Body Type

Body TypeDescriptionTendenciesLifestyle Modifications

Tai Yang(Apple

(Toned

(Red-faced

(Beefy

Phlegm-Damp

Yang Exuberance ( Heat

(Heat

Less: red meat, GFFTF, BBQ, Peppery/Hot/Acrid

Alcohol (( D-H)

Shao Yang(Evenly shaped

Excess or Deficient

Hot (Shao Yang) or Cold

None

Tai Yin(Pear

(Flaccid/atonic

(Pale

(Morbidly obese

Phlegm-Damp

Sp Xu( Qi/Blood Xu

Yang Qi Xu

Mixture of Shi/Xusmaller meals,

warm/cooked foods,

smaller/warmer portions

Avoid Dampening foods:

Wheat, corn, dairy, oats

Shao Yin(Twig

(Min 2( sexual characteristics

(Fine bones (Yin Xu)Yin Xu ( Empty Heat

Blood Xu ( Empty HeatAvoid stimulants/coffee, hot acrid drying

More: meat, oils, seeds, bones in soup (to foster Yin)