by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jul 2, 2024 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture Articles, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Conditions Treated, Green Living
Acne Rosacea treated by Classical Chinese Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs Acne Rosacea Common Symptoms Acne Rosacea is an embarrassing ailment that plagues males and females alike. It is characterized by a red rash on the nose and cheeks. It can spread across the face,...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Oct 18, 2021 | Conditions Treated, Featured Wellness Articles, Green Living, Living with the Seasons
Why Use a Neti Pot for Allergies and Colds Here in San Diego, California, I break out my Neti Pot during “Santa Ana” conditions, when hot dry weather blows in from the high desert in the east. Dry weather aggravates our sinuses by dehydrating and harming...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Feb 1, 2020 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Eating with the Seasons, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Green Living, Kapha, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Natural Food Recipes, Pitta, Plant Based Recipes, Seasonal Recipes, Spring
Ayurvedic Dandelion Greens for Spring are a great cleansing vegetable, excellent year round, but especially good in Spring. They are a wonderful Sattvic food that helps to cleanse the body of the ama dosha that accumulates naturally over the winter months. Green...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jul 23, 2019 | Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Recipes, Eating with the Seasons, Green Living, Living with the Seasons, Pitta, Seasonal Recipes, Summer
Cooling Teas of Summer: Peppermint and Centella Asiatica (Brahmi, Gotu Kola, Pennywort) There are lots of ways to hydrate and cool off in summer, without damaging the Agni/digestive fire/Spleen Qi which is actually weaker in the hot weather than in the cold weather....
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jan 20, 2019 | Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Green Living, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine, Seasonal Recipes, Winter
The idea of winter in classical Chinese Medicine embodies the idea of slowing down. Slowing down is exactly what cold does to atoms in nature. To stop for a moment and meditate on the passage of time, to feel time moving inside you, is to practice the value of the...
by Eyton Shalom | Jul 16, 2016 | Ayurveda, Ayurveda Articles, Dosha, Eating with the Seasons, Green Living, Pitta, Spices, Summer
ProPita Tea is a delicious blend of cooling herbs and spices that makes a naturally refreshing summer tea, whether drunk hot in the morning or room temperature/cool during the day. I love to brew a quart of ProPita tea in the hot weather with two bags, brewing it...