Category Chinese Medical Nutrition
How does acupuncture approach healthcare?
Acupuncture and East Asian medicine provides a valuable addition to your healthcare routine. Many patients try it for the first time due to pain that won’t resolve, or because a friend recommended it. Not knowing what to expect, patients are often surprised that acupuncture can treat a wide variety of health concerns, and is a […]
Tendons and Ligaments
Spring is the season of the liver and gallbladder in East Asian medicine, and since these organ systems are considered in charge of the tendons, ligaments, and connective tissue of the body, we often see connective tissue related pain increase in the spring. These organs are also related to every joint in the body. Common […]
Black Bean Soup with Secret Vegetables
If your family has a hard time eating their veggies, this is a great soup to sneak in some secret vegetable matter. Plus it utilizes the black foods of winter, to support your kidneys during the winter season. Ingredients 2 cans (15 ounces) black beans or four cups rehydrated black beans 2 T olive oil 1 […]
Reduce Springtime Mood Swings With These Dietary Tidbits
Early spring is known for remarkable shifts in weather. One minute it could be a brilliant, mild sunny day, and a moment later winds drive in a hail storm that last for only 20 minutes. Some spring days will take you on an adventure through all four seasons in a 24 hour cycle. This is […]
Sweet Potato Thyme Galette
Ingredients: 1 cup shredded gruyere cheese 1 T thyme, leaves removed from stem and minced 1 T rosemary, leaves removed from stem 1 clove garlic, minced 2 small sweet potatoes, scrubbed, and sliced to 1/4 of an inch thickness 1 small yellow or sweet onion, cut in half and sliced into 1/2 inch thickness 1-3 […]
Zucchini Anyone?
It’s the end of the vegetable harvest and if you’re like most Walla Wallans, you have an abundance of squash and zucchini spilling out of drawers and stacked precariously on counter tops. After all the tomatoes have been canned or made into sauce and frozen, what to do with all the gorgeous courgettes?? A dear […]
Letting Go and Saying Hello
Chinese Medicine follows the wisdom of the natural rhythms. One of the earliest books on Chinese Medicine, the Nei Jing, offers specific examples of how to stay healthy as the seasons change. At the very heart of it, this medicine is about prevention and empowerment. There are so many small steps we can take in […]
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 eating […]
Apples Galore!
It’s that time, the great season of the apple reigns supreme! In the day and age of produce being available year-round against the grain of seasonality, the beauty of a fresh and humble apple in Fall can be lost. But who can deny the lovely, crisp, dewy flavor of a fresh apple picked in the […]
Nutrition Video Series Has Arrived!
Two years in the making, our Chinese nutrition video series has arrived just in time for the season of Late-Summer. Late-summer is one of the most important seasons to support our immune system, our overall energy, and our physical health. Why? Because it is the season of the stomach and spleen/pancreas. These organs are the […]
Stick Out Your Tongue 