Supplementing our Yin through Food @ Bridgeways Clinic

Our Yin energy is both the lubricant and fuel of our body. When our Yin is strong all our body processes are nourished and we have a good reserve of fine quality nutrients to build new tissue and repair and maintain our bodies.

When our Yin is depleted we have probably been running on empty for quite a while, perhaps overdoing it in some way.

Typical signs and symptoms of Yin Deficiency include: afternoon fever, red cheeks, weak, restless, insomnia, 5-palm heat and dry mouth.

When our Yin is deficient we need to avoid foods which stimulate us to use up energy we don’t really have and to avoid foods that will aggravate our tendency to over heat. We should avoid food like alcohol, coffee and sugar.

The following foods especially Tonify Yin:

• Apple
• Asparagus
• Avocado
• Banana
• Cheese
• Clam
• Crab
• Cuttlefish
• Duck
• Egg
• Honey
• Kidney bean
• Lemon
• Malt
• Mango
• Milk
• Mulberry
• Nettle
• Pea
• Pear
• Pineapple
• Pomegranate
• Pork
• Rabbit
• Royal Jelly
• Seaweed
• Sesame
• Spelt
• Spinach
• String bean
• Sweet Potato
• Tofu
• Tomato
• Watermelon
• Wheat
• Yam

If you believe that you are affected by Yin Deficiency then please give us a call at Bridgeways Clinic if you would like to discuss your diet and nutrition.

Reference:

Legget, D. (2005) Helping Ourselves – A Guide to Traditional Chinese Food Energetics.