Yin Yang Diet Sheet
Yin Yang Diet Sheet
Yin Yang Diet Sheet
GENERAL GUIDELINES:
Avoid foods that stimulate energy use
Consume cooling foods and dairy products
More sweet, sour and salty foods
Less pungent and bitter foods
Grains
Barley
Spelt
Vegetables
Alfalfa Sprouts
Artichoke
Asparagus
Kelp
Mungbean Sprout
Nori
Plantain
Potato
Seaweed
String Bean
Sweet Potato
Tomato
Water chestnut
Yam
Fruit
Apple
Apricot
Avocado
Banana
Lemon/Lime
Mango
Mulberry
Pear
Persimmon
Pineapple
Pomegranate
Watermelon
Beans
Aduki
Black bean
Kidney bean
Lima bean
Mung bean
Soybean (black)
Tofu
Warming Yang
GENERAL GUIDELINES:
Need lots of fresh air and relaxation
Avoid microwave cooking, cold foods, and liquids,
Grains
Quinoa
Vegetables
Nil
Fruit
Cassio Fruit
Raspberry
Beans
Nil
Chestnut
Pistachio
Walnut
Basil
Cayenne
Chive seed
Cinnamon bark
Clove
Fennel seed
Fenugreek seed
Garlic
Ginger (dry)
Horseradish
Nutmeg
Rosemary
Savory
Jasmine
Star Anise
Nil
Fish
Anchovy
Lobster
Mussel
Shrimp/ prawn
Meat:
Kidney (beef)
Kidney (sheep)
Lamb
Dairy
Nil
Nourishing Blood
GENERAL GUIDELINES:
Rest, particularly in afternoon
Avoid fatty, sweet or salty foods
Diet rich in fresh vegetables, green leafy
Grains
Barley
Corn
Jobs Tears
Oats
Rice
Sweet Rice
Wheat Bran
Vegetables
Alfalfa Sprouts
Artichoke
Beetroot
Dandelion Leaf
Kelp
Spinach
Watercress
Fruit
Apricot
Avocado
Date
Fig
Grape
Longan
Mulberry
Oyster
Meat
Beef
Liver (beef)
Liver (sheep)
Pork
Dairy
Egg (chicken)
Egg yolk (chicken)
Beverages
Soya milk
Common Supplements
Algae
Dongui
Pollen
Beans
Aduki
Black bean
Kidney Bean
Supplementing Qi
GENERAL GUIDELINES:
Need lots of fresh air and relaxation
Avoid microwave cooking, cold foods, and liquids,
Grains
Corn
Jobs tears
Oats
Rice
Sweet rice
Wheat bran
Vegetables
Potatoes
Shiitake Mushroom
Squash
Sweet Potatoes
Yam
Fruit
Cherry
Coconut
Fig
Grape
Logan
Beans
Tofu
Meat
Beef
Chicken
Goose
Ham
Liver (chicken)
Mutton
Pheasant
Pigeon
Quail
Rabbit
Dairy
Nil
Beverages
Nil
Fish
Eel
Frog
Herring
Mackerel
Mussel
Octopus
Oyster
Sturgeon
Trout
Counteracts Damp
GENERAL GUIDELINES:
Grains
Amaranth
Buckwheat
Corn
Jobs Tears
Fish
Anchovy
Eel
Mackerel
Meat
Rye
Sorghum
Quail
Vegetables
Nil
Alfalfa Sprout
Asparagus
Bamboo Shoot
Caper
Chinese cabbage
Celery
Daikon (Mooli)
Kohirabi
Lettuce
Onion
Pumpkin
Radish
Scallion
Turnip
White fungus
Fruit
Blue/bilberry
Cranberry
Papaya
Dairy
Herbs & spices
Aniseed
Cinnamon Bark
Horseradish
Nettle
Pepper (black)
Pepper (white)
Tamarind
Beverages
Raspberry leaf
Common Supplements
Nil
Beans
Aduki
Kidney bean
Lentil
Counteracts Heat
GENERAL GUIDELINES:
Grains
Barley
Buckwheat
Jobs Tears
Millet
Wheat
Wheat Bran
Wheat Germ
Vegetables
Asparagus
Aubergine
Bamboo shoot
Cabbage
Celery
Chinese cabbage
Cucumber
Dandelion leaf
Lettuce
Mungbean sprout
Nori
Plantain
Potato
Seaweed
Swiss chard
Turnip
Water chestnut
Fruit
Apple
Banana
Blue/bilberry
Cranberry
Fig
Grapefruit
Lemon/lime
Mango
Pear
Persimmon
Pineapple
Plum
Rhubarb
Watermelon
Beans
Kidney bean
Mung bean
Soybean (yellow)
Tofu
Fish
Abalone
Clam (freshwater)
Clam (saltwater)
Crab
Frog
Octopus
Meat
Quail
Dairy
Beverages
Chrysanthemum
Dandelion root
Elderflower
Lime flower
Common Supplements
Kelp
Counteracts Cold
GENERAL GUIDELINES:
Grains
Sorghum
Vegetables
Caper
Kohlrabi
Leek
Mustard Leaf
Onion
Scallion
Squash
Sweet potatoes
Turnip
Fruit
Cherry
Longan
Lychee
Papaya
Beans
Nil
Fish
Anchovy
Mussel
Shrimp/prawn
Trout
Meat
Chicken
Kidney (sheep)
Mutton
Dairy
Butter
Beverages
Jasmine
Wine
Common Supplements
Nil
Resolves Phlegm
Grains
Nil
Vegetables
Daikon (Mooli)
Mushroom (button)
Mustard leaf
Nori
Plantain
Radish
Seaweed
Shiitake mushroom
Water chestnut
Watercress
Fruit
Grapefruit
Pear
Beans
Nil
Salt
Beverages
Almond
Walnut
Fish
Clam (saltwater)
Crab
Lobster
Shrimp/prawn
Elderflower
Jasmine
Peppermint
Soya milk
Tea
Common Supplements
Kelp
Meat
Nil
Dairy
Nil
Promotes Qi Circulation
GENERAL GUIDELINES:
Dont overeat
Avoid heavy foods, sugar and stimulates
Chew your foods thoroughly
Use more pungent foods
Grains
Oats
Vegetables
Artichoke
Carrot
Mushroom (button)
Radish
Squash
Watercress
Fruit
Grapefruit
Lemon/lime
Peach
Tangerine
Beans
Nil
Fish
Nil
Meat
Kidney (sheep)
Dairy
Nil
Beverages
Chamomile
Jasmine
Lime flower
Peppermint
Star anise
Wine
Common supplements
Nil
Grains
Wheat germ
Vegetables
Aubergine
Caper
Coriander leaf
Kohlrabi
Leek
Mustard leaf
Onion
Pepper
Scallion
Turnip
Fruit
Cherry
Lemon/lime
Longan
Lychee
Peach
Rhubarb
Soya oil
Amasake
Malt sugar
Vinegar
Beans
Common supplements
Nil
Nil
Bay
Cayenne
Chili
Chive leaf
Ginger (dry)
Hawthorn
Nutmeg
Purslane
Turmeric
Oils & Condiments
Beverages
Wine
Drains Water
Grains
Barley
Corn
Jobs Tears
Rye
Vegetables
Alfalfa sprout
Artichoke
Bamboo shoot
Celery
Chicory
Chinese cabbage
Dandelion leaf
Kelp
Lettuce
Seaweed
Watercress
Fruit
Grape
Watermelon
Beans
Beverages
Dandelion root
Elderflower
Tea
Common supplements
Kelp
Aduki
Black bean
Lentil
Pea
Soybean (black)
Fish
Anchovy
Carp
Frog
Mackerel
Sardine
Meat
Nil
Dairy
Nil
Removes Toxins
Grains
Millet
Vegetables
Alfalfa sprouts
Artichoke
Cucumber
Kelp
Mungbean sprout
Mushroom (button)
Olive
Onion
Radish
Seaweed
Swiss chard
Turnip
Watercress
Fruit
Banana
Blue/bilberry
Fig
Lemon/lime
Rhubarb
Beans
Aduki
Tofu
Beverages
Chrysanthemum
Tea
Common Supplements
Algae
Fish
Frog
Herring
Meat
Nil
Dairy
Nil