Getting the right Ginseng for you

Make sure you have ascertained which constitution you are.

If you are Fire and you take the most popular and recommended Ginseng, you will over heat, especially if you are taking it in the summer.

The various Ginsengs available each have their own energy. Some are heating and assist in multiple maintenance programs including improving circulation.

There are also the Cooling Ginsengs i.e. American Ginseng which nourishes Yin and assists in those who are burned-out.

Additionally, we have Rheumatism Ginseng and Tienchi Ginseng which have altogether more specific powers.

In conclusion, YES, enjoy taking Ginseng but make sure it's the right one for you!

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Know thy tongue!

Tongue Analysis:

Tongue Colour: Normal colour is pale - red.
	Pale:	Deficiency of Yang or deficiency of Blood. If a Yang deficiency, tongue will be swollen and slightly wet. If a blood deficiency, tongue will be somewhat dry.
	Red:	Always indicates heat. If predominately on the tip = Heart. If predominately on the sides = Liver or Gall Bladder.
	Purple:	Stasis of Blood, circulation disorder.
Tongue Shape:
	Thin:	Indicates either a Blood or Yin deficiency and a chronic condition.
	Swollen:	Indicates retention of fluids.
	Long:	Indicates a tendency to Heat in the Heart.
	Short:	If pale and wet = Interior Cold (Yang deficiency). If red and peeled = Interior Heat (Yin deficiency).
	Cracks:	Indicate either Heat or a Yin deficiency: Short, horizontal indicates Stomach Yin deficiency. Long, deep midline reaching to the tip indicates a Heart disharmony. Shallow, midline, not reaching tip, indicates a Stomach Yin deficiency. Short, transverse on sides of middle, indicates a Spleen Qi deficiency.
Tongue Coating: A thin, white coating is normal and indicates that the stomach is digesting properly.
	Thick:	Indicates the presence of a pathogenic factor.
	None:	Often called "peeled". Indicates a Stomach or Kidney Yin deficiency. If peeled and red all over, indicates deficient Kidney Yin.
	White:	Indicates Cold (Yang deficiency).
	Yellow:	Indicates Heat (Yin deficiency).
Moisture: A normal tongue is slightly wet.
	Wet:	Indicates a Yang Qi deficiency.
	Dry:	Indicates a Yin Qi deficiency.
	Slippery:	Or sticky, indicates retention of dampness.

republicans are "yang"-democrats are "yin"

back to bananas

radical diet change to whole grains almost 100%.

before excrement was liquidy and often.

now it's once a day, more solid and banana shaped.

i've also cut back on alcohol so we must factor that in.

i haven't completely stopped. just trying to partake

in more controlled amounts.

it may seem unusual but you can learn how healthy you are

by your own stool. there is nothing to be embarrassed about.

who else is usually in the toilet with you anyway???

also, floating stool also shows it has been sufficiently

oxygenated. if your stool sinks....you may be sinking as well!

The Beauty of Beans

In these economically challenged times finding ways to eat

cheaply and wisely is part of the game.

Larger continental cultures i.e. Africa and South America

go to the bean to provide nourishment.

Living in Japan, beef is not the most financially feasible

choice. In fact it's considered a delicacy to an extent.

Beans are more eco friendly as well. Not giving off enormous

clouds of methane, nothing against cows mind you.

My best friend is one.

Why do cultures in the southern hemisphere eat more beans

than those in the north?

Is more land mass exist in the Arctic than the Antarctic?

If so, it is said that the hunters/gatherers, mostly from

the northern territories, rely on meat for nutrition and stamina.

Those in more equatorial regions can do without due to less severe

weather conditions.

Also, blood type Os, northern Europeans, far Northern-Hemisphere

ancestries and those living in cold climates need a substantial amount

of meat regularly due to their hunter/gatherer ancestry which is

essential for building blood and energy.

Legumes regulate certain aspects of metabolism such as water

and sugar and promotes balanced sexual activity and proper growth

and development of the body. Chinese medicine files the bean as the

proper food for the kidney-adrenal functions.

They are drying and diuretic and generally not suitable for deficient

persons so Ayurveda combines with oily foods.

Legumes also balance the excessive, strong, and robust person

with signs of overweight, heat, or damp conditions such as yeasts or edema.

Chinese traditions assign healing value to the Five Element Color:

Fire Element, heart, and small intestines - (red legumes)aduki bean, red lentil, and kidney bean.

Earth Element, spleen pancreas, and stomach - (yellow legumes)garbanzo bean,

yellow pea, and soybean

Metal Element, lungs, and large intestine; (white legumes)lima bean and navy beans

Water Element, kidneys, and bladder - (dark, black, and brown legumes)black bean,

black soybean, and brown lentil

Wood Element, liver, and gall bladder - (green)mung bean, green pea, and green bean

Case study II - HIV

proper nutrition for curbing the progression of HIV into AIDS

the AIDS related membrane of the human immunodeficiency virus

is cholesterol rich. Thus diets that lower cholesterol may assist in

slowing down progression.

high-fiber low-fat diet reduces cholesterol and saturated fats

lots of garlic at beginning stages of HIV but if AIDS already exits

garlic will deplete yin fluids so be informed.

St. Johnswort contains the blood-red volatile oil "hypericin,"

effective against retro-viruses such as HIV and EBV.

Licorice root(Glycyrrhiza glabra; Mandarin: gan cao

harmonizes liver and detoxifies body

may counteract various viruses

Algae regenerates cell structure

Seaweeds cool inflammations and detoxify