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Understanding Ama: Toxin buildup
In The Ageless Woman I described the general symptoms of ama accumulation and ama-free condition as follows. Consider these two lists as your general ama questionnaires and determine whether you have mainly symptoms of ama-filled or ama-free functioning.
Symptoms of ama accumulation
1. You wake up tired even after a good nights sleep.
2. You feel lethargic
3. Your tongue is coated especially upon awaking in the morning
4. You don't feel real hunger even when you haven't eaten for hours
5. You have generalized aches and pains. They often are noticed the day after eating certain heavy foods, like meat, cheeses, desserts and fried foods
6. You lack mental clarity and energy
7. You have a sense of heaviness in the abdomen, legs or body as a whole
8. You feel weary and unenthusiastic
9. You experience frequent indigestion like gas bloating and or heartburn
10. You feel blocked anywhere in the body, including constipation, sinus congestion and difficulty breathing.
Symptoms of an ama-free physiology
1. You feel fresh, rested and even blissful upon awakening in the morning
2. Your skin has a healthy glow
3. Your tongue is pink and clear
4. Your body feels light, regardless of your weight
5. Aches and pains are disappearing
6. You do not feel bloated or heavy in the abdomen
7. You feel energetic during the day
8. You feel enthusiastic
9. Your mind is clear
10. People say, "Have you lost weight?" or "What are you doing you look so good".
Ama Questionnaire Yes answers are indicative of buildup of toxins and blockages (ama) in the physiology |
| You wake up tired even after a good nights sleep. |
| You feel lethargic. |
| Your tongue is coated in the morning when you awake. |
| You don't feel real hunger, even when you haven't eaten for several hours. |
| You have generalized aches and pains. |
| After eating certain foods the next day you have aches or stiffness in specific parts of the body. |
| You lack mental clarity and energy. |
| You feel a sense of heaviness in the abdomen, arms and legs; or the body as a whole. |
| You feel very weary and unenthusiastic. |
| You experience frequent indigestion such as gas, bloating or heartburn |
| You feel blocked anywhere in the body, including constipation, sinus congestion and difficulty breathing |
| SCORE: please fill in # of yes answers |
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