Chewin in the Chung

My coworker has a cough and some kind of bronchial nastiness. So, another coworker is passing or tangerines from somebody's farm or market or whatever, and she wont let the first (sick) coworker have one, because she has a cough. WTF?

You see, the tangerine has high levels of 'cold energy' which will exacerbate your body's already excessive 'cold energy'*, thereby making you more sick. Deep-fried things, such as french fries, have a high 'heat energy'*, so they should balance you right out.

* Could also be 'cold essence' and 'fire essence', kind of struggling with translation here.