Pregnancy, Fertility, Miscarriage, Diet, Dr. Oz and Richard Heft

I am using Dr. Oz as an example of “modern” allopathic medicine (drugs, surgery and radiation). If the following  information makes complete sense to you or you are not getting this information from your doctor within the first five minutes of conversation, then there is something seriously wrong with your doctor.

 

Pregnancy, fertility, miscarriage, skin, hair, nails, etc. are a function of diet.  The body, bones, ovaries, uterus, fallopian tubes, estrogen, etc. build up (anabolism) and break down (catabolism)  largely according to   food, nutrients, to which there are only two: building and cleansing. 

 

Building nutrients, foods (protein, fat, meat, chicken, turkey. eggs, cheese, etc.)  build, thicken, fuel and heat.  Too little, in the extreme, tends to thin, weaken and slow the blood, reducing circulation, especially to extremities and sex organs causing fatigue, pallor, coldness, thin skin, hair, nails and bones, anemia, etc. in addition to amenorrhea (little or no period), infertility, miscarriage, and or short-term pregnancy. It takes a certain amount of blood, protein and fat, to build and hold a baby. Anything less creates deficiency, lack of holding.

 

Many women  tend to eat cold, damp, low protein, low-fat (milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, ice cream, beans, nuts, etc.) and high carbohydrate (pasta, bread, salads, fruits, juices, shakes, smoothies, sodas, cold drinks and sugar) diets.  Cleansing foods, nutrients, water, minerals, fruit, vegetables, grains, etc. reduce, cleanse, cool and moisten. Too many  salads, fruits, juices, etc.  tend to dilute and weaken digestion, acid and enzymes, reducing nutrient absorption, blood, structure and function.

Low protein, low-fat and high carbohydrate diets generally benefit those suffering from excess protein and fat (high cholesterol, atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure, gout, dysmenorrhea, warts, tumors, cancer, etc.) not those who are trying to get and stay pregnant, although too much protein and fat can form tumors and or excessive tissue that interferes with conception, pregnancy.

Blood, protein and fat deficiency is curable via an increase in building foods, especially animal: red meat, chicken, turkey, eggs, hard cheese, etc. The choice of protein and fat depends on the deficiency, as severe deficiencies require severe measures, foods, animal protein and fat. The hotter middle diet, meal plan (for deficiency) is recommended, in addition to the following supplements. Siberian ginseng stimulates, nourishes the spleen, digestion, blood. Evening primrose oil and black currant oil nourish, strengthen the reproductive organs. Eating seeds: sesame, sunflower, pumpkin, etc. helps build seeds. Check with your doctor before making any dietary, herbal changes.

Laxative and bitter herbs (golden seal, gentian, etc.) including coffee, caffeine should be avoided, as they are cleansing, downward moving in nature, which is contrary to pregnancy. Pregnant women want to build fuel and hold, not cool and cleanse. Coffee, caffeine also irritates the breasts.

Theory is one thing, practice, another. Case history: A long-term customer of mine had suffered several miscarriages. She was eating a macrobiotic diet (low protein. low fat and high carbohydrate). I diagnosed her condition as blood deficiency. Her diet was anemic, too little building. She did not have enough blood, protein and fat in the womb to hold her baby. I recommended red meat (best blood builder) and chicken three to four times a week or more in addition to cooked vegetables, grains, Evening Primrose Oil (sexual organs) and Siberian ginseng (strengthens digestion). I also told her to wait four months (time it takes to rebuild blood) before trying to get pregnant. She now has two healthy boys.

Why are you buying his book and not mine? Have you not learned infinitely more in my one short article than all fo his books, television shows, appearances. Has he ever said this stuff?

Education and not clever remedies cures disease. If you want a serious, global, ancient and modern education, buy, read my book. It is the only way I can help you.   Hot and Cold Health is based on Western, Chinese and Ayurvedic medicines and the questioning and counseling  of thousands. (available on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Hot-Cold-Health-Richard-Heft/dp/0974791709   New revision (12/30/09) available Jan. 4, 2009.

 

Introduction to Hot and Cold Health and Disease

INTRODUCTION

Life, health, disease, happiness, sadness, etc. are a function of body, mind and spirit (soul of God).

The body builds up and breaks down (cleanses) largely according to food, nutrients, to which, there are only two: building (hot, yang) and cleansing (cold, yin). The correct balance of building and cleansing foods produces the correct amount of blood, structure and function, where the body can thrive. Any amounts, greater or less, too much or too little building or cleansing, in the extreme, tends to cause disease via too much or too little blood, structure and function.

Simple diet and common herbs can prevent and or cure most physical disease, but not overcome aging, deterioration and death, nor intellectually or spiritually develop the mind to the extent that reading, study and practice of scripture, prayer, meditation, kindness, generosity and devotion to God can. The highest health, goal is spiritual development, communion with God.

                                                                                                 

The body builds up		and breaks down
Building nutrientsBuild, fuel, thicken, heat		Cleansing nutrients   Reduce, cleanse, cool, moisten
Protein (amino acids)    Fat (cholesterol, lipids)		Water                           Minerals, vitamins, etc
Building foods		Cleansing foods
Red meat, chicken, turkey Fish, eggs, hard cheese Less building Beans, nuts, seeds Milk, yogurt (any kind)		Salt, bitter herbs   Sugar (any kind)Fruit (especially tropical)Vegetables (especially raw)Grains  (fiber, sugar)

 

There are only two nutrients, foods: building and cleansing Every food, meal and diet is a combination of opposites: building and cleansing nutrients, with one opposite, nutrient always in excess. There are no neutral foods, meals, diets.

 

Building, hot	Less building, cold
Breakfast	Breakfast
High protein, high fatEggs, toast, jelly and teaVegetable omelet, fruit, teaHamburger, roll, vegetables, fruitChicken, rice, vegetables, fruit Cheese, bread, vegetables, fruit	Low protein, low fatMilk (any kind)       Milk, cereal, nuts, fruitYogurt and fruitEgg whites, banana and bagel      Cottage cheese and fruit
Low protein, low fat Rice, beans, vegetables, fruit  Oatmeal, raisins and walnutsBread and peanut butter	Cold, dampProtein shakesFruit, especially tropical   Juices, shakes, smoothies
Lunch, dinner	Lunch, dinner
Hamburger, fries, salad, sodaChicken, noodles, vegetables, fruitTurkey, bread, vegetables, fruitPizza, cheese salad, fries, sodaFish, roll, salad,  fruit, water	Tuna, bread, salad, coffeeSalad, cottage cheese, fruitYogurt, fruit, nuts, coffeeMilk and cerealProtein shakes,  fruits
Building diets	Cleansing diets
American diet high protein, fat, starch, and low vegetables, fruit or low protein, low fat, high vegetables, fruitZone similar to middle diet Macrobiotic vegan + fishLacto ovo vegetarian dairy + eggs + vegan + spicesHot lacto vegetarian  cooked	Fruitarian fruit onlySproutarian vegan + sprouts+ juices + raw,  fermented  foodsRaw foods uncooked foodsVegan no animal food, byproducts, just fruit, vegetables, beans, grains, etc. Cold lacto vegetarian  vegan + dairy + raw foods

 

The body digests food and transforms nutrients into blood, structure and function. Whatever food, nutrients and non-nutrients not digested, absorbed, become waste, and sent down to the large intestine for eventual elimination. All waste is toxic.

Low protein and fat diets, in the extreme, weaken reduce digestion, elimination, nutrient absorption and blood.

Too many cold, damp foods, drinks, in the extreme, tend to dilute and weaken digestion, elimination, nutrient absorption, blood, respiration, circulation, reproduction, etc.

 

Weak digestion		Deficient heat, chi
Dietary tendencies	→	Symptoms
Cold, damp, sweet	→	Cold, damp, weak, slow
Low protein, low fatMilk (any kind), yogurt, soft cheese, ice cream    High carbohydrate Bread, salads, tropical fruits, juices, smoothies, shakes, sodas, ice waterCold drinks drinking eight glasses of water per day Eating late overeating	→→→→	Abdominal bloating, gas, nausea, heartburn, loose stools, diarrhea, fatigue, pallor, cold limbs, pain, mucous, phlegm, cysts, lumps, edema, cellulite, snoring, sleep apnea, white vaginal discharge, yeast infection,  autoimmune illnesses, frigidity, depression, fear

            

The liver stores, cleanses (removes excess protein, fat cholesterol, uric acid, poisons, etc.) and releases the blood.

Too much protein and fat (thick, hard, sticky nutrients), especially animal, in the extreme, tends to clog, thicken and weaken the liver. Less fat, cholesterol and uric acid are cleansed, removed, more stays in the blood (high cholesterol, high uric acid), arteries (plaque, atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure), joints (arthritis, gout), skin (warts, acne), etc. Overall circulation of blood, nutrients is also reduced, especially to the extremities.

                                                               

Overbuilt liver		Excess heat, yang
Dietary tendencies	→	Symptoms
Overbuilt, acidic diet	→	Thick, hard, hot, dry
Too much protein and fatRed meat, pork, wild game, veal, chicken, turkey, hard pizza, lasagna, fries, chips, oilToo muchAlcohol, coffee, smokingNot enough Vegetables, fruit	→ →  →   →	High cholesterol, tumors, atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, poor circulation, chest distention, bitter taste, constipation, dysmenorrhea, red face, red eyes, insomnia, sweaty hands, feet, psoriasis, gout, arthritis, tinnitus (loud)

 

The heart circulates the blood via the arteries, veins and capillaries. Blood carries nutrients and wastes. Too much protein and fat (includes cholesterol) tends to overbuild, thicken and stagnate the blood reducing circulation, blood flow, especially to the extremities: head, arms and legs.

 

Overbuilt heart		Excess heat, yang
Dietary tendencies	→	Symptoms
Overbuilt, acidic diet	→	Thick, hard, hot, dry
Too much protein and fatRed meat, pork, wild game, veal, chicken, turkey, hard cheese, pizza, lasagna, fried foods, chips, oilAlcohol, coffee, smokingToo littleVegetables, fruit	→ →  →   →	High cholesterol, plaque, atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure, chest pain, red face, poor circulation, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Restless Leg, hair loss, insomnia, stroke, paralysis, tongue ulcers

 

Too little protein and fat under builds, thins and weakens the blood, which in turn, thins, weakens, dries, inflames, pains and cools all structure and function, including the heart, circulation.

                                                                              

Under built heart		Deficient heat, yang
Dietary tendencies	→	Symptoms
Cold, damp vegetarian	→	Cold, deficient
Low protein, low fatMilk, yogurt, soft cheese, beans, nuts, seedsHigh carbohydrateSalads, tropical fruits, juices, shakes, smoothies, sugar	→ → →	Poor circulation, cold hands, feet, pallor, fatigue,  pain, dizziness, shaking, sweating, easily startled, insomnia, dream disturbed sleep, poor memory, pale tongue
Cold vegan, fruitarian	→	Cleansing, cooling diets

 

Poor diet, nutrition tends to cause most disease. Too much or too little building or cleansing, in the extreme, tends to cause disease via too much or too little blood, structure and function. Despite the variety, there are only two dietary diseases: overbuilt (excess heat) and under built (deficient heat).

        

Overbuilt disease		Excess heat, yang
Dietary tendencies	→	Symptoms
Overbuilt, acidic diet	→	Thick, hot, damp, dry
High protein, high fat Red meat, pork, veal, wild game, chicken, turkey, hard cheese, pizza, lasagna, fried foods, chips, oilHigh sugar Alcohol, tobaccoLow vegetables, fruit	→ → →   →	Liver congestion, high cholesterol, atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure, poor circulation, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, RLS, dark complexion, purple lips, nails, dysmenorrhea, acne, tumors, psoriasis, cancer

 

Under built disease		Deficient heat
Dietary tendencies	→	Symptoms
Cold damp vegetarian	→	Thin, weak, cold, dry
Low protein, low fatMilk, ice cream, yogurt, cottage cheese, beans, nuts, seeds, oils, protein powdersHigh carbohydrateBread, pastries, salads, tropical fruits, juices, shakes, smoothies, sodasCold drinks ice water Desserts candy, sugar	→ →  →   →	Low cholesterol, low blood pressure, anemia, coldness, pallor, fatigue, pain, dizziness, shaking, rheumatoid arthritis, thin, dry or cracked, skin, hair, nails; amenorrhea, infertility, miscarriage, hair loss, neuralgia, depression, fear hysteria, forgetfulness, senility

 

I was a licensed Acupuncture Physician (FL 1992-2002) and owner, operator of a small health food store, Food and Thought, Hollywood, FL 1984-2001. For seventeen years, I questioned, listened, observed and counseled my customers (400+ per week), many of whom I saw regularly, week to week, month to month. I always asked, “What do you eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner?”

In the beginning, I was confused and overwhelmed by the variety of symptoms, diets, herbs, etc., but after a short while I got it. There were only two symptoms, diets, herbs, opposites: hot (yang) and cold (yin)  Most people were eating diets that were too building or too cleansing, thereby developing symptoms, diseases that were too building (hot) or too cleansing (cold). They were also taking supplements, herbs, drugs, etc. that were too building or too cleansing, relative to their conditions.

I re-discovered, reconfigured the traditional diet, increasing and decreasing protein and fat, especially animal (West, America) while increasing eggs, cheese, beans, nuts, seeds, grains, vegetables, fruit, spices and Chinese herbs. This new “middle diet”  in theory and practice could prevent and or cure most disease on a universal level, as there is only one body, therefore only one way to eat, exercise, etc. A woman may menstruate but she still has to rebuild her blood, body the exact same way that a man does, by eating the same blood-building foods. She also has to eat more during the day than at night, as digestion is stronger during the day. You are not only what you eat, but also what you digest.

The rules of health, life are the same for everyone as everyone (heart, liver, kidneys, earth, sun, etc.) is the same. The middle diet, meal plan is based on the body’s nutritional composition, ratio of building to cleansing nutrients, which is approximately 1:2 (1/3 building and 2/3 cleansing).

 

Human	body
1/3 Building       33%	2/3 Cleansing                                67%
Protein                  19%Fat                         14%	Water                                               63%                                           Minerals                                            4%                                                  Vitamins, enzymes                       <1%

                                       

	Middle diet, meal plan
	Breakfast, lunch and dinner
+/- +/-+/-+/-+/-	1/3 Protein and fat1/3 Grains (whole, cracked, noodles, bread)1/3 Vegetables, cooked/ raw (3-5) and fruit (1)Spices  (use several at a time, in cooking)Soup (in the beginning) and or tea (at the end)

 

Each food, herb group is adjustable. The order of eating, digestion is not. Eat from hot to cold. Eat soup +/- protein and fat first, then protein and fat, grain and vegetables. Finish with fruit and tea. Stimulate digestion (soup, protein, fat spices, cooked foods,) in the beginning, and cool and cleanse at the end.

Building foods, nutrients require greater digestion stronger acid, enzymes and bile. Vegetables and fruit require little or no digestion and tend to stop digestion, dilute and reduce digestion, acid, enzymes, nutrient absorption, blood, which is why the beginning foods are soup (hot) and or protein and fat.

The middle diet, meal plan has two variations to counter the two extremes of dietary disease. Variation #1 is the colder middle diet designed to counter overbuilt hot conditions. It is vegetarian in nature, more fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, nuts, seeds, dairy and eggs (not considered animal) and less red meat, pork, lamb, chicken, turkey, red fish and fried foods. Avoid red meat, especially pork.  The less animal  and fried foods, the more fruit and vegetables,  the more fat, cholesterol, arterial plaque, tumors, uric acid, etc. are cleansed, eliminated. Fasting one day a week on fruit juice helps, as do cooking instructions and meal plans (Chapter 4, Cooking Class).

                                                                 

	Colder middle diet, meal plan
	For overbuilt, hot, pitta conditions
+/-	1/3 Protein and fatIncrease beans, nuts, seeds (high in HDL) and dairySupplement with small amounts: eggs, chicken or turkeyDecrease, eliminate  red meat, pork, pizza, fries, alcohol
+/-	1/3 GrainIncrease whole, cracked (includes white rice)Decrease flour: cookies, pastries, pretzels, junk
+/-	1/3 Vegetables (3- 5) and fruit (1)Increase raw (cabbage, celery), cooked broccoli, carrots with tops, cauliflower, hard squash, parsnips, etcIncrease fruit
+/-	Spices, herbs (bitter) and or tea (chrysanthemum)

 

Variation #2 is the hotter middle diet designed to counter under built, cold conditions. It is hotter, more building (animal protein, fat, cooked foods and spices) and less cold, damp (milk, yogurt, soft cheese, ice cream, salads, tropical fruits, juices, cold drinks and sugar). Do not avoid fruit. Fruit is an important part of the diet (at end to of the meal or between meals), especially when eating animal food (tends to be constipating). Fish is questionable due to possible mercury contamination and or unsanitary farming.

                  

	Hotter middle diet, meal plan
	For under built, cold, damp, vata, kapha
+/-	1/3 Protein and fatIncrease hard cheese, eggs, chicken, turkey or red meatDecrease milk, yogurt and soft cheeses
+/-	1/3 GrainIncrease, whole and cracked grains (white rice).Decrease bread, flour (cookies, pastries, pretzels)
+/-	1/3 Vegetables (3- 5) and fruit (1)Increase cooked vegetables: roots, round and leafy Decrease salads, tomatoes, potatoes, eggplantDecrease tropical fruits, juices, cold drinks
+/-	Spices (use several) and herbs (Siberian ginseng)
+/-	Condiments: soy sauce, vegetable oil, rice vinegar

 

Both variations are temporary once health, balance restore at which time the middle diet resumes. Asian and many American restaurants regularly serve this diet. Many will specially prepare your food, steamed with the sauce on the side if that is your wish.

Health and disease always determine the menu. Disease, suffering is often the best teacher, as it speaks loudly, painfully, clearly identifying not only offending, diseased structures and functions, but also their corresponding, diseased diets, herbs, lifestyles, etc.

All disease is defined by its collection of symptoms. Biological functions (digestion, respiration, circulation, etc.) produce biological symptoms. Biological structures (stomach, spleen, liver, lungs, heart, etc.) produce biological functions. Blood, nutrients, foods produce biological structures. Every structure is nutrient, food, herb, energy, exercise, etc. specific.

Symptoms ← function ← structure ← blood ← food

Many diseases, for example, Plantar Fasciitis, Restless Leg Syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromialgia, Lupus and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome share similar symptoms: pain, inflammation, redness, weakness, coldness and or shaking in the extremities, arms, legs, hands and feet. They also tend to share similar diets.

Anemic, low protein, low fat (milk, yogurt, ice cream, beans, nuts, etc) and high carbohydrate (salads, tropical fruits, juices, smoothies, shakes, sodas and sugar) diets, in the extreme, tend to reduce, thin the blood (blood deficiency), which in turn, thins, dries, inflames, pains, weakens and shakes the bones, ligaments, muscles, nerves, especially in the extremities: head, arms and legs. Many women tend to suffer autoimmune illnesses due to the tendency to eat low protein, low fat and high carbohydrate diets.

High protein, high fat diets, (red meat, pork, chicken, fried foods, etc.) in the extreme (years, decades), tends to thicken and stagnate the liver (congestion), blood (high cholesterol) and arteries (plaque, atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure) reducing circulation, blood flow, especially to the extremities, producing blood deficiency symptoms (pain, dryness, inflammation, weakness, etc.). It is a common pathology especially among men, as many tend to eat high protein, fat and starch, in addition to caffeine, alcohol and or tobacco.

All disease is defined by its collection of symptoms. All symptoms occur in stages. Stage 1 is cause: poor diet (too building, hot or too cleansing, cold). Poor diet tends to weaken digestion (stage 2), elimination (stage 3), blood (stage 4), circulation (stage 5) and organ function (stage 6). Most autoimmune illnesses are stage 6.

It is the initial beginning stages, symptoms, diseased organs, not the latter, that one must treat to fully cure eliminate all symptoms. Treating the latter stages, symptoms, organs without treating the beginning symptoms, organs never cures but only prolongs and worsens the disease, suffering. It is like cutting off the head, leaves and flowers of a dandelion weed without removing its roots. The dandelion leaves and flowers eventually grow back.

Most fifth stage or greater cures may weaken digestion, elimination and blood, further worsening already existing symptoms. Correct the diet first, which generally alleviates many of the latter symptoms, stages, thus narrowing the range and scope of additional therapies.

Complete biological knowledge (structure, function, disease, nutrition and diet) is necessary as all the parts (structures, functions) work together and many times share similar symptoms, diseases but not necessarily causes and treatments. Removing the cause is generally the first treatment. The second treatment is rebuilding, following the body’s design, plan, as every structure, function is food, nutrient, herb, energy, etc, specific. There is no guessing when it comes to treatment, only following.

Most disease is chronic in nature taking months, years, decades to develop, and consequently months, years to heal. There are no magic pills, herbs, drugs, surgery hat will cure chronic disease in a short amount of time. Additional therapies: herbsl supplements, acupuncture, pharmaceutical drugs, surgery, radiation, etc. may be required, depending on severity. You have to do what works, not what you think will work, as wrong ideas, actions, can have wrong, seriously painful consequences. Read the following personal story.

In my twenties, on a yearly basis, I used to get tonsillitis, strep throat. In 1979, I got it bad. I tried treating it with diet, herbs and acupuncture. Nothing worked. Around the fifth, sixth day, in addition to intense pain, I started hallucinating, seeing ghosts, especially during the night, early morning hours. By the eighth day, I could barely talk or swallow. My left tonsil, swollen twice its size, completely covered with white streptococcus, obstructing my throat.

I went, ran to the doctor. He was a very nice man. He yelled at me, telling me how foolish I was (he was right) that I was seriously ill. He gave me a shot of penicillin. Twenty minutes later, when I arrived home, the swelling and strep had completely disappeared. The next day when I saw the doctor, he was amazed that I had healed so quickly, that mine was the worst case of tonsillitis he had ever seen. He told me how lucky I was that I did not seriously hurt myself (burst tonsil, death). Everything, including natural therapies, personal philosophies, etc. has its limitations. Not seeing a doctor would have been a big mistake. “Pride cometh before the fall”.

The following is my story, so far. At age three, I knew I was going to be a “doctor” despite disliking doctors (needles). At age ten (1962) and lasting the next seventeen years was another awakening, my mother’s breast cancer, treatment and subsequent side effects: radical mastectomy (removal of entire breast and surrounding tissue), extensive radiation and mega-chemotherapy.  I accompanied her on her weekend trips into the city, sat in the hospital, radiation ward watching her and others, wheeled in and out, the out always devastatingly worse. She suffered greatly. Her original wound, surgery, radiation burn, wound never healed. It always bled. She suffered severe edema (elephant arms), insomnia, depression and more.

I took my dream, ambition to the University of Pittsburgh (1971-1974). Midway through the second year. I became disenchanted with the program, required sciences, as I could not understand their relationship to health. I felt I was going in the wrong direction; so, I went in the opposite direction, political science, for a while.

In 1973, I read Be Here Now by Ram Dass (Dr. Richard Alpert). It changed my life. The book told the story of his transformation from Western Psychologist to Hindu (Eastern religion) mystic. I cannot say that I understood most of what I read, but what I did understand were the sections on diet and yoga. I changed my diet to vegetarian and started practicing Hatha (postural) yoga including deep abdominal breathing, daily for the next five years. The changes were immediate and positive. My skin became clearer. I had greater energy and was more relaxed.

I started reading more books on: diet, nutrition, herbs, etc. Most were anti cancer, heart disease, high protein, high fat, animal foods, and pro vegetarian. I grew up on high protein, high fat, in addition to bread, noodles, vegetables, fruit, etc. The change, transition to low protein, low fat and high carbohydrate diets: lacto ovo vegetarian, lacto vegetarian, vegan, raw foods, fruitarian, sproutarian and macrobiotic (10 years), was not too difficult. I ate less meat, eggs, cheese, milk and more fruit, vegetables, sprouts, beans, grains, etc.

I made these changes over a fifteen year period (1973- 1988). For the first five years, I felt great as I eliminated all my excess fat, cholesterol, water, etc. Then I got worse over the next several years suffering severe weight loss, impotence, tonsillitis, hair loss, insomnia and eczema. Despite my “vast” knowledge, I had gone from one extreme (overbuilt, high protein, high fat) to the other (under built, low protein, low fat). I had no control of my health. I did nit know what I was doing. I needed professional help, medical guidance, which was why I chose traditional Chinese medicine as it was not only ancient but also placed more emphasis on diet, exercise, sex, etc. unlike relatively new Western allopathic medicine (more drugs, surgery, radiation, etc.). All medicine has its place, the center, director of which is the patient (chooses the treatment).

Health is common sense. The body is made from food. The correct diet produces health, the incorrect, disease. Exercise and drugs do not cure high cholesterol, atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, etc. Less animal protein, fat and more vegetables and fruit do. Exercise, herbs, drugs and good thoughts do not build blood, cure anemia, thin skin, hair, infertility, etc. Red meat, eggs, chicken, turkey, cheese, etc. do.

I once counseled a man, early thirties, pale, low energy who had come to my store to buy iron. His Chinese acupuncturist (also an M.D., well known, respected) had diagnosed him as blood deficient, anemic and recommended iron. I told him I was also an acupuncturist, more recent, would he mind answering a few questions? How long had he been seeing the doctor? (6 months) What happened six months ago? (new girlfriend: vegetarian). He had stopped eating meat, chicken, eggs, etc. and had become weak, tired, pale and anemic.

I told him that his diet was anemic: extremely low protein, fat; that he needed to resume eating meat, eggs, chicken, etc. to build blood, energy, not iron supplements (65% of my business was supplements). He thanked me for the advice, bought the iron and asked me what I thought of his doctor, acupuncturist. I told him I would have been more impressed if his doctor had told him to stop at Burger King first before coming to the store; as needles, herbs, supplements do not build blood (TCM). Even the best make simple mistakes, which is why you always (a) get a second opinion and most importantly (b) educate yourself, be your own expert, which is why I wrote the book. on sale Amazon $15.25 click on link below http://www.amazon.com/Hot-Cold-Health-Richard-Heft/dp/0974791709

 

Ask Richard

There is no diet, herb, condition, symptom, disease, etc. that I do not know. or cannot figure out.  I have questioned and counseled thousands (see resume and case histories below) and the body, structure and function is limited in number and variations as there are only two extremes.

Knowledge, simple diet and common herbs can prevent and or cure most disease.

I will tell you why you are sick (according to traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicines) and how to cure provided you supply me with certain information: age, symptoms, daily diet,  climate, etc.  I may ask further questions, as  I generally require a lot of information.  

Resume (followed by Case Histories)

 1971-1974  University of Pittsburgh, B.A. in political science. I wanted to be a doctor, took all the required sciences for the first two years then stopped, changed direction as I did not see the medical value of my education. I was a twenty year old kid. What did I know? For a  brief time (6 hours) I wanted to be a lawyer.

 

1973- 1990 The real education: Dietary experimentation: lacto ovo vegetarian> lacto vegetarian> vegan> raw foods> sproutarian> fruitarian> macrobiotic (10+ years)   

 

1979- 1981 EREWHON (natural foods distributor) warehouse and  KUSHI INSTITUTE (macrobiotics), Boston, MA student and graduate, later worked in administration.

 

1984- 2001 Owner, operator Food and Thought health food store, Hollywood, FL (840 square feet, $500,000 gross, 3- 7 employees)

 

1988-           Chi gung (Chinese slow-moving exercises), 45 minutes daily, every morning, outdoors (last year was my best, only missed 3 days. I’ve already missed 4 days this year.)

 

1989- 1991  Acupressure Acupuncture Institute, Miami, FL graduated with degree in acupuncture, nutrition, herbs, massage, etc.;

 

1992-2002: Licensed Acupuncture Physician (FL #371)

 

1984-           What do you eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner?”

For ten years +, questioned and counseled his customers (300+ per week), always asking the same question, in relation to their symptoms.  Most people were eating poorly, too building or too cleansing, thereby developing symptoms, diseases that were too building (overbuilt) or too cleansing (under built, cold, damp, weak). They were also taking supplements, herbs, etc. that were too building or too cleansing, relative to their conditions.  WHEN I COUNSEL, I GIVE EACH PATIENT  30- 60 MINUTES  UNTIL HE, SHE GETS IT. 

 

Developed one diet (central theme plus two variations) that could prevent and or cure most disease. Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Attention Deficit Disorder, miscarriage, GIRD, eczema, anemia, sinusitis, tooth (gum and root infection), impotence, Plantar Fasciitis, neuralgia, post nasal drip, common cold, anxiety, psoriasis (current patient),  and more were all cured by this simple diet (middle diet);

 

2003- wrote and published Hot and Cold Health © Jan. 2003, revised 2009. 130+ symptoms, diseases are covered and treated with one plan not 130+ different plans. Simple diet, herbs, patience and time cure most disease. The only pharmacy most people need is their local grocery and or health food stores.

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2008- wrote and published Hot and Cold Diseases (c) 2008

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2009- combined, wrote and published Hot and Cold Health and Disease (c) 2009

 

Resume #2 Case Histories (the tree shall be known by its fruit)

The following case histories were treated with the middle diet, meal plan (Chapter 2) adjusted accordingly. One “disease” can have two different, opposite causes, cures.

Middle diet meal plan

+/- 1/3 Protein and fat+/- 1/3 Grains: whole, cracked, bread, noodles  +/- 1/3 Vegetables, cooked (3-5) and fruit (1) +/- Spices (use several) +/- Soup (in the beginning) and or tea (at the end)

1. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) One of my customers (health food store) was suffering from IBS. Her daily, weekly symptoms were abdominal bloating, gas, pain, headaches, loose stools, constipation, colitis (inflammation) and swelling in her arms and legs (swollen twice their size). I diagnosed her condition as a cold, damp spleen (controls digestion). Her long-term diet was cold, damp, low protein, low-fat and high carbohydrate (salads, tropical fruits, juices). The coldness of her diet had weakened, dampened her digestion, elimination, etc. producing the aforementioned symptoms. I recommended the hotter middle diet, meal plan, including spices as well as reduction in cold foods and drinks. Week by week her condition got better, hotter, stronger. Nine months later, most of her symptoms had disappeared, including the swelling in her arms and legs. She was very happy. A year later, her symptoms started to reappear. She was worried about her health and had gone to see a nutritionist who had recommended golden seal (nine capsules a day) which is a bitter herb. All bitter herbs are energetically cold. I had originally diagnosed coldness as the cause of her condition, which she re-aggravated once she started taking golden seal. I refused to sell her any golden seal.

2.  Miscarriage A long-term customer of mine had suffered several miscarriages. She was eating a macrobiotic diet (low protein, low-fat and high carbohydrate). I diagnosed her condition as blood, protein and fat deficiency. Her diet was anemic, too little building. She did not have enough blood in her womb to hold her baby. I recommended red meat (best blood builder) and chicken three to four times a week or more in addition to cooked vegetables, grains, Evening Primrose Oil (sexual organs) and Siberian ginseng (strengthens digestion). I also told her to wait four months before trying to conceive, in order to rebuild her blood. She now has two healthy boys.

3. Indigestion, Gird (gastrointestinal reflux disorder) A female customer of mine was having digestive problems. Every time she ate, she would experience abdominal bloating, gas, burping, pain and heartburn. Her diet was anemic, low protein, low-fat and high carbohydrate (salad, fruit and grains). I suggested the hotter middle diet (more protein, fat, cooked foods) in addition to fennel seeds (one-quarter teaspoon after each meal). Three weeks later, she came back and hugged me. Her digestive problems and hot flashes had disappeared. I told her (43 years old) that her hot flashes were caused not by menopause but instead by indigestion and stagnation of energy, food in the intestines. Her doctor had diagnosed her as menopausal; which I thought was a little premature

4. Eczema In 1989, I developed a bad, hideous case of eczema. It first started as a pimple, blister on my left hand, index finger. Over the course of two months it spread so that my entire left hand (back and fingers) and lower part of the arm were completely infected (cracked skin, bleeding, pus, etc.). My other hand (couple of fingers) was also affected although not quite as bad. This happened while I was going to acupuncture school. It was gross. I tried every Chinese herbal remedy. Nothing worked. My skin kept getting worse and worse. Eventually, I turned to Ayurvedic Medicine (Ayurvedic Healing, and Yoga of Herbs by Dr. David Frawley, O.M.D.), which recommended the use of spices. My diet at the time was bland, sweet and cold, cleansing. I increased protein, fat, cooked foods and spices (fennel, cumin, coriander, turmeric, ginger, etc.) while reducing juices, fruits, etc. I used a lot spice (five to seven at a time, per meal). Within three weeks, my eczema, in addition to abdominal bloating and gas cleared up. I did have eczema as a teenager, although not as serious.

5. Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). One of my customers came to see me about her eleven-year-old daughter (very thin) who had been diagnosed with ADD. Her school wanted to put her daughter on Ritalin in addition to the drugs that she was already taking: four months of Adderall and Dexedrine. She did not know what to do. I told her to bring her daughter in and let me question her. I had never counseled a child before but I did not think it would be any different from an adult. She brought her daughter in. I sat and questioned her for an hour. There was nothing wrong with her except for poor diet and lack of attention, at home and in the school, overcrowded classrooms. I told her mother to start feeding her more protein, building foods (red meat, eggs, chicken, etc.) especially for breakfast. She was already eating grains and vegetables. I also advised fish liver oil in addition to greater personal attention. Six months later, her mother wrote me to thank me telling me how well her daughter was doing. On her recent report card, she had gotten all A’s and one B (math) without the use of Ritalin or any other drug.

6. Anal Fissure A friend had developed an anal fissure (tear in the intestines). He went to his doctor who told him that there was no cure. The best that he could do was operate, sew it back together; however the operation, procedure might make him temporarily incontinent (urine and bowels) and or impotent. I told him to skip the operation and just change, soften his diet (cooked vegetables, watery grains, etc.) which he did. His fissure eventually healed. His original diet was high protein, fat, starch and low vegetables.

7. Post Nasal Drip: One of my customers had postnasal drip. I told her that her diet was too cold (salads, fruits, cold drinks, etc.) causing excess condensation, water to occur, accumulate and leak out her nose. I advised her to increase cooked foods, spices, etc. while reducing cold, damp foods. Her postnasal drip disappeared within days.

8. Anemia, Blood Deficiency: Several of my female customers, employees were suffering from blood deficiency, anemia (pale skin, diminished periods, weak hair and nails, forgetfulness, etc.). All were vegetarians (low protein, low fat (soft dairy, beans, nuts, etc.) and high carbohydrate (salads, fruits). It took me more than a year to convince them that their diets were anemic that they desperately needed to eat red meat, chicken, eggs, etc. on a regular basis. Once they started eating meat, they immediately felt better

9. Sinusitis: One of my employees was suffering from sinusitis (inflammation of the sinuses). She was vegetarian. Her diet was cold and damp which in turn weakened her spleen producing dampness, excess condensation (mucous, phlegm) in her lungs, throat, sinuses, etc. Excess fluids, mucous tend to obstruct the flow of air and fluids within the lungs, nose, sinuses, causing dryness and inflammation. I recommended the hot middle diet, including spices. Spices are hot and drying. They dry dampness, mucous, phlegm, while also stimulating, increasing blood flow.  Blood is moistening. Inflammation is caused by dryness. Fire (inflammation) burns dry wood not wet wood.

10. Impotence Over the years, many men have come to see me about their sexual difficulties (inability to achieve or maintain an erection). Almost every one of them was a long-term (20- 30 years) coffee drinker (2-3 cups per day). I advised them to give up coffee, as caffeine tends to drain the kidneys, jing. The few that gave up coffee saw their erections return. I also suffered from impotence. My condition however was caused by anemic diet, as I was a long-term vegetarian (fifteen years), who did not drink coffee. My erections came back once I started eating more protein and fat (red meat, eggs, chicken, turkey, etc.), cooked vegetables and less raw, sweet, sugary foods.

11. Cold I was visiting a good friend and his wife in Fort Meyers, Fl. where his parents (great people) lived. They had flown in from Seattle where they live. When I got there, he was coughing up a storm, non-stop. He said it was his allergies. I told him it was a cold (he also had a runny nose, stiff shoulders, etc.), and that he needed to eat more hot foods at which time he held up his beer. Alcohol is hot and dry, which made his cough, drier, worse. I went into his mother’s kitchen and made him a spicy hot vegetable soup. I threw in every hot spice that I could find. I made his soup dragon hot. He gobbled the soup down (two bowls) and within twenty minutes, his cough and runny nose had stopped. Before the soup, he had been coughing every ten minutes. Colds in general are very easy to cure if you can treat, heat them in the beginning, onset days one and two.

12. Anxiety One of my customers (60 years old, vegetarian) was having frequent anxiety attacks. When I counseled her, she was screaming and yelling from one anxiety attack to another. I had to teach her how to deep breathe in order to control her outbursts. I initially thought her condition was caused by excess heat. She had a plethora of heat symptoms and did not seem deficient in any way until I discovered she also had uncontrollable urination, which is a kidney yang, deficiency symptom. Kidney symptoms (Chapter 13) outweigh all other symptoms. Her condition was one of deficiency. Her long-term diet was vegetarian, anemic. She was not building, producing enough blood; therefore she became weak, dry and hot (blood, nutrients build, moisten, cool, etc.). I recommended the hot middle diet (red meat, eggs, cooked vegetables, spices, etc.) which was problem because she was a vegetarian. She would not eat red meat. I finally convinced her by asking her what she would do if it were a matter of life and death. She would not eat red meat but she would eat veal and eggs. Three days later, she called me back. I was a little nervous. I thought I might have given her the wrong diet, too hot as she was sixty years old and living in a very hot climate (FL).I picked up the phone, she asked if this was the genius. All her anxiety attacks had disappeared. She also slept better and had great bowel movements.

13. Sore lower back I occasionally develop lower back and or upper back pain whenever I eat or drink too many cold foods, drinks: ice cream, tropical fruits, juices, beer, etc. Every time I reduce or eliminate the source of coldness, in addition to increasing spicy foods, the pain goes away.

14. Neuralgia and other diseases of the foot I met this young woman (professional ice skater); age 26 who came to my store. She could not stay; stand for too long because her feet would hurt.  She had trouble walking and had to use a wheelchair to go through airports. Her condition had started several years prior. She had seen many doctors, orthopedic surgeons, chiropractor, acupuncturists, had blood work, x-rays, MRI, etc. No one was able to diagnose or help. She was blood deficient (long-term low protein, low fat and high carbohydrate diet). I recommended the hotter middle diet, red meat everyday, etc. A year or so later she was able to walk, stand and skate without pain or fear.

 

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Blood, Cholesterol, Diet, Digestion and Traditional Chinese Medicine

The body digests food and transforms nutrients into blood, structure into function, health and disease. Building nutrients, foods: protein, fat, meat, eggs, chicken, cheese, beans, etc. in varying degrees, build, thicken, fuel and heat. Cleansing nutrients, foods (water, sugar, minerals, fruit, vegetables and grains) reduce, cleanse, cool and moisten.  The quality and quantity of blood is also influenced by the  five major organ systems (TCM): 1. spleen- pancreas and stomach (digestion), 2.  liver (purification, digestion), and gall bladder, 3.  heart (circulation) and small intestine, 4.  kidneys (jing, purification) and urinary bladder, and 5.  lungs (respiration, purification) and large intestine.

Too many building foods (via high protein, high fat diets) tends to thicken the blood (high cholesterol, plaque, clots, tumors), while too little (via long-term low protein, low fat diets) and or too many cleansing foods, drinks, tends to thin the blood (deficient blood). Thin blood or reduced circulation (via high cholesterol, plaque, atherosclerosis, etc.) dry, weaken, inflame, numb, etc. the body, especially extremities (head, arms and legs).

All blood passes through the liver. The liver, stores, cleanses (removes, filters excess protein, fat, cholesterol impurities, etc.) and releases the blood. High protein, high fat diets in the extreme tend to clog, thicken and weaken the liver. Less cholesterol, fat are removed, more stays in the blood (high cholesterol), arteries (plaque, atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis) stagnating and reducing its flow, while increasing pressure. Increased clotting also tends to occur (thrombosis) as blood clotting factors are protein based. Overeating, late dinners, alcohol and tobacco also clog and weaken the liver.

Too many fruits, vegetables, juices and cold drinks tend to dilute and weaken digestion, acid and enzymes, reducing nutrient absorption, thinning and weakening the blood. Thin blood, in the extreme, thins, weakens memory (loss), skin (cracked, bleeding), hair (loss), nails, bones (cracked), etc.

Protein and fat, especially animal are more difficult to digest, requiring greater digestive energy (acid, enzymes, etc.) and time, and are best eaten at the beginning of the meal, day, breakfast and lunch as digestion and absorption are stronger, greater during the day and weaker, lesser at night. If you eat it at night, after age thirty, you will most likely wear it in the morning, in your intestines, blood, arteries, liver, thighs, etc.

The middle diet meal plan (1/3 protein and fat, 1/3 grain, 1/3 vegetables (3- 5, cooked, raw), fruit (1), spices, soup and or tea) adjusted accordingly is recommended.

  The spleen controls digestion Digestion transforms food, nutrients into blood, and then transformed, reassembled into all structure and function. Weak digestion decreases nutrient absorption, blood, structure and function (energy, chi) while increasing waste product, bloating, gas, dampness, etc. Whatever food and fluids not digested becomes waste.

                 Digestion transforms food, nutrients into blood. There are only two kinds of nutrients, foods: building (hot) and cleansing (cold). Building, nutrients, foods, in varying degrees, build, thicken fuel and heat all structure and function. Cleansing foods, nutrients, in varying degrees, reduce cleanse, cool, moisten and sink. Too little building and or too many cold, cleansing foods, drinks (salads, tropical fruit, juices, smoothies, cold drinks etc.), in the extreme, weaken and or dilute digestion, acids, enzymes, reducing nutrient absorption, blood (as do hemorrhage, drugs and surgery),

             Building foods:  High protein, high fat  (cholesterol)  red meat, pork, wild game, chicken, turkey, fish, eggs, hard cheese  Low protein, low fat  Soft cheese, milk, yogurt, beans, nuts, seeds and grains (little or no fat)     

          Long-term low protein, low fat and high carbohydrate diets, in the extreme, weaken, cool and or dilute digestion, reducing nutrient absorption, thinning the blood,  which in turn, thins, dries and weakens everything else (see table below). Blood, protein and fat deficiency tends to attack women more so than men, due to menstruation and the tendency to eat low protein, low fat and high carbohydrate diets. Blood deficiency and stagnant blood (overbuilt) tends to attack the entire body, all five major organ systems.  

                                        Under built, deficient blood

            Dietary tendencies Cold lacto vegetarian, vegan, raw foods, fruitarian, low protein, low fat, milk (any kind), yogurt, soft cheese, beans, nuts, high carbohydrate, bread, pasta, cereals, salads, raw vegetables, fruit, especially tropical, juices, shakes, smoothies, soda,   cold drinks, in the extreme, tend to cause   Thin, cold, weak Deficient yang, vata   Anemia, low cholesterol, pallor, fatigue, cold, dizziness, shaking, thin, dried or cracked, skin, hair, nails; amenorrhea, infertility, miscarriage, low blood pressure, memory loss, senility, hysteria, depression and or fear   

          Blood, protein and fat deficiency symptoms, mild to severe

 1. Fatigue You cannot think, much less walk, when your blood, protein and fat supply is low. Blood, protein and fat, build and fuel all function. The muscles, bones, lungs, brain, etc. become weak, tired, when their substance and fuel, blood, protein and fat, decline.

 2. Thin and or cracked hair, skin (eczema), nails, muscles, etc. Blood builds, thickens, holds and moistens the tissues, skin, hair, nails, etc. Blood, protein and fat deficiency weakens, thins, cracks, etc.

 3. Dryness Blood enriches, moistens the skin, hair, nails, muscles, eyes, secretions, etc. Blood, protein and fat deficiency causes dryness.

 4. Coldness Blood, protein and fat build, fuel, energize, warm. Long-term low protein, low fat diets, chronic illness, drugs and or poor circulation tends to thin and reduce blood, circulation, especially to the extremities (no vital organs) leaving them cold and weak. Body temperature is not only a function of fuel, metabolism but also circulation, respiration, digestion, etc. all of which require fuel, protein and fat. Coldness occurs when function (activity) decreases. Bodily activity, function, temperature are not only a function of diet but also exercise, air, oxygen.

 5. Pallor Blood is red. A decrease in blood, protein, fat and or circulation tends to cause pallor in the face, tongue, nails and lips.

6. Depression It takes energy and faith to overcome depression, a certain amount of which is normal. Everyone has highs and lows. Low energy depresses, slows the whole body, which in turn, slows, depresses the mind. On a physical level, depression is a cold, deficient and or damp disease. It is treated with an increase its opposite: heat, fire, sunshine, exercise, sweating, cooked foods, spices, protein, fat, etc. This is one scenario. External circumstances, body weight, current events, etc. can also lead to depression, if one chooses to react negatively. You always have a choice to react positively or negatively.  Meditation, focus on God and reading scripture helps defeat depression and all other negative emotions. Think positive and the ultimate positive is God.

 7. Dizziness The brain (nerves, blood rich organ) controls holds the nervous system, bones, muscles, ligaments, etc. Blood, protein and fat deficiency, and or a sudden decrease of blood flow to the head, decreases the strength, holding power of the brain, muscles, ligaments, etc. causing dizziness, swaying and or loss of consciousness.

 8. Insomnia The spirit, shen sleeps in the heart. Blood fuels the heart. Blood, protein and fat deficiency weakens the heart’s ability to hold, causing the spirit to wander, rise up into and stimulate the brain, thinking, dreaming and or wakening.

 9. Forgetfulness Blood, protein and fat deficiency, in the extreme, weaken the mind’s ability (fuel) to remember, hold thoughts, past memories.

 10. Attention Deficit Disorder Blood, protein and fat deficiency and or too much sugar tends to weaken the mind’s ability to focus, hold thoughts, pay attention (please see Case Histories). Milk, yogurt, cereal, bread, nuts, etc. are low protein, low fat.

 11. Anemia Low hemoglobin count is a symptom of blood, protein and fat deficiency as are fatigue, weakness, pallor, coldness, dizziness, headache, anorexia, etc. In TCM, iron supplements do not build blood

 12. Hot flashes Blood and jing cool moisten and control fire (energy). When they are weak, deficient (not excess) fire, energy tends to occasionally rise up and out, rage, perspire of control.

 13. Numbness Blood, protein and fat deficiency and or poor circulation, in the extreme, tends to thin, weaken and numb the bones, muscles, nerves, etc. in the hands and feet.

14. Arthritis, pain in limbs, hands and feet Blood, protein and fat deficiency, in the extreme, tends to thin, dry, weaken and pain the nerves, muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, etc. in the hands and feet.

 15. Shaking, tremors Reduced circulation and or protein and fat deficiency tend to weaken the muscles, tendons, nerves, etc. causing shaking and or tremors (lack of control, holding).

 16. Hysteria Long-term blood, protein and fat deficiency thins everything: skin, hair, nails, bones, brain, nerves, etc., which in turn, thins memory, attention span, rationality, emotions, courage, etc.          

                  The liver stores, cleanses (removes excess protein, fat, cholesterol, uric acid, etc.) and releases the blood. It also produces bile (aids in the digestion of fat). A weak and or congested liver reduces blood flow, circulation, while increasing cholesterol, plaque, hardening of the arteries, blood pressure, etc.

          The heart circulates the blood throughout the body, head to toe, via its vessels, arteries, veins and capillaries. The complete circuit occurs once every ninety seconds. Clogged arteries (high cholesterol, plaque) and veins reduce and distort the flow of blood to the organs, bones, muscles, brain, etc. causing stagnant blood symptoms. 

       The kidneys store jing (builds and fuels all structure, function); controls urination, purifies the blood, filters nitrogenous wastes (primarily protein and fat), regulates pH, etc. All function (digestion, circulation, respiration, etc.) declines when jing or kidney function decline.

        All blood passes through the liver (Chapter 10). The liver stores, cleanses (removes excess protein, fat, cholesterol, uric acid, etc.) and releases the blood. Too much protein, fat and cholesterol (thick, sticky and hard nutrients), especially animal, tends to thicken, clog and weaken the liver. Less cholesterol is removed, more collects and hardens in the blood (high cholesterol), arteries (plaque, atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure) stagnating and reducing blood, circulation, especially to the extremities: head, arms and legs producing quasi blood deficiency symptoms fatigue, pallor, pain, inflammation, dryness, coldness, shaking, etc.. Men, in general, tend to eat high protein, high fat and low vegetables and fruit.                                 

                               Overbuilt, thick blood

             Dietary tendenciesOverbuilt, acidic diet, Too much protein, fatRed meat, pork, veal, wild game, chicken, turkey, fish, pizza, lasagna, fries, chips, oilToo much sugarCookies, pastries, alcoholToo little cleansing Vegetables,  fruitin the extreme, tend to cause  Thick, stagnant blood, pitta  High cholesterol, high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, dark complexion, purple lips and nails, dark menstrual blood,  blood clots, dysmenorrhea, arthritis, fixed pain, lumps, acne, cysts, tumors, warts, psoriasis, cancer, anger, irritability,   violence, etc      

        Stagnant (overbuilt, thick) blood symptoms, mild to severe

 1. Purple lips and nails Too much protein, fat, in the extreme, thickens, stagnates and darkens (purple color) the blood in the extremities, arms, legs, head, beneath the lips, nails.

 2. Dark complexion Stagnant, thick blood darkens the complexion.   

 3. Dark menstrual blood Stagnant, thick, high protein, high fat blood in the liver thickens and darkens before passing into the uterus, darkening the menstrual blood.

 4.  Blood clots Stagnant, thick, high protein, high fat blood tends to harden and clot.  

 5.  High cholesterol Excess fat weakens liver’s purifying, cleansing function creating excess fat, cholesterol in the bloodstream.

 6.  High blood pressure (hypertension) See #9

 7. Lumps, cysts and tumors Thick, stagnant blood tends to harden into cysts, lumps and or tumors (benign and malignant). Malignant tumors tend to be very painful and fixed in location, i.e. do not move.    

 8. Fixed and stabbing pain Thick blood (too much protein and fat) tends to thicken, harden the muscles, tendons, etc. restricting movement while creating fixed and stabbing pain.  

 9. Hardening of the arteries Excess fat and cholesterol in the blood tends to adhere to the walls of the arteries, reducing size, diameter, flexibility and blood flow, while also increasing pressure.

 10. Cancer The United States and Argentina, the two highest meat-consuming countries in the world, have the highest colon cancer rates. Cancer is largely a red meat, high protein, high fat, hard, thick disease known for its rapid growth and propensity to occur in tumor form.

 Stagnant blood (high cholesterol, atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, liver congestion, etc.) distorts and reduces blood flow, while increasing pressure, heat, dryness and or muscular tension.  It is further aggravated, dried and overheated, by hot spices, stimulant drugs, coffee, tea, alcohol, smoking, anger, frustration, hot, dry climates, etc.

 Excess heat in the blood

 11. Fever High cholesterol, atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure, etc. increase pressure, energy, heat, temperature and fever

12. Red eyes, face, tongue and skin High cholesterol, arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, etc. increase blood pressure, forcing blood up into the head, eyes, mouth, tongue and skin, reddening all.

 13. Dry, redden and irritate High protein, fat not only thickens the blood, arteries but also thickens, dries, reddens and or irritates the skin, nose, sinuses, etc.  Blood, nutrients build, fuel, moisten, cool, calm, etc.

 14. Skin diseases Blood builds fuels and cleanses all tissue including the skin. Too much protein and fat tends to overbuild, thicken the blood, which in turn, overbuilds, thickens, dries and reddens the skin (hard, scaly, itchy, warts, psoriasis).    

 15. Insomnia Blood stagnation: arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis and high blood pressure overheats and over pressurizes the body, heart, brain, adversely affecting sleep (dreaming, awakening). Sleeping is a cooling, calming activity.

 16. Bleeding Excess protein, fat tends to create tumors. All tumors are blood rich, and in the extreme, can bleed into the skin, stools, urine, etc. Reduced circulation, blood tends to thin the vessels also causing them to easily bruise, bleed.

 17. Sweaty hands and feet Too much protein, fat and starch, in the extreme, tends to clog, swell and overheat the liver and large intestine, which in turn, clogs and overheats the body creating excessive pressure, perspiration, passing, leaking out the extremities, hands, feet.        

             The lungs control respiration, exchange of gases between the lungs (blood) and the environment.  The inhalation takes in air, oxygen while the exhalation eliminates carbon dioxide (gaseous waste product). Oxygen (pure chi) purifies and strengthens the blood, body.       

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION I PHILOSOPHY AND DIET

Chapter 1 The Way of Thinking Chapter 2 Energetics 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 DiseasesCandidiasis 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 DiseasesDepression 185 Detoxification 188 Diabetes 191 Diarrhea 193 Diuretics 195 Dizziness 195 Dysmenorrhea 196 Chap 19 E-F DiseasesEar 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 DiseasesGall 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 307 Appendix 313 Bibliography 315 About the Author 317

 

Ninety percent of most disease is curable

Ninety percent of most disease is curable via simple diet and herbs,  but it takes an education not a website, one article, 10 minutes of your time. Most people, except the ones mentioned below are cheap, arrogant, lazy and uneducated in health, which is why they will remain forever sick, forever taking drugs, forever seeing doctors, forever paying for insurance, etc.  I haven’t carried health insurance for the last 35 years, but then again, I’m the oddball, unemployed the last 8 years, minimal book sales but great health and no need for doctors, websites, etc.

Read  the case histories and see what happens when you are knowledgeable and disciplined.  

Most people, including their doctors do not know how to eat (food, herbs) because they have not  been educated in in basic human biology (structure, function,  nutrition, diet).  It is the reason I wrote my book, Hot and Cold Health (based on traditional Chinese  medicine and the questioning and counseling of thouands. I was a licensed Acupuncture Physician (FL 1992- 2002) and owner, operator of Food and Thought health food store, Hollywood, FL (1984- 2001)

Most disease can be cured with what is in your refrigerator and kitchen cabinets. Your grocery store, supermarket is your daily pharmacy, providing most of what you need to stay healthy, defeat disease.  The following are case histories from my book 

            The following case histories were treated with the middle diet, meal plan (Chapter 2) adjusted accordingly. One “disease” can have two different, opposite causes, cures.

                          Middle diet, meal plan 

+/- 1/3 Protein and fat: 3-5 ounces  

 +/- 1/3 Grains: whole, cracked, bread, noodles: ¼ C  

+/- 1/3 Vegetables, cooked (3-5) and fruit (1)   

+/-  Spices   

+/-  Soup (in the beginning) and or tea (at the end) 

1. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) One of my customers (health food store) was suffering from IBS. Her daily, weekly symptoms were abdominal bloating, gas, pain, headaches, loose stools, constipation, colitis (inflammation) and swelling in her arms and legs (swollen twice their size). I diagnosed her condition as a cold, damp spleen (controls digestion). Her long-term diet was cold, damp, low protein, low fat and high carbohydrate (salads, tropical fruits, juices). The coldness of her diet had weakened, dampened her digestion, elimination, etc. producing the aforementioned symptoms. I recommended the hotter middle diet, meal plan, including spices as well as reduction in cold foods and drinks. Week by week her condition got better, hotter, stronger. Nine months later, most of her symptoms had disappeared, including the swelling in her arms and legs. She was very happy. A year later, her symptoms started to reappear. She was worried about her health and had gone to see a nutritionist who had recommended golden seal (nine capsules a day) which is a bitter herb. All bitter herbs are energetically cold. I had originally diagnosed coldness as the cause of her condition, which she re-aggravated once she started taking golden seal. I refused to sell her any golden seal.  

2.  Miscarriage A long-term customer of mine had suffered several miscarriages. She was eating a macrobiotic diet (low protein, low fat and high carbohydrate). I diagnosed her condition as blood, protein and fat deficiency. Her diet was anemic, too little building. She did not have enough blood in her womb to hold her baby. I recommended red meat (best blood builder) and chicken three to four times a week or more in addition to cooked vegetables, grains, Evening Primrose Oil (sexual organs) and Siberian ginseng (strengthens digestion). I also told her to wait four months before trying to conceive, in order to rebuild her blood. She now has two healthy boys.

3.  Indigestion, Gird (gastro-intestinal reflux disorder) A female customer of mine was having digestive problems. Every time she ate, she would experience abdominal bloating, gas, burping, pain and heartburn. Her diet was anemic, low protein, low fat and high carbohydrate (salad, fruit and grains). I suggested the hotter middle diet (more protein, fat, cooked foods) in addition to fennel seeds (one-quarter teaspoon after each meal). Three weeks later, she came back and hugged me. Her digestive problems and hot flashes had disappeared. I told her (43 years old) that her hot flashes were caused not by menopause but instead by indigestion and stagnation of energy, food in the intestines. Her doctor had diagnosed her as menopausal; which I thought was a little premature.

4. Eczema In 1989, I developed a bad, hideous case of eczema. It first started as a pimple, blister on my left hand, index finger. Over the course of two months it spread so that my entire left hand (back and fingers) and lower part of the arm were completely infected (cracked skin, bleeding, pus, etc.). My other hand (couple of fingers) was also affected although not quite as bad. This happened while I was going to acupuncture school. It was gross. I tried every Chinese herbal remedy. Nothing worked. My skin kept getting worse and worse. Eventually, I turned to Ayurvedic Medicine (Ayurvedic Healing, and Yoga of Herbs by Dr. David Frawley, O.M.D.), which recommended the use of spices. My diet at the time was bland, sweet and cold, cleansing. I increased protein, fat, cooked foods and spices (fennel, cumin, coriander, turmeric, ginger, etc.) while reducing juices, fruits, etc. I used a lot spice (five to seven at a time, per meal). Within three weeks, my eczema, in addition to abdominal bloating and gas cleared up. I did have eczema as a teenager, although not as serious.

5.  Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). One of my customers came to see me about her eleven-year-old daughter (very thin) who had been diagnosed with ADD. Her school wanted to put her daughter on Ritalin in addition to the drugs that she was already taking: four months of Adderall and Dexedrine. She did not know what to do. I told her to bring her daughter in and let me question her. I had never counseled a child before but I did not think it would be any different from an adult. She brought her daughter in. I sat and questioned her for an hour. There was nothing wrong with her except for poor diet and lack of attention, at home and in the school, overcrowded classrooms. I told her mother to start feeding her more protein, building foods (red meat, eggs, chicken, etc.) especially for breakfast. She was already eating grains and vegetables. I also advised fish liver oil in addition to greater personal attention. Six months later, her mother wrote me to thank me telling me how well her daughter was doing. On her recent report card, she had gotten all A’s and one B (math) without the use of Ritalin or any other drug. 

6. Anal Fissure A friend had developed an anal fissure (tear in the intestines). He went to his doctor who told him that there was no cure. The best that he could do was operate, sew it back together; however the operation, procedure might make him temporarily incontinent (urine and bowels) and or impotent. I told him to skip the operation and just change, soften his diet (cooked vegetables, watery grains, etc.) which he did. His fissure eventually healed. His original diet was too building, high protein, fat, sugar, low vegetables, etc.

7. Post Nasal Drip: One of my customers had postnasal drip. I told her that her diet was too cold (salads, fruits, cold drinks, etc.) causing excess condensation, water to occur, accumulate and leak out her nose. I advised her to increase cooked foods, spices, etc. while reducing cold, damp foods. Her postnasal drip disappeared within days.

 8. Anemia, Blood Deficiency: Several of my female customers, employees were suffering from blood deficiency, anemia (pale skin, diminished periods, weak hair and nails, forgetfulness, etc.). All were vegetarians (low protein, low fat (soft dairy, beans, nuts, etc.) and high carbohydrate (salads, fruits). It took me more than a year to convince them that their diets were anemic that they desperately needed to eat red meat, chicken, eggs, etc. on a regular basis. Once they started eating meat, they immediately felt better.

9. Sinusitis: One of my employees was suffering from sinusitis (inflammation of the sinuses). She was vegetarian. Her diet was cold and damp which in turn weakened her spleen producing dampness, excess condensation (mucous, phlegm) in her lungs, throat, sinuses, etc. Excess fluids, mucous tend to obstruct the flow of air and fluids within the lungs, nose, sinuses, causing dryness and inflammation. I recommended the hot middle diet, including spices. Spices are hot and drying. They dry dampness, mucous, phlegm, while also stimulating, increasing blood flow.  Blood is moistening. Inflammation is caused by dryness. Fire (inflammation) burns dry wood not wet wood.

10. Impotence Over the years, many men have come to see me about their sexual difficulties (inability to achieve or maintain an erection). Almost every one of them was a long-term (20- 30 years) coffee drinker (2-3 cups per day). I advised them to give up coffee, as caffeine tends to drain the kidneys, jing. The few that gave up coffee saw their erections return. I also suffered from impotence. My condition however was caused by anemic diet, as I was not a coffee drinker but was a vegetarian (fifteen years). My erections came back once I started eating more protein and fat (red meat, eggs, chicken).

11. Cold I was visiting a good friend and his wife in Fort Meyers, Fl. where his parents (great people) lived. They had flown in from Seattle where they live. When I got there, he was coughing up a storm, non-stop. He said it was his allergies. I told him it was a cold (he also had a runny nose, stiff shoulders, etc.), and that he needed to eat more hot foods at which time he held up his beer. Alcohol is hot and dry, which made his cough, drier, worse. I went into his mother’s kitchen and made him a spicy hot vegetable soup. I threw in every hot spice that I could find. I made his soup dragon hot. He gobbled the soup down (two bowls) and within twenty minutes, his cough and runny nose had stopped. Before the soup, he had been coughing every ten minutes. Colds in general are very easy to cure if you can treat, heat them in the beginning, onset days one and two.  

12. Anxiety One of my customers (60 years old, vegetarian) was having frequent anxiety attacks. When I counseled her, she was screaming and yelling from one anxiety attack to another. I had to teach her how to deep breathe in order to control her outbursts. I initially thought her condition was caused by excess heat. She had a plethora of heat symptoms and did not seem deficient in any way until I discovered she also had uncontrollable urination, which is a kidney yang, deficiency symptom. Kidney symptoms (Chapter 13) outweigh all other symptoms. Her condition was one of deficiency. Her long-term diet was vegetarian, anemic. She was not building, producing enough blood; therefore she became weak, dry and hot (blood, nutrients build, moisten, cool, etc.). I recommended the hot middle diet (red meat, eggs, cooked vegetables, spices, etc.) which was problem because she was a vegetarian. She would not eat red meat. I finally convinced her by asking her what she would do if it were a matter of life and death. She would not eat red meat but she would eat veal and eggs. Three days later, she called me back. I was a little nervous. I thought I might have given her the wrong diet, too hot as she was sixty years old and living in a very hot climate (Florida). When I picked up the phone, she asked if this was the genius. All her anxiety attacks had disappeared. She had been able to control them through diet and deep abdominal breathing, which she was now teaching to her fellow workers. She also slept better and had great bowel movements.

13. Sore lower back I occasionally develop lower back and or upper back pain whenever I eat or drink too many cold foods, drinks: ice cream, tropical fruits, juices, beer, etc. Every time I reduce or eliminate the source of coldness, in addition to increasing spicy foods, the pain goes away.

14. Plantar Fasciitis I developed Plantar Fasciitis in my fifties. It started in the fall, in my right foot, heel. The pain was intense especially when first rising in the morning and or after sitting for any time. It felt like someone hit my heel with a hammer. That is how bad the pain felt. It eventually progressed into my left foot heal. The pain did get a little less, better with exercise, walking but was still horrific. It took me eight months to figure out and three additional to cure. My liver and arteries were congested, clogged (too much protein, fat) reducing blood flow to the extremities, feet causing pain, weakness and inflammation. I reduced all protein and fat (except small amounts of chicken and turkey) while increasing beans, tofu, nuts, seeds, high fruit (apples), vegetables (raw cabbage, celery, raw, spices, (fennel), bitter herbs (golden seal, gentian, etc).etc. I also stopped eating potatoes in addition to eating less, skipping and or spacing the meals. Little by little, the pain disappeared. Blood deficiency and or poor posture, misalignment of the bones, ligaments, tendons, etc. can also cause Plantar Fasciitis.       

15. Neuralgia and other diseases of the foot I met this young woman (professional ice skater); age 26 who came to my store. She could not stay; stand for too long because her feet would hurt.  She had trouble walking and had to use a wheelchair to go through airports. Her condition had started several years prior. She had seen many doctors, orthopedic surgeons, chiropractors, acupuncturists, had blood work, x rays, MRI, etc. No one was able to diagnose or help. It took me a few minutes to figure it out. She was blood deficient (long-term low protein, low fat and high carbohydrate diet). I recommended the hotter middle diet, red meat everyday, etc. A year or so later she was able to walk, stand and skate without pain or fear. 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION I PHILOSOPHY AND DIET

Chapter 1 The Way of Thinking Chapter 2 Energetics 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 DiseasesCandidiasis 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 DiseasesDepression 185 Detoxification 188 Diabetes 191 Diarrhea 193 Diuretics 195 Dizziness 195 Dysmenorrhea 196 Chap 19 E-F DiseasesEar 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 DiseasesGall 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 307 Appendix 313 Bibliography 315 About the Author 317