by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jan 12, 2013 | Chinese Medicine Recipes, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Dosha, Eating with the Seasons, Green Living, Kapha, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine, Wellness, Winter
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...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Dec 17, 2011 | Ayurveda, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Wellness, Winter
Common Cold in Ayurveda Common Cold in Ayurveda is called Pratishyaya and is usually an aggravation of Kapha dosha. This is because its symptoms involves increased amounts of liquid discharge, build up of phlegm, and the sensation of feeling chilled. We are more...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Dec 13, 2011 | Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Recipes, Eating with the Seasons, Green Living, Natural Food Recipes, Pitta, Seasonal Recipes, Spices, Vata
It seems silly to buy canned cranberry sauce with a ton of sugar and the bonus of toxic Phtalates, when it is so easy to make it homemade. Takes literally minutes. Boil water, add cranberries and sweetener. Simmer 15 minutes. Voila! Ingredients1 bag cranberries....
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Aug 30, 2011 | Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Dosha
The Problem With the Standard American Diet The problem with the standard American diet is the preponderance of heavy sweet tasting foods: wheat, dairy, meat, potato, sugar, and the absence of pungent, bitter, astringent, and sour tastes, such as is found in...