Karen Tan, ND, MAcOM, LAc.
320 Ward Avenue, Suite 105
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
(808) 591-8778
 
Anti-Inflammatory Diet
Do your best to eat only the following organically grown foods for the next
month.
Steamed Vegetables:
The primary reason for using steamed vegetables is that steaming improves the
utilization or the availability of the food substances and it reduces the initiating
residue in the gut, allowing it to restore itself. Use minimal raw vegetables except
as a salad.
Eat a variety of any and all vegetables (except tomatoes, potatoes) that you
tolerate.
Do not use aluminum cookware or a microwave.
Grains:
Eat one to two cups of cooked grains per day of those you tolerate.
Allowed grains are millet, basmati or brown rice, quinoa, amaranth, oatmeal,
buckwheat, rye, teff.
Other grain food that may be eaten are rice crisps and wasa crackers.
Legumes:
Eat a variety of any legumes that you are able to tolerate: split peas, lentils,
kidney beans, pinto beans, soy beans, mung beans, garbanzo beans, azuki beans
Fish:
Deep sea fish is preferred (salmon, halibut, tuna, cod, sardines, mackerel) No
shellfish.
Preferred cooking methods are poaching, baking, steaming or broiling.
Chicken:
Eat only white meat and do not eat the skin.
The free-range or organically grown chicken should be baked, broiled or steamed
Fruit:
Eat only 1 or 2 pieces of any fruit except citrus.
Sweeteners:
Very small amounts of maple syrup, rice syrup, barley syrup and honey may be
used.
Absolutely no sugar, NutraSweet or any other sweetener is allowed.
Butter/Oils:
For butter, mix together I pound butter and 1 cup extra virgin olive oil. Whip at
room temperature and store in the refrigerator. Provides the benefits and taste of
butter and essential fatty acids.
use extra virgin olive oil for all other substitutions requiring oil.
Herbal teas and good drinking water:
Drink a minimum of 6-8 glasses of spring, bottled, filtered or reverse-osmosis
filtered water every day.
If allowed, you may also choose to drink 2-4 cups of herbal tea.
For the time being, avoid the following foods:
all animal milk all animal cheeses eggs (organic OK)
all wheat products including breads white flour citrus fruits
potatoes-red or white tomatoes corn products peanuts and
peanut butter coffee caffeinated tea, coffee alcohol sugar
NutraSweet and all sweeteners fried foods any processed food
meat--red meat, pork all dried fruit
You do not have to buy all organic vegetables. Some fruits and vegetables are
more heavily sprayed with pesticides than others. Please go to the website
www.ewg.org for a list of the most contaminated fruist and vegetables.
 
 
 
 
 
The Castor Oil Pack
Background:
The castor bean (Oleum ricini), also known as Palma Christi, due to its
shape and healing properties, is known principally as a cathartic (strong
laxative). A gentler use is in the form of a pack placed over the abdomen,
usually with heat applied. The oil is absorbed over the abdomen, usually with
heat applied. The oil is absorbed into the lymphatic circulation to provide a
soothing, cleansing and nutritive treatment.
Use:
The castor oil pack has many applications, and is specific in cases of
uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts that are non-malignant. Other conditions
which respond well include: headaches, liver disorders, constipation, intestinal
disorders, gallbladder inflammation or stones, conditions with poor elimination,
night time urinary frequency and inflamed joints.
It is not to be used with pregnancy, bleeding or during menstruation.
Materials Needed:
castor oil, 2 sheets of plastic (garbage bags ok), 36” X 18”, white cotton or
wool flannel, hot water bottle, old sheet, pillows, baking soda.
Procedure:
1. Fold flannel into 3 thicknesses to fit over your entire abdomen.
2. Soak flannel with the castor oil. Fold flannel in half and strip excess oil
from pack. Unfold.
3. You can heat entire pack in the microwave for 1 to 1.5 minutes.
4. Lay on old sheet, large sheet of plastic and old towel out on the surface
you will paying on. This is prevent staining.
5. Lie on your back, with your feet elevated (use of pillow under your knees
and feet works well), placing the flannel over the abdomen, cover with a small
sheet of plastic and towel and then place a hot water bottle on top.
6. Wrap yourself in a the sheet.
7. Leave pack on for 45-60 minutes. This is an excellent time to now practice
visualization, meditation or relaxation breathing. As you breathe in, force your
lower abdomen to swell like a balloon. With each breath out, practice relaxing
your jaw and shoulders. As you practice more, relax all muscles in your body.
Alternatively, you may just sleep. Some people wear the pack all night using an
ace bandage to hold it in place.
8. To remove oil, wash with a solution of 2 Tablespoons of baking soda to 1
quart water or BioKleen Citrus soap.
9. Store the pack in your fridge in a large zip lock bag.. Reuse the pack
several times, adding more oil as needed to keep pack saturated. Replace the
pack after it begins to change color (usually several months)
10. For maximum effectiveness, it is necessary to apply the pack as often as
possible. Try for at least 4 consecutive days per week for at least 4-6 weeks.
Patients who use the packs daily will receive the most beneficial effects.