by Eyton Shalom | Jul 9, 2014 | Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Recipes, Chinese Medicine Recipes, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Eating with the Seasons, Spices, Summer
Spices in Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine can be used to preserve what Ayurveda calls Agni–the metabolic fire that is what makes us warm blooded and that is associated with health, strength and vitality. Chinese Medicine calls this physiological fire Yang or...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Feb 12, 2014 | Acupuncture Articles, Ayurveda, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Conditions Treated, Mindfulness, Wellness
Liver Qi, Pitta Dosha, and The Effect of Hot Weather on Anger and Aggression Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda both describe how hot weather increases anger and aggression in humans. It describes in detail how and why hot weather increases levels of aggression by...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jul 9, 2013 | Acupuncture in the Seasons and for Prevention, Ayurveda, Ayurveda Articles, Ayurvedic Recipes, Chinese Medicine Recipes, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Eating with the Seasons, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Natural Food Recipes, Plant Based Recipes, Seasonal Recipes, Spices, 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...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | May 16, 2013 | Chinese Medicine Recipes, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Eating with the Seasons, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Green Living, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Natural Food Recipes, Plant Based Recipes, Seasonal Recipes, Summer
A Healthy Summer Fruit Tart is a nutrient dense food full of fiber, vitamins, minerals, flavanoids, antioxidants, and protein, with high amounts of life force from fresh ripe, organic ingredients, and without what’s bad for you–white sugar, artificial...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Aug 29, 2012 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Eating with the Seasons, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Green Living, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Natural Food Recipes, Pitta, Plant Based Recipes, Seasonal Recipes, Summer
Alternative to Iced Drinks in Hot Weather Protect the Agni/ Yang in Summer: Juiced Watermelon with Lime, Ginger, and Salt The other day was quite hot (for SD!), and I swam at the beach after walking down from the top of Torrey Pines, and got home overheated and...
