fats

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Here is an example of information useful to the practice of CM that I believe

can only be gleaned from a knowledge of biochemistry. Many practitioners

recommend the consumption of animal products, especially meat, to their

blood and yin xu patients. Beef is a good food source of yin essences

.... in theory. However modern animal husbandry has a dramatic effect

on the alteration of the fat composition of beef. Beef raised on

vegetarian feed and pasture has a fat content that is similar to game and

fish. This fat content is high in a type of fat that decreases inflammation

in lab animals. Modern commercial beef is high in a type of fat that

promotes inflammation in lab animals. Thus, the TCM qualities of

commercial meat would be decidedly different than free range meat.

A substance that produces inflammation is not only not desirable at all,

it certainly is different than one than inhibits it. In modern naturopathic

medicine, food induced chronic inflammation is associated with a wide range

of diseases. In TCM, yin xu may present with chronic inflammation.

So to prescribe beef without qualifying free range may have untoward results.

Now perhaps one could discern the skewed quality of commercial beef via

taste or observation of effects. But we know for sure from biochemistry

that something is awry. Just as surely as ma huang that is low in

ephedrine has little effect on asthma.

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