Yin represents the energy that is responsible for moistening and cooling bodily functions. When this energy is depleted your body begins to show signs of “heating up”. This is not a true heat but rather a lack of the moistening and cooling functions that are necessary to maintain a healthy balance. Foods to tonify Yin include;
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Grains |
Barley, millet, oatmeal |
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Vegetables |
Alfalfa sprout, artichoke, asparagus, kelp, mung bean sprout, okra; pea, potato, seaweed, string bean, sweet potato, tomato (especially tomato paste), water chestnut, yam, zucchini |
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Fruit |
Apple, bilberry; blueberry; blackberry; apricot, avocado, banana, goji berries, lemon, lime, mango, mulberry, pear, persimmon, pineapple, pomegranate, watermelon |
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Bean |
Adzuki, black beans, black soya, kidney, lima, mung |
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Bean Products |
Tofu (not too much for potential thyroid or osteoporosis issues) |
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Nuts and seeds |
Coconut milk, sesame seed, black sesame seed, walnut |
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Fish |
Fish in general but especially clam, fresh water clam, crab, cuttlefish, oyster, octopus, sardine |
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Meat |
Beef, duck, goose, pork, pork kidney, rabbit |
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Dairy |
Cheese, chicken egg, cows milk (especially raw and grass fed), duck egg |
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Herbs and spices |
Marjoram, nettle slippery elm, marshmallow, holy basil |
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Oils and Condiments |
Honey, malt, coconut oil, ghee, red palm oil for cooking, extra virgin olive oil as condiment. Carlson’s lemon flavored fish oil as condiment. |
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Supplements |
American ginseng, royal jelly, blueberry solid extract, tomato solid extract, cod liver or fish oils, Vitamin D |