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 20, 2011 | Ayurveda, Green Living
Safe Neti Pot Use: Dos and Don’ts Below is an article from NPR about a recent death in Louisiana suspected to be from someone who ignored the principles of Safe Neti Pot Use by using polluted unboiled tap water. Before anyone gets too freaked out, let’s...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Dec 13, 2011 | Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Recipes, Eating with the Seasons, Green Living, Natural Food Recipes, Pitta, Seasonal Recipes, Spices, Vata
It seems silly to buy canned cranberry sauce with a ton of sugar and the bonus of toxic Phtalates, when it is so easy to make it homemade. Takes literally minutes. Boil water, add cranberries and sweetener. Simmer 15 minutes. Voila! Ingredients1 bag cranberries....
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Nov 27, 2011 | Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Green Living
The only brand I know of that has BPH- free cans is Eden, a company that has been operating out of Ann Arbor, Michigan, since the 60’s. Still, I always recommend if you use any canned beans, always wash them really well. You don’t know what is in the...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jul 3, 2011 | Green Living, Mindfulness
There is an excellent analysis of grief in bears and the relationship between humans and other beasts today. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/opinion/sunday/03gus.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1 One of the key points to me this author makes isMany animals have singular...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jun 19, 2011 | Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Green Living, Wellness
Green Tea Health Benefits Some info from a workshop a few years ago at Halcyon Tea shop in South Park, San Diego on green tea health benefits from the perspective of modern science. In fact Oolong and Pu-erh tea also have enormous health benefits, and even...