This week is one of our favorite topics: food as medicine from a Chinese Medicine perspective. On this episode, your host, Stephanie, gets into the main patterns she sees in her clinical practice: Spleen Qi deficiency, Damp accumulation in the Middle Jiao/Middle Burner, Cold accumulation, Stomach Fire, Stomach Yin deficiency, Liver overacting Spleen, and a touch on Blood deficiency.

She also covers the following topics:

- how to decipher between pain due to Qi deficiency vs Qi stagnation

- how dampness forms in the body and how it can lead to substantial and nonsubstantial phlegm- which in turn can lead to a pattern of mental illness

- how to live and eat for your microbiome

and so much more.

Stephanie also answers the questions you've shared with her on Instagram!

If you're looking for an episode which gets into the foundations of food therapy, of Yin and Yang theory, and the Five Elements Theory, you can listen to episode #10: Whispers of the Energy of Our Food

Other related episodes:

10 Ways You're Hurting Your Health According to a Student of Chinese Medicine: part 1 and part 2

Whispers of Qi and Blood

Show Notes:

Healing with Whole Foods, Third Edition by Paul Pitchford

Mary Ruddick blog posts-

Gamma Waves: The Neuroelectric Alchemy of Grace

Galaxy of Good and Evil Bacteria: Navigating the Microbial Scales

Research on antibiotic use and mental illness-

Early life exposure to antibiotics and the risk of mood and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: A population-based cohort study

Long-term antibiotic use during early life and risks to mental traits: an observational study and gene–environment-wide interaction study in UK Biobank cohort

Five Element Theory: https://www.tcmworld.org/what-is-tcm/five-elements/

If you’d like to connect with or work with Stephanie, you can find her here:

Instagram-

@schoolofwhispers

@__steef___

email-

schoolofwhispers@gmail.com

If you would like to schedule an acupuncture appointment with Stephanie at Balance Point Acupuncture, you can either visit ⁠www.balancepointacu.com⁠ or call 561-615-4535 to schedule your appointment today.

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is presented for educational and exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for diagnosing or treating any illness. Those responsible for this show disclaim responsibility for any possible adverse effects from the use of information presented by Stephanie or her guests.