Something that improves the immune system, improves resistance to stress, and supports balance and homeostasis of the body.
LEARN MOREA steroid hormone and mineralocorticoid produced by the outer section (zona glomerulosa) of the adrenal cortex in the adrenal gland.
LEARN MOREA disease of the arteries characterized by the deposition of plaques of fatty material on their inner walls.
LEARN MOREThe orange-yellow plant pigment that is converted to Vitamin A by the body.
LEARN MOREA thick, bitter fluid stored in the gallbladder and secreted by the liver that aids in fat digestion.
LEARN MOREOne of the five tastes in Chinese medicine. It is yin, cooling taste, which clears, improves appetite,
LEARN MOREImproves and maintains the quality of immediate nourishment available to the body (ex: beans, beets, dark leafy greens).
LEARN MOREThe body mass index (BMI) is a measure of relative size based on the mass and height of an individual.
LEARN MOREThe most abundant mineral in the human body. 99% is stored in bones and teeth, while the remaining is stored in blood,
LEARN MOREThe Chinese term for vital energy, or life force of an organism. Pronounced chee. Called prana in India and ki in Japan.
LEARN MOREImproves and maintains the quality and quantity of available and usable energy in the body (ex: beef,
LEARN MORETraditional Asian medicine based upon Yin-Yang Theory, Five Elements, Five Flavors, four directions, and the twelve meridians.
LEARN MOREA steroid alcohol found in most body tissues, including the blood and nerves. Cholesterol and its derivatives are important constituents of cell membranes and precursors of other steroid compounds.
LEARN MOREA non-protein chemical compound that is required for the protein’s biological activity. These proteins are commonly enzymes,
LEARN MOREMajor symptoms: coldness causes contraction, difficulty bending backwards or moving around, pain is intense and fixed;
LEARN MOREFood that is easier for the digestive system to assimilate. Cooking food does not necessarily destroy all nutrients.
LEARN MOREThis oil-soluble, vitamin-like substance is present in most eukaryotic cells, primarily in the mitochondria. It is a component of the electron transport chain and participates in aerobic cellular respiration,
LEARN MOREA steroid hormone and glucocorticoid produced in humans by the zona fasciculata or the adrenal cortex within the adrenal gland.
LEARN MOREA type of Qi (energy, life-force) in our body also known as “Wei Qi” meaning to “defend”
LEARN MOREMajor symptoms: Yin symptoms – person is frail, weak, withdrawn, with a soft voice, pale or sickly yellow complexion and weak radial pulse;
LEARN MOREAn important endogenous and the most abundant circulating steroid hormone in humans, produced in the adrenal glands,
LEARN MOREA metabolic disease in which the body’s inability to produce enough insulin causes elevated levels of glucose in the blood.
LEARN MOREA substance that induces perspiration and increases elimination through the skin.
LEARN MOREThe property of increasing urination through action upon the kidneys and bladder.
LEARN MOREAn essential biological energy or structure in Ayurveda. Health is determined by balancing our three primary doshas,
LEARN MOREEssence aka Jing is one of the four vital substances that form the mind body connection in Chinese Medicine.
LEARN MOREA group of steroid hormones that promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body.
LEARN MORESigns of general excess: Yang symptoms – person is robust, energetic, extroverted, with a normal to loud voice and reddish complexion,
LEARN MOREA substance that promotes the discharge of phlegm from the respiratory tract.
LEARN MORESix kinds of climatic changes: wind, cold, summer heat, damp, dryness, and fire, that usually invade from outside the body to cause diseases.
LEARN MOREA ubiquitous intracellular protein that stores iron and releases it in a controlled fashion. The protein is produced by almost all living organisms,
LEARN MOREThe five tastes in chinese medicine are sour, bitter, sweet (also bland), pungent, and salty.
LEARN MOREA type of Qi (energy, life-force) in our body, also known as “Gu Qi” (meaning “Qi of Grains”
LEARN MOREProduce that will give the most energy at the time it is ingested as compared to it’s overly ripened,
LEARN MOREA type of Qi (energy, life-force) in our body (also known as “Zong Qi” or “Chest-Qi”) which is derived from the combination of Food Qi with air.
LEARN MOREAn organism that contains altered, manipulated, or added genetic material. Also known as bioengineered or genetically modified organism (GMO).
LEARN MOREThe metabolic pathway that converts glucose, into pyruvate. The free energy released in this process is used to form the high-energy compounds ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and NADH (reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide).
LEARN MOREA broad-spectrum systemic herbicide used to kill weeds, especially annual broadleaf weeds and grasses known to compete with commercial crops grown around the globe.
LEARN MOREMajor Symptoms: aversion to heat, attracted to cold, bright red tongue, yellow coating on tongue, red face,
LEARN MOREThe rate-controlling enzyme of the mevalonate pathway, the metabolic pathway that produces cholesterol.
LEARN MOREA substance produced in the endocrine glands and transported by the blood to another site to affect a physiological activity such as growth.
LEARN MOREA process of treating liquid oil with hydrogen gas to change its molecular structure. This saturates the fatty acids rendering a solid or semisolid product like margarine or shortening.
LEARN MOREA lack of sugar in the blood that causes muscle weakness, sweating, and mental confusion.
LEARN MOREThe body’s system that recognizes and defends against foreign materials such as allergens and infectious organisms.
LEARN MOREA hormone produced in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood.
LEARN MORENot to be confused with insulin, inulin is a group of naturally occurring polysaccharides (carbohydrate molecules) produced by many types of plants.
LEARN MOREJing, or Essence, is one of the four vital substances that form the mind-body connection in Chinese Medicine.
LEARN MOREAyurvedic term for a waterlike biological energy and constitution that is cold, wet, slow moving, heavy,
LEARN MOREA hormone in the body that controls hunger and feelings of satiety. It is secreted by adipose (fat) tissue,
LEARN MORELutein and zeaxanthin are two anti-oxidants and yellow carotenoids found in the eye; they filter out harmful blue light and protect against macular degeneration,
LEARN MOREA mineral that regulates 300 biochemical reactions in the body. It is one of the most common enzyme co-factors in the body crucial for protein synthesis,
LEARN MOREOne of twelve vital organs and pathways or channels of Chinese medicine that run along the body and in which Qi travels through.
LEARN MOREFatty acids that have one double bone in the fatty acid chain with the remainder carbon atoms being single-bonded.
LEARN MOREA slippery, sticky, thick secretion produced by, and covering, the internal organs and various body cavities that are exposed to the external environment.
LEARN MOREA type of Qi (energy, life-force) in our body also known as “Ying Qi” which literaly means nutritive or nourishing.
LEARN MOREOmega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) important for normal metabolism. The three types of omega-3 fatty acids involved in human physiology are α-Linolenic acid,
LEARN MOREA type of Qi (energy, life-force) in our body closely related to Essence, but in the form of Qi,
LEARN MOREThe metabolic pathway in which the mitochondria in cells use their structure, enzymes, and energy released by the oxidation of nutrients to reform ATP.
LEARN MOREAny of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P.
LEARN MOREInvoluntary, wavelike muscle contractions of the digestive tract that move its contents.
LEARN MOREAyurvedic term for firelike biological energy and constitution, typified as hot, light, clear, sharp, and oily.
LEARN MORELipids in which the constituent hydrocarbon chain possesses two or more carbon-carbon double bonds. Polyunsaturated fat can be found mostly in nuts,
LEARN MOREA condition in which blood sugar is high, but not high enough to be Type 2 diabetes.
LEARN MOREMicroorganisms believed to provide health benefits when consumed. The term probiotic is currently used to name ingested microorganisms associated with beneficial effects to humans and animals.
LEARN MOREFoods that resemble nothing that can be grown in a garden. The food is usually changed and modified through coloring,
LEARN MOREAn endogenous steroid hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis of humans and other species.
LEARN MOREAn endogenous steroid hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis of humans and other species.
LEARN MORESpicy, one of the five tastes in Chinese medicine; it is yang (warming, dispersing, drying). Moves energy from the interior to the surface;
LEARN MOREPronounced chee, is one of the four vital substances that form the mind-body connection in Chinese Medicine.
LEARN MOREAyurvedic term for fiery foods that excite the appetite and stimulate outward motion, creativity, passion, and aggression.
LEARN MOREWhole food that is not cooked. People with strong digestion and constitution better can better assimilate raw fruits and vegetables.
LEARN MOREFood that has something taken away from it. (e.g. orange juice, which is part of the orange.)
LEARN MOREOne of the five tastes in Chinese medicine; it is yin (cooling and moistening) and supports the kidney and bladder system.
LEARN MORESaturated fatty acids have no double bonds between the individual carbon atoms of the fatty acid chain.
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