permaculture

[Steve Hoog <livingpotentials@yahoo.com>]

kathy----i am into macrobiotics and i teach people  how to adjust their 
bodies to the climate or temperature outside. i generally eat a grain,bean 
and vegetable based diet with some fish. with that in mind i generally 
suggest for cooling :little or no animal food ,little or no cooking and if 
you do -light styles like steaming,blanching, pressed salads,quick stir fry 
etc.,less grain than normal and barley , long grain rice,and corn are best, i 
often pressure cook grains but boil more in hot weather,----lots of 
veggies----in oriental medecine there is a condition called internal dampness 
which has different forms but is a buildup of mucous and can affect different 
organs.---anyway if you create a lot of mucous with dairy, flour 
products,sugar and a poor acid-alkaline balance  inyour diet you create an 
internal damp environment which makes you uncomfortable when the external 
environment is damp or humid . even sweet fruits canmake you feel sticky 
sometimes. i find that a
 straight water and lemon juice helps to keep me cool. you can substitute 
sumac or quince or something else sour.   bitter foods also are cooling  cold 
beer may feel good going down but it creates a damp heat condition.  cooked 
fatty foods arent real good either for cooling.---the jist is this --ctreate 
coolness inside and you should be able to adjust to your external environment 
---every traditional culure knows these tricks.----steve

Kathy Evans <evansdk@earthlink.net> wrote:  Hello all, Kathy in Missouri, new 
to the list, thanks for the welcome
earlier. I am trying to reduce my "energy footprint" but I turn into wilted
lettuce when it's hot and humid not to mention I get very cranky. I would
like ideas for keeping the house cooler without a/c, given that I can't
afford to install new equipment at the moment, and/or for keeping myself
cool. I work at home. I take many brief cool showers. I've heard of putting
a bowl of ice in front of a fan but haven't tried it. Thanks, Kathy

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