Foods for Damp Heat - what diet to eat and foods to avoid for Dampness in the body
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- Bitter flavour is a good one for dampness and damp-heat - Marie goes through specific foods that can be used in Damp-heat patterns like Asparagus, Green veggies, Bitter Mellon, cucumber, as well as looking at the clear bland (Qing Dan) Diet - how that can be incorporated to help dampness and heat.
This video is part of Answering a subscribers question this is a two part video focusing on what are the symptoms of damp-heat? What symptoms does a herbalist or acupuncturist look for in diagnosing Damp-Heat.
The first video focused on the symptoms of Damp-heat patterns.
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Marie Hopkinson is a practitioner of Chinese Medicine and a AHPRA registered Chinese Herbalist and Acupuncturist. Marie graduated at a Chinese Medicine Academy in Perth in 2000 (Adv. Dip. TCM, Dip. CHM), going on to complete a three month clinical internship in a Chinese Medicine Hospital in Hangzhou, China.
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Hi, i just stumbled upon your video and have learnt so much. I was born and raised Asian and always often added bitter and warm food. I'm very intolerant to fatty, greasy food. For the last two years I eliminated completely sugar even fruits and dairy, meat from low to moderate. My body feels much easier after this. I have learnt something new today "damp heat" I have heard from a western doctor said, according to study 95% of Asians are dairy intolerant bcoz our ancestors didn't eat those in ancient times. It's so true though based on my upbringing in Asia..
welcome to my channel . :) thanks for taking the time to let me know this video connected with you.
Congratulations on 20 years.
Love your blooper reel! Thank you for the very informative way you present this… and your way of talking about the dos and donts is very easygoing and palatable (pardon the pun) Thank you!
Thank you for sharing 😊
You channel is fantastic
thanks for all of this !
Thanks for letting me know you got some value from it. welcome
Thank you very much
Thank you so much! I'm suffering from eczema which is damp heat. This is useful 💖
awesome. wish you well in your journey
Thank you! Last summer it was very hot where I live in USA and for the first time in 74 years had issues with dampness! I’m going to be prepared this summer! (I also do qi gong and will adjust there also). I’m looking forward to watching your other videos !!
Such a great resource!
Thank you
Very helpful! Thanks!
thanks for letting me know its helped you :)
Content that I was looking for... Thank you.
awesome. Hope its helpful . Welcome to my channel
This channel is fantastic 💯
so happy you found it. welcome!
Thank you so much for your help🙏🏻
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Great explanation on what to eat and not eat for dampness.
could you please do a video on eliminating cold Dampness? thank you for everything you do
Thank you so much! I’m not feeling well 🤧 and need to “ cool down”, so to speak. I’ve heard that the right diet plays a big role in warding off Covid 19 or getting over it as well. Seems like dampness could be a big contributor. I have a better idea about what I can and cannot eat now. Don’t know if I can do the black coffee 😏 or the bitter melon, but I’ll try (or as you say down under ~ give it a go 😉). Take care yourself Marie!
Thanks Jane, hope you feel better soon
This has been very helpful. Thank you so much.
Glad to hear
Thanks for your time and wisdom, I could living in Sydney I can relate re the soups in Summer, but great to heat one can have salad with it, makes it much more enticing. Am curious regards Rice Milk, although you stated Nut milks weren't good for dampness.
fantastic!
This was so helpful for my 13 year old daughter! How do you feel about fruit for something sweet?
Great video and channel! Thank you. Can you please tell me about coldness in TCM. Damp cold to be exact. There’s so much info on her and damp heat but I can’t find anything about damp cold and not even much about coldness in general. I don’t know if I’m pretty sure I’m dealing with dampness but I don’t know if it’s hot or cold. Thanks
Can you make video for rosacea? Thank you.
Use castor oil
Another fantastic video. After grog bog 😂😂😂
lol That whole cake might create grog bog too.
I've been told my blepharitis is partially caused by damp heat and something to do with the "triple heater" etc? Would you agree with that? The condition seems to be massively difficult to treat.
Thanks to you i am correcting & relearning things that I thought were healthy. Was consuming way more dairy and cold raw foods without realizing the dampening affects of it. I already feel n sleep better after trying to balance damp/heat
Awesome . Glad to hear you are feeling better
Even fruits?
I have the same questions as Tea Cup.
Answered Tea cup. Thanks Angela
What about sour beers? Might that be a better option for damp than regular beer? Its pretty pungent
what kind of foods should I use for heat dampness ?
Can you write a list for me ?
Overseas follower.
I have gut candida and oral thrush that never goes away no matter what medication I use. nothing worked for me
after grog bog had me LOLing
What do you suggest for someone with tremors and what I believe to be liver qi stagnation? I know they say you don't actually want qi moving tonics/ foods but I love your take on everything and curious your suggestions? THANK YOU SO MUCH. Your videos are wonderful
I’m glad your loving the videos , welcome to my channel. When you have serious symptoms you should always consult a practitioner - an acupuncturist or herbalist would be able to utilise the CM framework to look at he cause of this. Often the LIVER / WOOD element is involved in tremors because its movement ‘ excessive movements - WIND is associated with WOOD in the Nei Jing and so the wood-wind movement mechanism can be out of balance in tremors cases - it can be other patterns - its really up to your practitioners diagnosis but the involvement of “stagnation of liver qi” is often the precursor to a greater wood element problem. I have other videos on wood for liver blood deficiency and liver qi stagnation - even the long one i did on thyroid imbalances with the 5 elements might help explain the 5 element pathology for you in a greater detail.
Marie Have had Oily Skin and Hair since age 10 when developed Acne
am now much older also still have Whiteheads. Is this Damp Heat still
Acne pimples have gone many years ago
I have a disease that creates painful abscesses in skin folds and am currently getting acupuncture and Chinese herbs. Acupuncturist didn’t really give a good “food to avoid” list/explanation so thank you for this. I’m constantly draining pus. How long do you think it would take to heal something like this? It’s chronic (ive had it for almost a decade but it only got this bad since 2018)
Same.
I pray your healed and healthy. ❤️🙏🏿❤️
How about juicing celery
Is there such thing as dry heat? (I.e constipation but smelly bowel movements). Thank you for the information!
Answerd this in the live stream yesterday .
Chinese Medicine Podcast thank you! I will watch
How about goat or camel milk does this cause dampness? Thank you
No doubt the answer is 'it depends' but wondering if there's any time frame for overcoming damp heat through nutrition? I'm doing the Wildfit program at the moment which means eating just like you describe. Would it take 6 months or 6 years to clear up if I continue to eat clean?
often the depending relates to how long it was before you did the diet change and the underlying constitution /pulse - if a person was stronger and less yang damaged then they can bounce back quicker from damp-heat - sometimes in a few weeks from diet changes. if they are more depleted (in TCM it would often be diagnosed as underlying Kidney deficiency or underlying Spleen Qi deficiency) then it might take years to improve completely but along the way certainly symptoms should be getting better. there are often a myriad of other lifestyle changes that come along with better diet - naturally, people sleep better, exercise better/more appropriately and generally as living with the seasons then the body becomes more resilient over time. Some people have gotten so depleted in their gut/small intestine that they need the aid of a formula containing warming herbs from a herbalist to support the gut function back to normal. food changes alone are not enough. ive also seen plenty of the other way around - herbs don't fix people either if they keep eating crap
@@chinesemedicinepodcast Thanks so much Marie! I was seeing a TCM Dr for 6 months and seeing great benefits with herbs. (I have the kidney and spleen yang deficiency you described).Then Sydney lockdown happened. Really want to get back to it, but permanently cleaning up my diet is going to be a massive help. I’ve been reading heaps about TCM this year, looking forward to exploring your channel further!
@@lizbaker763 even if it takes ages, putting your diet in the right direction can't hurt you and can only help long term. best of luck with everything ongoing. its hard in Sydney now, I feel for you
Also, I notice when I go for a run when it's colder out I tend to get a lot of phlegm, what is that about?
Yang transforms yin.... I’ll make a video
Thanks for the advice and, l enjoyed that little f*uck with the fly..
What about Japanese miso soup ? Japanese food seems to be good diet for someone with damp heat , what are your thoughts?
yeah its great. I've mentioned miso a few times in different videos, prob forgot in this one. Miso is great cause its fermented (helps your gut / Sp Qi/ Earth), its warm (the Earth loves that) its convent and easy to make - you can do it with sachet and hot water if needed - fresh ones are better, and its a fairly light food - I often get my patients to try add miso soup to their lunch with the salad if they are just a salad or Sandwich & Salad type lunch person - try miso and salad instead.
@@chinesemedicinepodcast thank you for quick reply, I just purchased some red organic miso , also re bitter melon , I had this when I traveled india, as side condiment, I liked but cooked in lots of oil, you can buy in supplement form , as a powder or tea , but I have not tried, might try growing, as it is a good medicine food for skin too ..
I red flag the oxylate foods more than dairy but yea on my journey I found to sprinkle or use lightly the cheeses but no milks consumed…30/30/30 carbs proteins fats seems righteous to avoid inflammation…👍
If im damp can i eat alovera
I've always wondered what blood heat was and where it came from. There is phlegm in the spleen too, I am supposing that phlegm is the most "solid" or dense of the toxins. Dampness is less solid than phlegm is my understanding.
I can do a video(s) on this
So then would honey in your black coffee or in tea be a bad idea if you're trying to correct damp?
Also, is a significant amount of olive oil a problem?
Or ghee or coconut oil?
Can these be eaten liberally?
I'll look up your clear bland diet video too..
Honey Def better than sugar in the black coffee. I would think its a slight bit better than milky coffee for dampness. ESP if your overall diet is very low in sugar, one teaspoon of honey in a black coffee isn’t going to bring on dampness. Oils - yes you still need oils in your diet but for dampness I would either go away from too many for a specific period of time - like if you do the Qing Wen - the clear bland diet - for 2-3 days lets say - dont have any oil then. Generally if you don’t fry with oils / dont heat them then they would be less dampening. Its all in relation to everything else you have ...I’m not sure what you mean “significant amount” :) ... everything dripping in oil - no ... The main way you would know over time is checking in with the progress of your symptoms of dampness - are they getting bettter over time - then what your eating / doing is ok ‘tolerable /good for your body . If you eat more oils in the diet and the damp symptoms come back - eg some people notice significant break outs of skin or bowels go lots looser around times when they just add back one food or eat something fried or eat some chocolate - lots of fat and sugar - for instance. If you are not adding the oil onto anything processed carbs or sweet I think using coconut oil or ghee liberally would be ok - maybe do the experiment and see for yourself.
Also I dont think i actually have a video on the clear bland diet - sorry . - but its mentioned in the “why eat mostly cooked foods” video
@@chinesemedicinepodcast thanks for the comprehensive answer 👍
Does decaf coffee count? I just find normal coffee gives me migraines. But I could always have half a shot.
effect of coffee is still there because its still a bean, even decaf. but the effect of the caffeine obviously different/not there. I think decaf would still have the purgative effect on the bowels from too much,...i would need to experiment with this myself or think about it more, I'm not a fan of decaf because its such an unnatural process - better to chose a different drink :)
What herbs are good for insomnia? What causes insomnia?
Try valerian root and chamomile.
Can coffee or any type of caffeine be taken with huang lian jie du tang and gentiana combination? I am taking them for 2 weeks for clearing heat and liver pain
Hi Maya, would not take them together - apart from yuk , its not advisable to take any herbs within 30mins-1hr of coffee. If you can detox off the coffee (or at least reduce it ) it may help the effectiveness of the herbs somewhat. but you need to see your own practitioner /follow their advice about the actual formula how and why to take it. Normally you should ask your own herbalist these questions - most good ones are happy to answer them for their patients.
@@chinesemedicinepodcast how can you be my herbalist
@@SnowWhite-hv9zz I do online consultations, and depending on your location can post herbs internationally . my booking link for international patients is here: bespokemedicine.net/online-consultations/
When preparing the clear vegetable soups are we also eating the all the bulky fiber? Seems like it might be a little bit Yin?
Also, do people with damp bodies tend to be able to digest/utilize eggs?
if your cooking foods it changes their nature and helps anything to become more digestible. You want to include the whole veg in most cases in the diet.
Eggs are ok in moderation
@@chinesemedicinepodcast Wow, cool. So dairy is something I really want to incorporate... just because it seems to be such a 'building' food... do you thinking cooking/.boiling it will make it digestible? Most dairy usually really gives me the heavy dampening effect :(
@@alanrush1381 out of all the dairy products the more creamy the worse the dampening. the more fermented the less the dampening . its all about moderation and balance and dependant upon what else you are eating. If you want specific, indipendent confidential advice for your condition you can book a an online consultation with me after the xmas period . i'd be happy to help you navigate these complexities.
@@chinesemedicinepodcast Thank you I might take you up on the consultation is I see things start to work. I understand what you've said about creamy dairy being the worst etc. e.g. whole milk... but would boiled whole milk be less dampening?
@@alanrush1381 i don't think so
What about dampness cold?
sure probably look at the videos I did on regular dampness they would more apply to damp-cold
Hi, is raw coconut damp?
yes, i think so
I am always suffering in a winter very cold hands and feet or just feeling cold in general.. I’m going to try eating the recommended foods for winter in Chinese medicine the warm foods any recommendations and foods to avoid?
Might make a specific video on this one
Just been to the store bought
prawns
Lamb
Leeks
Garlic
Bay leaves
Peppers
Chest nuts
Chicken
Sweet potato
Regular potato
Channel chill powder
Jalapeño spices
Spring onion
@@sniperjordan8216 looks good. You don't need to Sweat from the hot stuff...(Jalapeno) but warming with ginger and cinnamon in the cooking will also be good.
@@chinesemedicinepodcast these foods definitely warming me up in a morning it’s just only temporary I think at least so far
banana is pretty dampy. Raw anything is dampy. No raw. avoid ice water. LOLs.... Everyone loves ice water. I'm like.... okay...
yes, anything that looks thicker / creamier is a dampening fruit /veg - avocado, banana and then the sweet thick syrupy ones - apricot etc.
@@chinesemedicinepodcast Orange juice??