Category Acupuncture
Relieve Stress with Citrus and Other Foods
Food Therapy Based On Chinese Medicine to Address Stress These are unique and stressful times. The majority of people I encounter are struggling with new levels of stress on a daily basis. While Chinese medical food therapy cannot remove stress from our lives, it can help mitigate the toll it takes on our body and reduce […]
Build Your Kidney Qi: How To Exercise In Winter
If you’re a regular reader, you know that winter is the season to strengthen your energetic reserves, and build your vitality by slowing down as presented in the post Winter: The Season of the Kidneys. Chinese medicine has specific recommendations for when to exercise during the winter months, which I cover in the post: Exercise According […]
Stay Healthy: Avoid the Flu
An Ounce of Prevention is worth a Pound of Cure The flu appears to be running rampant in our community this winter. To protect yourself and your loved ones, it is important to think preventatively about your health before you get sick. Our culture loves to focus on treating the symptoms, but it is far more […]
Protect Your Health, Avoid Fasting/Cleansing in Winter
Fasting and cleansing can be quite beneficial to your health, but if done at the wrong time of the year, it can actually undermine your efforts. Every December, I start hearing patients planning for their January cleanse or fast. January seems like an excellent time to do a fast or cleanse to tie into New […]
Five Tips For Self-Care
During times of stress, self-care is often the first to go. Ironically, self-care is what helps us to face each day with a foundation that keeps us focused, productive, and able to respond to external stressors with aplomb. Make sure you’re not skimping on these five self-care activities. 1) Eat Well And Regularly: Most […]
Hearty Winter Squash Vegetable Soup
Ingredients: 6 medium tomatoes, cored and roughly chopped, or one large jar stewed tomatoes 5 cloves garlic, minced 1 head kale, roughly chopped 2 medium onions, diced 5 small carrots or 2 large carrots, cut into 1/2 rounds 3 celery ribs 1 small butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into cubes 6 cups vegetable or chicken […]
Cumin Lime Pumpkin Soup
Ingredients: 2 sugar pie pumpkins (or approximately 5-6 cups of pureed pumpkin) 1 large yellow onion 4 cups vegetable stock 1 can coconut milk 1 T olive oil 1 T ground cumin a pinch salt 1 tsp black pepper 1-2 tsp red chili pepper flakes lime wedges for serving Instructions If using fresh pie pumpkins, […]
Key Foods To Eat This Autumn For a Strong Immune System
In East Asian medicine, food is itself medicine. Food theory runs on two important principles. One, specific culinary ingredients will nourish the organs directly associated with the current season. Two, by nourishing the organs of the season, you are also strengthening and preparing your body for good health in the following season. This takes seasonal […]
Slowing Down For Autumn: Three Health Changes You Can Start Today
Autumn represents a shift from the busy rush of harvest to the slower paced introversion of the colder months. The last big push to harvest wraps up. The weather gets colder. Autumn weather can make us naturally inclined to drift off into introspection, memory, and nostalgia. If we are not careful, these wanderings down memory lane […]
Ancient Wisdom on How to Avoid Catching Colds and Flus
Cold and flu season is here, and we at Stick Out Your Tongue are here to help you navigate the waters of home remedies for colds and flu prevention. Chinese medicine has a lot of advice for how to avoid or quickly overcome a cold or flu. You do not have to suffer for weeks […]
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