Raw Food - How it reduces the risk of diseases caused by the typical American diet in conventional Chinese medicine perspective and traditional
In addition to heart disease and cancer, stroke is the third leading cause of death. Approximate quarter of all victims of Stroke die as a direct result of stroke or complications. According to the National Institutes of Health, more than two million Americans suffer from long-term disability of stroke, which costs billions of dollars to society each year.
I. Introduction
1. What conventional medicine
Conventional medicine is also known as western medicine. It is a system of medical care in which a doctor and other health professionals such as nurses, medical technicians, specialists and therapists, medication use, etc., radiation, medical devices or surgery to treat the symptoms of the disease and diseases. Most of the time, there is a treatment for symptoms of the same for all individuals.
2. What is traditional medicine Chinese
Traditional Chinese medicine also known as TCM, is derived from the Taoist philosophy, in which he beliefs that life and activity of every human being has an inter-relationship with the environment at all levels. Major theories include those of Yin-Yang, five elements, the channels the human body Meridian, Zang Fu organ theory, and so treat each individual as a single entity and there is no one treatment for all, even the same symptoms.
3. Definition of a stroke medicine perspective Convention
Stroke is defined as a state of blood flow in any part of the body is blocked, causing the oxygen should not be delivered to the brain, resulting in some cells in the brain to die and can not regenerate or blood vessel ruptures in the brain, causing brain cells to be deprived of oxygen in the blood, they die and never return.
4. Definition of a stroke in Chinese traditional medicine
Stroke is defined as a state of disordered internal organs, causing overwhelming wind, fire, phlegm and stasis. As these negative influences of wind evils arise, it upsets Health body balance. In ancient China, these types of diseases have been called "zhongfeng," and in English, it means blow wind. According to the theory of Chinese medicine, not only disease causes brain damage, but affects the meridians and a number of organs Zang Fu.
5. What raw food
The raw food diet is defined as a type of regime which at least 75% of food daily should be unprocessed and uncooked foods or foods may not be heating above 115 degrees Fahrenheit or 40 ° C including fruit and vegetables and raw meats.
II. Types of stroke
A. In the perspective of conventional medicine
1. Hemorrhage
It is a condition of the artery bursts and bleeds into brain tissue, causing supply disruptions in oxygen to cells in certain parts of the brain. Because no oxygen to feed the cells, the cells die.
2. Embolism
This condition caused by the formation of a blood clot that develops because of damage to body tissues and migrate to another part of the body, then crashes carotid arteries or the arteries elsewhere in the body, resulting in the formation of clots in small vessels of the brain and disrupts supply certain region of oxygen causing brain cells die off area.
B. In the perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Medicine Traditional Chinese (TCM) theory divides the race into two main types:
1. flange type (a total deficit) is caused by the collapse yang
Yin can be in a very excessive with the collapse of yang, which causes the increase of extreme cold syndromes stop blood flow or allow only a little blood to the nervous system, due to stagnation of blood toheart, leader of evil "wind" blocking channels that are needed to feed the cells in the central system.
Depending on the severity
a) In a case Benin
Only chains are damaged, the race that causes paralysis and localized members away from the eye and mouth, without loss of consciousness and no coma.
b) In severe cases
In severe cases, large channels or meridians are damaged, the race causes generalized paralysis with loss of consciousness, coma and sometimes death moment.
2. The standard time is caused by the collapse of yin
Depending on the severity
a) In a case Benin, only channels that are damaged, the race will cause a localized paralysis of limbs and curvature of the eye and mouth, without loss of consciousness and no coma.
b) In case of serious
In severe cases, large channels or meridians are damaged, the race leads to a generalized paralysis with loss of consciousness, coma and sometimes death moment.
III. Causes of Stroke
A. In the perspective of conventional medicine
The main causes include Stoke
1. Poor diet
A diet rich in saturated and trans fats causes bad cholesterol accumulates in the blood vessels in the brain, blocking oxygen to provide cells, thus increasing the risk of stroke. As bad diet causes high blood pressure make the heart work harder to pump blood to the body. blood pressure also causes the blood vessels in the brain to harden and narrow, which increases the risk of stroke.
2. Smoking
Smoking not only has a devastating effect the health of the smoker but also to anyone who aspires its toxic fumes. Cigarettes contain high levels of cadmium that cause the blood to the activity cells in the outcome of the clot blocking blood flow and damage the blood vessels in the brain.
3. alcohol abuse
Moderate drinking is good for your heart, but excessive drinking can increase the levels of some fats in the blood causing cholesterol accumulate in the arteries and blood vessels in the brain, inducing an increased risk of stroke.
4. Diabetes
People with diabetes tend to develop heart disease or stroke at an earlier age than others. Diabetes with poor diet leading to high levels of glucose in the blood the nerves and blood vessels damage, leading to complications such as heart disease and stroke, the main causes of death among people with diabetes.
5. Obesity - a BMI of 30 or more
Study shows that, even after adjusting for other risk factors for stroke such as hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, smoking, heart disease, moderate alcohol consumption and physical activity, obesity is still associated with a greater risk of stroke in men and women.
6. The use of the contraceptive pill
Birth Pills containing estrogen and two other hormones, lynestrenol or norethisterone that increase the risk of blood clots, which can lead to ischemic stroke especially in women who smoke and are older than 35 years.
B. In the perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine
The main causes of Stoke include
TCM performs a stroke occurs and causes injury are complicated and sometimes it can take more than 10 years before striking. There are 4 external and 6 factors Internal identified
1. 6 external factors
a) Hypo functioning
Hypo functioning is defined as a state of your system Internal no longer respond to the function of a chain reaction by each body. It may be caused by organ damage due to factors external or internal.
b) More operating
More of operation is defined as a condition of some organs in your body longer meet the function of chain reaction producing species more than necessary. It may be caused by medications or organ damage due external or internal factors.
c) Poor diet
i) Dairy
TCM also classifies milk as harmful to digestion because it creates dampness and phlegm. that interferes with the flow of energy in the body, causing stagnation.
Food ii) fat or fried
Fatty or fried foods are excessive yang in nature. Incredible contribution of these types of foods not only causes fat to accumulate in the abdomen, but also contributes to the production of mucus. If phlegm combined heat and liver stagnation produce fire, leading to obstruction the circulation of Qi in the chest.
Sugar iii) refined
Refined sugar is considered cold and dampness in TCM, overwhelming consumption of refined sugar weakens the Spleen, slow digestion and depress the immune system.
iv) alcohol
Extend the period of damages drinking alcohol on the liver, leading to the collapse of the liver qi and blood and other body effect of distributing gasoline.
v) eating habits irregular
vi) processed ingredients
ingredients in processed foods defined as something that has been modified or removed. Their inclusion in our diet may increase the cold, constriction, decency and moisture, making the flow of qi and slow slow stomach and spleen in the absorption of food.
vii) Cold foods and beverages
Cold foods and beverages because of the temperature in the body to abandon and reduce blood flow. It can cause heart disease if there is high blood pressure that the heart must work harder strong.
d) Affective disorders
loss of emotional disturbance of the heart and liver function in the bloodstream and the formation of blood. Since the liver is the principal organ responsible for the free flow of Qi to the body, emotional suppresses the flow of Qi gradually over an extended period of time it causes Qi and blood stagnation, leading to abnormal blood flow, which increases the risk of stroke brain.
e) aging
Aging is a natural and biological process, we can not stop it, but we can delay it by attention to the foods we eat and prevent any activity that could accelerate the process. In traditional Chinese medicine with age
i) the spleen and stomach no longer function normally to digest and transport of energy to our body, leading to nutrient depletion feeding other organs.
ii) the kidney and liver
Deficiency of kidney and liver due to aging causes yin yang and the imbalance that interferes with the function Training of blood and qi circulation, etc.
iii) Heart
Yang heart heart causes fluid formation, causing spontaneous sweating.
Heart Qi responsible for a deficit of blood and the weakness of Yang Qi, which disrupts the blood circulation.
iv) Etc.
As we get older. our body works as an old car, it will never work as when it is new, no matter how much money we spend to maintain it.
f) excessive activity sexual
TCM believes that a healthy, moderate amount of sex supports a smooth flow of Qi and excessive sexual activity depletes the Qi, blood and kidney Jing (essence).
2.The six internal factors
a) Yin and Qi
Yin is responsible for the humidification and cooling body organs and functions. Typical American diet and Yins depletes the body generates heat caused by a lack of humidification and cooling functions that are necessary to maintain a healthy balance.
Qi circulates around your body in a series of meridian pathways. Yin, leading to heat interferes with the circulation of Qi along the meridian channels of serial transmission of energy not only leads to a deficiency blood but also increases the risk of rebellion wind attack organs and tissues.
b) Liver-fire and the heart-fire
Extend Qi can weaken lung qi, causing heart Qi, leading to stagnation of Qi, which increases the risk of heart fire.
fire is caused by liver support coffee, alcohol, sugar, hormone accumulated in the blood due to a contribution of products of hormone injections, to extend the period sadness. etc., leading to stagnation of qi in the liver, cause liver fire.
c) the evils of wind
If the wind is often combined with heat, it causes "wind-heat" because of symptoms of overheating. following heart, liver, kidney or Qi imbalances, causing internal injuries of the wind " as fainting, weakness, spasms, blurred vision, etc.
d) qi stagnation flow
Energy can not move freely because of excessive heat, causing heart and fire of the liver contributes to major health problems.
e) Blood stasis
staganation normal blood accompanied by stagnation of Qi. that qi is necessary for blood circulation, the stagnation of qi can not move freely the blood, leading to heart more hard work, resulting in hypertension.
f) The accumulation of mucus
Phlegm is caused by the fire warms the wettest inland obstructing the flow of Qi and trouble rising and descending of Qi Zang Fu organs.
IV. Symptoms of a Stroke
A. In conventional medicine
Here are some symptoms of stroke:
1. sudden difficulty speaking
sudden difficulty speaking is one of the first symptoms of stroke because of the circulation of blood that carries oxygen to deplete due to the sudden narrowing of the arteries and high blood pressure.
2. Dizziness and loss of balance
The brain coordinates information from the eyes, inner ear, and body sense to maintain balance. If the cells in this part of the brain are damaged due to oxygen depletion causes dizziness and loss of balance.
3. confusion sudden
A sudden onset of confusion means that something is potentially go wrong with the brain. Almost all conditions affecting the brain are fatal. It could be caused by a tumor or low levels of oxygen in the cells of the cerebral cortex in the brain that affect your ability to think with your usual speed or clarity. It could also be caused by low blood glucose, as is the case of diabetes.
4. Difficulty speak and understand
You have trouble speaking and understanding occurs when the brain cells in the area of Broca, Wernicke and ayrus angular region the left hemisphere begin to die because they no longer receive oxygen and nutrients they need to operate.
6. ills lead to sudden and violent
Headache is a condition of pain in the head, sometimes neck or upper back pain can also be interpreted as a headache. It ranks among the most common complaints of local pain and may be common for many people, but sudden severe headaches may be caused by an early symptom of heart disease as we have mentioned in previous articles, by the rupture of a brain vessel or depletion of oxygen in some parts of the brain.
7. sudden trouble seeing
This may be an early indicator of stroke when the oxygen in the blood supply to part of the brain is suddenly interrupted or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, spilling blood into the cells that control the viewing area of the cerebral cortex in the brain.
B. In traditional Chinese medicine
The syndrome is caused by factors mentioned above
a) hemorrhage
The bleeding is caused by heat and drought due to liver yin and heat which leads to rupture the small vessels in the body.
b) mild headache or not serious
Headaches in this case is caused by a deficiency of liver and blood the inability of the heart to move blood around freely, to obstruction of blood flow to the central nervous system.
c) nausea / Vomiting
Because of the stomach and the inability to digest food Spleen caused by the searing heat of the body.
d) Stiff neck
Neck stiffness is caused by a slowdown in traffic (stasis) of blood and energy in the region due to stagnation of qi and blood as we mentioned in the causes of stroke.
e) Loss of mental capacity light short period of time
Due to insufficient blood flow in the central nervous system in a very short period of time due to slow heat wing attack cells of the nervous system.
e) A portion of the body paralysis
In this case, it is caused by Benin case of stroke.
f) leg cramp during resting position
It is caused by not enough blood or blood is blocked by London's fashionable heat wind.
d) Constipation
Due to the dryness of fluid in the body as a result of kidney yin and spleen Qi deficiency.
e) rapid pulse
The heart is more difficult than creating a tension in the blood vessels due to a deficiency of blood and blood heat.
g) Etc.
V. Diagnosis
A. In the perspective of conventional medicine
If you have any of the above symptoms, you should talk to your doctor immediately. Some diagnostic
1. computed tomography
A special x-ray test called a brain scan to check for bleeding or masses in the brain. It can be completed in minutes.
2. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
the use of magnetic waves rather than X-rays to image the brain, it produces a much more detailed than those of CT and takes over an hour to complete.
3. MRA (magnetic resonance angiography)
It is used to visualize blood vessels without using tubes or injections.
4. Diffusion imaging (DWI)
It is used to detect the area minutes after the abnormal blood flow to part of the brain has ceased.
5. computerized tomography with angiography
By injecting dye into a vein in the arm, it produces an image of blood vessels in the brain that provides information to your doctor aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, and abnormalities of cerebral blood flow in this area.
6. angiography Conventional
A long catheter with injection of dye inserted into an artery (through the groin area), the classical angriogram offers some the most detailed images of the anatomy of blood vessels.
7. Carotid Doppler
A carotid Doppler ultrasound method uses sound waves on the screen to refine and decreased blood flow in the carotid artery.
8. Heart Tests
Device microphone positions on the chest or esophagus poses Show cardiac chambers. It is similar to a normal electrocardiogram (ECG), but the stickers electrodes remain on the chest for 24 hours or more for the identification of a defective heart rhythm.
9. Blood tests
A blood test is used search for potential infection, anemia, renal function, electrolyte abnormalities and
B. In traditional Chinese medicine
TCM stroke is caused by a series of problems, the diagnosis is always follow the procedures below
a) asking
lifestyle you enrolled in a series of questions.
b) observation
Your physical appearance will be closely watched, including your face, eyes, language, etc.
c) Feel
Your breath, your body.
d) Listening
Your tone, choice of words, the volume of your voice, the sound of your respiration, etc.
e) Feeling
Your pulse is read, your temperature is taken.
By combining all the information from above, your TCM practitioner will determine what is the cause of your problem? and treated accordingly by the restoration of disharmonization in your body. Most people suspect, equipped accident stroke is likely to be diagnosed with kidney and Spleen, causing deficiencies of qi, blood and yin causing overwhelming wind, phlegm, the fire, and stagnation, including the liver and the excessive rise of yang, stagnation of qi and blood, phlegm combining wind with the fire of the liver or the wind attacking the meridians.
VI. What is a typical American diet
Here are the top 10 food groups that contribute to energy consumption in the U.S. population according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
NHANES 1999-2000 NHANES III (1988-94)
Grade Food Group% of the total energy accumulated
% Of Total Energy Ranking Food Group% of the total energy accumulated
% Of the total energy
1 sweets, desserts 12.3 12.3 1 sweets, desserts 12.4 12.4
2 Beef, Pork 10.1 22.3 2 pounds of beef, pork 10.7 23.1
3 Bread, crackers 8.7 31.0 3 Breads, crackers 10.7 33.9
4-course mixed 8.2 39.2 7.8 41.6 4 dishes mixed
5 7.3 46.5 48.9 Dairy products 7.3 5 Vegetables
6 drinks milk 7.1 53.6 7.2 6 56.2
Vegetables 60.1 7 6.5 7 6.0 62.2 Soft drinks
8 chicken, fish 65.8 5.7 8 Chicken, Fish 5.7 67.8
9 drinks 4.4 4.5 9 70.2 72.3 Alcoholic beverages
10 Fruit juices 3.9 10 4.0 74.2 76.3 Fats and oils
A. In the perspective of conventional medicine
1. too many calories
We ate no calories or too much high calorie foods "that led to overweight and promote all kinds of diseases including diabetes and heart disease and stroke.
2. Too much unsaturated fats and trans fats
Although unsaturated fats are considered so much that inceases both LDL and HDL cholesterol, trans fat increases bad cholesterol (LDL) and decreases the levels of good cholesterol (HDL), which accumulated cholesterol and triglycerides in the arteries that prevent blood transport and the increase fever accumulate on the artery wall, thus raising the risk of rupture of small vessels.
3. Sugar and sweetener
Sugar and sweetener obtain in our blood increases the risk of rapidly fluctuating insulin. Extend the period of eating causes a hormonal imbalance and damage to sites receptor and function of the pancreas in regulating blood sugar.
4. Drinks and Alcohol
Beverages containing high amounts of sugar and artificial ingredients that have been proven to damage the pancreas in regulating insulin and interferes with our body secretion of the hormone. Alcohol also cause nervous tension and damage the circulatory system, it can damage the liver, causing a malfunction immunity and decreased liver synthesis in carbohydrates and fat and protein metabolism.
5. vegetables and fruits low
Vegetables and fruits contain high amounts of nutrients that are necessary to support our body daily activity. Deficiency causes of many diseases of Health.
6. Low essential nutrient
We eat too much junk food that not only cause weight gain, but also a nutrient deficiency.
B. Chinese perspective Medicine
1. Too much saturated and trans fats in
a) fatty and oily after entering the stomach, it divides into two parts, qi flows upward and the food absorbed by the Spleen and the pulp is digested by the stomach and gasoline also absorbed by the Spleen. Too saturated fat and trans fat overflow of energy and cause the excess energy (yang) are deposited in the belt area, leading to weight gain and affect the flow of Qi.
b) Saturated fats and trans fats are pathogens and yang hot in nature, extending the period of consumption of these foods causes excessive yang body and digestive problems, resulting in a domino effect, causing the ecosystem disharmonization body. It can cause strokes, depending on where the wind strikes bad?
2. refined products, beverage ingredient artificial and cold
refined products, artificial ingredients and cold drinks are pathogens yin and cold in nature. As the body is dried up due to excessive yang, cold foods cause heat buildup in the body, leading to the development of wind, the element deadly for stroke and other diseases.
VII. How the typical American diet increases the risk of stroke
A. In view conventional medicine
As cholesterol and triglycerides accumulate in the blood, blocking blood flow, the work must hear stronger, causing high blood pressure if there is a disturbance of blood caused blood to be stuck somewhere in the body or the disturbance small vessels in the brain which hinders the transport of oxygen to the brain cells and they die, causing a stroke.
B. In perspective of Chinese medicine
Too much saturated fat, trans fats, beverages, alcohol, sugar and sweetener
In traditional medicine China, the spleen is an organ responsible for digestive function and absorption of energy, too much trans fat and energy because the excess Fat deposited in the belt area, leading to abnormal weight gain. Since trans fat and are considered pathogens are extreme yang warm in nature, EXTENDING THE PERIOD eating them cause a deficiency of yin and dry heat.
They warm the stomach after its entry and Drying up wetter is necessary to digest food, leading to the heat accumulated in the stomach and intestines, causing thirst, of abdominal fullness, distention and pain, constipation, hemorrhoids, etc. Excessive consumption of hot foods over extended periods of time disrupts the balance of the spleen and stomach and affects the design and administration in the regulation of yin and yang Meridian Energy in the body and therefore following the meridian of penetration. As the body can not deal with excessive yang combined with the damp cold (cold drinks, refined products and artificial ingredients), it leads to the development of wind, causing the stroke.
In some cases, A stroke can be caused by a deficiency of Liver Yin due to the dry blood as heat flow in the wind upward affects the meridians and blocks the openings, leading to stagnation of qi and blood FOF, causing a stroke.
In short, to extend the acceptance period of hot and cold may DIS harmonize our bodies as our bodies can not cope with excessively long formation of yin and yang, which in turn obstructs traffic Qi in the meridian and the causes of the stagnation of blood in the Zang Fu organs, depending on what is it diagnosed? and what the body has been damaged more?, it causes strokes, heart disease or other.
VII. How raw food diet reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke
A. In the perspective of conventional medicine
1. Nutrients and enzymes
Raw foods contain high levels vitamins and minerals than cooked foods because the heat causes the loss of nutrients and destroying enzymes.
2. Reduce cholesterol and triglycerides
raw foods contain high amounts of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, which reduces levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) and triglycerides and increase levels of good cholesterol (HLD), thus reducing the risk of cholesterol accumulates in the blood.
3. Reduce blood pressure
As the blood vessels to become clear, our heart does not need more difficult to pump blood, thereby reducing the risk of hypertension and rupture of blood in the vein of the body small.
4. Reducing cholesterol and triglycerides
Food raw contains high amounts of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, which reduces levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) and triglycerides and increase levels of good cholesterol (HDL), thereby reducing the risk of cholesterol accumulates in the blood.
5. Etc.
B. In Chinese medicine traditional
Since the raw food is considered as pathogenic as the yin and cold in nature. Although TCM has never recommended the use raw food to treat individuals deficient yin yang or excessive current, the introduction of fresh food is always one of the treatment. Because raw foods permanently reduced level due to excessive yang the typical American diet, it reduces the risk of development of wind, thereby reducing the risk of stroke. Believe it or not, one day raw food diet will reduce the body to harmonize (balance of yin and yang, it may take some time). I think it's time that you have to abandon the provision of raw foods and substitute foods to prevent over-balancing yin and yang deficiency symptoms too.
VII. Last words
Two different ideologies, doctrines and two different approaches and two different One of the goals (how we do more healthy.
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I have been studying natural remedies for disease prevention for over 20 years and working as a financial consultant since 1990. Master degree in Mathematics and BA in world literature, teaching and tutoring math at colleges and universities before joining insurance industries. Part time Health, Insurance and Entertainment Article Writer.Part time Health, Insurance and Entertainment Article Writer.
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