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Spring’s Sour Foods
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Spring’s Sour Foods

Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Take Home TCM, Wellness

Spring’s Sour Foods

By Dana Iscoe|2022-11-15T14:06:02-05:00April 12th, 2021|Categories: Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Take Home TCM, Wellness|Tags: citrus, seasonal eating, sour foods, spring, TCM, tonics|

Photo by Lukas from Pexels Spring is here, and the months of the year where we can eat local, fresh foods are approaching! As we move out of the stillness of Winter into the rapid growth of Spring, there are considerations for the mind, body and spirit to make the transition with ease. One of these is the category of food therapy within Traditional Chinese Medicine, which advocates for eating foods with the sour flavor/energetic to align with Spring. What is the Sour flavor? When you think of sour foods, you might feel a pucker in your lips, your salivary glands [...]

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Jammed Yams
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Jammed Yams

Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness

Jammed Yams

By maryshock|2022-11-15T14:06:18-05:00January 22nd, 2021|Categories: Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: Chinese medicine, jammed yam, nourish, nutrition, recipe, sweet potato, TCM, winter, yin|

Jammed Yam is a staple in my cooking rotation. One of my housemates said “I would eat this as often as every other week.” High praise. The recipe is below, but basically Jammed Yam is a baked sweet potato served with warm black beans and pineapple salsa. It’s a rip off of Mom’s Organic Market’s Jammed Yam, which they serve in their Naked Lunch cafe. I love this dish because it is: Delicious Inexpensive Easy Vegan A good vehicle for toppings - avocado, cilantro, and more! Eating this meal just feels warm and nourishing. April Crowell, a Holistic Nutritionist, [...]

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Themes of Winter: Rest & Nourish
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Themes of Winter: Rest & Nourish

coronavirus, Mood, Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness

Themes of Winter: Rest & Nourish

By allysonschurtz|2022-11-15T14:06:18-05:00January 22nd, 2021|Categories: coronavirus, Mood, Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: bladder, Chinese medicine, emotion, fear, kidney, nourish, nutrition, rest, TCM, water, winter, yin|

Photo by Annie Spratt Lately in the treatment room, patients are reporting feeling extreme fatigue, lack of motivation, and depression. This admission is typically followed by the question, “what’s wrong with me?” Nothing is wrong! For many of us, our nervous systems have been under stress for a long period of time and this can have a significant impact on our health. The remedy is to lean into the wisdom of the season and allow ourselves the space to rest. This year, it’s more important than ever. Rest According to TCM, much like many animals in nature, Winter is [...]

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NO MORE SMOOTHIES!
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NO MORE SMOOTHIES!

Digestion, Nutrition, Organ, Seasonal Changes, Wellness

NO MORE SMOOTHIES!

By Alexandra McElwee|2022-11-15T14:06:22-05:00October 26th, 2020|Categories: Digestion, Nutrition, Organ, Seasonal Changes, Wellness|Tags: Chinese medicine, fall, nutrition, smoothies, spleen, stomach, TCM|

Now that I have your attention, let me explain (and perhaps, just maybe, dial it back a tad).... In Chinese Medicine, the Spleen and Stomach are the major organs for digestion, in charge of transporting & transforming all that you eat and drink into energy and blood. The Spleen in particular, dislikes things that are cold, raw and damp because they are much more difficult for your body to process. There is a ‘digestive fire’ in each of us that needs to stay lit to provide the warmth necessary for digestion to work smoothly. When we ingest things that [...]

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Clear Damp, Eat Noodles
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Clear Damp, Eat Noodles

Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness

Clear Damp, Eat Noodles

By Dana Robinson|2023-08-29T17:36:57-04:00August 26th, 2020|Categories: Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: Chinese medicine, damp, food medicine, Late Summer, noodles, seasonal changes, TCM|

Late Summer has a tendency to make the body feel heavy and tired, and the mind sluggish. This can come along with digestive upset and slowdown. It's a conundrum of what to eat during this time of year. While summer is the best time to rely on locally grown produce, all those peaches, melons, tomatoes, and peppers can be hard to digest, even though they are loaded with micronutrients. If you're finding that you're losing your appetite, feeling uncomfortable after eating, or that your mind and body just feel foggy and clouded, you might be experiencing what Chinese Medicine [...]

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Winter Nourishment
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Winter Nourishment

Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Wellness

Winter Nourishment

By aubreylewis|2024-01-24T13:34:03-05:00January 8th, 2020|Categories: Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Wellness|Tags: kidneys, recipe, tips, water, winter, winter squash soup|

January is a reflective and exciting month. We make resolutions to improve our lives in some way each year, and while our energy remains in the yin and quiet state of winter, we are also brimming with potential. Much like the wise roots of ancient trees, we are deeply nourishing ourselves for the burst of life about to come forth. Winter nourishment is warm, slow, and deliberate. This same energy can be translated into the kitchen – cook times are longer, using low heat and less water. Think of the longer cook time as “infusing” food with heat. This helps [...]

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Tips for Winter Health
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Tips for Winter Health

Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Wellness

Tips for Winter Health

By Dana Iscoe|2022-11-15T14:07:03-05:00December 9th, 2019|Categories: Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Wellness|Tags: colds, large intestine, Mend fellow, tips, winter|

We get it. It’s pretty gross outside. You leave work in the dark and wake up to the sound of the wind howling outside your window. And then, to top it all off, you realize that you might be getting sick. Chinese Medicine has a lot to offer us in terms of keeping ourselves healthy during the winter, and has some specific and unique tips for dealing with colds and feeling “under the weather.” Pay Attention If you go to an acupuncturist when you are getting a cold, they are likely to ask you some very specific questions about [...]

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Shifting into Fall Foods: Nourish, Preserve and Defend
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Shifting into Fall Foods: Nourish, Preserve and Defend

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Shifting into Fall Foods: Nourish, Preserve and Defend

By Kim|2023-10-05T16:08:04-04:00November 14th, 2019|Categories: Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: fall, food medicine, tips|

When temperatures start dropping outside, it’s time to start making food choices to support our bodies on the inside. Gone is the time of Summer's warm yang internal energy which helps us to digest cold, raw foods. Eating for the fall requires that our food be cooked so as to put less of a strain on our digestive system which ultimately conserves our body's energy for protection against illness, which we're more susceptible to in Fall. Nourish, preserve and defend with food! Fall corresponds to the Metal element in Five Element theory and is associated with the Lung system. The [...]

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(Ease the) Sufferin’ Succotash
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(Ease the) Sufferin’ Succotash

Acupuncturists, Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Wellness

(Ease the) Sufferin’ Succotash

By sarahhumpal|2022-11-15T14:08:00-05:00August 20th, 2019|Categories: Acupuncturists, Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Wellness|Tags: Late Summer, Mend fellow, nutrition, recipe, worry|

Photograph by Irina Iriser In a recent blog about Late Summer, there is a description of a number of symptoms of imbalance that are “damp” in Chinese Medicine. And, right now, I have every one of them. I’m feeling sluggish in my body, don’t want to move, wake feeling kind of phlegmy in my throat and sinuses. My brain is foggy, it’s hard to get my thoughts together, I find myself worrying more than usual, and my digestion and bowels are weird (TMI? #sorrynotsorry. Even though not everyone is used to talking about it, information about bowels are useful [...]

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Nothing Beets Nourishing Your Heart
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Nothing Beets Nourishing Your Heart

Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness

Nothing Beets Nourishing Your Heart

By sarahhumpal|2022-11-15T14:08:01-05:00July 8th, 2019|Categories: Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: beets, Mend fellow, nutrition, summer|

Image and recipe from My New Roots. The Treatment of the Month for July is the Summer Reset which aims to ease heat-related symptoms that are common in summer – i.e., foggy brain, lack of focus, exhaustion, headaches, over-stimulation, anxiety, and/or the summer blues. From a Chinese Medicine perspective, this acupuncture treatment works to settle the Heart, which also corresponds with the Mind and emotions. (There is more information about this connection and lifestyle tips on our blog about summer anxiety.) We can also nourish the Heart and cool summer heat through food, which includes not just what [...]

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