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Blood Deficiency is usually caused by poor nutrition, but may accumulate as a result of parasites stealing nutrients or other digestive dysfunction. Over-sweating (prolonged cardio) can also deplete minerals in the body and if not properly replenished blood deficiency may develop. Blood deficiency is considered a more advanced type of deficiency than qi deficiency: while qi deficiency can develop overnight blood deficiency generally occurs from imbalance over time.
Symptoms for blood deficiency may include poor memory, poor concentration, poor vision, palpitations, and may include dryness (dry eyes, skin, or other organs). In Chinese medicine there is a saying that "yin is the basis of blood, and blood is the physical manifestation of yin". Therefore yin deficiency and blood deficiency may overlap with regards to certain symptoms such as night sweating and hot flashes.
Advanced blood deficiency combined with empty heat can result in a very severe type of deficiency symptom known as steaming bone disorder. This kind of patient feels hot at night, may feel "burned out" overall, and has a heat sensation coming from the bones themselves.
Foods that nourish the yin will also nourish the blood, and vice versa. To nourish the blood and yin choose foods that are cooling, moisturizing, and high in magnesium such as juicy fruits and dark leafy greens.
Foods to Avoid:Foods to Avoid mainly include foods that are spicy and pungent. Spicy foods heat the body and cause sweating, which results in mineral excretion and dryness. Pungent moves also have a blood moving quality, and anything that moves the blood eventually exausts the blood.
Licensed acupuncturist and Master of Oriental medicine Justin Hays offers telephone TCM diet consultations: contact us to schedule your telephone consultation today!
Foods to Resolve Blood Deficiency:On the other hand, the following foods and herbs may help to resolve Blood Deficiency:
Aduki bean (Azuki bean, Adzuki Bean)
Alfalfa Sprout
Amaranth
Amasake
Apricot
Artichoke, globe
Avocado
Bai Shao
Bai Zi Ren
Barley
Beef
Beef Liver
Beets, root
Black Bean
Blueberry
Carp
Cashew
Chard, Swiss
Cheese
Cherry
Chicken
Chickweed
Coconut
Collard Greens
Cuttlefish
Da Zao
Dandelion Leaf
Dang Gui
Dang Shen
Dangui
Date
Du Zhong
Duck
E Jiao
Eel
Egg yolk
Egg, chicken
Egg, Quail
Fig
Folic Acid
Fu Pen Zi
Gentian
Goat
Gou Qi Zi
Grape
Gui Ban
Hazelnut (Hazel Nut, Filbert)
He Shou Wu
Hei Zhi Ma
Huo Ma Ren
Iron
Ji Xue Teng
Jujube (Chinese Dates)
Kale
Kelp (Kombu)
Kidney Bean
Lamb
Lamb Liver
Lima Bean
Ling Zhi
Long Yan Rou
Longan
Lu Rong
Lychee (Litchi)
Microalgae
Milk, cow
Milk, cow (raw)
Milk, goat/sheep
Miso
Molasses
Mulberry
Mussel
Mutton
Navy Beans
Nettle
Oats
Octopus
Oyster
Parsley
Peanut
Pearled Barley (coix)
Pigeon
Pinto Beans
Pollen
Pomegranate
Pork
Pork Liver
Pork Trotter
Quail
Reishi Mushroom
Rice
Rice, sweet
Rou Cong Rong
Salmon
Sang Ji Sheng
Sang Shen
Sesame, black
Sesame, white
Shark
Shiitake mushroom
Shu Di Huang
Soybean, black
Soybean, yellow
Spinach
Spirulina
Squid
Suan Zao Ren
Suo Yang
Sweet Potato
Tempeh
Tuna
Vitamin A
Vitamin B Complex
Vitamin E
Vitmain A
Watercress
Wheat Germ
Wheatgrass
Xian He Cao
Xue Yu Tan
Ye Jiao Teng
Yellow Dock
Yogurt
Zinc
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