Pacify Kapha in Late Winter Early Spring
There is a reason to Pacify Kapha in Late Winter and Early Spring. Kapha Dosha rises naturally in all of us in when the snows melt, the rivers flood, and even in coastal Southern California the earth is moist from the Winter rains. But the nights are still long...Winter Bone Broth
Bone Marrow Soup, Part 2: Winter In cold weather its natural to crave warm food. And the alchemical transformation of solids into liquids, of vegetables and meats or bones into soup, is a way of liberating the essence of these foodstuff into a substance that is much...Winter and Sleep in Chinese Medicine: Kidney Qi
Winter and Sleep in Chinese Medicine: Kidney Qi Its Winter. Classical Chinese Medicine has this to say about it. “Go to sleep early, but get up LATE, after the sun has risen.” Makes total sense because as an animal you don’t want to waste your...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...