Carlos Becerra, R.Ac.
T: 604 788 2455
E: carlos@carlosbecerra.ca
W: www.carlosbecerra.ca
grains
polished (white) rice
sweet (glutinous) rice
beans
string bean / green bean
white string bean
vegetables
carrot
garlic
yam
fish
whitefish
shellfish
clam (freshwater)
meats
beef
pigeon meat
pork pancreas
fruits and nuts
chestnut
date (red & black)
longan
persimmon
pineapple
herbs
caraway seed
cinnamon bark
ginseng
peppermint
other
bird’s nest
frog
human milk
royal jelly
NOTES
Carrot
- to use carrot as a blood tonic – cook with tomatoes, onion and beef
Garlic
- crush a few garlic cloves to mix with mustard (powder or paste) and eat it with rice wine
- boil a few garlic cloves in water and drink it as tea to correct chronic cold sensations, particularly in women
- cut a garlic clove in large pieces, drop into a small bottle of rice wine; put away for 1 month; then is ready to drink as a wine tonic
Pineapple
- eat 4 slices of fresh pineapple or drink a glass of fresh pineapple juice, twice a day, to relieve indigestion, abdominal swelling, vomiting, or diarrhea
o not recommended for people with eczema or carbuncle
Yam
- boil the yam with ginseng for 30 minutes and drink as tea
- make a soup with yam and beef or pork
OBSERVATIONS
- create a food plan that is
o deeply nourishing
o easy to digest
o warm in temperature and energetics
- breakfast ideas
o oatmeal cooked with pumpkin and sunflower seeds, a pinch of cinnamon
o brown rice baked with almonds and raisins and cardamom
o savory millet cereal cooked with onions, cilantro, topped with nutritional yeast
- lunch & dinner ideas
o pumpkin or carrot soup
o hummus on lightly steamed veggies or whole grain pita bread
o lamb stew with onions, carrots, parsnips and mustard greens
o steamed Brussels sprouts with broccoli, brown rice and well-cooked beans
o seafood stew with collard greens, kale and scallions
- beverages
o ginger tea sweetened with stevia, or raw honey
o fennel caraway tea
o flax seed milk with cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom
o molasses (1 TBS) in hot water
- desserts (small portions served warm)
o baked yam drizzled with maple syrup
o stewed dried fruits (especially figs, cherries, peaches and dates) cooked with cinnamon and/or licorice sticks
- general suggestions
o eat soups and stews cooked for a long time
o prepare foods using warming spices such as ginger, cinnamon, black pepper, nutmeg, and touches of cayenne
o eat more cooked foods and less raw foods
§ raw foods are cooling
· the body must heat a food to body temperature in order for the Spleen to extract the qi from the food
· if the Spleen is already deficient, eating raw food will take up precious energy that the body can’t afford
§ other common cold items are foods and drinks that come straight from the refrigerator, or drinks with ice
