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...Pacify Kapha with Curried Baked Cauliflower and Kabocha Squash
In Ayurveda, Kapha Dosha accumulates or increases in everyone in Late Winter and Early Spring. This can be a problem in particular for Kapha dominant types with their moist, unctuous, slow moving, cool bodies. But everyone, regardless of dosha, will want to pacify...Healthy Diet in Ayurveda: Pacify Kapha in Early Spring/Late Winter
Healthy Diet in Ayurveda: Pacify Kapha in Early Spring/Late Winter A big part of healthy diet in Ayurveda (and Chinese Medicine) is eating with the seasons. Now we are in the Kapha season in the Northern Hemisphere, Late Winter/Early Spring, roughly the 6 weeks before...Vata in Winter
I would like to talk about one of my favorite teas to pacify Vata in Winter: R-U-Ved ProVata Tea. First, though, lets just talk about the relationship between what happens to Vata in Winter and the qualities of the elements Air and Space, or Wind and Ether (as in...