It's Your Life Summer 2016 | Page 29

SUMMER 29 Cooling Foods for Summer Joyce Wheeler There is so much about our bodies we were never told same witht the food we eat. Certain foods actually determine the temperature of our body this is practiced in China. They know which foods to eat to bring a balance to the body along with to cool it or to generate more heat it is known as yin and yang. Cooling foods fall into they yin catagory and help to rid toxins, cool the body, and calm the blood. Here are some symptoms that one is lacking cooling foods. Body feels hot Sweating Thirsty Constipation Strong scented stools and/or gas Burning sensation of the anus Anxiety Red eyes Red face Headaches Emotional Vivid dreams Ulcers of the mouth/tongue Cold sores Red tongue with yellow coating Rapid pulse Hear