The Colon – The Official In Charge Of The Drain Ditch
The health of your Colon (or Large Intestines) is not something that should be overlooked. The organ holds the job of letting go of things it no longer needs, [...]
Protein Pairs – Combining Lentils Or Legumes With Grains
We've been eating lentils and legumes (beans) for a very long time - somewhere between 30,000 - 50,000 years. Before people settled in areas like the fertile crescent and [...]
Class: Introduction To Treating Disharmonies With Asian Food Energetics – Nov 3 & 4
Attend this class online! Radishes clear phlegm, nettles nourish the Blood, cucumbers clear heat and beets enter the Heart. What should you eat when you have a cold? What [...]
Warm To The Core
Baby, it's cold outside. Now that you have an ear worm to pester you for the day, let's talk about keeping the core of the body warm. The Asian cultures [...]
Cinnamon Simmered Chicken
Chicken simmered slowly with cinnamon sticks and soy sauce. Nice and warming on a cold winter’s day, this will make your house smell fabulous. You [...]
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 [...]
April’s Etsy Store
I like to create. Besides my Energetic Temperature Of Foods Charts I am working on several other charts and ebooks that will be available to download from my Etsy [...]
Autumn–Eating With The Seasons
Eating in Autumn Autumn corresponds to the Metal element in the 5 Element theory of Asian (Chinese) medicine and rules the Lungs and Colon. To embrace Autumn choose [...]
Autumn’s Energetics–The Season Of The Metal Element
Autumn's arrival shifts the Qi that had been expanding outward (Yang) in the Summer to begin to shift inward (Yin). We glide through Late Summer at the equinox and [...]