The nurse is reviewing the hot/cold theory of health and illness. Which statement best describes the basic tenets of this theory?

A) The causation of illness is based on supernatural forces that influence the humors of the body.
B) Herbs and medicines are classified on their physical characteristics of hot and cold and the humors of the body.
C) The four humors of the body consist of blood, yellow bile, spiritual connectedness, and social aspects of the individual.
D) The treatment of disease consists of adding or subtracting cold, heat, dryness, or wetness to restore the balance of the humors of the body.

The hot/cold theory of health and illness is based on the four humors of the body: blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile. These humors regulate the basic bodily functions, described in terms of temperature, dryness, and moisture. The treatment of disease consists of adding or subtracting cold, heat, dryness, or wetness to restore the balance of the humors. The other statements are not correct. The hot/cold theory of health and illness is based on the four humors of the body: blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile; not on supernatural forces influencing them. Herbs, medicines, spiritual connectedness, and social aspects of the individual are not any of the four humors in the hot/cold theory.