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NERVOUS SYSTEM
withdrawal from addiction
nutrition
dietary guidelines
» alcohol withdrawal:
eating principles:
after patient is stabilized, a short alkaline fast is recommended, highly supervised. Good dietary habits are a must.
therapeutic foods:
increase foods that cool the Xue (Blood) and clear Heat, soothe the Liver
beets and beet tops, bamboo shoots, spinach, banana, grapefruit, mulberry, persimmon, strawberry, white mushroom, apple, ginseng, white fungus (Ni, pp. 28, 35, 36, 48, 56, 61, 64, 66-69, 96)
daikon radish, pear, mandarin orange, black soybeans, dandelion, burdock, chlorophyll, artichokes, garlic, onions
increase Zinc-rich foods, Magnesium-rich foods, foods with Vitamins Bl and B6; in beginning detoxification, supply with enough fruit juices to get lift when needed and enough liquid
fresh juices:
carrot (Walker, p. 145)
carrot, beet, and lettuce (Walker, p. 145)
carrot and spinach (Walker, p. 145)
dandelion tea (Shefi)
beet top tea (Ni, p. 28)
daikon
persimmon juice or tea (Ni, p. 68)
specific remedies:
pour boiling water into teapot containing 15 g tea leaves, steep 10 minutes and drink all at once (Lu, p. 149)
boil 60 g black soybeans in water and drink as soup (Lu, p. 149)
put 15 g sugar in 30 ml rice vinegar; add a little hot water to dissolve the sugar. Drink all at once (Lu, p. 149)
boil 30 g hyacinth beans in water. Drink as soup (Lu, p. 149)
avoid:
cinnamon and other Heating foods, spicy foods, coffee (long term), sweets and sugary foods, high fat diet, fried foods, candies, simple carbohydrates, fatty foods, rich foods, chocolate, nuts, smoking, stress, constipation, hot foods, chili, spicy foods
» smoking and drug detoxification:
All rules from alcohol detoxification apply and fasting is recommended. For smoking detoxification, increase all foods rich in vitamin A
An alkalinizing diet to reduce nicotine cravings is recommended
specific remedies:
» smoking withdrawal:
grate a fresh radish and mix with 2 tsp. honey and drink as juice (Lu, p. 150)
prepare 100 g fresh tofu and 50 g black sugar; make a few holes in the tofu and put the sugar into the holes. Steam the tofu, then eat a few tsp. tofu when feeling the urge to smoke (Lu, p. 150)
supplements
» Drug addiction:
Vitamin C 40-60 g per day
Vitamin B-complex
Calcium 1g per day
Magnesium 500 mg per day (Smith, 1984, p. 112ff)
multivitamin/mineral
Vitamin B-complex (especially B1, B3, B6)
Vitamin B1 500-1500 mg three times daily
Vitamin B6 100-1000 mg per day
folic acid 5 mg per day
Vitamin B3 100-6000 mg per day
L-glutamine 1000 mg three times daily
pangamic acid (B15) 50-100 mg per day
Vitamin C to bowel tolerance
Vitamin D 1000 iu per day
Vitamin E up to 1200 iu per day
Manganese 50 mg per day
Zinc 30 mg per day
cystine for alcohol addiction (Kirschmann, 1984, p. 118ff)
footnotes