About TCM I Choosing Foods For Lung Health I A Simple Thing To Remember I Mullein Tea :Best Herbal Tea For Nourishing Lungs I Foods To Avoid
About Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine is an age long system that has given new perspective to many lives by dealing with the root causes of illnesses. The theories sync up so well, giving one a thorough understanding of how the human body works.
Choosing Foods For Lung Health
When considering Lung Heath the basic formula for eating the right food is to choose naturally fresh foods that are "white" or have white centers- like daikon radish, cauliflower, almonds, potatoes, sesame seeds, garlic, leeks, white mushrooms, lotus seeds, watercress, sweet potato, yams, rice, fresh ginger, apples and cabbage.
A very easy way that my mother taught me, was to look at a cauliflower and compare it with the diagram of lungs. The florets looked similar to the bronchial tree. Therefore, she said that cauliflowers nourish the lungs. It was an easy way for a teenager to remember.
A Simple Thing To Remember
Strengthening your lungs, helps the yin organs in the body to function properly (Yin organs : Heart, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Kidney). The idea if interlinked can be seen in an enlightening way - eating lung nourishing foods can improve heart health and other yin organs and eating heart nourishing foods can improve lung health and other yin organs. This is why a grief stricken person can have difficulty in breathing and also get an upset stomach because the yin organs are connected and support each other beautifully when taken care of.
Mullein Tea : Best Herbal Tea For Nourishing Lungs
Key Benefits : Relieves coughing, loosens mucus, relieves earache, helps in elimination of toxins, promotes wound healing
The most important part to remember when drinking this tea is to strain this tea thoroughly before drinking it. To make the tea with dried leaves, simply add a small handful of them to 240-ml cup of boiling water, them steep them for 15-30 minutes.
It is better to buy this tea from a trusted source and the recommended dosage is 2-3 grams (i.e. the amount that fits into one tea bag = one cup in one day according to traditional usage. Sipping this elixir once in a while is great for a lung detox specially for people living in areas with a bad air quality index.
Foods to Avoid:
Avoid “Damp” (mucus) forming foods which easily impair Lung Qi: Cow dairy (goat/sheep okay), peanuts and excessive nuts in general, hydrogenated oils, juices (especially tropical fruit, orange & tomato), excessive bananas, pineapple, sugar (all refined), or cold/frozen temperature foods.
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