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FOLLOWING SPRING - WOOD ELEMENT- LIVER AND GALLBLADDER Insomnia, night sweats, excessive dreams: Premenstrual symptoms with mood changes, breast tenderness, and dizziness: Irregular and painful periods, inflamed genital organs: Weak, ridged and splitting nails, white flecks: Stiffness and rigidity in the muscles, especially in the shoulder and neck: Problems with tendons and ligaments, lack of flexibility: Dizziness and nausea, vomiting brought on by food avoidance: Shouting and a loud voice: Pain under the right side of the ribcage near the liver/gallbladder: Difficulty digesting fatty foods, bloating, allergies, and low tolerance to alcohol: Bitter or metallic taste in the mouth, heartburn: Symptoms are aggravated by wind and draughts: Frustration, anger, aggression, irritability and extreme nervous tension: Jealousy and resentment, unexpressed anger leading to depression: Twitches and spasms in the body and muscles: Craving for sour foods such as pickles and lemons: Difficult to fall sleep between the hrs. 11p.m. and 3 a.m.: Clumsy and accident prone: Skin rashes, red itchy palms, acne: Psoriasis, hives, cold sores, eczema: Stay up late, difficult to wake in the morning: Yeast infections: Migraines (pain in the temple area):
SUMMER - FIRE ELEMENT-HEART AND SMALL INTESTINE Palpitations and panic attacks: Heart attacks, angina, hardening of the arteries: High cholesterol: High or very low blood pressure: Poor circulation (numbness/tingling in hands or feet): Insomnia and hot flashes in the night: Red colored complexion, blush easily: Vivid dreams, restless sleep and nightmares: Extreme anxiety, emotional unease and lack of joy: Hatred and cruel behavior: Lack of self-love and low self-worth: Pain in the throat, shoulder and neck: Tennis elbow and frozen shoulder: Symptoms are aggravated by excess heat: Worse between the hours of 11a.m. and 3p.m. Hearing difficulties and deafness: Often sighing, clearing your throat or sensation of lump in throat: Shortness of breath: Tightness in chest after meals: Small intestine-poor food assimilation/absorption; Boils or acne on neck:
LATE SUMMER - EARTH ELEMENT-SPLEEN AND STOMACH Abdominal distension and bloating: Puffiness, water retention and mucus in the body: Tired, aching, heavy and cold limbs: Great fatigue and lethargy: Prolapsed organs in lower body, bladder, intestines, uterus: Loose stools and diarrhea, abdominal gas and flatulence: Pain under the left side of the ribcage near the spleen/stomach: Anemia (low blood): Symptoms aggravated by cold, damp, and humid conditions: Easily worried and over concerned: Obsessional and compulsive behavior disorder: Upset by change and tendency to become overwhelmed by detail: Eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia nervosa; Cravings for sweet foods and ice-cream: Feel worse after eating cold foods, sweets and raw fruit and vegetables: Appetite imbalance, either voracious or lack of appetite: Hiccups and burping, nausea and vomiting: Worse between the hours of 7a.m. and 11a.m. Acid in the stomach, duodenal or gastric ulcers: Stand up fast and almost or black out: Smell burnt odor all the time: Bleeding gums: Eating when not hungry: Swollen reddish feet: Overweight: Chronic thirst: Nausea: Pink spots on the skin: Bruise easily: Cuts take a long time to heal: Depression or seasonal depression: Lightheadedness in the mornings:
FALL - METAL ELEMENT-LUNGS AND LARGE INTESTINES Breathing difficulties, asthma, emphysema and bronchitis: Shortness of breath and fatigue on exertion; Tightness in the chest and a soft voice: Frequent cold and infections, low immunity: Coughing with or without phlegm, throat infections, laryngitis; Sinusitis, sneezing, rhinitis and other nasal difficulties: Excess mucus or alternatively, dryness and lack of mucus: Excessive or lack of perspiration: Poor sense of smell: Chronic constipation: Alternate between constipation and diarrhea; Allergies: Body odor and bad breath: Hemorrhoids and bleeding: Aggravated by heat and dryness: Dryness of skin, psoriasis and eczema: Cravings for spicy and pungent foods: Poor memory and fuzzy thinking: Continual headaches especially when constipated:
WINTER - WATER ELEMENT-KIDNEYS AND BLADDER Poor bladder control, frequent urination: Ear, bladder infections, cystitis: Puffiness and dark bags under the eyes: Infertility and impotence: Low libido and lack of sexual fluids: Constant tiredness, lethargy, and frequent yawning: Pain in the lower back, sciatica, (hip area); Sore, stiff, or weakness of both knees: Tightness or soreness in the back of legs and hips; Pain in arches, soles and heels of feet: Symptoms are aggravated by cold and damp conditions: Fears and phobias, timidity and lack of confidence: Paranoid and suspicious behavior: Constant complaining and moaning: Cravings for salty foods; Itchy ears, ringing in the ears; Poor memory: Sniffles/running nose but no cold, stuffed up feeling all the time: Poor concentration: Poor circulation with cold hands or feet: Stand up and quickly see stars: Dry cough continually with no mucus: Skin smells fishy: Low immune system ( constantly catching flu's or colds): Headaches at back of head and neck area (for women usually worse before there period): Hair loss, dry, split ends and no shine: Fluctuating body temp from cold to hot: Disclaimer
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