by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Aug 13, 2012 | Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Green Living, Natural Food Recipes, Wellness
There are many ways to get healthy Omega 3 fat into your diet. One is fresh wild fishes like salmon, mackeral, and sardines. If you don’t like fish, you can take a fish oil supplement in summer and cod liver oil in the winter, just like grandmother used to give....
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Dec 23, 2011 | Chinese Herbal Medicine, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Eating with the Seasons, Green Living, Natural Food Recipes
Fresh and Freeze-Dried Nettles When I was a teenager, I was enthralled by the story of Milarepa, “Tibet’s Greatest Yogi,” who, spent twelve years in the cold high mountains, meditating and living only on soup made from Nettles and herbs. This is one...
by Eyton Shalom | Mar 5, 2010 | Natural Food Recipes
Hi Everyone. Wow! With all the rain we have had recently in San Diego (above our winter avg.)the Nettles in the canyon have grown to the kinds of height and glory you see in the photos. Last year when I first became nettle aware, they were small and a little dry, and...
by Eyton Shalom | Jul 18, 2009 | Acupuncture Articles, Ayurveda, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Conditions Treated, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine
Disease occurs in individual human beings. Your and my unique characteristics of body and mind are the particular terrain from whence our imbalances grow. Disease is always easier to treat if the terrain is healthy, and often impossible to treat successfully if it is...
by Eyton Shalom | Feb 11, 2009 | Ayurveda, Ayurveda Articles, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Kapha, Natural Food Recipes
Stinging Nettles: Soup and Medicine I first heard about Stinging Nettles when I was a teenager, and I read by the story of Milarepa, “Tibet’s Greatest Yogi,” who used Stinging Nettles as both food and medicine. At one point in his career as an...