The cold in the stomach weakens his Yang which mainly helps him to digest. There is not enough Yang to transform and transport nutrients.
Heat and tone the spleen and stomach.
Use heat (moxas, infra red, ginger compresses, hot bag or also hot ginger tea …)
Areas:
VC8 (Navel)
Foods roasted, baked, fried, cooked under pressure, sautéed long, stewed, boiled, dehydrated, cooked longer and over low heat, combined with salt or dressings such as miso or tamari …
Extremely sweet and processed as refined sugar, ice cream, raw, fresh fruits in general, juices, smoothies, raw vegetables, fermented, sautéed fast, steamed, quick blanched, pickled.
Vegetables
Cucumber, mushrooms, pickles or fast fermented, zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet corn, eggplant, pepper, beetroot, radish, turnip, asparagus, pea, artichoke, potatoes …
Fruits
Melon, watermelon, banana, kiwi, lemon, grapefruit, strawberries, blackberries, avocado, pear, tomato, mandarin, peach, papaya, orange, fig, pineapple, mango, coconut and so on…
Cereals
Barley, quinoa, corn, polenta, basmati rice, white rice, wheat, amaranth, white flours so yeast bread…
Vegetables
Fresh tofu, mung beans, yellow soybeans…
Condiments
Vinegar in general
Animal
Raw fish, white fish, clams, lobster, oyster, octopus, rabbit, yogurt, cow’s milk, lean fresh cheese and also fresh dairy in general…
Other
Soft drinks, beers, cold water, juices…