1. Your body has a natural urge for balance.
2. Notice how foods on one extreme of this chart often create cravings for the other extreme, to balance you.
3. You may notice you mostly crave foods on only one side of the chart, or you may crave foods on both sides.
4. A steady diet of extreme foods can lead to mood swings and serious physical symptoms.
5. A steady diet of foods in the middle (from local fruit to fish), renews energy, relieves stress, and prevents many illnesses.
Mental, psychological, or spiritual
activity, relaxation, looseness
TOO EXPANDED (Yin)
Too much sugar, chocolate, alcohol,
fruit, etc. can make you feel briefly
elated and energized, then:
Spaced out, dreamy
Confused, forgetful
Worried, sad
Overly sensitive
No will power
Silly, helpless, scared
Hyperactive, drunk
Hysterical
Physical activity, purposefulness,
focused work, tension
TOO CONTRACTED (Yang)
Too much salt, meat, cheese, or eggs can
make you feel aggressive and
competitive, then:
Impatient, frustrated
Stubborn, resentful
Heavy, stuck
Insensitive
Compulsive, driven
Controlling
Angry
Violent
Excerpt from The Self-Healing Cookbook, by Kristina Turner, $18
