Clear Damp, Eat Noodles

By |2023-08-29T17:36:57-04:00August 26th, 2020|Categories: Nutrition, Seasonal Changes, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: , , , , , , |

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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Shifting into Fall Foods: Nourish, Preserve and Defend

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

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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