Heart Tonifying Foods

ETIOLOGY. Heart energy governs the blood vessels and the circulation of blood, it also houses the mind and clarity of thought. The heart energy can become deficient with chronic illnesses, serious loss of blood, insufficient natural endowment, heart surgery, cardiac disorders, excessive over thinking, and worry, over taxation and even emotional distress such as prolonged sadness. Uncontrolled excessive outbursts of joy have been known to suddenly injure the heart energy. The heart begins to wean with age.

SYMPTOMS. Palpitations, shortness of breath, nervousness, forgetfulness. Insomnia, nightmares, fever, dizziness, cold limbs, sweating, pallor, tiredness, listlessness, anxiety. Poor memory or loss of short term memory, scattered and confused mind, inability to focus. Weak spirit.

CONDITIONS. Heat disease, arteriosclerosis, shock, neurosis, anemia, depression

BENEFICIAL FOODS

PROTEIN

FRUITS

VEGETABLES

GRAINS,LEGUMES

MISC.

Beef
Cows milk
Fish
Turkey

Apple
Black date
Cherry
Hawthorn berry
Lemon
Mulberry
Tomato

Beet
Green bean
Green pepper
Mushroom
Potato
Red pepper
Spinach
Sweet onion
Yam

Adzuki beans
Barley
Brown rice
Buckwheat
Corn
Sweet rice
Wheat

Basil
Chamomile
Dill
Ginkgo leaf
Ginseng
Molasses
Oyster shell
Rock sugar
Green tea

NOTES:
Avoid spicy or rich foods and refined sugars
Avoid late night eating and large meals
Avoid cold raw foods and drinks
Yoga, Tai Chi or Qi Gong can help strengthen the Qi and calm the spirit