Dietary and Life Style Advice

Eat everything warm, cooked or room temperature. No cold drink, no ice. No frozen yogurth, smoothies, juices, carbonated drinks, etc...

Drink room temperate water, at least 2 L / day for the average person. More during hot summer days or if physically very active. In addition drink equal amount of water for each cup of coffee or tea (unless chamomille) .

Eat local and seasonal.

Eat your most protein rich meal in the AM with neutral vegetables. Carbohydrates and vegetables at lunch, vegetables / soup at dinner time. Do not mix carbohydrates with proteins. Avoid heavy meals. Eat an early dinner; last meal at 7pm. Do not include too many food groups in one meal. Do protein and vegetables or carbs and vegetables. Not proteins and carbohydrates.

Within the Chinese Medicine paradigms we suggests that you eat red meat 2 times a week; it would be a piece of beef, venison or lamb, the size of your palm. Cook it anyway you like. You may also, cook your vegetables in a bone marrow broth and drink it as well as eating the vegetables. Pork is neutral but do has the necessary nutrients.

Get organic, free range and lean meat. Limit chicken and turkey to once or twice a week (organic only).

Avoid refined sugar. If you need sweet use organic agave or organic honey (if you do not have allergies) but better without.

Eat gluten free; they are 7 gluten free grains among them: rice (regular white), quinoa, corn (with moderation due to genetic manipulation), millet, buckwheat... Congee, which is a chinese rice soup, with vegetables or pork / beef is excellent

Avoid dairy products especially hard cheese. Yogurt 2x a week is fine (room temp, not straight out of the fridge).

Fish (any kinds) 3 times a week. No sushi.

Limit, or rather avoid soy intake. Switch over to rice or almond milk and use tempeh instead of tofu if you need to eat soy.

Limit starchy vegetables (potatoes, manioc, turnip...) and cruciferous such as: broccoli, cauliflower, bruxelle sprouts, cabbage. The dark leafy vegetables (even if some of them are cruciferous) : collard green, mustard green, kale, chards are best.
Sweet potatoes, beets, carrots, green beans, peas, squash, zuccini and cucumber are good.

Eat fruits separately unless they are cooked. No tropical fruit during fall, winter and spring (that includes bananas)
No dry fruits unless they are unsweetened (figues, dates, apricots. etc).

Wear scarves. Avoid draft and exposure to winds; in particular during late winter/ spring.
If you use air condition make sure to have the room not cooler than 75F. Never stand, or sleep, in the air flow of an air conditioner or fan.

Exercise daily -Qi Gong is best- and walk briskly for 20 min every day. Not from one place to another just a plain walk as exercise/meditation.

Have a form of daily spiritual practice such as: Prayers, Martial Arts/Tai Qi, Meditation, Painting, Journal Writing, etc...

Make sure to watch something beautiful everyday.
Do something enjoyable for your self every day.
Smile for yourself and to other.

Recommended literature:
The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
by Thich Nhat Hanh.