by Eyton Shalom | Jan 14, 2020 | Autumn, Ayurveda Articles, Understanding the Doshas, Vata, Winter
Vata in Winter and Late Autumn Ayurveda understands that a healthy spirit and a healthy body, is better than just one or the other. In describing the passage of space through time Ayurveda also describes the way in which the qualities of each dosha elevate in nature...
by Eyton Shalom | Dec 19, 2019 | Chinese Herbal Medicine, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Eating with the Seasons, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Seasonal Recipes, Winter
Bone Marrow Soup, Part 2: Winter In cold weather its natural to crave warm food. And the alchemical transformation of solids into liquids, of vegetables and meats or bones into soup, is a way of liberating the essence of these foodstuff into a substance that is much...
by Eyton Shalom | Jul 21, 2019 | Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine Recipes, Conditions Treated, Featured Recipe, Seasonal Recipes, Winter
I discovered Chinese Herbal Medicine Chicken Bone Broth for Recovery from Bronchitis in 1991. I was in my second year of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture school, and was also working full time as an apprentice in two very busy San Diego Acupuncture Clinics. At the...
by Eyton Shalom | Apr 30, 2019 | Ayurveda, Dosha, Kapha, Spring
Dealing With the Kapha in Spring “Spring becomes what Winter was…” This line from an ancient poet is a perfect expression of the philosophy of preventive medicine that is at the heart of Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine. It explains why we have to deal...
by Eyton Shalom | Apr 30, 2019 | Chinese Herbal Medicine, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine, Spring
Movement, Wind, Moisture, Cold Spring is a time of transition and change, when the contractive cold moist Yin energies of Winter gradually give way to the expansive hot Yang energies of Summer. Spring in Chinese Medicine is a process that involves movement and wind,...