In both TCM and Ayurveda, blood is viewed as a foundational tissue that helps nourish everything downstream; muscle, fat, bone, connective tissue, reproductive tissue, etc🩸 generally speaking, foods that have that dark, red, black or deep, layered green rich color tend to build the blood! Like increases like! 🌀
So when blood is well nourished, that nourishment ripples through the rest of your body. It’s one reason building healthy blood is considered so important for overall vitality! Also, did you know breast milk is seen as an extension of the blood? So this is particularly important for nursing moms!
Blood-building foods and herbs traditionally used to nourish and support healthy blood:
- Black beans
- Pomegranate
- Grass-fed liver
- Nettles (Traditional Medicinals® Organic Nettle Leaf Tea)
- Saffron
- He shou wu (R+B® He Shou Wu)
- Hibiscus tea
- Grass-fed red meat
- Blackstrap molasses (Plantation® Organic Blackstrap Molasses)
- Goji berries
- Longan fruit
- Dark Cherries
