Signs and Symptoms of Poor Digestive Fire
Happiness for me is largely a matter of digestion
Lin Yutang
Poor digestion of foods is a very common problem unless we are attentive to the concept of a healthy digestive fire
We have discussed digestive fire and how to ramp it up but I thought today we would talk about the signs and symptoms when our digestive enzyme system of the GI tract is not working optimally This energy science concept sets this approach to the human biology far apart from our conventional matter science medical model used today
Acute (Short-term) Signs and Symptoms
Poor appetite
Coated tongue
Nausea
Weakness and fatigue
Foul gas or flatus; bad-smelling feces
Abdominal pain
Chronic (Long-term) Signs and Symptoms
Bad breath
Tissue emaciation
Malabsorption
Emotional eating
Food cravings
Food allergies
Insomnia
Poor visual perception
Poor circulation
Abnormal color and complexion
Lack of luster
Fear
Grief, sadness, and depression
Confusion
Apathy, repulsion
Indecisiveness and lack of discrimination
Lack of intelligence
Impatience
Shortened life span
Improper direction and inappropriate goals
It is important to note that there can be a combination of acute and chronic symptoms and that some of the symptoms can be off and on Also noteworthy is that since nutrition effects both the physical matter field of the body AND the mind (we are a mindbody after all energetically) there are significant problems that arise in the mind field as a result of poor digestion
Interested in improving your digestion? Try some of these simple techniques that we have discussed in a previous blog on aging
This list comes from Dr Vasant Lad's book Textbook of Ayurveda Volume 1 Fundamental Principles and is used in Foods Heal, my newly released book available on Amazon.com The book is also available at this link: https://www.createspace.com/900003672
Do you have any symptoms of a poor digestive fire? Would you be willing to try to improve it if you do? Do you know of others who could be helped with this information?
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
