The heart, circulation, blood and Traditional Chinese Medicine

The following is an excerpt  from Hot and Cold Health by R. G. Heft (Acupuncture Physician FL 1992- 2002) based on traditional Chinese medicine and the questioning and counseling of 10,000+. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is based on the theory, observation that everything, including the body is an ongoing balance of opposites, many of which we control through diet, herbs, exercise, thought, etc.

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 The heart is one major organ system. There are four other major organ systems. You cannot possibly know, understand the heart  without first knowing, fully understanding the other four spleen, liver, lungs and kidneys), which are conveniently located on this blog. It also the reason why I offer the whole EBook for free, so that you will have the whole story, not part.

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The heart commands the blood and stores the spirit  

The heart commands the blood (circulation) and stores the spirit (soul of God). During the day, the spirit rises into the head where it stimulates the brain. During the night, it sinks back into the heart (blood rich) where it “sleeps” .rejuvenating the body mind. Blood (nutrients) build, fuel and cleanse all structure and function. The heart and the brain have an intimate relationship as they both store, house the spirit. Both are nourished by air (oxygen), blood, jing, lungs (respiration), spleen (digestion), liver (digestion, blood cleansing) and kidneys (reproduction, blood cleansing).

 

The heart has three main pathologies: blood deficiency, stagnant blood and emotions. Long-term low protein, low fat diets, drugs and or chronic illness tend to cause blood deficiency. The following are three stages of blood deficiency, mild to severe affecting the heart, brain.  

 

                           Weak heart, thin blood                          

                Dietary tendencies, in the extreme, tend to cause                                  

Cold lacto vegetarian Vegan, fruitarian	→	Blood deficiency, vata
Low protein, low fat:  Milk, yogurt, soft cheese, beans, nuts, seeds,High carbohydrate: Raw vegetables, salads, tropical fruits, juices, shakes, smoothies, cold drinks	→ →	Poor circulation, coldness, fatigue, dull pale complexion, shaking, easily startled, discomfort in chest region, palpitations, dizziness, sweating, dream disturbed sleep, poor memory, pale, thin tongue

 

Stage One. Heart blood deficiency       

1. Dull, pale complexion Blood, protein and fat deficiency tends to thin the blood, which in turn, thins and reduces blood flow, circulation to the head causing the face, lips to become pale, dull. Blood is red. Blood deficiency always strikes the extremities (head, arms and legs) first as the extremities (a) contain no vital organs and (b) are harder to reach, as it is harder, takes more energy to pump blood up than down.

 

2. Dream disturbed sleep. The heart stores the shen, spirit. At night, the spirit sinks into the heart where it sleeps. The heart is a blood rich organ. Blood, protein and fat strengthens the heart. Too little blood, protein and fat tends to weaken the heart’s holding power, grasp; allowing the spirit to wander, rise up during the night into the head, brain, stimulating thinking, dreaming. 

 

3. Easily startled Blood, protein and fat, build fuel, hold, etc. Blood deficiency weakens, thins the holding, calming power of the heart, brain and nervous system.                               

4. Poor memory The brain functions according to its supply of blood, protein and fat. Blood, protein and fat deficiency weakens the brain’s holding ability, causing poor memory, forgetfulness. Blood deficiency weakens all function, mental and physical.

  

5. Lethargy Blood, protein and fat fuel energy. Blood, protein and fat deficiency, in varying extremes, create sluggishness, apathy, etc.

 

6. Profuse sweating The lungs control the surface, skin, opening and closing of the pores. Chronic blood deficiency weakens the heart (circulation) and lungs, skin, opening and closing of the pores, leaving them open, allowing heat, energy and moisture to escape.

 

7. Dizziness Blood deficiency and or a sudden loss, decrease in blood flow to the brain, can cause light-headedness, dizziness and or loss of consciousness. The swaying of dizziness mimics the movement of fire. Blood deficiency tends to cause dryness, heat.  

 

8. Tongue is pale, thin and dry The heart opens up, pours blood into the tongue. Blood is red, moist and substantive. Decreased blood circulation and thin (low protein, low fat) blood tends to pale, thin and dry the tongue, skin, hair, etc. 

 Stage Two. Heart Blood, Yang deficiency

9.  Palpitations are defined as a conscious awareness of an acute (sudden) rapid beating, fluttering of the heart, generally caused by a sudden drop in blood, pressure via  blood deficiency, clogged arteries, hemorrhage (accident, childbirth, excessive menstruation, etc.) and or severe emotional trauma.

 

10. Discomfort in the chest region Blood nourishes and moistens the chest, skin, muscles, organs, etc. Range of motion tends to decline, dry when blood declines. It also produces pain.

 

11. Cold limbs Blood, protein and fat deficiency decrease circulation to the extremities, causing coldness, weakness, numbness, shaking and or tremors. Blood builds, fuels, warms, etc.

 

12. Bright complexion Severe blood deficiency tends to weaken, decrease blood flow to the head causing a bright, white complexion (sign of coldness, lack of heat, blood, red color).  

 

13. Insomnia (difficult to fall and or stay asleep) Blood and jing build and fuel the heart, increasing its ability to hold and anchor the spirit in sleep. Blood, jing, protein and fat deficiency weakens its holding power, allowing the spirit to roam, rise into the head during the night stimulating dreaming, wakefulness. 

 Stage Three. Severe Blood deficiency

 14. Purple lips Purple is the color of blood stagnation. Severe blood deficiency decreases circulation, slowing the movement of blood causing it to thicken and darken, turn purple (dark red).

 

15. Tongue is pale, blue and short Severe blood deficiency causes the tongue to become pale, blue and short. Blue is the color of cold.  Cold contracts, shortens the tongue.      

 16. Coma                

 Blood, protein and fat, deficiency tends to attack women more so than men. Many women tend to eat low protein low fat and high carbohydrate diets. They also menstruate lose blood 3- 7 days every month for thirty plus years, from the first menses to the last, menopause. This combination predisposes them towards blood deficiency. The hotter middle diet, meal plan is recommended.

 Men are the opposite. They tend to eat high protein, high fat diets (includes alcohol, coffee and or tobacco) thereby developing high protein, high fat, overbuilt diseases.   

                                         Overbuilt heart

Dietary tendencies, in the extreme, tend to cause                                   

Overbuilt, acidic diet	→	Overbuilt, hot, pitta
High protein, high fat: Eggs, red meat, wild game, veal, chicken, turkey, fish, cheese, pizza, lasagna, fries, onion rings, chips, oil,Alcohol, coffee, smokingLow fruits, vegetables	→ →	High cholesterol, athero- sclerosis, arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure   red face, red eyes, emotional disturbances,  agitation,  restlessness,  impatience,  anger, violence, severe insomnia and or tongue ulcers

 All blood passes through the liver. The liver stores, cleanses (removes excess protein, fat, cholesterol, impurities) and releases the blood. Too much protein and fat tends to clog, thicken and weaken the liver. Less fat, cholesterol are removed more stays in the blood (high cholesterol), arteries (atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure), etc. More blood flows into the liver than out, reducing blood flow, especially to the extremities (head, arms and legs. Most heart attacks happen between the hours of 1 A.M. and 3 A.M., when the liver is energetically active.    

 Overbuilt heart (includes arteries, veins, brain, tongue and face).

1. Red face High cholesterol, arteriosclerosis, cirrhosis, etc. tends to increase blood pressure, heat, energy reddening the face and skin.

2. Emotional disturbances High blood pressure generally disturbs, overheats the mind. The mind thinks well when it is moist and cool not when it is hot, excited, pressurized.  

3. Restlessness and agitation High cholesterol, high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis overheat, overexcite, agitate the body mind.  

4. Severe insomnia It is very difficult to sleep when the body, blood are overheated Sleeping is a cooling and sinking process, which usually occurs during the night, when it is cold, dark and moist.

5. Tongue ulcers. Excess heat, overbuilt blood can pass into the tongue causing it to erupt.

6. High blood pressure (hypertension) Thick, high cholesterol blood tends to clog, thicken and harden the arteries reducing the volume of blood circulated, size of the arteries causing the heart to work harder, pump faster, to increase circulation. Over time, this tends to create high blood pressure.  

7.  Red tongue body, red tip, points and a yellow coating The tip of the tongue is associated with the heart.

The heart and brain are also a function of the lungs and spleen. The lungs control respiration, oxygen intake. The lungs are naturally moist. Moisture, water facilitates the exchange of gases, oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs, blood and the environment. Too much water, mucous and phlegm in the lungs tends to reduce oxygen absorption, and in the extreme, asphyxiate the brain. The spleen controls digestion (Chapter 7). Weak digestion and cold, damp diets tend to cool and moisten the lungs, nose, sinuses and throat with excess mucous, phlegm. The following are symptoms of cold phlegm attacking the heart.

 Cold Phlegm Attacking the Heart

1. Rattling sound in the throat, dribbling saliva Excess fluids can collect in the throat around the larynx (voice box) and cause a rattling sound. They can also leak dribble out.

 

2. Tongue hangs out The heart opens up into the tongue. Phlegm in the heart, lungs, throat, etc. can obstruct, decrease chi and blood flow to the tongue causing it to hang out (lack of holding).

 

3. Lethargic stupor Phlegm in the lungs tends to decrease respiration, oxygen absorption. In the extreme, it can cause lethargic stupor, mental confusion, dullness, incoherence and muttering.

 

4. Tongue is swollen with thick, greasy white coating A thick greasy (damp) white (cold) coating is a symptom of internal cold and damp, spleen yang deficiency.  

     

The heart, brain are a function of blood, arteries, spleen, liver, lungs, diet, bedroom, emotions (excessive sadness, depression), etc. Most heart and circulatory problems, in general, does not start in the heart, but instead somewhere else. It is that somewhere else you must treat in order to affect a cure. Everything is a product of cause and effect. If you do not treat, remove the cause (that somewhere else), then the effect (that somewhere else disease) gets worse, continues to grow, in one form or another. 

 

Cholesterol, Blood pressure (hot and cold)

 

Cholesterol (fatty substance) is an essential part of every cell, tissue, including the brain and nervous system. It is manufactured in the liver and transported via the bloodstream to every cell in the body. Too much cholesterol and or too many low to very-low density lipoproteins (LDL, VLDL) increase plaque buildup within the arteries, stagnating blood, reducing its circulation, while increasing pressure. Poor diet (long-term high protein, fat and starch, and low vegetables, fruits) tends to cause liver congestion, which in turn, causes high cholesterol, high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, tumors, psoriasis, cancer, etc.   

    

The liver makes cholesterol, from food, nutrients: protein and fat. Dietary cholesterol (red meat, chicken, turkey, eggs, cheese, etc.) increases blood, serum cholesterol (attached to lipoproteins, as it travels the bloodstream). Low (LDL) and very-low density lipoproteins (VLDL) transport cholesterol but are thick, heavy and tend to stick, form plaque on the arterial walls. High-density lipoproteins (HDL) transport excess cholesterol from the cells back to the liver to be broken down, cleansed and excreted from the body.

       

Red meat, chicken, turkey, fish (red), eggs, cheese, etc are high in saturated fat, LDL, and VLDL Beans, nuts, seeds and certain vegetables are high in HDL and unsaturated fat. HDL and unsaturated fat helps control, digest and break down LDL and VLD. All excess sugar (starch, alcohol, etc.) is converted into fat that is stored throughout the body.

 

All blood passes through the liver. The liver receives, cleanses (removes excess protein, fat, cholesterol, etc.) and releases the blood. High protein and high fat diets in excess tend to clog, congest and weaken the liver, reducing its functions, removing, cleansing less protein, fat, thus increasing blood cholesterol, fat, and in the extreme, tends to cause high cholesterol, atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure, tumors, psoriasis, gallstones, kidney stones and cancer. .

 

Liver congestion, high cholesterol and hardening of the arteries also stagnate and reduce blood, circulation. Reduced circulation and or thinner blood (low protein, low fat), in the extreme, tends to cause blood deficiency symptoms, diseases, especially in the extremities: head, arms and legs: insomnia, mental impairment, pain in the joints, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) and impotence.  Pain in the arms and legs when resting is a general symptom of poor circulation via reduced, anemic blood and energy and or high cholesterol, liver congestion and hardening of the arteries.

 

High cholesterol is only a problem when it starts to collect. Once it has collected, it is difficult, but not impossible to remove. Blood pressure lowering medications and or thinning agents may lower pressure and prevent new build up, but not necessarily eliminate old build up. It is the old build up you have to eliminate to truly, not temporarily cure liver congestion, high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, RLS, Rheumatoid Arthritis, insomnia, etc.

 

 

 

Cholesterol, Blood pressure (hot and cold)

 

Cholesterol (fatty substance) is an essential part of every cell, tissue, including the brain and nervous system. It is manufactured in the liver and transported via the bloodstream to every cell in the body. Too much cholesterol and or too many low to very-low density lipoproteins (LDL, VLDL) increase plaque buildup within the arteries, stagnating blood, reducing its circulation, while increasing pressure. Poor diet (long-term high protein, fat and starch, and low vegetables, fruits) tends to cause liver congestion, which in turn, causes high cholesterol, high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, tumors, psoriasis, cancer, etc.   

    

The liver makes cholesterol, from food, nutrients: protein and fat. Dietary cholesterol (red meat, chicken, turkey, eggs, cheese, etc.) increases blood, serum cholesterol (attached to lipoproteins, as it travels the bloodstream). Low (LDL) and very-low density lipoproteins (VLDL) transport cholesterol but are thick, heavy and tend to stick, form plaque on the arterial walls. High-density lipoproteins (HDL) transport excess cholesterol from the cells back to the liver to be broken down, cleansed and excreted from the body.

       

Red meat, chicken, turkey, fish (red), eggs, cheese, etc are high in saturated fat, LDL, and VLDL Beans, nuts, seeds and certain vegetables are high in HDL and unsaturated fat. HDL and unsaturated fat helps control, digest and break down LDL and VLD. All excess sugar (starch, alcohol, etc.) is converted into fat that is stored throughout the body.

 

All blood passes through the liver. The liver receives, cleanses (removes excess protein, fat, cholesterol, etc.) and releases the blood. High protein and high fat diets in excess tend to clog, congest and weaken the liver, reducing its functions, removing, cleansing less protein, fat, thus increasing blood cholesterol, fat, and in the extreme, tends to cause high cholesterol, atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure, tumors, psoriasis, gallstones, kidney stones and cancer. .

 

Liver congestion, high cholesterol and hardening of the arteries also stagnate and reduce blood, circulation. Reduced circulation and or thinner blood (low protein, low fat), in the extreme, tends to cause blood deficiency symptoms, diseases, especially in the extremities: head, arms and legs: insomnia, mental impairment, pain in the joints, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) and impotence.  Pain in the arms and legs when resting is a general symptom of poor circulation via reduced, anemic blood and energy and or high cholesterol, liver congestion and hardening of the arteries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The cure, treatment plan (diet, nutrition, herbs, etc.) of any disease is simple once you know the cause.

Undertanding  the cause is another matter as you have to have complete, whole body knowledge, know every part, structure, function before you can understand, diagnose and treat any part: symptom, disease, strucuture, function with nutrients, foods, herbs, climates, etc.  successively. It is the reason why I wrote my book, so that you could understand, prevent and or cure most symptoms, diseases using common foods, herbs, spices, etc.  found in your local grocery store. It is also the reason why I deleted the treatment plan (food, herbs, etc.)

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Hot and Cold Health

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION I PHILOSOPHY AND DIET

Chapter 1 The Way of Thinking Chapter 2 The Way of Food Chapter 3 Digestion, Spices and Chinese Herbs Chapter 4 Cooking Class

SECTION II BIOLOGY, EAST AND WEST

Chapter 5 Three Treasures Chapter 6 Blood and Body Fluids Chapter 7 Spleen Chapter 8 Stomach Small Intestine Chapter 9 Large Intestine and Urinary Bladder Chapter 10 Heart Chapter 11 Liver & Gall Bladder Chapter 12 Lungs Chapter 13 Kidneys Chapter 14 Disease and Diagnosis

SECTION III DISEASES A- Z

Chap 15 A Diseases AIDS 141 Alzheimer s 143 Anal fissure 143 Anemia 144 Anger 145 Aging 146 Anxiety 147 Arthritis 148 Asthma 152 ADD 154 Auto-immune 154 Chap 16 B Diseases Blood 157 Blood Pressure 158 Body Odor 159 Bones 161 Breast lumps 162 Bronchitis 164 Chap 17  C Diseases Candidiasis 167 Canker Sores 169 Cellulite 171 Cholesterol 173 Chronic Fatigue 175 Circulation 176 Cirrhosis 178 Cold hands, feet 178 Cold (lungs) Constipation 180 Coughing 182 Crohn s 182 Chap 18 D Diseases Depression 185 Detoxification 188 Diabetes 191 Diarrhea 193 Diuretics 195 Dizziness 195 Dysmenorrhea 196 Chap 19 E-F Diseases Ear Infections 197 Eczema 197 Edema 200 Endometriosis 202 Eyes 202 Fear 204 Fever 204 Fibrocystic Breasts 204 Fibroids 205 Fibromyalgia 205 Forgetfulness 207 Frigidity 208 Chap 20 G-H Diseases Gall Stones 209 GERD, GIRD 210 Gout 212 Hair Loss 213 Hearing Loss 215 Hepatitis 218 Herpes 220 Hot Flashes 220 Hysteria 221 Chap 21 I-J Diseases Infertility 223 Inflammation 223 Insomnia 224 Irritable Bowel 226 Itching 227 Jaundice 227 Chap 22 K-O Diseases Kidney Stones 229 Miscarriage 230 Mucous 231 M. Sclerosis 231 Nails 233 Nausea 235 Numbness 236 Obesity 237 Osteoporosis 238 Chap 23 P-R Diseases Pediatric 241 Perspiration 244 Plantar F. 244 Pregnancy 248 PMS 250 Prostate 251 Psoriasis 252 Rashes 252 Restless Leg 252 Chap 24 S-Z Diseases Sex 255 Shaking, tremors 257 Sinusitis 258 Skin Diseases 259 Sleep Apnea 261 Snoring 262 Sweaty hands 263 Teeth 264 Tumors 266 Urinary T. I. 267 Varicose Veins 269 Weight loss 270 Yeast infection 274 Chap 25 Case Histories 275

SECTION IV DAILY PRACTICES

 Chapter 26 The Way of Breathing, Chap 27 Exercise, Chap 28 Meditation 303, Chap 29 Spiritual Practices (belief in God)  307 Appendix 313 Bibliography 315 About the Author 317