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Stuart S. Shipe, D.O.M., P.A.

Discover the power of nutrition in preventing disease with ancient Taoist wisdom and modern scientific research. Learn about the benefits of "immortal foods" that rejuvenate health and prolong life.

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Stuart S. Shipe, D.O.M., P.A.

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  1. Stuart S. Shipe, D.O.M., P.A. Kitchen Pharmacy www.traditionalchinesehealing.com

  2. Prevention of Disease Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine, 2000 b.c. “A doctor who treats a disease after it has happened is a mediocre doctor, but a doctor who treats a disease before it happens is a superior doctor” Taoist hermits ate “food herbs” called immortal foods that rejuvenate health, prolong life, restore youth, and increase clarity. Used for general nourishment, maintenance of health and prevention of disease.

  3. What is nutrition and why do we need nutritional care? • “Nutrition: The sum total of the processes involved in the taking in and utilization of food substances by which growth, repair, and maintenance of activities in the body as a whole or in any of its parts are accomplished.” • Taber’s Medical Dictionary Stuart S. Shipe, D.O.M., P.A.

  4. How much was spent by the USDA on the creation of the MyPyramid- 2.5 million dollars? Precepts: All fats are bad All carbohydrates are good (simple and complex) Protein sources are interchangeable (red meat, poultry, fish and beans) Dairy products are essential Eat your potatoes No guidance on weight, exercise, alcohol and vitamins

  5. Cornell-China-Oxford Project • Largest national study • Subjects 34-64 y.o. • Questions on eating, drinking, smoking • 90% of Chinese were provincials-traditional • Chinese ate more calories/body wt. but less obesity • Avg. Cholesterol Chinese 127 vs. U.S. at 212 • Daily Fiber intake 3 x higher than U.S. • Chinese consume many more veges, fruits, grains • Chinese 6-24% of calories from fat. US is 39%, Brit is 45% • Meat only once per week. Cardiovascular incr. with incr meat. • Rates for chronic degenerative disease higher in US except China areas of high animal-based foods

  6. Guidelines for Balanced Diet GREENS / VEGETABLES 40-50% FRUITS 10-20% WHOLE GRAINS 30% ANIMAL PRODUCTS <10% LEGUMES/NUTSEEDS 5-10% SEAWEEDS Small Amount

  7. The Chimp Diet • “Green for Life” by Victoria Boutenko • Chimpanzee’s share 99.4% of the human gene sequence but have little to no chronic diseases. Hummmm? • Raw, low glycemic diets “Green for Life”, Boutenko, Raw Family Publishing, 2005.

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  9. Joy Positive Attitude Relax Chew Slowly Stop Eating Just Before You Are Full Don’t Forge the Spleen Don’t Chill the Spleen Eat the Main Meal Early Choose Foods With Strong Lifeforce –Whole Foods Choose Varied Foods 5 Flavors, 4 Properties Pay Attention To Food Proportions Trust Your Body Good Eating Habits

  10. Energetically Dead vs. Live Food

  11. Balance Is the Key • Energetic nutrition differs from Western nutrition in that it does not talk about the biochemical nature of food. • Foods are selected on their energetic qualities such as warming, cooling, drying or lubricating. • Appropriate foods selected to bring about balance of an individuals condition.

  12. Yin and Yang Balance

  13. YIN or YANG?

  14. Symptoms of Hot (Yang) Type • Red complexion, easy to sweat, always hot, dominating, aggressive or outgoing personality, coarseness, loud voice, dry mouth, thirst, affinity to cold liquids, ferocious appetite, constipation, foul breath, scanty and dark urine, sometimes dry cough with thick yellow sputum, easily angered, emotional, irritable, insomnia, menstruation heavy, early, bright red blood

  15. Symptoms of Cold (Yin) Type • Paleness, coldness, disdains cold liquids, likes warm liquids, low energy, loose stools, sleeps a lot, feeble and weak voice, introverted personality, white/copious sputum, lack of appetite, copious and clear urine, dizziness, and edema.

  16. Balancing Foods • To Balance Heat (Yang) Excess • Wheat, mung beans, watermelon, fresh fruit juices, many of the vegetables. • Avoid hot, spicy foods. • To Balance Cold (Yin) Excess • Garlic, ginger, onions, black beans, lamb and chicken. • Avoid cold, raw foods.

  17. Food Preparation Most Natural State Cooling • Steaming • Stir frying • Stewing/Boiling • Broiling • Baking • Grilling Warming Best Utensils To Use Are Glass, Earthenware, Stainless steel Avoid Aluminum, Cooper, Iron

  18. FOOD ENERGETICS • Temperatures (thermodynamics) • Cold, Cool, Hot , Warm, Neutral • Tastes/Flavors • Spicy, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, Salty • Functional Orientations • Upward, Downward, Inward, Outward direction • Meridian or Organ Site of Action • Interconnected web of energy “highways”

  19. The TEMPERATURES • Foods that grow slower, in the ground or in cold climates tend to be warmer. • Asian ginseng in mountains, root vegetables • Foods that grow quickly, above the ground or in warm climates tend to be cooler. • Leaf vegetables, fertilized food

  20. Spicy (Pungent) Foods • Dispersing, invigorating, promoting circulation • Use in common colds and flu, local pain, irregular menstruation, edema, tumors, allergies, arthritis. • Opens the pores and causes sweating. • Black pepper, cayenne pepper, chives, Chinese parsley, cinnamon bark, clove, garlic, ginger, green onion, grapefruit peel, marjoram, peppermint, radish, rosemary, spearmint, star anise, tobacco, and wine.

  21. Sour (Astringent) Foods • Absorbing, gathering, consolidating, and astringent function. • Stops abnormal discharges of body fluids and substances as in excessive perspiration, diarrhea, seminal emission, spermatorrhea, enuresis. • Apple, apricot, Chinese Sour Plum, grape, grapefruit, hawthorn fruit, lemon, mandarin orange, olive, peach, pineapple, plum, raspberry, strawberry, tomato, vinegar.

  22. Bitter Foods • Action of drying dampness and dispersing as well as clearing heat. • Aids in conditions of dampness and edema, inflammatory bowel, infection, acute bronchitis, UTI, skin ulcerations, parasites, abscesses. • Apricot kernels, asparagus, bitter gourd, wild cucumber, celery, coffee, hops, radish leaf, vinegar, wine.

  23. Salty Foods • Functions in softening and dissolving hardenings. Moistens and lubricates the intestine. • Aids in treating lumps, nodes, masses, cysts such as Goiter, Polyps. These are softened and dissolved. • Barley, clam, crab, duck, ham, kelp, oyster, oyster shell, pork, salt, seagrass, seaweed.

  24. Sweet Foods • Action of tonifying, harmonizing (as antidotes or counter balance) and decelerating (relaxing). In deficient individuals, reinforcing and strengthening. • Aids in cramping, spasms, anemia, post surgical, toxic reactions, autoimmune diseases, fatigue, pain, prolapse, pregnancy, muscle aches. • Banana, barley, bean curd, brown sugar, carp, carrot, chicken, coconut, corn, eggplant, grape, honey, Job’s tears, licorice, peach, rice, strawberry, walnut, watermelon, wheat, soybean, yams.

  25. Bland Foods • Falls under sweet foods • Diuretic actions, promotes urination and relieves edema. • Used in COPD, renal dysfunction, heart disease, skin swelling, distention, rhinitis. • Pearl barley, kidney bean, cucumber

  26. Functional Orientation • Move Outward – inside towards outside • Induce perspiration, reduce fever. (peppermint) • Move Inward – outside towards inside • Ease bowel movements and abdominal swelling. (banana) • Move Upward – lower region towards upper region • Relieve diarrhea, prolapse of anus, uterus, stomach. (wine) • Move Downward – upper region towards lower • Relieve vomiting, hiccupping, asthma. (salt)

  27. Functional Orientation • Glossy (sliding) – facilitate movements • Relieve constipation, abdominal fullness and internal dryness • Honey, spinach • Obstructive – slow down the movement • Relieve diarrhea, excessive perspiration, premature ejaculation, incontinence, and seminal emission • Guava, olives

  28. Symptom Quiz • Vomiting, hiccupping, coughing. • Diarrhea, falling of stomach, prolapsed uterus, prolapsed anus. • Excessive perspiration, premature ejaculation, frequent urination. • Constipation, abdominal swelling

  29. Foods in Season • Spring – Eat foods with an upward movement • Neutral energy, pungent, sweet or bitter • Summer – Eat foods with an outward movement • Hot energy, pungent or sweet • Autumn – Eat foods with a downward movement • Cold or cool or warm, sweet or sour • Winter – Eat foods with an inward movement • Cold energy, bitter or salty

  30. FIVE ELEMENT THEORY Liver Gallbladder Sour, Tendon, Eyes, Wind, Anger Heart Small Intestine WOOD Bitter, Blood, Tongue, Heat, Summerheat, Joy WATER FIRE Kidney Bladder Salty, Bone, Ears, Cold, Fear/Anxiety Pericardium SanJiao METAL EARTH Lung Large Intestine Spleen Stomach Spicy, Skin, Nose, Dry, Melancholy Sweet, Muscle, Mouth, Damp, Meditation

  31. Physical Assessment • Tongue Diagnosis • Interrogatories • What is Health? • Good Appetite • Hands/Feet Warm • Face/Chest Cool • Urine light yellow, 5-7 times daily • Bowel Movement daily • Sleep throughout night • Pulse Diagnosis

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