by Eyton Shalom | Jan 7, 2016 | Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Recipes, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Eating with the Seasons, Eating with the Seasons Recipes
Ayurvedic Winter Spice Churna are “masalas” (spice mixtures) used to boost immunity by improving digestion and stimulating Agni digestive fire. They are used year round, but can be especially good in Winter and also for Ama/toxin accumulation. They can be...
by Eyton Shalom | Dec 22, 2015 | Ayurveda, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine, Wellness
Winter and Sleep in Chinese Medicine: Kidney Qi Its Winter. Classical Chinese Medicine has this to say about it. “Go to sleep early, but get up LATE, after the sun has risen.” Makes total sense because as an animal you don’t want to waste your...
by Eyton Shalom | Dec 13, 2015 | Chinese Medicine Recipes, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Eating with the Seasons, Eating with the Seasons Recipes
Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine: Nourish Kidney Yin and Cleanse in Winter with Sea Veggies Winter and the Kidney Qi in Chinese Medical Theory In winter the Qi enters the Kidneys, the physically lowest of the Zang/Solid internal organs, and the energetically...
by Eyton Shalom | Dec 12, 2015 | Green Living, Mindfulness, Pitta, Vata
Mindfulness Meditation Body Scanning One of the challenges of modern life is balancing the stress response with the relaxation response. Mindfulness Meditation Body Scanning, found in Yoga, Tai Qi, and Mindfulness Meditation (Buddha was, after all, a Yogi before...
by Eyton Shalom | Nov 4, 2015 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture Articles, Dry Needling
Acupuncture for Neck Pain: A recent article in Time magazine has this byline: Acupuncture Actually Works for Neck Pain I love the qualifier “actually”. As if after 40 years of acupuncture in the USA, anyone would be surprised. When I began my...