by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Aug 8, 2013 | Ayurveda, Ayurveda Articles, Dosha, Green Living, Understanding the Doshas
Ayuveda looks at the formation of disease in the body as the function of two primary factors: One is elevated or vitiated (in Indian English) Dosha (Vatta, Pitta, and Kapha), and the other, is the formation of Ama, which can loosely be translated as Toxic Material....
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jul 30, 2013 | Conditions Treated, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Green Living, Wellness, Woman's Health
Chinese Medicine excels at the treatment of bladder and other Urinary tract infections. I am yet, thank God, to meet a Urinary infection that did not respond to Chinese Herbal Medicine formulas such as Ba Zheng San/Dianthus Formula, or Si Miao Wan/Four Marvels...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jul 7, 2013 | Ayurveda, Ayurveda Articles, Green Living, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Practice, Wellness
Great article in the New York Times called The Morality of Meditation about recent science research into the practice of Mindfulness Meditation. Research done by neuroscientists and psychologists into the effects of Mindfulness meditation show “mounting...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | May 16, 2013 | Chinese Medicine Recipes, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Eating with the Seasons, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Green Living, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Natural Food Recipes, Plant Based Recipes, Seasonal Recipes, Summer
A Healthy Summer Fruit Tart is a nutrient dense food full of fiber, vitamins, minerals, flavanoids, antioxidants, and protein, with high amounts of life force from fresh ripe, organic ingredients, and without what’s bad for you–white sugar, artificial...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Apr 25, 2013 | Acupuncture Articles, Green Living, Wellness
I recently discovered the acu-ball, a small, heatable plastic ball that is excellent for the relief and prevention of trigger point and other myofascial pains such as plantar fasciitis and rotator cuff trigger point pain.. I personally love using it on my rotator...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Mar 28, 2013 | Green Living, Mindfulness, Wellness
Along with hyper-sanitized home countertops, along with use of toxic cleansers for cleaning hands, along with the over prescription of antibiotics for infectious diseases that are viral, and not bacterial, one of the major factors, in the critical public health...