Circadian Rhythms, Chinese Medicine, and Smart Phones
Circadian Rhythms in The Yellow Emperor’s Classic The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic, the Huang Di Nei Jing, written in the 1st millennium BCE, is one of the two foundational texts of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, and the first to discuss what are now...Bone Marrow Soup in Winter: Part 1
Bone broth, or what we call bone marrow soup in Chinese Medicine is just the rage right now, and for good reason. Extracting the essence of solid things, like bones and root vegetables, into liquid, or bone marrow soup, is the fastest way to nourish our own deepest...Autumn in the Nei Jing Su Wen Chinese Medical Classic
Autumn in the Nei Jing Su Wen Chinese Medical Classic The essence of Chinese Medical Philosophy, which underpins the practice of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine, is the need to live in harmony with nature, what the classics call “heaven and earth.” Heaven, because the...Autumn in Chinese Medicine
Autumn Fall Autumn in Chinese Medicine is the time of falling, hence its secondary name. Spring up, Fall down. In fact we even use the word autumn to describe a period in the human life span, the autumnal years, a period of beautiful maturity that is also verging on...Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs for Allergies in Autumn
How I Use Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs for Allergies in Autumn People suffering from Allergies and Sinusitis in Autumn here in San Diego dread the dry, hot, winds that come from the desert during our “Santa Ana” conditions. The problem for allergy sufferers is that...