Yin deficiency diet

Symptoms of Yin deficiency image

Image symptoms:

• Feelings of dry mouth
• Feelings of thirst (especially in the evening)
• Feeling hot in the feet (especially at night)
• Night sweats
• Restlessness, nervousness, depression
• Trouble sleeping
• Dizziness
• Heart palpitations
• Internal sensations of heat
• Emotional instability, irritability
• Weight loss
• Reddened skin in the décolletage area
• Weakness of the lower legs, knees and hips
• Menstrual difficulties
• Hot flushes

This deficiency mainly affects the organs of the Liver, Heart, Lungs and Kidneys.

Recommended foods

• Spelt, corn, long grain rice, buckwheat, wheat, oats, buckwheat, barley
• Pork, oysters, chicken, duck, pigeon, morels, eggs, butter, milk and cheese in small quantities, yoghurt, tofu, tempeh
• Spanish mackerel, sardines, oysters, mussels, clams, cuttlefish, seaweed, spirulina, seaweed
• Spinach, tomatoes, Chinese cabbage, broccoli, eggplant, cauliflower, celery, zucchini, squash, potatoes, sweet potatoes, watermelon, string beans, beets, mushrooms, jelly mushrooms
• Adzuki beans, black beans, apples, bananas, mulberries, mangoes, coconuts, mung beans, peanuts, olive oil, flaxseed oil, almond oil
• Apples, pears, strawberries, bananas, grapes, butter, hard cheese, sour products, beer, red fruit juices in summer.
  
  

Yin Stomach

• Yin elm bark powder, dewberry mushroom, kelp, barley, buckwheat, tofu, mung beans, asparagus, sweet potatoes, butter, milk, oranges, tangerines, lychees, apples, bananas, pineapple, plums, pomegranate.

Yin Plic

• Pears, peaches, apples, bananas, figs, papaya, strawberries, tomatoes, beans, seaweed, kelp, jelly mushroom, spirulina, soy milk, tofu, tempeh, pork, oysters, butter, milk, cheese, pine seeds.

Yin Ledvin

• Pork, pork kidney, duck meat, barley, barley, tofu, kidney beans, black beans, black soybeans, black kidney beans, black sesame seeds, blueberries, blackberries, seaweed, Judas ear.

Avoid

Heating, drying, bitter and spicy foods: Chili, curry, various spices, cinnamon, garlic, ginger, onions, shallots, leeks, basil, cloves, wasabi, coffee, lamb, shrimp, veal, pigeon, game birds, vinegar, citrus, pickles, tea, cigarettes, vitamin B, corticosteroids, stimulant drugs (amphetamines, cocaine, ecstasy), non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (stomach Yin), hard alcohol, red wine, coffee max. 1x a day, hot drinks that will make you sweat, grilling, frying and baking, instant foods and fast food.

Recipes

Rice broth

In ancient China, it was eaten on the 1st and 15th day of the lunar month on the day of the full moon and always in the early morning on holidays. This was because it was an extra meal within the day. The Chinese normally ate twice a day. The largest meal was in the evening, and the reason for this was that the body was soothed after work and there was confidence that the meal would be well digested.

Morning rice broth is refreshing in nature, it will promote the replenishment of Yin, promote the function of the intestines and stomach and help to cleanse them.

We need:

• 1 tablespoon of round-grain jasmine rice
• 1 l of water
• a pinch of salt

Procedure:

Bring the rice with the water and a pinch of salt to the boil and reduce to a simmer then cook for 2 hours. Serve in the morning on its own or supplement with different ingredients depending on your current health and season. Morning rice broth is supplemented with salted vegetables. The vegetables are pickled in salt, soaked in lukewarm water to remove the salt before use and then chopped (preferably white radish, carrots, celery, parsley and other root vegetables). If there are not enough salty vegetables, then cut the tofu into small pieces and add more Shoyu soy sauce. This is all steamed and added in place of the vegetables.

Other recommended recipes

Here are a few other recipes that are good for Yin support:

Mung Bean and Rice Soup

Need:

• Mung beans
• long grain rice
• celery
• carrots
• garlic
• ginger
• water
• salt
• olive oil
  
  Procedure:

Cook all ingredients together until soft, season with salt and olive oil.

Buckwheat and oatmeal porridge

Required:

• buckwheat
• oatmeal
• water
• honey
• banana
  
  Procedure:

Boil buckwheat and oatmeal in water until soft, then add honey and sliced banana.

Steamed chicken with vegetables

Required:

• Chicken breast
• broccoli
• carrots
• garlic
• onion
• soy sauce
• water
• sesame oil
  
  Procedure:

Fry the chicken breast in sesame oil, add the vegetables and simmer in water with soy sauce.