Internal Heat

So what exactly is Internal Heat?

It's all about the food we eat.  Spicy, pungent, aromatic food create heat by causing molecules and cells to move rapidly. (Sense of smell elevated; taste buds tingles.) As they move they generate more heat.  See, when you exercise you get all hot and sweaty. Motion causes heat.  Sweet food create heat by releasing stored energy from the sun into your body when you eat them. As food ripens in the sun, they became sweeter. Sticky, binding, glue like food, impedes movement.  The body react by increasing force to push activities through, thus generating heat.

Anger, stress, frustration, anxiety and irritability intensify your level of heat and pressure. When you get angry or frustrated, your muscles begin to clench and tighten. Your neck, shoulders, chest, abdomen are tensed up. This clamping, squeezing action starts to impede the movement and activity of the organs and cells in your body. They generate more force and push harder to keep things going, thus generating more heat within you.  (When you're angry, notice how red your face and head becomes.)

Just as certain food make you overheat, others make your system cool down. These food contain cooling elements like heavy proteins and minerals.  Vegetables and grains came under this category. You need enough of these cooling elements to balance the energetic side of you which creates heat as a by-product.  (This kinda made me think of the yin and yang them dudes were talking about.)

Source: Uncle Google