Leo,
trust me, I don’t like sleeping so much! I’m not having a good time.
First of all, I feel like I’m wasting a lot of time and, second, it’s not that I sleep 10 hours and wake up vibrant, full of energy, ready to do my tasks… no.. I feel like a zombie, intoxicated may be a good word, or just sick.
I should be doing a lot of intellectual work (mostly reading and writing), and I need a lot of focus not to fall asleep in the middle of it.
I’m always ashamed to talk about this excessive sleepiness problem, because it sounds like I’m a lazy person…
I’m not sure if I understand the concept of cold: is it just the temperature of the food or being raw is not good either? raw and cold is worse?
For example, can I eat raw vegetables/fruits if they are at room temperature, or it would be better if I cooked them? (I’ve read something about this… a root like carrot would be more ‘yang’ (warm?) than a tomato? roots are ‘warmer’ than fruits? I’m not sure if this is a concept from TCM; if it is, then I have some idea on what I shouldn’t eat)
I don’t care avoiding whatever you say is not good for me, if that gives me some perspective of improving my health. I’ll never have ice cream again, if that’s what I need to do to succeed.
(i even ventured myself in a completely raw food diet for 18 months, I lost a lot of weight, but I wasn’t feeling as good as I expected I would, in such a ‘healthy’ diet)
The only oolongs available for me are the Shui Xian (from Wu Yi), Rou Gui (Wu Yi), Snow Orchid (Dan cong – Guangdong) and Monkey Picked (An xi – Fujian). When you say ‘baked’, do you mean ‘roasted’? Is it the same?
You suggested the Shui Xian. Concearning the ‘health notes’ on Rou Gui, it seems that it is not very good for me. What do you think about Snow Orchid and Monkey picked?
I’m very grateful for your generosity, in sharing your knowledge and your time.
I did the best I could on my own until now, unfortunately it wasn’t enough.
I’m very positive about your suggestions, I think I’ll finally reach the improvement I’ve been searching for, all these years…
