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HOME MEDICINE CALENDAR LOCATIONS NETWORK FOUNDER ACUPUNCTURE HERBS TUINA NUTRITION QIGONG HAWAII HERB HIKES CANCER SUPPORT AND SIMPLE PREVENTION DIET Simplified Pathology (TCM): Dampness (stagnant and turbid water within the body) � Mucus � Phlegm � Tumor Reduce/Avoid: Refined sugar and artificial sweeteners (esp. Aspartame) GMOs (eg.high fructose corn syrup, modified corn starch, etc.) MSG (glutamic acid; glutamate; Monosodium glutamate) Alcohol Caffeine Greasy fried foods (esp.fast food) Processed foods with preservatives (boxed and canned foods; food dyes, natural and artificial flavors) Concentrated juices
Contraindicated (Tibetan medicine): meat (not including fish), onions and garlic (considered #1 beneficial against cancer), salt, sugar, rich food
Remedies for draining dampness, phlegm, clearing heat, and detox: Bitter green vegetables Bittermelon (1x/week) Arugula/Dandelion Brussel Sprouts
<Dampness moving:> Turnip (1x/week) Fresh Ginger (5 slices/day) Alfalfa Sprout Mung bean sprout Asparagus Bamboo shoot Celery Cucumber Water chestnut Watercress Watermelon Tamarind Shitake mushroom Noni juice Komboucha Apple Cider Vinegar (1 shot every morning) Alium vegetables: Garlic Onions Leeks Green Onion
Cruciferous vegetables: <Superstars:> Spinach Radicchio Shredded beets (esp. brain cancer)
Kale Cauliflower Broccoli Cabbage Rutabaga
Yin (blood and fluids) building foods: Barley Jobs Tears Oats Spelt Wheat Bran Alfalfa Sprout Asparagus Roots (ie. Okinawa sweet potato, yam, carrot, beet) Kelp Nori Seaweed-Hijiki/Wakame Spinach String Bean Apple Apricot Avocado Pear Persimmon Pomegranate Nettle Donggui root Beans (eg.adzuki, black, kidney, lima, mung) Sesame seeds
Other Considerations: Daily moderate exercise Purified <Reverse Osmosis> Water (not from a plastic bottle; drink from a glass bottle) Organic vegetarian (progressing towards seeds, nuts, berries, and herbs) Super food intake (eg.acai, blueberries, golden berries, chia seeds, hemp seeds, spirulina, mulberries, goji berries, bee pollen) Green tea, Oolong tea Vitamins (eg.1000 mg vit. C, etc.) Tibetan cordyceps <strong anti-oxidant herbs> Rosemary Oregano
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