Re: Tennis elbow
To treat tennis elbow on the level of the symptom is pretty useless, because that's not where the problem is. All the methods he has tried have not dealth with the main issue. The most important meridian passing through the elbow is the one for the small intestine. As long as there intestinal congestion in the small and large intestine, this meridian is going to malfunction. This causes major nerve pain. The pain occurs usually on one elbow. The main acu points along the meridian on this arm would feel very sensitive to superficial touch, whereas the same points on the other arm would only signal pain if deep pressure is applied. There is too little energy flowing through this one, but too much through the other one.
The root cause is a combination of poor liver and colon functions, as well as dietary and lifestyle imbalances. He can clear Crohn's even without liver cleansing, just through diet and lifestyle changes (see The Key to Health and Rejuvenation, ener-chi.com for details). The lung congestion, asthma and sinus problems are all due to backflushing of waste from the colon, as explained in book. To heal the tennis elbow, these issues have to be healed first.
Yes, you have been recommending him the right things. Being Kapha, he should avoid all Kapha-aggrevating foods, including dairy, meat, most nuts, sugar, sweets, etc., and add foods that have bitter, astringent and pungent tastes in them. Eating the man meal of the day at lunch time is most important. Eating a big meal in the evening upset Kaphas most. They rarely can handle undigested foods without becoming clogged up almost immediately. A series of liver cleanses combined with the colon cleanses (see The Amazing Liver Cleanse) will directly improve small intestinal functions, and ease the abdominal pressure on the diaphragm and lungs.
Andreas