by Eyton Shalom | Dec 13, 2015 | Chinese Medicine 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
Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine: Nourish Kidney Yin and Cleanse in Winter with Sea Veggies Winter and the Kidney Qi in Chinese Medical Theory In winter the Qi enters the Kidneys, the physically lowest of the Zang/Solid internal organs, and the energetically...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jan 17, 2014 | Autumn, Ayurveda, Dosha, Understanding the Doshas, Vata, Winter
A simple way to take the edge off of the cold, windy, dryness of the late Autumn early Winter Vata season is with a good Vata tea.. Why Vata Balancing Tea? To balance Vata is to reduces it. We reduce, or pacify our doshas, because their natural tendency is to...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jan 17, 2014 | Ayurveda, Mindfulness, Vata, Winter
Let’s talk about what happens to Vata in Winter and how it relates to the qualities of the elements Air and Space, or Wind and Ether (as in etheric) that the Vata dosha is a manifestion of. Ayurveda describes the ways in which different kinds of foods,...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Dec 16, 2013 | Autumn, Spices, Winter
Winter Ginger Tea to Prevent Colds Here is a great winter ginger tea recipe for cold weather in Winter or Late Autumn. Drinking this kind of tea regularly in cold weather will keep your internal fire burning strongly. This will help prevent colds and flu. A basic...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Oct 22, 2013 | Autumn, Ayurveda, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Eating with the Seasons, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine
Autumn Fall Autumn in Chinese Medicine is the time of falling, hence its secondary name. Spring up, Fall down. In fact we even use the word autumn to describe a period in the human life span, the autumnal years, a period of beautiful maturity that is also verging on...