Basic Congee (Shi Fan, Jook)
Congee, Shi-Fan (literally, rice water) or Jook. Whatever name you give it, rice porridge has been the foundation of nutritional healing since...well, we started playing with fire and cooking. [...]
Our Love Affair With Chocolate & Understanding The Energetics of Chocolate
Who doesn't love a little chocolate? In the western culture, our love affair with chocolate began only a few hundred years ago. That's a relatively short time compared to [...]
It’s All In Your Head–Treating Headaches With Asian Medicine
Rare is the person who has never had a headache. They affect millions of people every year and for some people they are a daily challenge to deal with. [...]
Breast Health
About 80% of women have lumpy or fibrocystic breasts and an estimated 1 in 8 women will battle breast cancer at some point in their life. Breast cysts, lumps [...]
Cinnamon! A Very Yang Spice
Oh, the wonderful, warming smell and taste of cinnamon. Who doesn't love it? Cinnamon has been used in the Asian cultures since time immemorial, so to say that it [...]
When Yang Collapses – Rebuilding The Fires
Yang collapse - sounds pretty severe, right? In Asian (Chinese) medicine it is a very serious condition that often has a long, slow and difficult path to recovery. Yang [...]
12 Tips For Handling Heartburn And Indigestion
Digestive disturbances affect nearly everyone at some point in their life and it's estimated that 40% of Americans will suffer from heartburn at least once each month - ouch. [...]
Warm To The Core
Let's warm your core up! The Asian cultures have a long tradition of dressing to protect and keep the low back and abdomen warm - with good reason. This [...]
Building Qi
Despite what you might believe, you are not the Energizer Bunny - and you will not keep on going and going and going. Even though some of us have [...]
Bodacious Borscht
Vibrant in color and flavor, borscht is a classic middle European soup with nearly as many variations on the recipe as there are languages in [...]