Food Helps Back Pain – Tucson Acupuncturist Recipe
By Juan Tejada | August 24, 2009
I work with a lot of patients suffering from low back pain. In Oriental Medicine the lower back is the Kidneys’ territory. So if no trauma is reported by the patient, we treat the kidneys to reduce the pain and with time, heal it. There are several reasons why the kidneys can cause low back pain. For example: Energy (Chi) Deficiency, Kidneys too cold or too hot… Of course you can help yourself with medicinal food. So here is a recipe to get and keep your kidneys strong and healthy.
Juan’s Beef (Bone Marrow) Soup 
3 lbs. of beef bones with marrow
2 lbs. of beef soup meat (cubed)
1 medium size onion (cubed)
3 bay leaves
1 lb of red potatoes (cubed)
3 medium size carrots (sliced)
1 bundle of collard greens or kale (cut in half inch length)
1 lime or lemon
7 cloves of garlic (minced)
1 tbsp of ginger (grated) (Ginger warms the spleen, so the digestion works better.)
Put the bones in 7 cups of water, squeeze the juice of the lime/lemon in the water and then add the bay leaves. (Note: The juice of lime or lemon is very important to help the extract the calcium from the bones.) Bring it to boiling and lower the heat to simmer for two hours. Then remove the bones & Bay leaves. Add the soup meat and let come to a boil.
Now add the potatoes, carrots, onion, garlic and the greens in the boiling pot. At this time, add salt and your favorite seasonings, like; Mexican, Italian, Hindu (I make it a different flavor each time) and so on. Let it simmer for 15 minutes, let it cool a bit and serve!
¡Buen Apetito!
Juan Tejada, Acupuncturist
American Health Acupuncture, Tucson AZ
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