by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jun 6, 2017 | Acupuncture Articles
What are Acupuncture Meridians? Acupuncture “meridians” are the pathways through which our body’s Qi (pronounced “Chee”) energy flows, as described in the seminal medical text the Nei Jing around 200 B.C.E.. But the term meridian, coined by the...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | May 23, 2017 | Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Recipes, Dosha, Eating with the Seasons, Pitta, Plant Based Recipes
Smoothies for Pitta Dosha People who are Pitta dosha dominant can certainly have more cooling food, as well as raw food that is cooling such as cucumber lettuce and leafy cruciferous veggies sweet fruits coconut flesh, water, and milk milk, butter, ghee And Pitta...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | May 21, 2017 | Dosha, Eating with the Seasons, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Kapha, Pitta, Spices, Summer, Vata
Smoothies for Vata Dosha in Summer: Eating with the Seasons Smoothies for Vata Dosha in Summer is part two of https://bodymindwellnesscenter.com/smoothies-for-vata-dosha/ . In Ayurveda we eat with the seasons, so you can have more raw in Summer when Pitta is...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | May 19, 2017 | Ayurveda, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine, Understanding the Doshas, Wellness
Someone asked me the other day, “Why is daily sweating important for health?” My response was, “Is it?” I don’t think there is any scientific evidence that sweating is especially beneficial for health. I have seen claims made, but I have not...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | May 18, 2017 | Acupuncture Articles, Dry Needling, Wellness
I was recently responding to this question on Quora: “How does Western medicine explain acupuncture.” and wanted to share my response and to expand upon it. Can Western Medicine Explain How Acupunture Works? Western Medicine, or more exactly, Western...