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reproductive system
epididymitis
nutrition

dietary guidelines

eating principles:
(acute disease)
• eat light meals, increasing fruits and vegetables or short alkaline fast of 3-5 days (see Fasting in materia medica)

therapeutic foods:
• foods that clear Heat
• foods that invigorate the Qi and Xue (Blood)
• foods that tonify and soothe the Liver
• foods rich in Vitamin C and A and Zinc
• squash seeds, almonds, sesame seeds, tahini, foods rich in Vitamin E, kelp (Jensen, p. 61)


supplements

• general immune support
• Vitamin A 50,000 IU/day
• Vitamin C 6-8 g per day
• Zinc 90 mg per day


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