Discover the Healing Power of Chinese Food Therapy for Dogs
Beef Entree CFT Evaluation

Beef
✦ Neutral temperature, sweet taste
✦ Supports the stomach and spleen (digestive organ)
✦ Reinforces healthy digestion and enriches Qi and blood
✦ Great option for animals that are picky eaters, have issues with diarrhea
✦ Grass fed beef has a healthier omega 3 to omega 6 profile

Barley
✦ Sweet taste, cool temperature
✦ Supports the stomach, spleen and bladder
✦ Reinforces and regulates healthy digestion
✦ Can be supportive of urinary conditions as it supports healthy bladder qi/energy

Carrots
✦ Sweet taste, neutral temperature
✦ Supports the spleen, liver and lung organs
✦ This helps to tonify liver blood (good support for behavioral issues), reinforces spleen/digestion, improves vision (Vitamin A), can help support dogs with coughing issues and can help detoxify and clear excess heat/inflammation from the body

Beef Liver
✦ Sweet taste, neutral temperature
✦ Supports the health of the liver
✦ Nourishes blood
✦ Can improve vision (high in Vitamin A) and help relieve fatigue
✦ Can be a helpful support in dogs with anxiety or behavioral issues

Spinach
✦ Sweet taste, cool temperature
✦ Supports the large intestine, stomach and liver
✦ Helps to moisten internal dryness/helps ease bowel movements
✦ Promotes body fluid balance and can help quench thirst
✦ Promotes health liver qi
✦ Tonifies blood
✦ Great support for animals that have anger/liver heat
Duck Entree CFT Evaluation

Duck
✦ Sweet and salty taste, cooling protein
✦ Supports the liver and kidneys
✦ Helps to nourish yin energy
✦ This is an overall cooling and moisturizing energy
✦ Good option for animals that have conditions associated with inflammation (skin allergies, upset stomachs resulting in bile vomiting) or living in hotter areas/during the hotter months

Butternut Squash
✦ Sweet taste, warming temperature
✦ Supports stomach and spleen (digestion)
✦ Tonifies digestive (spleen) qi
✦ Transforms phlegm
✦ Phlegm is when there is the accumulation of energy that is stagnant and ends up forming soft swellings (like tumors)
✦ Phlegm can also be associated with behavioral disorders and seizures
✦ Think of it as a sticky substance that is often hard to clear our

Kale
✦ Bitter and sweet taste, neutral temperature
✦ Supports the lung and stomach
✦ Tonifies blood
✦ Moves stagnation (energy that isn’t flowing naturally) and can help reduce pain
✦ Beneficial for patients with anemia or painful conditions

Pears
✦ Sweet and sour taste, cold temperature
✦ Supports the lung and stomach
✦ Moistens the lung
✦ Helpful for animals with dry skin or coughing
✦ Cools the heart
✦ Helpful for animals prone to anxiety or stress
✦ Promotes body fluids/moisture
✦ Transforms phlegm
✦ Good support for dogs with red and/or itchy skin

Brussel Sprouts
✦ Pungent and sweet taste
✦ Neutral temperature
✦ Supports the stomach and large intestine
✦ Helps to increase stomach energy (supports digestion) so can be very helpful in dogs prone to bloating or slow digestion
✦ Removes intestinal toxins and helps to clear heat/excess inflammation from the body, and especially the gastrointestinal tract
Chicken Entree CFT Evaluation

Chicken
✦ Warm temperature, sweet taste
✦ Supports the stomach and spleen (digestive organ) as well as the kidneys
✦ The kidneys in TCVM represent not only the organ but also the health of bones, bone marrow and overall aging. They also represent the function of hearing. When imbalance or deficient, animals are more likely to have arthritis, disc disease and back pain
✦ Enriches Qi and blood
✦ Also tonifies (strengthens) the kidneys and specifically Jing
✦ Jing is considered the equivalent of “DNA”- meaning this is the essence or energy that is responsible for how our bodies are formed. Animals that are poorly bred, or have a lot of health issues early in life have “jing deficiencies”
✦ Great option for older animals with general weakness and aging, animals living closer to the beach (cooler climates) or digestive sensitivities

Quinoa
✦ Sweet taste, neutral temperature
✦ Supports the spleen (digestion) and kidneys
✦ Tonifies qi, yin and yang energy
✦ Specifically supports spleen qi (digestive energy)
✦ This grain is rich in antioxidants and fiber

Spinach
✦ Sweet taste, cool temperature
✦ Supports the large intestine, stomach and liver
✦ Helps to moisten internal dryness/helps ease bowel movements
✦ Promotes body fluid balance and can help quench thirst
✦ Promotes health liver qi
✦ Tonifies blood
✦ Great support for animals that have anger/liver heat

Pumpkin
✦ Sweet taste, warm temperature
✦ Supports the stomach and spleen (digestive system)
✦ Replenishes qi (life energy) specifically to digestive tract
✦ Good support after GI upset (vomiting, diarrhea), surgery or major trauma/stress
✦ Can support removal of internal parasites

Chicken Liver
✦ Sweet, slightly warm temperature
✦ Specifically supports the liver and kidneys
✦ Nourishes liver blood
✦ Tonifies the kidney energy
✦ Can support vision (high in Vitamin A) and helps to support animals that have weakness (due to age or debilitating conditions)
Salmon Entree CFT Evaluation

Salmon
✦ Sweet and salty taste, warm temperature
✦ Supports the spleen, kidney and heart organs
✦ Acts to strengthen the spleen and stomach (the digestive organs)
✦ Overall Qi (life energy) tonification
✦ Rich in protein and omega 3 fatty acids
✦ Omega 3 fatty acids help to naturally decrease inflammation which supports skin allergies, joint health, brain health and eye health
✦ Great option to offer during the fall/winter and early spring, then consider switching to the duck or beef for the late spring and summer

Brown Rice (Long Grain)
✦ Sweet taste, cool temperature
✦ Supports the spleen, stomach and kidney
✦ Regulates the SP/ST (powerful digestive support)
✦ Helps to clear heat (can be helpful in conditions with high amounts of inflammation (skin allergies) but also for behavioral issues as that is often a condition associated with internal heat
✦ Can be relieving for dogs that vomit bile early in the morning (this helps specifically nurture the cooling aspect of the stomach, and when this is out of balance they are often more prone to vomiting bile)

Pumpkin
✦ Sweet taste, warm temperature
✦ Supports the stomach and spleen (digestive system)
✦ Replenishes qi (life energy) specifically to digestive tract
✦ Good support after GI upset (vomiting, diarrhea), surgery or major trauma/stress
✦ Can support removal of internal parasites

Spinach
✦ Sweet taste, cool temperature
✦ Supports the large intestine, stomach and liver
✦ Helps to moisten internal dryness/helps ease bowel movements
✦ Promotes body fluid balance and can help quench thirst
✦ Promotes health liver qi
✦ Tonifies blood
✦ Great support for animals that have anger/liver heat
Puppy Entree CFT Evaluation

Chicken
✦ Warm temperature, sweet taste
✦ Supports the stomach and spleen (digestive organ) as well as the kidneys
✦ The kidneys in TCVM represent not only the organ but also the health of bones, bone marrow and overall aging. They also represent the function of hearing. When imbalance or deficient, animals are more likely to have arthritis, disc disease and back pain
✦ Enriches Qi and blood
✦ Also tonifies (strengthens) the kidneys and specifically Jing
✦ Jing is considered the equivalent of “DNA”- meaning this is the essence or energy that is responsible for how our bodies are formed. Animals that are poorly bred, or have a lot of health issues early in life have “jing deficiencies”
✦ Great option for pure bred dogs as they are often prone to issues secondary to jing deficiencies

Salmon
✦ Sweet and salty taste, warm temperature
✦ Supports the spleen, kidney and heart organs
✦ Acts to strengthen the spleen and stomach (the digestive organs)
✦ Overall Qi (life energy) tonification
✦ Rich in protein and omega 3 fatty acids
✦ Omega 3 fatty acids in puppies help to increase their training and cognitive function so this is a great way to start off premium health care

Barley
✦ Sweet taste, cool temperature
✦ Supports the stomach, spleen and bladder
✦ Reinforces and regulates healthy digestion
✦ Can be supportive of urinary conditions as it supports healthy bladder qi/energy

Green Beans
✦ Sweet taste, neutral temperature
✦ Supports the kidney, spleen and liver
✦ Strengthens spleen (digestion) and tonifies kidney yin (helps to maintain internal moisture and longevity)

Sweet Potato
✦ Sweet taste, neutral temperature
✦ Supports the spleen, stomach and large intestine
✦ Reinforces digestion strongly through multiple channels
✦ Assists bowel movements
✦ Great support for fatigue, constipation, and general digestive weakness/issues
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Meet Dr. Lindsey Wendt
Dr. Lindsey Wendt, owner and creator of Crystal Lotus Veterinary Care, brings 10 years of veterinary experience to provide an exceptional veterinary service for you and your pet. Graduating with honors from UC Davis Veterinary School, specializing in zoological medicine, Lindsey's journey led her back to Los Angeles. There, she completed an intensive one-year internship at a prestigious private hospital, earning the title of Intern of the Year.
East Meets West
Lindsey embarked on her journey into integrative medicine when her own pet, Nala, was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease in 2020. Through extensive studies in Tui-na, acupuncture, rehabilitation, Chinese food therapy, herbs, medicinal mushrooms, essential oils, crystals, quantum interconnectedness, and cannabis medicine, Lindsey expertly tailors care. With an unwavering commitment to healing, Lindsey elevates her practice, grateful for the opportunity to serve pets and their families.