by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jul 25, 2011 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Pitta
There are so many lovely beverages to enjoy rather than drinking sodas full of phosphoric acid and high fructose corn syrup, linked in studies to lower bone density and diabetes, respecitively. Here is a very refreshing drink you can enjoy in summer that will cool you...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jul 19, 2011 | Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Eating with the Seasons Recipes
Lima Bean Summer Soup Live with the Seasons. Summer is a time to replenish fluids and eat more cool foods. On really hot days we may not feel like hot food. Pureed vegetable or bean soup nourishes the Agni or “Spleen Qi” with healthy herbs and spices, yet...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jul 15, 2011 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Vata, Vata Imbalance
Does cauliflower aggravate Vatta?The problem with going for an Ayurvedic consultation and being handed a long list of foods that aggravate one or the other of the doshas is, that first, this is a text book list of foods that tend to aggravate, in most people, but not...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jul 10, 2011 | Acupuncture Articles, Woman's Health
Hormonal Acne Many women, especially young women, suffer from what can be termed hormonal acne. Hormonal acne typically, but not exclusively, occurs sometime during the 7 days prior to the onset of bleeding, known as, the pre-menstrual phase of the menstrual cycle....
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jul 3, 2011 | Green Living, Mindfulness
There is an excellent analysis of grief in bears and the relationship between humans and other beasts today. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/opinion/sunday/03gus.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1 One of the key points to me this author makes isMany animals have singular...