For liver imbalances (liver qi stagnation, depressive liver heat, effulgence of liver yang)  Please avoid or minimize the following foods or drinks which aggravate the liver:

• Alcohol, coffee, excessive sour foods and drinks
• Greasy, fatty, oily foods
• Spicy, pungent, hot foods
• Overeating in general
• Heavy red meats in abundance

For digestive weakness (spleen qi deficiency, yang deficiency, dampness) Please avoid or minimize the following foods and drinks which aggravate weak spleen function:

• Raw salads, fruits and vegetables
• Sugar and sweets
• Cold drinks with meals
• Frozen or chilled foods
• Pork, Buckwheat
• Dairy products

Please eat all warm, cooked foods, plenty of cooked vegetables, soups and stews. Be sure grains are well-cooked and easily digestable.  Eat smaller meals.  Drink a teacup of warm water, broth, soup or herb tea with each meal.  Use warming spices such as cardamom, fresh ginger, cloves, nutmeg, orange peel and fennel.

For blood deficiency please eat plenty of the following foods:

• Cooked leafy greens
• Regular small portions of animal protein
• Easily digestable grains
• Cherries, beets, grapes and raspberries
• Meat and marrow, broths and soups
• Black beans
• Orange and yellow vegetables

For yin deficiency please eat the following foods:

• Millet, barley, wheat germ, wheat, rice, seaweed, micro-algae, tofu, black beans, kidney beans, adzuki beans, mung beans and their sprouts, beets, string beans, kuzu, potatoes, whole salt, spirulina, chlorella, wild blue green algae, lettuce, kamut, lily root, cucumber, soybean milk, spinach, tomato, radish and mushroom

• Persimmon, grapes, blackberries, raspberries, mulberries, watermelon, plums, pears, strawberries, lemons and pineapple, kiwi and banana (use banana with caution in case of Spleen Qi Deficiency with Dampness).

• Crab, clam, mussels, sardines, sea cucumber, beef, dairy products, yogurt, cheese, abalone, oyster, duck, chicken eggs, duck eggs, ham and pork

Foods to promote blood flow and prevent stagnation:

• Chestnuts, walnuts, crab, whitefish, chives, scallion, onion, mustard leaf, eggplant, dark green leafy vegetables, brussel sprouts, beets, turnips, cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, peaches, lemons, limes, grapes, raspberries, seaweeds and spirulina