Cold: bamboo shoot, banana, bitter gourd, cranberry, clam, crab, dandelion leaf, grapefruit, kelp, lemon, lettuce, nori, plantain, purslane, rhubarb, salt, sea grass, sea weed, sugarcane, tomato, water chestnut, watermelon, yoghurt

Cool: amaranth, American ginseng, apple, artichoke, avocado, barley, bean curd, blueberry, broccoli, buckwheat, chamomile, chicken egg white, chrysanthemum, common button mushroom, cucumber, duck, eggplant, green tea, hops, Job’s tears, lettuce, lima bean, loquat, mandarin orange, mango, marjoram, millet, mung bean, nettle, pear, peppermint, rabbit, radish, sesame oil, soy sauce, soybean oil, spinach, strawberry, swiss chard, wheat, wheat bran

Neutral: abalone, apricot, asparagus, beef, beetroot, black fungus, black sesame seed, black soybean, Chinese cabbage, carp, carrot, celery, chicken egg, chicken egg yolk, chickpea, coconut, corn, corn silk, dry mandarin orange peel, fig, flax, purple carrot, purple potato, purple eggplant, honey, kangaroo, kidney bean, lentil, licorice, lotus fruit and seed, mackerel, milk, olive, oyster, papaya, peanuts, pineapple, plum, polished rice, pork, potato, pumpkin, pumpkin seed, small red or adzuki bean, rice bran, rye, salmon, sardine, shiitake mushroom, soy milk, string bean, sweet rice, taro, turkey, turnip, white sugar, yam

Warm: apricot seed, brown sugar, caraway, cardamom, grass carp, cherry, chestnut, chicken, chive, chive seeds, cinnamon twig, clove, coconut, coriander, date, dillseeds, eel, fennel, fresh ginger, ginseng, grapefruit peel, green onion leaf, guava, ham, hawthorn fruit, kale, kangaroo, malt, mustard lead, leek, longan, maltose, mutton, nutmeg, oats, olive oil, quinoa, peach, raspberry, rosemary, rutabaga, shrimp, spelt, spearmint, squash, sunflower seed, sweet basil, sweet potato, tangerine peel, thyme, turmeric, vinegar, walnut, wine

Hot: black pepper, cayenne, chili, cinnamon bark, garlic, dried ginger, green pepper, horseradish, red pepper, white pepper

Shana Buchanan, DVM, MBA
Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist
Certified in Veterinary Chiropractic
Animal Hospital of Montgomery
936.582.1555

TCVM Tonifying Foods by Category

Qi Tonics: bay, beef, cherry, chicken, coconut, corn, date, eel, fig, ginseng, grape, ham, herring, Job’s tears, kangaroo, lentil, licorice, longan, mackerel, Microalgae, molasses, mutton, oats, potato, rabbit, rice, royal jelly, rutabaga, sweet potato, shiitake mushroom, squash, tofu, trout, yam

Yang Tonics: anchovy, basil, cayenne, chestnut, chive seed, cinnamon bark, clove, dill seed, fennel seed, fenugreek seed, garlic, dried ginger, kidney, lamb, lobster, nutmeg, quinoa, pistachio, prawn, raspberry, rosemary, sage, shrimp, thyme, walnut

Yin Tonics: alfalfa sprout, apple, apricot, asparagus, avocado, banana, barley, broccoli, cheese, chicken egg, clam, coconut milk, crab, duck, duck egg, honey, kelp, kidney bean, lemon, lima bean, malt, mango, milk, mung bean sprout, nettle, nori, plantain, oyster, pea, pear, pineapple, pork, potato, rabbit, spelt, string bean, sweet potato, tofu, tomato, water chestnut, watermelon, yam

Blood Tonics: aduki bean, apricot, avocado, barley, beef, beetroot, black bean, black sesame, bone marrow, chicken egg, corn, dandelion, dark leafy greens, date, dang gui, egg yolk, fig, purple carrot, purple potato, purple eggplant, Job’s tears, kangaroo, kelp, kidney bean, liver, longan, Microalgae, molasses, mulberry nettle, oats, oyster, parsley, pollen, pork, rice, salmon, sardine, soy milk, spinach, sweet rice, watercress

Canine Nutrition and Choosing the Best Food for Your Breed of Dog Website:  home.att.net/~cusickbook/2.pdf
40-60% by weight of food of animal/fish protein for dogs
50-70% by weight of food of animal fish protein for cats
Felines:powdered calcium  (in the form of bone meal or di-calcium phosphate)
needed 1.2grams/10 lbs/day
The remainder may be made up of  veggies, fruits, root veggies, whole grains.  Remember eat your colors!!!
½ of an adult multi-vitamin per day for animals < 20lbs and 1 tablet/day for animals > 20lbs

Cancer Diet Recommendations and Supplements

• < 25% soluble carbs by weight of dry food
• 40-60% by weight of liver for dogs
• 50-50% by weight of liver for cats
• Remainder colorful fruits and veggies
• ½ of an adult multi-vitamin per day for animals < 20lbs and 1 tablet/day for > 20lbs
• Fish Oils w/EPA/DHA:  300mg/200mg/10 lbs of weight
• Arginine:  500-3000mg daily
• Green Tea:  5mg/lb daily
• Curcumin (turmeric):  15-20 mg/lb/day

Nutrients for Cardiovascular Disease

• CoQ10:  catalyses ATP production and supports energy metabolism; Dogs:  2.2-22mg/kg daily
• Vitamin E:  prevents LDL oxidation and free-radical mediated damage to the myocardium; Dogs and Cats:  5-10 IU/lb daily
• Omega 3 Fatty Acids:  lowers triglycerides, anti-arrhythmic,  reduces electrical excitably, increases refractory period and reduces calcium availability and release:  Dogs:  40-150mg/kg EPA and 25-150mg/kg DHA
• L-Carnitine:  improves myocardium metabolism, improves HR and exercise intolerance and protects against cardiac necrosis:  Dogs and Cats:  50-150 mg/kg three times daily
• Taurine:  positive inotrope, regulates natriuresis and diuresis;  Dogs and Cats:  50-150 mg/kg once to three times daily

{L-carnitine and Taurine together proven to have greatest direct effect of improving life expectancy}

Diabetes Mellitus

• Cordyceps supplement (Type I)
• 50:50 of Gymnema and Cornsilk (Type I and II): 0.2mls/5lbs three times daily
• Fish Oils(Type II):  1 regular strength (180mg EPA and 120mg DHA) capsule per 5-10lbs once or divided daily

By Dr. Michelle Raisor, Ph.d