by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Sep 10, 2024 | Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Eating with the Seasons, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Living with the Seasons, Pitta Dosha Recipes
Chinese Summer Cooling Drinks: Watermelon Rind Soup! In San Diego County Late Summer brings the hellish weather of Santa Ana conditions: dry heat from the desert. Even now, Sept 9, 2024, we have had a week of 100 degree days. The Problem with Iced Beverges Americans...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jul 24, 2019 | Ayurveda Articles, Featured Recipe, Kapha, Kapha Dosha Recipes, Living with the Seasons, Pitta, Pitta Dosha Recipes, Plant Based Recipes, Seasonal Recipes, Summer, Vata, Vata Dosha Recipes
Cucumber Avocado Summer Soup–Description Cucumber Avocado Summer Soup is a light and creamy vegetarian summer soup that combines the light and cooling nature of raw vegetables, the specifically cooling nature of cucumber (think: “cool as a...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Aug 29, 2011 | Pitta, Pitta Dosha Recipes, Seasonal Recipes, Summer
As I noted in a previous post, Lime is considered cooling in Chinese Medicine. Lime is also used a lot in Mexican cuisine, along with Cilantro/Coriander Leaf, to balance the intense heat of the various Chiles that were used by indigenous peoples in Mexico to stimulate...
by Eyton Shalom | Jun 21, 2010 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Kapha, Pitta, Pitta Dosha Recipes, Plant Based Recipes, Seasonal Recipes, Summer
Raw Beet Salad is super high in betacyanin, a phyto-nutrient associated with their deep red color. Unfortunately, according to what I have read, this anti-cancer chemical is destroyed by cooking. How To Include Raw Beets Into Salads Though Ayurveda and Chinese...