by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jun 19, 2011 | Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Green Living, Wellness
Green Tea Health Benefits Some info from a workshop a few years ago at Halcyon Tea shop in South Park, San Diego on green tea health benefits from the perspective of modern science. In fact Oolong and Pu-erh tea also have enormous health benefits, and even...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | May 31, 2011 | Chinese Herbal Medicine
Central to the treatment of Auto-Immune and other difficult to treat diseases in Chinese Medicine is the use of “medicinal mushrooms” such as Reishi (Ling Zhi), Cordyceps, Maitake, etc. These have been used in Chinese Medicine, in all its Asian...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | May 28, 2011 | Acupuncture Articles, Ayurveda
Experts Talk About Sinusitis Treatment – NYTimes.com”The sinusitis patients who do well are the ones who really abide by using the Neti pot or the saline irrigation bottles. And whether we add additional medications or not to the saline, it’s that...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | May 27, 2011 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Kapha, Natural Food Recipes, Pitta, Vata
Cucumber Avocado Summer Soup2 cups chopped cucumber, peeled if non-organic1 cup avocado1.5 cups plain yogurt or kefir1-2 tbsp fresh bell pepper 3-4 tbs fresh cilantroSalt and Pepper to tasteAyurveda This is a lovely creamy cooling summer soup that in Ayurvedic terms...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | May 27, 2011 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Vata
In general, people who are Vata dominant should avoid salad or raw vegetables, especially if in an unbalanced, aggravated state. Vatta, unlike Pitta and Kapha, is rough, not smooth. Raw vegetables are also considered rough; they are made “smooth” by...