
Protein sources are interchangeable (red meat,
poultry, fish and beans)
Dairy products are essential
Eat your potatoes
No guidance on weight, exercise, alcohol and
vitamins
Cornell-China-Oxford Project
Largest national study
Subjects 34-64 y.o.
Questions on eating,
drinking, smoking
90% of Chinese were
provincials-traditional
Chinese ate more
calories/body wt. but less
obesity
Avg. Cholesterol Chinese
127 vs. U.S. at 212
Daily Fiber intake 3 x
higher than U.S.
Chinese consume many
more veges, fruits, grains
Chinese 6-24% of
calories from fat. US is
39%, Brit is 45%
Meat only once per week.
Cardiovascular incr. with
incr meat.
Rates for chronic
degenerative disease
higher in US except
China areas of high
animal-based foods
Guidelines for Balanced Diet
WHOLE GRAINS 30%
GREENS /
VEGETABLES 40-50%
FRUITS 10-20%
ANIMAL PRODUCTS
<10%
LEGUMES/NUTS
EEDS 5-10%
SEAWEEDS Small Amount
The Chimp Diet
“Green for Life” by
Victoria Boutenko
Chimpanzee’s share
99.4% of the human
gene sequence but
have little to no
chronic diseases.
Hummmm?
Raw, low glycemic
diets
“Green for Life”, Boutenko, Raw Family Publishing, 2005.
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Good Eating Habits
Joy
Positive Attitude
Relax
Chew Slowly
Stop Eating Just
Before You Are Full
Don’t Forge the
Spleen
Don’t Chill the Spleen
Eat the Main Meal
Early
Choose Foods With
Strong Lifeforce –
Whole Foods
Choose Varied Foods
– 5 Flavors, 4 Properties
Pay Attention To
Food Proportions
Trust Your Body
Energetically Dead vs. Live Food
Balance Is the Key
Energetic nutrition differs from Western
nutrition in that it does not talk about the
biochemical nature of food.
Foods are selected on their energetic
qualities such as warming, cooling, drying
or lubricating.
Appropriate foods selected to bring about
balance of an individuals condition.
Yin and Yang Balance
YIN or YANG?
Symptoms of Hot (Yang) Type
Red complexion, easy to sweat, always
hot, dominating, aggressive or outgoing
personality, coarseness, loud voice, dry
mouth, thirst, affinity to cold liquids,
ferocious appetite, constipation, foul
breath, scanty and dark urine, sometimes
dry cough with thick yellow sputum, easily
angered, emotional, irritable, insomnia,
menstruation heavy, early, bright red blood
Symptoms of Cold (Yin) Type
Paleness, coldness, disdains cold liquids,
likes warm liquids, low energy, loose
stools, sleeps a lot, feeble and weak voice,
introverted personality, white/copious
sputum, lack of appetite, copious and clear
urine, dizziness, and edema.
Balancing Foods
To Balance Heat (Yang) Excess
– Wheat, mung beans, watermelon, fresh fruit
juices, many of the vegetables.
– Avoid hot, spicy foods.
To Balance Cold (Yin) Excess
– Garlic, ginger, onions, black beans, lamb and
chicken.
– Avoid cold, raw foods.
Food Preparation
Most Natural State
Cooling
Best Utensils To Use Are Glass, Earthenware,
Stainless steel
Avoid Aluminum, Cooper, Iron
Steaming
Stir frying
Stewing/Boiling
Broiling
Baking
Grilling
Warming
FOOD ENERGETICS
Temperatures (thermodynamics)
– Cold, Cool, Hot , Warm, Neutral
Tastes/Flavors
– Spicy, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, Salty
Functional Orientations
– Upward, Downward, Inward, Outward direction
Meridian or Organ Site of Action
– Interconnected web of energy “highways”
The TEMPERATURES
Foods that grow slower, in the ground
or in cold climates tend to be warmer.
– Asian ginseng in mountains, root
vegetables
Foods that grow quickly, above the
ground or in warm climates tend to be
cooler.
– Leaf vegetables, fertilized food
Spicy (Pungent) Foods
Dispersing, invigorating, promoting circulation
Use in common colds and flu, local pain,
irregular menstruation, edema, tumors, allergies,
arthritis.
Opens the pores and causes sweating.
Black pepper, cayenne pepper, chives, Chinese
parsley, cinnamon bark, clove, garlic, ginger,
green onion, grapefruit peel, marjoram,
peppermint, radish, rosemary, spearmint, star
anise, tobacco, and wine.
Sour (Astringent) Foods
Absorbing, gathering, consolidating, and
astringent function.
Stops abnormal discharges of body fluids and
substances as in excessive perspiration,
diarrhea, seminal emission, spermatorrhea,
enuresis.
Apple, apricot, Chinese Sour Plum, grape,
grapefruit, hawthorn fruit, lemon, mandarin
orange, olive, peach, pineapple, plum,
raspberry, strawberry, tomato, vinegar.
Bitter Foods
Action of drying dampness and dispersing
as well as clearing heat.
Aids in conditions of dampness and
edema, inflammatory bowel, infection,
acute bronchitis, UTI, skin ulcerations,
parasites, abscesses.
Apricot kernels, asparagus, bitter gourd,
wild cucumber, celery, coffee, hops, radish
leaf, vinegar, wine.
Salty Foods
Functions in softening and dissolving
hardenings. Moistens and lubricates the
intestine.
Aids in treating lumps, nodes, masses,
cysts such as Goiter, Polyps. These are
softened and dissolved.
Barley, clam, crab, duck, ham, kelp,
oyster, oyster shell, pork, salt, seagrass,
seaweed.
Sweet Foods
Action of tonifying, harmonizing (as antidotes or
counter balance) and decelerating (relaxing). In
deficient individuals, reinforcing and
strengthening.
Aids in cramping, spasms, anemia, post
surgical, toxic reactions, autoimmune diseases,
fatigue, pain, prolapse, pregnancy, muscle
aches.
Banana, barley, bean curd, brown sugar, carp,
carrot, chicken, coconut, corn, eggplant, grape,
honey, Job’s tears, licorice, peach, rice,
strawberry, walnut, watermelon, wheat,
soybean, yams.
Bland Foods
Falls under sweet foods
Diuretic actions, promotes urination and
relieves edema.
Used in COPD, renal dysfunction, heart
disease, skin swelling, distention, rhinitis.
Pearl barley, kidney bean, cucumber
Functional Orientation
Move Outward – inside towards outside
– Induce perspiration, reduce fever. (peppermint)
Move Inward – outside towards inside
– Ease bowel movements and abdominal swelling.
(banana)
Move Upward – lower region towards upper
region
– Relieve diarrhea, prolapse of anus, uterus, stomach.
(wine)
Move Downward – upper region towards lower
– Relieve vomiting, hiccupping, asthma. (salt)
Functional Orientation
Glossy (sliding) – facilitate movements
– Relieve constipation, abdominal fullness and
internal dryness
– Honey, spinach
Obstructive – slow down the movement
– Relieve diarrhea, excessive perspiration,
premature ejaculation, incontinence, and
seminal emission
– Guava, olives
Symptom Quiz
Vomiting, hiccupping, coughing.
Diarrhea, falling of stomach, prolapsed
uterus, prolapsed anus.
Excessive perspiration, premature
ejaculation, frequent urination.
Constipation, abdominal swelling
Foods in Season
Spring – Eat foods with an upward movement
– Neutral energy, pungent, sweet or bitter
Summer – Eat foods with an outward movement
– Hot energy, pungent or sweet
Autumn – Eat foods with a downward
movement
– Cold or cool or warm, sweet or sour
Winter – Eat foods with an inward movement
– Cold energy, bitter or salty
FIVE ELEMENT THEORY
Tendon,
Eyes, Wind,
Anger
Sour,
Liver Gallbladder
Lung
Blood,
Tongue, Heat,
Summerheat,
Joy
Bitter,
WATER
Kidney Bladder
Salty, Bone, Ears,
Cold,
Fear/Anxiety
Heart
Small Intestine
WOOD
FIRE
METAL
Large Intestine
Spicy, Skin, Nose,
Dry, Melancholy
EARTH
Pericardium
SanJiao
Spleen Stomach
Sweet, Muscle, Mouth,
Damp, Meditation
Physical Assessment
Tongue
Interrogatories
What is Health?
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Good Appetite
Hands/Feet Warm
Face/Chest Cool
Urine light yellow, 5-7
times daily
– Bowel Movement daily
– Sleep throughout night
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Pulse Diagnosis
Diagnosis