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mental/emotional
post-traumatic stress disorder
nutrition
dietary guidelines
therapeutic foods:
increase foods that calm the Shen (Spirit), tonify the Heart, harmonize the Stomach and Spleen
fresh juices:
carrot (Walker, p. 147)
carrot and spinach (Walker, p. 147)
carrot and celery (Walker, p. 147)
specific remedies:
2 oz. fresh walnuts, 2 oz black sesame seeds, crush together and eat three times daily (Butt and Bloomfield, p. 149)
for nervous tension: 3 oz. fresh oysters, 3 oz. peanuts, 2 oz. celery. Boil in 2 pt. water until reduced to half. Divide into 2 halves and eat and drink twice daily for 7-14 days (Butt and Bloomfield, p. 149)
avoid:
meat, alcohol, hot sauces, spicy foods, fried foods, fatty foods, rich foods, salty foods, coffee, caffeine, sweet foods and sugar
supplements
Vitamin B3 1 g per day
Vitamin B6 300 mg per day
Vitamin B-complex
tryptophan 1-2 g per day
Vitamin B12 3 mg per day
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