Winter Bone Broth, Part 1
Winter Bone Broth–Extract Jing and Replenish What’s Been Lost Bone broth, or what we call bone marrow soup in Chinese Medicine is just the rage right now, and for good reason. Extracting the mineral essence of solid things, like bones and root vegetables,...Strategies to Pacify Pitta in Summer Heat
There are many ways to pacify the Pitta which becomes elevated with the oppressive heat of summer. Some are good for you, like cooling teas and juicy cooling fruits, others are unhealthy, like air conditioning, especially turned down low, which attacks the surface of...Spices in Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine: Protect Your Agni in Summer
Spices in Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine can be used to preserve what Ayurveda calls Agni–the metabolic fire that is what makes us warm blooded and that is associated with health, strength and vitality. Chinese Medicine calls this physiological fire Yang or...Insomnia Cure with Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture and Ayurveda: Sleep Culture and the Idea of Sleep in Medicine
Insomnia Cure with Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture and Ayurveda–Sleep Culture and the Idea of Sleep I recently had a treatment of insomnia cure of a patient with chronic insomnia whose husband insists on keeping an elaborate array of media devices that...