by Eyton Shalom | Aug 12, 2016 | Ayurveda Articles, Kapha, Vata
Tonight’s annual Perseid meteor shower got me thinking about the theory of the five elements in Ayurveda and Chinese medicine.. Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda Describe Life as a Process of Transformation Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda Describe Life as a Process of...
by Eyton Shalom | May 11, 2016 | Ayurveda Articles, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Dosha, Kapha, Vata, Wellness
Pasture raised Meat and Milk in Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine is meat and milk as our ancestors ate it. Our hunter gatherer ancestors obviously did not drink milk, as they did not yet practice animal husbandry. But they were certainly not vegans or vegetarians, as the...
by Eyton Shalom | Apr 1, 2016 | Acupuncture Articles, Ayurveda, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Conditions Treated, Dosha, Pitta, Vata, Woman's Health
In Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda Menopause Natural Treatment begins with the premise that menopause, and andropause, like puberty, like the transitions that occurs around ages 2, 5, and 36, are just that, transitions, not diseases. We get symptoms because of the wild...
by Eyton Shalom | Mar 3, 2016 | Dosha, Seasonal Recipes, Understanding the Doshas, Vata, Winter
Jewish Style Sweet and Sour Vegan Cabbage Cabbage is one of nature’s miracle foods. You don’t have to buy exotic foods like Goji berry to have a healthy diet. Goji berries are great, and are used in Chinese medicine as food medicine and in medicinal formulas for...
by Eyton Shalom | Feb 25, 2016 | Acupuncture, Mindfulness, Pitta, Vata
Anger and Fear: How Our Nervous Systems Make Us Sick Chinese Medicine attributes a minimum one third of disease as due to the effects of excessive amounts of emotions like anger and fear, but also sadness, grief, worry, on our bodies via the nervous system....
by Eyton Shalom | Jan 26, 2016 | Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Dosha, Kapha, Pitta, Plant Based Recipes, Vata, Vata Imbalance
Indian Style Tri-doshic Okra Masala Here is one of my favorite Okra recipes: Indian Style Tri-doshic Okra Masala. There are many ways to make Okra. Iraqi’s cook it with onion and tomato. My friend Mrs. Mehdi with onion, cumin, and black pepper. My Persian friend...