Excerpt by Emma Suttie, D.Ac, AP at Chinese Medicine Living When Chinese Medicine was being developed thousands of years ago, people were living in a state of complete harmony with nature. They rose with the sun and ate what grew in each season. There was an acute awareness of the natural environment and its direct effect on every aspect of life. This alignment helped people stay healthy throughout the year, giving them the tools to strengthen their immune systems and organs so that they could ward off disease. Winter in Chinese Medicine Winter represents the most Yin aspect in [...]