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reproductive system
infertility: female
Nutrition
dietary guidelines
therapeutic foods:
Decrease cholesterol and improve cardiovascular system
Decrease animal products that may contain DES residues.
Increase foods rich in organic sources of Sodium
Increase foods rich in Iron, Phosphorus and Vitamin C
Increase foods that nourish Xue (Blood) and tonify the Spleen and Stomach foods; bland foods
Increase foods that tonify the Kidney
Sesame seeds, tahini, pumpkin seeds, seed and nut butters, cod roe, lecithin, raw goat's milk, oatmeal, raw egg yolk, crab, lobster, dates, ocean fish, kelp, dulse, other seaweeds, elderberries, garlic, parsley, scallions, lamb, shrimp, black beans, kidney beans, yams, lycium fruit (Ni, 140.)
therapeutic foods:
» Hot Uterus:
Cooling foods
Bananas, pears, watermelons, broccoli, turnips, grapefruit, gingko nuts (Butt and Bloomfield, 73.)
» Cold Uterus:
Stimulating foods, Kidney Yang Tonics
Lamb, beef, chicken, pork liver, dates, red beans (Butt and Bloomfield, 74.)
Kidneys, testes, ginger, liver, black pepper, shrimps, mussels, raspberries, yams, walnut, chive seed (Lu, 171-173.)
fresh juices:
Carrot (Walker, p. 154)
Carrot, beet, and cucumber (Walker, 154.)
Carrot and spinach (Walker, 154.)
Carrot, celery, spinach, and parsley (Walker, 154.)
specific remedies:
Lamb stew with daikon radish and black jujube (Ni, 140.)
Cake from black sweet rice, black sesame seeds, black fungus, lotus seeds walnuts and black beans. Eat with 1/2 glass red wine (Ni, 140.)
Tea from walnuts, lotus seeds, pearl barley, Chinese black dates, lycium fruit and drink three times daily (Ni, 140.)
Cook together scallions, shrimp and egg and eat with a shot of white liquor (Ni, 140.)
Prepare 2 lamb, pork or beef testes, 4 kidneys and 50 g black dates, stir them in rice wine until thoroughly soaked, then steam them. Then put in a bottle of wine and store for 3 months. Then drink. (Lu, 171-72.)
supplements
Vitamin B6 100-800 mg per day (Abraham, 1979.)
Multi-mineral/vitamin supplement (high in antioxidant nutrients)
Adrenal insufficiency: consider adrenal supplements along with vitamin E and vitamin C, and pantothenic acid as they are concentrated in the adrenal glands.
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