Winter Cleanse Soup with Burdock, Dandelion, and Kombu
Most everyone overeats around the holidays, its hard not to; food is one of life’s great pleasures; sharing it with people you love is even greater. So, at the end of December, when you have eaten too much, and too richly, take a few days and rest your...Winter Jing Tonic Cabbage Soup
Winter Jing Tonic Cabbage Soup Winter is the ideal time to nourish what Chinese Medicine calls the Kidney energy, associated with the deepest level of body energy, Jing/Essence. Winter Storage in Chinese Medicine Winter is the season in ancient Chinese...Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine: Wakame Sea Veggie to Nourish Kidney Yin and Cleanse Lymphatics
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Chinese Herbal Chicken Bone Broth for Recovery from Bronchitis, Colds, Flu and Pneumonia Not counting the home made Chicken soup I grew up with, made by my grandmother and mother, I discovered Chinese Herbal Chicken bone broth in 1991, when I was in my second year...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...