SUMMER
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Cooling Foods for
Summer
Joyce Wheeler
There is so much about our bodies we were never told same witht the food we eat. Certain foods actually
determine the temperature of our body this is practiced in China. They know which foods to eat to bring a
balance to the body along with to cool it or to generate more heat it is known as yin and yang.
Cooling foods fall into they yin catagory and help to rid toxins, cool the body, and calm the blood. Here
are some symptoms that one is lacking cooling foods.
Body feels hot
Sweating
Thirsty
Constipation
Strong scented stools and/or gas
Burning sensation of the anus
Anxiety
Red eyes
Red face
Headaches
Emotional
Vivid dreams
Ulcers of the mouth/tongue
Cold sores
Red tongue with yellow coating
Rapid pulse
Hear