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6        Acupuncture                                                                                    July 1, 2021  Vol. 28  Hani Times
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                            Constitutional Acupuncture

           Stomach Fire in Lesser Yang (Hot)Constitution





                                                              protein meat, along with    lead to a syndrome called  glands  can  be pushed
                                                              abundance  of  vitamins     Stomach Fire.  The most  far beyond its ability
                                                              and minerals. Ginger,       common manifestations  to spring back on its
                                                              turmeric, cinnamon,         are a reddening of face,  own. As a result, chronic
                                                              and  ginseng  are  known    dry-burning mouth,  disease and pain ensue.
                                                              to benefit the overall      breath feeling hot, thirst  But the disease can
                                                              physiology, especially      uneasily quenched,  resolve  and the function
                                                              the immune system,          irritability, being easily  can restore when the
                                                              brain function, and         distracted, tinnitus,  body is given a chance
                                                              digestion. They also        tension in neck muscle,  to recover.
                                                              lower inflammation,
                                                              arthritis, nausea, blood
                                                              glucose, diabetes,
                                                              cancer, heart disease,
                                                              cholesterol, joint pain,
                                                              and menstrual pain.
                                                              Many people experience
        △Today’s  healthy  diet  movement  is  without  knowledge  of   the increase in well-
        constitutions.  Consequently,  people  mistakenly  consume
        the  wrong  foods  with  only  thinking  of  a  one-size-fits-all   being and health in this
        approach. image© shutterstock_Amanda Carden           scenario. Then what can
                                                              go wrong?
                                   are chicken, ginger,  Many things can go               and fatigue. More severe  Stomach Fire syndrome
        By David Lee L.Ac.
                                   turmeric, cinnamon,  wrong if the wrong                symptoms such as dry-      occurs in both
                                   and ginseng. In Asian  constitution consumes           hard stool, bad breath,  Soyangin and Taeeumin
        With today’s movement  medicine, we understand  t h e m   i n   a   s i g n i f i c a n t   and swollen-bleeding  constitutions because
        towards  a  healthy  way  these are Warm foods.  a m o u n t .   A   r e g u l a r   gums can occur. But  they both are Warm
        of eating, some foods are  They improve the health  consumption can cause         all symptoms are not  body types. Soyangin’s
        touted as good medicine.  of  mind and  body for  a  disease rather than          necessary to be Stomach  Warm is primary and
        H e a l t h   b e n e f i t s   a r e  Lesser Yin constitution,  lead to the purported   Fire.               Taeeumin’s Warm is
        revealed through  which is of a Cold body  benefits. As a result,                 About 70% of males and  secondary. Since they
        scientific research on the  type.                     the health problems are     30% of females are Warm  are not Cool, the Warm
        biomolecular components  Chicken is considered  unintentionally created.          constitutions. These are  foods can harm the
        and processes. Such  the  best low-fat high-          These Warm foods  can       significant numbers.  health if consumed too
                                                                                          And these constitutions  much.
                                                                                          never become Cool in  I had a patient who
                                                                                          their lifetime. The good  had a Stomach Fire
                                                                                          news is that for most,  syndrome constantly
                                                                                          consuming Warm foods  fo r 5  mon ths.  Al l
                                                                                          in minimum amount  medical examinations
                                                                                          and at a sporadic  came out normal.
                                                                                          fre quen cy i s en ough  Medications were only
                                                                                          to be nutritious but  palliative and did not
                                                                                          not harmful. However,  significantly reduce
                                                                                          with today’s healthy  symptoms. Once I
                                                                                          diet movement is  diagnosed her body
                                                                                          without a knowledge  t y p e  a s  b e i n g  W a r m ,
                                                                                          of constitutions.  she was instructed
                                                                                          Consequently, people  to reduce the Warm
                                                                                          mi st ak en ly  co ns um e  foods. Instead, she was
                                                                                          wrong foods with only  to consume Cool foods
                                                                                          t h i n k i n g   a   o n e - s i z e -  d ail y.  Th e  am ou nt
                                                                                          fits-all approach.  was a smoothie every
                                                                                          A regular and high  morning consisting
                                                                                          consumption becomes a  of 8 ounces of aloe,
                                                                                          bad medicine.              2 sticks of celery,
                                                                                          Wrong foods dangerously  1 cucumber, and 1
                                                                                          create chaos in the  cup of strawberry,
                                                                                          body. They inhibit a  b l a c k b e r r y ,   a n d
                                                                                          proper physiology.  raspberry mix. 4
                                                                                          The weaker functions  short weeks later,
                                                                                          are compromised  the symptoms had
                                                                                          first. Discomfort is a  subsided by 80%. This
                                                                                          s u b j e c t i v e   i n d i c a t o r  is how Asian medicine
                                                                                          that the condition  treats diseases that
                                                                                          can become severe if  a r e  un d i ag n os e d  b y
                                                                                          l e ft   u nc h e c ke d .   Th e  and stubborn with
                                                                                          physiology of organs and  biomolecular medicine.
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