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...Using Spices in Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine to Protect Your Digestive Fire in Summer
In summer we sweat and our yang energy or heat keeps getting dispersed and exhausted. On freezing cold days you feel cold, but on boiling hot days you sweat and become exhausted. In winter in every culture people eat heavy high-calorie foods, but in summer switch to...Come in from the Cold Ayurveda Winter Tea
Tonight it was quite cold for San Diego and I walked to my friend’s house and then we went out again, so when we came back in I made an Ayurveda winter tea. We put on a small kettle and I placed in the tea pot: Fresh Ginger Slices, 5 Cloves 4 Cassia Twig 1...Ayuvedic Diet to Prevent Colds and Flu in Winter
When we speak about an Ayurvedic Diet to Prevent Colds and Flu in Winter, we are talking about helping our immune system do its job by having a diet that goes with, and not against, nature. What does it mean to have a diet that goes with nature? Summer and Winter are...