English students are sometimes taught that a paragraph should have a topic sentence or main idea, preferably first, and multiple supporting or detail sentences which explain or supply evidence. One technique of this type, intended for essay writing, is known as the Schaffer paragraph.
Full Definition of DAMP. transitive verb. 1. a: to affect with or as if with a noxious gas: choke c: to check the vibration or oscillation of (as a string or voltage). 2. : dampen. intransitive verb. : to diminish progressively in vibration or oscillation.
Lifestyle and diet can go a long way in affecting damp resolution. Often chronic damp conditions have digestive issues as well. Although it may not show up on Western laboratory tests, in Chinese medicine we will see it. Fatty, oily and dairy foods are high in damp so it is best to avoid these types of foods. Other foods to restrict or avoid would include wheat, sugar and concentrated sweeteners, fatty meats such as duck and pork, eggs, soy milk, chocolate, avocado, raw and dried fruits (especially the tropical fruits such as banana and mango), beer and salt.