by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jul 9, 2013 | Acupuncture in the Seasons and for Prevention, Ayurveda, Ayurveda Articles, Ayurvedic Recipes, Chinese Medicine Recipes, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Eating with the Seasons, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Natural Food Recipes, Plant Based Recipes, Seasonal Recipes, Spices, Summer
In summer we sweat and our yang energy or heat keeps getting dispersed and exhausted. On freezing cold days you feel cold, but on boiling hot days you sweat and become exhausted. In winter in every culture people eat heavy high-calorie foods, but in summer switch to...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Mar 24, 2013 | Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Wellness
I got to thinking about Goji Berries in Chinese Herbal Medicine recently, when someone wrote in to ask whether Goji berries are best eaten raw or cooked? The following is my response to the following question sent in. Eyton, I received a box of dried fructus lycii,...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Mar 24, 2013 | Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Wellness
The people ask: are Goji berries best eaten raw or cooked? This is my response to the following question sent in. Eyton, I received a box of dried fructus lycii, (goji berries)from a friend and on the back of the box it says ‘this product needs to clean and cook...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jan 12, 2013 | Chinese Medicine Recipes, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Dosha, Eating with the Seasons, Green Living, Kapha, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine, Wellness, Winter
Tonight it was quite cold for San Diego and I walked to my friend’s house and then we went out again, so when we came back in I made an Ayurveda winter tea. We put on a small kettle and I placed in the tea pot: Fresh Ginger Slices, 5 Cloves 4 Cassia Twig 1...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jan 1, 2013 | Ayurveda, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Dosha, Pitta
Grass Fed Milk, Cultured Butter, Butter is Better If you eat butter, let it be from cows that exercised in the fresh air and sun and ate grass in summer pastures, not soybeans and grains in barns. I really like the Organic Valley brand Pasture Butter (and also Grass...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Dec 5, 2012 | Autumn, 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, Green Living, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Plant Based Recipes, Winter
Wakame is a delicate, mild tasting, low calorie sea vegetable with a succulent texture. A favorite food in Japanese and Korean cuisine, it is traditionally cooked in miso soup, served on its own as a cold side dish (sunomono), or cooked with foods...