Flu and colds are still taking hold, so, as soon as you feel cold or flu symptoms, take preventive action by enjoying one of these nourishing, natural home brews from the medicinal kitchen …
Food Is Energy: Five Element Eating Is the Source!
You’re born with a certain amount of chi that you inherit from your parents; you get a constant supply of chi from the air you breathe; and you need a constant source of chi from the food you eat. When you eat food that doesn’t have the proper nutritive value, your health gradually diminishes; when you eat a diet that’s balanced, based on the 5 Element Theory of Oriental Medicine, your health flourishes.
Autumn Season: Managing Seasonal Health Challenges
Autumn, governed by the Metal element in Eastern Medicine, is signaling a time of transition. As we move toward colder, shorter days, our focus has shifted to the Lungs and Immune System, which are especially vulnerable during this season. Alongside breathtaking foliage, however, is an invisible health risk: mold. When fallen leaves decay, they produce […]
Staying Healthy in Autumn: The Oriental Medicine Way
Be Aware of Dryness
During autumn, slowly increasing wind and cold begins to create dryness in the air, which affects your skin and Lungs. The effects of the natural tendency toward dryness in autumn are magnified as you begin to turn on the heat—at home, at work, and in the car—to take the chill out of the air.
Your skin and Lungs don’t like dryness, so it’s important to drink enough fluids to make sure they don’t get dried out.
Navigating Cold, Flu and Virus Season With An Oriental Medicine Mindset
Our colleague, and friend of BIOM, Michael Max, L.Ac and Chinese Medicine Herbalist, has written this useful article about how to stay healthy during cold and flu season. A good read, filled with good information. “As the length of the days slips away and sunlight begins to fail earlier in the day, it is important […]
