Yang Deficiency
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;
| Grains | Quinoa, sweet (glutinous) rice, wheat germ |
| Vegetables | Leek, mustard greens, onion, radish, scallion, squash, sweet potato, turnip, watercress |
| Fruit | Cherry, litchi, logan, peach, raspberry, strawberry |
| Nuts and seeds | Chestnuts, pinenuts, pistachio nuts, walnuts |
| Fish | Anchovy, lobster, mussel, prawn, shrimp, trout |
| Meat | Chicken, lamb, venison, kidneys (both beef and lamb) |
| Herbs and spices | 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 |
| Bevrages | Chai tea, jasmine tea |
| Supplements | Algae, ginseng (American, Chinese, and Korean), pollen, royal jelly |
Foods especially useful to tonify Spleen Yang Deficiency.
| Nuts and seeds | chestnut |
| Herbs and spices | cayenne, cinnamon bark, clove, fennel seed, garlic, ginger, nutmeg, rosemary |
| Beverages | jasmine tea |
Foods especially useful to tonify Kidney Yang Deficiency.
| Fruit | raspberry |
| Nuts / seeds | chestnut, pistachio, walnut |
| Fish | lobster, shrimp, mussels, prawn |
| Meat | lamb, venison, both sheep and beef kidney’s |
| Herbs / spices | basil, clove, rosemary, chive leaf, fennel seed, fennugreek seed, horseradish |
| Beverages | jasmine tea |
| Supplements | Algae |
Examples of every day western foods that can be used to build yang
- Mussels cooked with a little garlic
- Roast chicken with sage and thyme
- Roasted vegetables with and rosemary
- Rice porridge with cinnamon, nutmeg and a little brown sugar
- Leek and potato soup with black pepper
- Or by adding any of the many spices as listed above to dishes when cooking.