Tai Yang = poss obese upper..but overlies well-developed musculature.Yang exuber => red face... easily develop replete heat.Also phlegm damp thus heat complicated by phlegm & dampEat less meaty, fried, fatty, oily foods....acrid, peppery foods ....limit alcoholMore often menShao Yang = mesomorphicThis is outward sign that yin & yang rel. balanced and zang&fu Fx normal Depending on dis. cause & mech. can become either yin or yang/ replete or vacuous INHERENTLY YANG so usually trans heat when illTai Yin = endomorphicoften grossly obese... tissue is flaccid & w/out tone.... lower body fatter than upperComplexion = pale... more women than menThis = Yang Qi Xu fail to move & trans phlegm & dampSp Qi Xu => Qi & Blood XuPhlegm/damp + Qi& Blood xuMixed Xu & Shi MORE exercise.... eat small meals., warm, cooked food... avoid dairy, wheat etcShao Yin ectomorphictend to Yin XU & therefore develop XU REXUE XU => Liver DepressionNEED to rest...avoid desire to be always agitatedAVOID stimulants.... avoid acrid, hot, drying food and flavorsEat more meat, etcNOBODY IS PURE... these are guidelines for disease tendenciesFour Basic Body TypesTai yangRed faced, beefy, top-heavyShao yangHealthy mesomorphTai yinPale, grossly obese endomorph, bottom-heavyShao yinThin, ectomorphThe 4 Yin-Yang Body TypesChang ti = "habitual body" may change throughout our life over time and with aging. Different body types predispose one to certain disease mechanisms and, thus, different patterns of disease.Tai Yang ~ Large, beefy, red-faced, overdeveloped upper body, underdeveloped lower body.Shao Yang ~ Healthy mesomorphic, neither fat nor thin, normal muscular toneTai Yin ~ Endomorphic, obese, pale-faced, lack of tone, overdeveloped lower bodyShao Yin ~ Ectomorphic, thin, nervous, restlessTai Yang is yang exuberant body typeShao Yang is of a healthy young adultTai Yin is obese, often excessively soShao Yin does not have enough muscle and fleshSpleen is the latter heaven rootA) women lose blood ea monthB) gestation, birthing and lactation consume huge amounts of bloodWomen's spleens are taxed(Thought and worry)Spleen is the latter heaven root....kidney is the former heaven root easy to understand that Sp XU of the mid 30s leads to Kid XU in the 40sSp Qi - Kid Yang XuSp qi - Liv Blood - Kid yin XuSp Qi - Kidney yin & yang XuMENOPAUSE - puts a stop to the monthly loss of blood and qi Spleen and Kidneys can recuperate (if she deosn't get "STUCK")Blood Xu, Sp xu=>Lung Xu, Kid yin &/or yang Xu ALL LEAD TO Liver DepressionAs we age we ALL tend to become the above (men just later than women) leading to liver depression which then leads to geriatric depressionGENDERWomen = BloodMenstruation, gestation and lactation ALL consume bloodWomen's spleen is prone to overtaxation more than men'sMen = anger (?)A man's pulse tends to be more wiry than a woman'sAGING30's Spleen declines40's Kidney declinesNei Sing = At 40 the yin is half gone50's MenopausePatterns to Watch Out For Mid 30sLiver-Spleen Disharmony ; Poss. Transformative Heat Poss. Blood Vacuity Poss. Blood StasisMid 40sLiver Depression Qi Stagnation Liver Blood-Kidney Yin Vacuity Spleen Qi VacuityLate 40s to Early 50sLiver Depression Qi Stagnation Spleen-Kidney Yang Vacuity Liver Blood-Kidney Yin & Yang Xu Some Evil HeatIn women at seven, their Kidney qi is exuberant and thus their teeth are emitted and grow.At two times seven, the tian gui arrives, the Ren Mai is free-flowing, the Tai Chong Mai is exuberant, and menstruation descends periodically. Thus they can have babies.At three times seven, the Kidney qi is even and level and, therefore, the true teeth are engendered and lengthen to their extreme, and the body is exuberant and strongAt five times seven, the Yang Ming vessels decline and the face is beginning to be burnt, while the hair is beginning to fall.At six times seven, the three Yang vessels decline above and the face is completely burnt, while the hair is beginning to turn whiteAt seven times seven, the Ren Mai is vacuous, the Tai Chong Mai is declining and scanty, the tian gui is exhausted, and, therefore, the body is spoiled and there are no more babies.