Lecture 10: HT/SI Patterns and Diet therapy Flashcards
General etiology for heart disorders
Emotions affecting the Heart
While Sadness relates to the Lungs in 5 Element Theory, Sadness affects the Heart Qi because the Heart and Lungs are closely related and mutually assist each other. Sadness weakens Lung Qi which can cause Heart Qi to become deficient. Prolonged sadness and Deficient Qi can also lead to Stagnation of Qi, which can lead to Heart Fire.
While Anger affects the Liver directly, it affects the Heart indirectly. Anger causes Liver Yang to rise, which can eventually be transmitted to the Heart, causing Heart Fire.
Blood Loss or severe bleeding affecting the heart
Severe blood loss from hemorrhage or long term illness can deplete Heart blood (Heart rules Blood), and this can lead to Heart Qi Deficiency
Heart Qi Deficiency Etiology
Heart Qi Xu Dietary Therapy
Thermal Nature: neutral, warm, sometimes hot
Cooking: Warming
Flavours: neutral-warm sweet, neutral-warm pungent, neutral-warm salty
Heart Qi Xu Dietary Avoidances
Temperature: Cool, Cold
Cooking: Cooling - steaming, blanching
Flavours: Sour, Excess bitter (is a qi tonic but can drain too much heat)
Avoid excessive intake of thermally cold food, raw foods, too much dairy, too many tropical fruits, frozen foods, denaturalized foods, canned foods, or ice-cold beverages.
Bitter Melon, Brown sugar, Butter, Cereal Grass, Chard, Cheese, Clam, Coffee, Citrus, Milk, Crab, Grapefruit, Kiwi, Mung bean, Nori, Octopus, Salt, Seaweed, Spinach, Water Chestnut, Watermelon
Heart Qi Xu
POT
2 Foods for Exam
POT:
- Tonify Heart Qi
Coconut:
- Warm
- Sweet
- Strengthens Heart Qi
- (Strengthens Lung Qi)
Lentil:
- Neutral
- Sweet
- Nourishes Heart Qi
- Supplements qi and blood
- Strengthens Kidney
Heart Qi Xu
Herbs
Lifestyle Suggestions
Heart Qi Xu Lifestyle Avoidances
Heart Yang Xu Etiology
Because the Kidneys are the source of Yang for all the internal organs, chronic Kidney Yang Deficiency can lead to Heart Yang Deficiency
Heart Yang Xu Dietary Therapy
Thermal nature: Neutral, Warm, occasionally hot
Cooking: Warming - baking, searing
Flavours: neutral-warm sweet, neutral-warm pungent, neutral-warm salty, occasionally hot
Similiar treatment as for qi deficiency but some foods with a stronger yang warming nature can be used
Heart Yang Xu Dietary Avoidances
Temperature: Cool, Cold
Cooking Methods: Cooling eg. steaming, salting (pickling in brine)
Flavours: Sour, Bitter, Excessive salt
Food Examples: Asparagus, Banana, Clam, Coffee, Dandelion, Grapefruit, Lemon, Lettuce, Lime, Peppermint
- Thermally cold or cool foods, raw foods, ice water
- Sugar. esp refined sugar
- Alcohol
- Juices like orange juice or tropical fruit juice
- Sour milk products
- Excess liquid consumption
Heart Yang Xu Food Examples
Heart Yang Xu
POT
2 Foods for Exam
POT:
- Tonify and warm heart yang
Heart Yang Xu
Herbs
Lifestyle Suggestions
Heart Yang Xu Lifestyle Avoidances
Heart Blood Xu Etiology
- Spleen Qi Deficiency (dietary insufficiencies, over-thinking) can cause Blood Deficiency and then Heart Blood Deficient. Therefore, Heart Blood Deficiency is often associated with Spleen Qi Deficiency.
- Chronic worry and anxiety disturbs the Shen, which depresses the Heart function and leads to Heart Blood Deficiency.
- Severe hemorrhage (e.g. in childbirth) or any cause of Deficient Blood.
