by Eyton Shalom | Mar 31, 2009 | Dosha, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Natural Food Recipes
A basic concept in Chinese Medicine is that successful medical treatment is hastened, and the patient made more comfortable, by nursing appropriate to the particular disorder. We used to have this in this Western Medicine, too, especially with infectious disease. I...
by Eyton Shalom | Mar 24, 2009 | Ayurveda, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Green Living, Wellness
What Are the Signs of a Healthy Digestive Tract? A healthy digestive tract is marked by “good appetite, good digestion and good elimination.” This will produce a clean tongue coating, a postive feeling after eating, and regular, easy, productive...
by Eyton Shalom | Feb 11, 2009 | Ayurveda, Ayurveda Articles, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Kapha, Natural Food Recipes
Stinging Nettles: Soup and Medicine I first heard about Stinging Nettles when I was a teenager, and I read by the story of Milarepa, “Tibet’s Greatest Yogi,” who used Stinging Nettles as both food and medicine. At one point in his career as an...
by Eyton Shalom | Feb 10, 2009 | Ayurveda, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Pitta, Vata
Ulcerative colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease that affects the large intestine. It should not be confused with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Ulcerative colitis is characterized by the presence of inflammation and ulceration in the intestinal mucosa. The chief...
by Eyton Shalom | Jan 29, 2009 | Natural Food Recipes
Make your own Raw Flaxseed sprinkle Raw Flaxseed is one of nature’s super foods. And it has been a part of human and animal diets for thousands of years in Asia, Europe, and Africa. Why is Flaxseed so good for you? What’s In Flax Omega 3 Fatty Acids...