by Eyton Shalom | Nov 19, 2022 | Chinese Herbal Medicine
What Is Chinese Herbal Medicine? Chinese Herbal Medicine is one of the therapeutic methods of Classical Chinese Medicine. Classical Chinese Medicine is a 2200 year old written tradition, created by the literate intelligentsia of ancient China. The people that invented...
by Eyton Shalom | Feb 11, 2020 | Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine
Source Naturals Wellness Formula for Cold and Flu–The Right and Wrong Way to Use Source Natural’s Wellness Formula is one of my favorite herbal mixes for certain kinds of cold and for flu. Let’s be clear though–no herb formula is a substitute...
by Eyton Shalom | Feb 10, 2020 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Pitta, Vata
Vegan Protein for Ulcerative Colitis and other digestive issues has to be easy to digest and, according to Ayurveda, should not aggravate any of the three doshas. In Ayurveda we call light, easy to digest food that pacifies all three doshas, tridoshic, or Sattvic. A...
by Eyton Shalom | Jan 30, 2020 | Ayurveda, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Eating with the Seasons, Kapha, Wellness
There is a reason to Pacify Kapha in Late Winter and Early Spring. Kapha Dosha rises naturally in all of us in when the snows melt, the rivers flood, and even in coastal Southern California the earth is moist from the Winter rains. But the nights are still long...
by Eyton Shalom | Jan 30, 2020 | Acupuncture, Ayurveda, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Dosha, Pitta, Vata
What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)? Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a functional disorder of the Large Intestine (Colon) that can cause cramps, bloating, gas, pain, diarrhea, or constipation. People with IBS-D will have diarrhea on a regular basis with...