Patterns
The Five Elements
Personality
Food Therapy
Physiology
100

Yin and Yang demand for everything to exist in...

What is harmony

100

Linked with the color green, this element is associated with the liver and eyes.

What is Wood

100

Laid back, easy going, and friendly are traits of this element.

What is Earth

100

This protein in most commercial foods is considered warm or hot, and is usually avoided in allergy patients.

What is Chicken

100

This channel governs water and controls urination and defecation. 

What is Kidney

200

Older patients tend to present with more...

What are deficiencies

200

Linked with the color red, this element controls the heart and tongue

What is Fire

200
MAY BITE and FEARFUL are more common amongst this element.

What is Water

200

Many Sensitive Skin and Stomach formulas use these warm or hot proteins over chicken. 

What is Salmon or Lamb

200

This channel houses the mind and controls sweat.

What is Heart

300

Hyperactive patients tend to have more...

What is excess

300

Linked with the color yellow, this element controls the stomach and mouth.

What is Earth

300

Playful and noisy critters, especially puppies, may fall into this element.

What is Fire
300

Orange root vegetables have what thermal property?

What is Neutral

300

This channel governs Qi and respiration

What is Lung

400

Stagnation can cause...

What is pain and discomfort, sore or stiff

400

Linked with the color blue, this element controls the bladder and ears.

What is Water

400

Confident and athletic animals are more aligned with this element.

What is Wood
400
This common type of food preparation is cold, which may be more difficult for geriatric patients to digest

What is Raw

400

This channel governs transportation and controls blood.

What is Spleen
500

Weaker pulses and a pale tongue are signs of a...

What is a deficiency

500

Linked with the color white, this element controls the skin and respiration.

What is Metal

500

Creatures that crave structure are more likely to belong to this element.

What is Metal

500

The most common uses for food therapy.

What are Chronic diseases, Non-responsive diseases, Diseases with limited or poor treatment options, Picky eaters for any reason, Owner doesn’t trust/like commercial diet

500

This channel stores blood and maintains the smooth flow of Qi

What is Liver