Guest guest Posted March 21, 2003 Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 Although the standard recommendations seem to be eat foods of a cooling nature when hot, and to eat foods of a warming nature when cold, i had noticed that it is also possible to cool oneself eating hot food, and warm oneself eating cold food, by taking advantage of the body's defensive balancing mechanisms. Eating spicy foods can cause the body to sweat, as it tries to counterbalance the strong hot and dry natures, cooling the body. Eating frozen foods can cause the body to warm up, as it tries to counterbalance the cold insult. I have read some TCM literature that has mentioned this, but usually this balancing through opposites seems to be viewed as inferior to the first way, or negatively. Why is this so? My only thoughts were that perhaps this counterbalancing caused more stress on the body than cooling and heating in the primary way? Are there any other reasons? Are there times when balancing through opposites would be more appropriate? Am I speaking in gibberish disguised as TCM??? Please tell me. Mbanu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2003 Report Share Posted March 23, 2003 Yin Yang when I was in the monestary I would imagine myself hotter than the hottest test, and colder than the coldest. You can balance and feel comfortable. walmart_hurts <jcc wrote:Although the standard recommendations seem to be eat foods of a cooling nature when hot, and to eat foods of a warming nature when cold, i had noticed that it is also possible to cool oneself eating hot food, and warm oneself eating cold food, by taking advantage of the body's defensive balancing mechanisms. Eating spicy foods can cause the body to sweat, as it tries to counterbalance the strong hot and dry natures, cooling the body. Eating frozen foods can cause the body to warm up, as it tries to counterbalance the cold insult. I have read some TCM literature that has mentioned this, but usually this balancing through opposites seems to be viewed as inferior to the first way, or negatively. Why is this so? My only thoughts were that perhaps this counterbalancing caused more stress on the body than cooling and heating in the primary way? Are there any other reasons? Are there times when balancing through opposites would be more appropriate? Am I speaking in gibberish disguised as TCM??? Please tell me. Mbanu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2003 Report Share Posted March 31, 2003 Hi. Usually at hot places, people uses to eat spicy food. It seems nonsense, but let me tell u: eatting those foods u improve qi at the interior. When it's too hot, qi goes to surface and then spicy foods help to drive it inside. Best regards, Roberta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2003 Report Share Posted April 2, 2003 >it's too hot, qi goes to surface and then spicy foods help to drive it inside. I've never heard this idea, but what i have heard said is that often spicey foods are eaten in hot and _humid_ climates. The warm, acrid nature of these foods helps release and transform dampness. It also stand to reason that these foods might invigorate qi but acrid tends to move outward rather than inward - right?!?! R Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2003 Report Share Posted April 2, 2003 Chinese Traditional Medicine , Rebecca Rowbatham <rebeccarmt> wrote: > >it's too hot, qi goes to surface and then spicy foods > help to drive it inside. > > > I've never heard this idea, but what i have heard said > is that often spicey foods are eaten in hot and > _humid_ climates. The warm, acrid nature of these > foods helps release and transform dampness. It also > stand to reason that these foods might invigorate qi > but acrid tends to move outward rather than inward - > right?!?! R: You are right. This is the proper way to cool the body in these climates or seasons. If you use too many cold drinks and foods to try and cool the body, it creates a probem by sedating the vital internal heat (zheng qi) and creating an interior/exterior problem that will appear in the fall, when the seasonal qi goes back into the interior. Jim Ramholz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2003 Report Share Posted April 2, 2003 We are such sensitive beings. A slight wind or touch can create a problem. Just as a slight touch at the right tiime can correct the problem. Food is similar. Older people find that they need to eat less sometimes. Eating the correct food at the right time can be a help. We spoke about the effects and symptoms of Systic Fibrosis, and it was brought to my attention that it is an incurable hereditary disease. My friend has non-specific sarcoidosis, another phlem related illness that can be deadly. In TCM there is really no incurable outlook. Perhaps a chronic sufferer would see a TCM doc for the remeainder of their life, but treatment is possible. Each patient is different and some may have different symptoms for what could be described as the same treatment. I have advised my friend to take a small handful of uncooked rice for moisture related problems. That might help to dry. There is a fountain of moisture that seems to erupt with him. There is no predicting it, unfortunately he does not " believe " in TCM. I suspect a triple burner problem. James Ramholz <jramholz wrote:Chinese Traditional Medicine , Rebecca Rowbatham <rebeccarmt> wrote: > >it's too hot, qi goes to surface and then spicy foods > help to drive it inside. > > > I've never heard this idea, but what i have heard said > is that often spicey foods are eaten in hot and > _humid_ climates. The warm, acrid nature of these > foods helps release and transform dampness. It also > stand to reason that these foods might invigorate qi > but acrid tends to move outward rather than inward - > right?!?! R: You are right. This is the proper way to cool the body in these climates or seasons. If you use too many cold drinks and foods to try and cool the body, it creates a probem by sedating the vital internal heat (zheng qi) and creating an interior/exterior problem that will appear in the fall, when the seasonal qi goes back into the interior. Jim Ramholz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2003 Report Share Posted April 2, 2003 Hoang Ho <twomtns2002 wrote: I have advised my friend to take a small handful of uncooked rice for moisture related problems. That might help to dry. There is a fountain of moisture that seems to erupt with him. I think you might want to watch out when giving uncooked rice because if the root of your friends problem is Spleen Qi xu, then uncooked rice can damage the spleen's T & T functions, just as the way many people believe that brown rice is harder for the mid jiao to digest. Just a thought............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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