Almond Shortbread Cookies
Before practicing Asian medicine, I was a florist. Our flowers were shipped in from a distributor in Chinatown in San Francisco. Every year at Chinese [...]
2019 – The Year Of The Earth Pig
The Year Of The Earth Pig! Tuesday, February 5th is the second new moon following the winter solstice. For Asian cultures this is the New Year and the start of [...]
Class: Simple Remedies – Treating Common Acute Patterns With Asian Medicine & Nutrition – Spring/Summer 2019
Simple Remedies - Treating Common Acute Patterns With Asian Medicine & Nutrition - Missed it the first time around? Watch for dates this spring! $90 - includes downloadable e-book. [...]
Class: Amma Apprenticeship With April
Amma Apprenticeship 2019? - February meeting date cancelled. I will reschedule the meeting for late March or early April. Stay tuned. I've had some interest and from people here [...]
Japanese Clear Broth Soup
Soups are easy to digest, nourishing and endlessly changing. The trick is to know a few simple base recipes and then learn to vary them [...]
Spiced Applesauce
Spiced Applesauce–sounds mundane right? When it comes to strengthening the digestive system and the immune, mundane or simple is the best place to start. A [...]
Energetic Temperature Of Foods Chart
Did you know that everything you eat creates a post metabolic phenomenon in the body? Chinese medicine's energetic approach to food categorizes all foods by their actions in the [...]
Chew On This! Why Chewing Is So Important
I have made it a rule to give every tooth of mine a chance, and when I eat to chew every bite 32 times. To this rule I owe [...]
Fabulous Fiber
“Eat your muffin, it’s full of bran—it will make you move.” I’m not sure which was more bothersome at 14, eating the dry, flavorless muffin being presented to me [...]
Nourishing In Winter’s Depth
In Asian medicine (Chinese medicine) Winter's energetic nature is one of quiet, calm and stillness. It's an ideal time for deep introspection, rest and restoration. It's a fine season to [...]