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reproductive system
cervicitis
nutrition

dietary guidelines

eating principles:
» acute:
• increase fluids
• short fruit or vegetable juice fast
» chronic:
• elimination/rotation diet, rotation diet, rotation diet expanded

therapeutic foods:
• foods rich in Vitamins A, C, E, and B-Complex
• foods that soothe the Liver and invigorate the Qi
• for Damp-Heat, foods that clear Dampness and Heat
• for Damp-Cold, foods that rid Dampness and warm
• for Yin Xu (Deficiency), foods that nourish and tonify Yin

fresh juices:
• carrot and spinach (Walker, p. 144)
• lemon (Walker, p. 144)

specific remedies:
• leukorrhea: 2 oz. fresh string beans cooked with 2 oz. raw brown sugar in a little water. Eat once per day for 7-10 days. (Butt and Bloomfield, p. 146)
• douche with yogurt or insert acidophilus into vagina for yeast infections

avoid:
• food intolerances
• meat, alcohol, hot sauces, spicy foods, fried foods, fatty foods, rich foods, salty foods. smoking


supplements

• Vitamin A
• folic acid
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin E
• Calcium
• Magnesium
• Zinc (Bastyr)


footnotes