Generally neutral foods will tonify Qi and blood and harmonize Yin and Yang. They can be used in combination with other types of foods to add vareity and choice or to decrease the harshness of a very cold or very hot diet.

Meats

• Beef
• Beef Liver
• Goose
• Pork
• Pork Liver
• Pork Kidneys
• Pork Feet
• Quail
• Tripe
• Bison

Fish

• Carp
• Catfish
• Herring
• Mackerel
• Salmon
• Sardine
• Sturgeon
• Tuna

Vegetables

• Aduki Bean
• Black Soy Bean
• Beet Root
• Broad Bean
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Green Bean
• Kidney Bean
• Pea
• Pumpkin
• Potato
• Red Bean
• Shitake Mushroom
• String Bean
• Yam

Fruits

• Papaya
• Pineapple
• Pomegranate
• Raspberry
• Grains
• Brown Rice
• Lentils
• Rye
• White Rice

Etc.

• Cheese
• Chicken Egg
• Cow’s Milk
• Flax Seed
• Peanut
• Peanut Oil
• Sesame Seed

Yin is qualities of inward, quiet, nighttime, maternal, cool and fluids. Yin tonics are foods which tonify the coolness and fluids of the body. Signs of Yang excess include seeking cool places, panting, thirst, red eyes, panting at night, dry skin, dry cough and restlessness.

Meats

• Duck
• Rabbit

Fish

• Clam
• Cod
• Crab
• Scallop
• Whitefish

Vegetables

• Bamboo
• Broccoli
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Chlorella
• Cucumber
• Eggplant
• Kelp
• Lettuce
• Mushroom
• Seaweed
• Spirulina
• Tomato
• Yellow Soy Bean

Fruit

• Apple
• Banana
• Cranberry
• Kiwi
• Lemon
• Mango
• Orange
• Pear
• Strawberry
• Tangerine
• Watermelon

Grains

• Barley
• Buckwheat
• Job’s Tears
• Millet
• Mung Bean
• Wheat
• Wild Rice

Misc

• Duck Egg
• Flax Seed Oil
• Marjoram
• Peppermint
• Salt
• Sesame Oil
• Tofu
• Yogurt

Qi tonic foods are foods that warm the body allowing the body to develop and maintain warmth. Qi deficiency is seen as general weakness, fatigue, exercise intolerance, poor appetite, chronic diarrhea, loss of body weight, muscle atrophy, shortness of breath, asthma and/or urinary or fecal incontinence.

Meats

• Chicken
• Chicken Liver
• Ham
• Pheasant
• Turkey

Fish

• Anchovy
• Lobster
• Mussel
• Prawn
• Shrimp

Vegetables

• Black Bean
• Squash
• Sweet Potato

Fruit

• Cassio Fruit
• Cherry
• Date
• Peach
• Longan

Grains

• Oats
• Sorghum
• Sweet Rice

Nuts/Seeds

• Chestnut
• Coconut
• Pine Nut
• Walnut

Etc.

• Basil
• Bay Leaf
• Brown Sugar
• Cinnamon
• Clove
• Dill Seed
• Dried Ginger
• Fennel Seed
• Ginger
• Goat’s Milk
• Molasses
• Nutmeg
• Rosemary
• Sage
• Thyme
• Turmeric
• Vinegar

Yang is the opposite of yin. Yang qualities include outward, active, male, daytime, heat and inflammation. Yang tonic foods are the hottest or most heat generating foods. Yang deficiency animals are heat seeking, i.e. lie in front of fires or under bedcovers, have coldness to ears, nose, back and limbs.

Meats

• Lamb
• Mutton
• Sheep Kidney
• Venison

Fish

• Trout

Vegetables

• Cayenne Pepper

Signs of Yin deficiency include seeking cool places, panting, thirst, red eyes, panting at night, dry skin, dry cough, and restlessness.

Meats

• Beef
• Duck
• Pork
• Pork Feet
• Pork Kidney
• Rabbit

Fish

• Clam
• Cod
• Crab
• Oyster
• Sardine
• Whitefish

Vegetables

• Asparagus
• Beet
• Black Bean
• Chlorella
• Kidney Bean
• Mung Bean
• Pea
• Spirulina
• String Bean
• Tomato

Fruit

• Apple
• Banana
• Blackberry
• Lemon
• Mango
• Mulberry
• Pear
• Pineapple
• Raspberry
• Watermelon

Grains

• Barley
• Millet
• Quinoa
• Rice
• Wheat
• Wheat Germ

Etc.

• Cheese
• Chicken Egg
• Cow’s Milk
• Duck Egg
• Goat’s Milk
• Honey
• Tofu
• Yogurt

Signs of blood deficiency include History of blood loss/anemia, pale white gums, dry flakey dandruff coat, dry cracked paw pads, lack of stamina.

Meats

• Beef
• Bone Marrow
• Heart
• Liver
• Pork
• Pork Skin

Fish

• Oyster
• Sardine

Vegetables

• Aduki Beans
• Alfalfa Sprout
• Artichoke
• Beet Root
• Carrot
• Dark Leafy Vegetables
• Kelp
• Kidney Bean
• Parsley
• Spinach
• Watercress

Fruit

• Fig
• Date
• Longan

Grains

• Barley
• Corn
• Oats
• Rice
• Sweet Rice
• Wheat Bran

Etc.

• Black Sesame Seed
• Chicken Egg
• Duck Egg
• Parsley
• Molasses
• Soy Milk

Signs of phlegm include Stinky greasy dog coat, “Dog smell”, goopy eyes, ear discharges, hot spots, gooey cough.

Fish

• Clam
• Crab
• Lobster
• Prawn
• Shrimp

Vegetables

• Kelp
• Olive
• Pepper
• Radish
• Seaweed
• Shitake Mushroom
• Water Chestnut

Fruit

• Apple
• Grapefruit Peel
• Lemon Peel
• Orange Peel
• Pear

Nuts/Seeds

• Almond
• Walnut

Etc.

• Basil
• Caraway
• Cardamon
• Fennel Seed
• Ginger
• Marjoram
• Pepper
• Peppermint
• Rosemary
• Thyme

Signs of dampness include stiffness (worse in damp weather), obesity, weepy lesions without heat, and loose stool. Some examples of foods that form dampness are sugar, yeast, wheat, saturated fats, roasted peanuts, dairy products, bread, pork, bananas, and concentrated juices.

Fish

• Anchovy
• Mackerel
• Sardine

Vegetables

• Aduki Beans
• Alfalfa Sprout
• Asparagus
• Celery
• Kidney Bean
• Lettuce
• Mushroom
• Pumpkin
• Radish
• Seaweed
• Turnip

Fruit

• Cranberry
• Lemon
• Papaya

Grains

• Barley
• Buckwheat
• Corn
• Job’s Tears
• Lentils
• Rye

Etc.

• Green Tea
• Horseradish
• Jasmine Tea
• Marjoram
• Parsley
• Pepper

• Liver
• Sweet Potato
• Spinach
• Cantaloupe/Melon
• Carrot
• Butter
• Collard Greens
• Egg
• Broccoli
• Kale
• Cheddar Cheese
• Apricot
• Milk
• Pea
• Mango
• Papaya

• Animal Livers
• Citrus Fruits
• Rose Hips

• Seeds/Seed Oils
• Tomato products
• Rockfish
• Broccoli
• Nut/Nut Oils
• Pumpkin
• Mangoes
• Papayas
• Green, leafy vegetables
• Sweet Potato
• Asparagus
• Olives

Foods that are toxic to animals and should not be fed are:

• Alcohol
• Apricot Pit
• Avocado Peel
• Cherry Pit
• Chocolate
• Grape/Raisin
• Macadamia Nut
• Mustard Leaf
• Mustard Seed
• Onion
• Persimmon
• Plum
• Scallion
• Raw Yeast/Dough
• Xylitol