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Cooling off from the INSIDE. In this month’s newsletter I talked about how eating frozen, iced, cold, raw foods in excess isn’t the ideal way to cool off during the peak of summer. These foods can actually impair our digestion if over-con
Springtime is when we naturally start to eat more raw foods - like beautiful, colorful salads - after coming out of the conservation stage of winter. TCM usually takes a rather strict stance on eating raw and cold foods (in excess) in order to protec
BITTER is BETTER // Broccoli rabe is one of my favorite bitter vegetables and I wanted to show it some love and mention exactly why it’s so wonderful &, I’ll even say, essential for us to eat bitter greens like these. - Our bile is
The sun is out and the snow has melted, but this insane week continues to linger in many ways. If you’re having brain fog, fuzzy memory, a hard time making decisions or thinking sharply, fatigue, anxiety, hand-wringing, or just feeling malaise
What a day! I’m exhaling today as our new president and historic! Vice President take office. Feeling hope return, feeling weight lifted. Feeling that feeling of a new beginning. Letting it sink in and imprint on my body. I’m also smiling
Merry Christmas Eve! I was trying to think of what to say as my last post of the year and realized I just could not authentically capture it all in words. There have been so many lessons & hurdles this year, but so many reasons to be grateful. Gr
Light a candle, sing a song. Say that the shadows shall not cross. Make an oblation out of all you’ve lost, in the longest night. Gather friends and cast your hopes into the fire as it snows. And stare at God through the dark windows of the
We use dried citrus peel (most commonly tangerine or mandarin orange / Chen pi) as an herb in TCM in many formulas, especially for aiding digestion, drying dampness in the body, and regulating your Stomach and Lung Qi. It’s a bit bitter, warmin