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Elimination Diets: A Chinese Medicine Perspective

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Learn about the purpose of, and reasons behind, elimination diets and how they affect the digestive system in Chinese Medicine.

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In February of this year (2016), I began a journey with an acupuncturist for a variety of personal reasons, and took his advice greatly to heart. What has confounded me with this advice, from a Chinese Medicine perspective, (were) his dietary recommendations and how I was essentially put on an elimination diet. I was told to avoid the following foods: gluten, white carbohydrates (rice, potatoes, corn, etc.), sugar, raw salads/juices, frozen foods, nuts, dairy, alcohol and caffeine. I was allowed limited amounts (one to two servings per week of whole grains such as: quinoa, brown rice, black rice; and moderate amounts of berries, apples, pineapple and, butternut squash, summer squashes, carrots, sweet potatoes, etc.

I didn’t necessarily see this new way of eating as a problem, unlike some friends and family who exclaim, “what do you eat?! Why are you doing this to yourself?!” I did have one tiny caveat with accepting this new way of eating fully: the loss was my comfort and snack foods, namely: butter with rice or potatoes, yogurt with fruit, cheese and gluten-free crackers. Nearly everything I ate was prepared at home from local and/or organic ingredients, and I very rarely ate junk food. Sure, on the outside this doesn’t seem all that terrible; yet, there I was, walking along thinking “I’m eating super great because I cook a lot and eat tons of veggies and fruit”. While not bad, this wasn’t right for my current health goals: wrapped up in much of the seemingly “healthy eating” is the undeniable fact that one can indeed suffer from digestive weakness in the form of Spleen Qi Deficiency with Dampness.

Instead of deeply examining the why of each recommendation, I solely focused on following my acupuncturist’s instructions – despite what my previous training had taught me regarding my health situation. Over time though, I developed questions regarding this approach as so much of what we as Chinese Medicine practitioners recommend is based on ancient ideas of diet, and practitioners of Chinese Medicine avoid one-sided recommendations such as: diets high in raw foods as a means to work with all digestive problems, or fad diets and “one-size fits all” plans and pyramids. In light of research and nutritional insights regarding blood sugar stabilization, the Chinese Medicine practitioner’s approach may be refined beyond the standard excess/deficiency guidelines.

 

For a longer preview, visit the blog post: https://www.quaternityholistics.com/blog/elimination-diets-chinese-medicine-perspective/

 

1 review for Elimination Diets: A Chinese Medicine Perspective

  1. tim – October 18, 2018

    Excellent read, I just passed this onto a friend who was doing a little research on that. And he just bought me lunch as I found it for him smile Therefore let me rephrase that: Thank you for lunch! “There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire.” by Jules Renard.

    • Pamela – QH – May 21, 2020

      Thanks so much Tim! Hope you enjoyed your lunch! 🙂

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