by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Dec 23, 2011 | Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine, Seasonal Recipes, Wellness, Winter
Practical Advice for Winter from the Yellow Emperor’s Classic 1)In winter, get plenty of rest, more than your normal amount. Cast away Puritan guilt and Cowboy pride about getting by on lack of sleep. Leave martyrdom to the religious fanatics. 2)In Winter cultivate...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Dec 22, 2011 | Eating with the Seasons, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Green Living, Kapha, Wellness
Sea Vegetables for HealthWild vegetables grow all over the earth and in the water. Dandelion greens, nettles, burdock are a few of the valuable and highly nutritious land vegetables that are easy to grow most anywhere.Sea vegetables also grow both North and South. I...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Dec 17, 2011 | Ayurveda, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Wellness, Winter
Common Cold in Ayurveda Common Cold in Ayurveda is called Pratishyaya and is usually an aggravation of Kapha dosha. This is because its symptoms involves increased amounts of liquid discharge, build up of phlegm, and the sensation of feeling chilled. We are more...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Sep 28, 2011 | Eating with the Seasons Recipes
Vegan Afro-Indian Kabocha Squash Soup for AutumnThis is a wonderful pureed vegetable or pureed veggie soup, depending on how you serve it, that is based on an African ground nut (pea nut) and squash soup I tasted way back in 1984 at The Prophet restaurant in...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Sep 2, 2011 | Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Recipes, Eating with the Seasons, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine
Lassi Summer Yogurt Drink is made from blending yogurt, or kefir, with water and spices, or fruit. While many Indians, especially vegetarians, eat yogurt with spiced foods at lunch time, and drink yogurt mixed with water, during the day, year round, it is especially...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Sep 2, 2011 | Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Recipes, Eating with the Seasons, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine
Lassi is an Indian drink based on yogurt and water, especially drunk in hot dry weather (some people in India do not eat Yogurt much at all during rainy season, as it is considered heavy and building to Kapha, which builds climactic ally during the monsoon. This is...