Food Therapy For Excess Heat And Dryness
COOLING FOOD THERAPY GUIDELINES
Hydrate - start with water. Sometimes you keep drinking but it doesn’t feel like water is being absorbed because you need to add electrolytes. You can use a not overly sweet electrolyte powder (Drip Drop brand) or look up home made electrolyte recipes.
Switchel, swizzle, ginger-water, or haymaker's punch (all the same electrolyte beverage)
Can add herbal infused Oxymels (vinegar + honey infusions) to cold or hot water / bubbly water or herbal tea.
Eat 50% fruit and veggies
Yin tonic foods, especially melons and cucumbers
Cooling/hydrating herbal teas: Hibiscus, mints, burdock, horsetail
Reduce Coffee/Alcohol/Spicy Foods by 50%
FOOD THERAPY FOR MOISTURIZATION
I recommend drinking cold-infused marshmallow root for at least one week while working on re-hydrating (add to any tea or juice). Marshmallow root infusion soothes an internal hot and dry system. ***
Focus on foods that have a natural gel to them or a mucilaginous quality:
fruit
gelatin
goji berries
mulberries
jujubes
tapioca
chia seeds
oatmeal
boba - not caffeinated
okra
jicama
nopales
aloe vera
irish moss
sea moss
coconut water
***If you are taking prescription medications you can skip the marshmallow root protocol as studies have shown that it can weaken the effects of some medications.
What are some additional things to cut back on when treating excess heat and dryness?
Hot foods
hot yoga and other super heating cardio
cut back smoking 50%
cut back wine and coffee 50% and if drinking either of these, drink lots of cooling water after.
Disclaimer: This information is intended as a reference only and not as medical treatment.
The information given here is designed to help you make informed decisions about your health. It is not
intended as a substitute for any treatment that may have been prescribed by your doctor. Steph C Cosby
assumes no liability for injury due to misuse of the information above. If you suspect that you have a
medical problem, seek competent medical help.