Meditation foods?

Nei Jia: the Qigong and Taijiquan Forum Qigong and Meditation
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What are some good foods that calm? Spiritual aspect, asian herb abvice welcomed!

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Not what foods to eat, but what to not.

  1. Dont drink/eat cold foods
  2. Dont eat/drink before qigong/meditation
  3. Dont drink alcohol/intoxicants includes coffee sob
  4. Balance your diet
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Thanks. I’ve been drinking blak tea a lot but I just got some really good green tea… so the coffee thing is o.k..

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I guess it dpends who you are, cause I love coffee, and if I have coffee, forget about being able to meditate properly…

ahhh the smell of fresh brew coffee… I could litter my home in coffee beans and live in it :smiley: :rolleyes:

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I meant not having coffee is o.k. because I drink tea exclusively.

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when im training hard qigong were told to avoid anything that can excite the body too much… like garlic, coffee, chocolate, spices etc. But it depends on who you are - for example, if you are indian or pakistani then eating so many spices are part of your everyday diet, so its about balancing.

if you are used to eating a balanced diet and those things only so often its good i think :slight_smile:

dawood

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I’m going to cut way down on food, I’m thinking rice, cucumbers, water, and some veggies. I’ve tried this before but I get these insane carbo cravings. I’m addicted to carbos.

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Maybe you might wish to avoid some meat too…
What do other peeps say?

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I am a vegetarian. Well I eat eggs sometimes and every now and then I treat myself to organic sour cream. When I was younger I ate tons of meat, and now that I dont it seems like my meals dont fill me up.

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Haven’t yet tried it myself but several sources (paper & human) recommend reishi mushroom tea. I’ve got the mushrooms - just haven’t gotten around to brewing 'em up.

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Oh yeah, that sounds gooooodd… I love mushrooms, love tea, so you get both in one meal.:slight_smile: