Yang represents the energy that is responsible for warming and activating bodily
functions. When this energy is depleted your body begins to slow down, displaying
signs of under activity and sensations of coldness. Foods to tonify yang include;
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Grains
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Quinoa, sweet (glutinous) rice, wheat germ
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Vegetables
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Leek, mustard greens, onion, radish, scallion, squash, sweet potato, turnip, watercress
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Fruit
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Cherry, litchi, logan, peach, raspberry, strawberry
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Nuts and seeds
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Chestnuts, pinenuts, pistachio nuts, walnuts
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Fish
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Anchovy, lobster, mussel, prawn, shrimp, trout
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Meat
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Chicken, lamb, venison, kidneys (both beef and lamb)
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Herbs and spices
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Basil, black pepper, caper, cayenne, chive seed, cinnamon bark, clove, dill seed,
fennel seed, fennugreek seed, garlic, ginger, horseradish, nutmeg, peppermint, rosemary,
sage, savory, spearmint, star anise, tumeric, thyme, white pepper
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Bevrages |
Chai tea, jasmine tea
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Supplements
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Algae, ginseng (American, Chinese, and Korean), pollen, royal jelly
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Fruit |
raspberry
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Nuts / seeds
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chestnut, pistachio, walnut
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Fish
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lobster, shrimp, mussels, prawn
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Meat
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lamb, venison, both sheep and beef kidney’s |
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Herbs / spices
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basil, clove, rosemary, chive leaf, fennel seed, fennugreek seed, horseradish
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Beverages |
jasmine tea
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Supplements
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Algae
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