Ginger root tea is the base for any flu-fighting medicinal tea I make (with one exception: sore throat. Ginger’s too hot for sore throats.) Ginger’s…
Category: Chinese medicine
According to traditional Chinese philosophy, our health depends on the state of the body’s vital energy, or Qi. A smooth and balanced flow is associated to a healthy state of the individual, while a disrupted, obstructed or deficient flow manifests in illness.
In terms of Chinese medicine, endometriosis is linked to stagnation of Blood (leading to excessive growth of tissues, heavy periods with often dark blood and…
For those of us who will unfortunately develop cancer and have medical treatment, there there are therapies that may help alleviate some of the side…
Spring is a season of new beginnings. It evokes thoughts of renewal and growth, and is often a time when we look at starting to…
Although this year’s has been incredibly mild so far we are now well into the Winter season, which in Chinese Medicine is associated to the…
A classic traditional remedy to nourish the Jing (essence) and strengthen the Kidneys is the use of bone marrow. A perfect winter food, bone broth…
Come the dark days of winter, everyone can feel a bit down from time to time. But for some of us, these shorter, colder days…
Autumn is the season for discarding the old and stale in our lives to make way for the new and vibrant. Nature lets go of…
The seasonal cycle has moved into late summer, leaving behind the high heat of summer for a season full of the warmth without the intensity…
We are now at the peak of summer, with the sun at its zenith, shining longer and warmer on us than at any other time.…