{"id":280,"date":"2002-01-01T11:07:00","date_gmt":"2002-01-01T16:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidtao.com\/?p=280"},"modified":"2020-04-21T14:53:24","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T19:53:24","slug":"true-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidtao.com\/?p=280","title":{"rendered":"True Heat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

True Heat<\/h1>\n

In true heat the body\u2019s yin energy, which is responsible for moistening and cooling
\n the bodily functions, is not deficient, but has been overwhelmed by excessive heat.
\n Heat may arise in several ways, including exposure to excessive heat in the environment.
\n Consider not only natural but also man made environments, for example a working
\n in artificially heated environments.<\/p>\n

True heat may also be due to an excess of heat producing foods and drinks such as
\n alcohol and coffee. This can be further aggravated by tobacco. True heat can also
\n arise in response to an acute feverish illness. Foods that are useful to remove
\n heat include:<\/p>\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Grains<\/td>\n Barley, buckwheat, millet, wheat, wheat bran, wheat germ<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Vegetables<\/td>\n Asparagus, aubergine, cabbage, celery, Chinese cabbage, cucumber, dandelion leaf,
\n lettuce, mungbean sprout, potato, seaweed, turnip<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Fruit<\/td>\n Apple, banana, blueberry, cranberry, fig, grapefruit, lemon, lime, mango, melon,
\n pear, persimmon, pineapple, plum, rhubarb, watermelon<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Beans<\/td>\n Kidney, mung, yellow soy, tofu<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Fish<\/td>\n Abalone, crab, fresh and salt water clam, octopus<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Herbs and spices<\/td>\n Liquorice, purslane, tamarind<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Bevrages<\/td>\n Chrysanthemum tea, dandelion root, elderflower tea, peppermint tea<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Oild and Condiments <\/td>\n Sesame oil, agar<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Suppliments<\/td>\n Kelp<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Foods especially useful to reduce Liver heat.<\/h2>\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n
Grains<\/td>\n Millet<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Vegetables<\/td>\n Celery, cucumber, lettuce, radish, watercress<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Fruit<\/td>\n Lemon<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Bean product<\/td>\n Tofu<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Herbs\/ spices<\/td>\n Chrysanthemum tea, roasted dandelion root coffee, peppermint tea,<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

Examples of beverages and receipies that can be used to eliminate heat<\/h2>\n
    \n
  • Water with freshly squeezed lemon juice<\/li>\n
  • Herbal teas such as peppermint or chrysanthemum<\/li>\n
  • Fruit salads with any of the above fruits.<\/li>\n
  • Lettuce salads with cucumber tomato and mung beansprouts<\/li>\n
  • Soft Tofu blended with fruits as a dessert<\/li>\n
  • Agar fruit jellies with mango<\/li>\n
  • Mixed bean salads with kidney beans<\/li>\n
  • Vegetable juices such as celery<\/li>\n
  • Fruit juices such as apple, pear and grapefruit juice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Foods to avoid in cases of heat<\/h2>\n

    Obviously for those with true heat conditions it is important not add to this by
    \n consuming food and drink that will add further heat and stimulation to their bodies.
    \n As with foods to avoid in Yin deficiency this includes caffeine, alcohol, sugar
    \n and strong heating\/pungent spices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    True Heat In true heat the body\u2019s yin energy, which is responsible for moistening and cooling the bodily functions, is not deficient, but has been overwhelmed by excessive heat. Heat may arise in several ways, including exposure to excessive heat in the environment. Consider not only natural but also man made environments, for example a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nutrition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidtao.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidtao.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidtao.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidtao.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidtao.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=280"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidtao.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4987,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidtao.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280\/revisions\/4987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidtao.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidtao.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidtao.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}