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 …
Author: Kitty Bradshaw
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 […]
Fall Health Tips: Metal Energy and the Lungs
It’s autumn, the ‘fall’ season, and in the 5 Element way of thinking, it’s the ‘Metal” season too. This means the Metal energy predominates during the autumn months, and since Lungs are associated with the ‘Metal’ energy they’re most affected this time of year. Oriental Medicine and 5 Element Theory offer many useful insights about […]
Smokey Daze
Hello Everyone! Hope you’re not all too smoked out! What an unbelievable last few days ~ seems like Gaia wants us all to be inside no matter what! If Covid won’t do it, try a little bit of unbreathable air!! This is Manhattan in fog, but it looks like Seattle in smoke!! Lots to look […]
