How to Choose Foods to Support Your Jing (Essence)
Chinese medicine has a concept called Jing. It is our essence, our potential, our DNA, our blueprint, our vitality, and the essential “goo” of life. It is said that we have the most Jing when we are born, and that as we age, we trade Jing for Wisdom. While it is natural to lose Jing as we live, certain life events such as child bearing, stressful periods, and chronic illness, can cause us to lose Jing over a period of time, or even suddenly. Symptoms can include premature greying and hair loss, fatigue, reproduction issues, and dizziness.
Foods that are about Reproduction: For example, eggs (the yolks), seeds, nuts, pollen, fish eggs and roe.
Foods from the ocean: For example, seamoss, seaweed, algae, and shellfish such as oysters, scallops, clams, oysters, and muscles.
Foods that are Organs:
In particular, bone marrow, kidney, liver, and brain. Jing is more known to be stored in organs (not the muscles), and in fact contain higher amounts of many of the trace minerals and vitamins needed.
Kim Drolet
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