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    Nutrition guidelines are provided to address dampness and phlegm in traditional Chinese medicine. Foods that support digestion like onion, garlic, and ginger should be emphasized while heavy, oily, raw, or cold foods should be avoided as they can slow digestion. Meals should consist of 30-40% whole grains, 40-50% cooked vegetables, and 10% protein. Specific foods that help resolve dampness and phlegm include brown rice, barley, chicken, seafood, and spices like ginger and black pepper. Foods to restrict include salads, raw fruits and vegetables, wheat, tofu, dairy, and overly sweet or cold foods.

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    Nutrition guidelines are provided to address dampness and phlegm in traditional Chinese medicine. Foods that support digestion like onion, garlic, and ginger should be emphasized while heavy, oily, raw, or cold foods should be avoided as they can slow digestion. Meals should consist of 30-40% whole grains, 40-50% cooked vegetables, and 10% protein. Specific foods that help resolve dampness and phlegm include brown rice, barley, chicken, seafood, and spices like ginger and black pepper. Foods to restrict include salads, raw fruits and vegetables, wheat, tofu, dairy, and overly sweet or cold foods.

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    Nutrition guidelines are provided to address dampness and phlegm in traditional Chinese medicine. Foods that support digestion like onion, garlic, and ginger should be emphasized while heavy, oily, raw, or cold foods should be avoided as they can slow digestion. Meals should consist of 30-40% whole grains, 40-50% cooked vegetables, and 10% protein. Specific foods that help resolve dampness and phlegm include brown rice, barley, chicken, seafood, and spices like ginger and black pepper. Foods to restrict include salads, raw fruits and vegetables, wheat, tofu, dairy, and overly sweet or cold foods.

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    Nutrition Guidelines for Dampness and Phlegm

    In TCM, dampness and phlegm develop when digestion and fluid metabolism are sluggish. This
    is addressed through a combined approach to nutrition. It is important to emphasize foods that
    support healthy digestion, and also avoid foods that contribute to dampness and phlegm.
    Pungent flavours like onion, garlic, and ginger help to disperse congested fluids. Rich, oily, or
    heavy foods should be avoided because they can overwhelm the digestive system and contribute
    to dampness. Also, cold foods, including raw fruits and vegetable should also be avoided because
    they slow down digestion.
    It is best to consume foods that are slightly cooked. By lightly cooking food, you preserve the
    nutrients, and also ensure that they are readily digested and absorbed.
    Some general recommendations include eating smaller meals, eating more frequently, enjoying
    meals by sitting down to relax (rather than while working, or watching the news, for example),
    and chewing thoroughly so you can both savor the flavors and adequately stimulate the digestive
    process.
    To resolve dampness and phlegm, the ratio of food groups should be as follows:
    30-40% complex carbohydrates, especially rice, rye, barley, millet
    40-50% cooked vegetables
    10% protein
    Foods that Resolve Dampness and Phlegm
    cooked whole grains-especially rice, toasted oats, barley, rye, millet, buckwheat, sourdough
    breads
    asparagus, cucumber, celery, pumpkin, squash, carrots, corn parsnips, peas, onions, shallots,
    leeks, garlic, turnip, radish, mustard greens, chrysanthemum, water chestnuts, mushrooms
    adzuki beans, chickpeas, black beans, kidney beans, fava beans
    chicken, quail, lean meat goose, rabbit
    clam, seaweed, mackerel, tuna, anchovy, perch, eel, catfish, crab, oyster
    black pepper, fresh ginger, mustard, nutmeg, cloves, cardamom, nutmeg, thyme, basil, fennel,
    horseradish, chili peppers, jasmine, rose
    rice syrup, barley malt
    dates, figs, stewed fruit-especially pear, persimmons, kumquats, grapefruit, cherries
    Foods to Restrict or Avoid
    salads, raw vegetables, raw fruit, citrus, avocado, wheatgrass, wheat, sprouts, seaweed
    tofu, dairy (except goat milk products), nut butter, pork, duck, eggs, soy milk
    overly sweet food, refined sugar, high doses of vitamin C, chocolate, cold food like ice cream or
    smoothies, iced drinks

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