Recent Blogs
Holistic Nutrition, Asian/Chinese Medicine & Randomness
Building Blood
A look at the organs and processes that create Blood in the body, its functions, and the foods that help build and replenish Blood.
Winter – Eating With The Seasons
A general guide to eating in harmony with the Winter season. It’s time to nourish the Kidney and Bladder and the Water element.
Bitter - The Flavor Of The Fire Element
A look at the bitter, the flavor of the Fire element, and its benefits in health.
Coffee Substitutes - Getting To Know Your Grain Beverages
Grain beverages like Roma, Pero and Inka are beautiful substitutes for coffee that nourish Yin and Blood.
The Emotions In Asian Medicine – Vice & Virtue
The energetics of your emotions according to the 5 Element theory of Chinese medicine
Breaking Through Stagnation
A look at the causes of stasis of Qi, Blood and Fluids in the body and what you can do to get things moving.
Countering Coughs
An introduction to how Asian/Chinese medicine identifies patterns of coughs and what steps you can take to self treat.
Merry Mints – The Energetics Of Mints
Mint’s lifting and clearing energetics.
Lentils And Legumes – The Benefits Of Beans
The benefits of beans.
Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Asian Medicine And Nutrition
A look at pattern differentiation of irritable bowel syndrome according to Chinese Medicine.
Windy Conditions
A look at Wind, one of the 6 Pernicious influences and patterns it can manifest in the body.
Elderberry Syrup and Tea for Colds and Flu
A quick glance at the medicinal benefits of elderberry.