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 […]
Category: Chinese Medicinal Herbs
Chinese Medicinal Herbs
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.
Oriental Medicine: Improve Your Health in Spring
Early Spring is the time to start rebuilding the strength of your Kidneys, which get depleted from their Winter work.
The Wood energy of Spring is a time when the health and vitality of your Liver and Gallbladder become the focus of your body’s attention.
Integrative Medicine: Vaccines And Herbal Medicine In COVID Time
“COVID to the left of me, INFLATION to the right of me—the NEWS vollies and thunders! Yet here we are, afoot and in wonder.” (Apologies to A.L. Tennyson; ‘Charge Of The LIght Brigade’)
Yes, we are in a time of wonder for sure. Wondering about this, and wondering about that, and wondering what does personal health care consist of in this time of COVID, in all its many manifestations.
How Chinese Medicinal Herbs Will Make You Thrive
Q. Why should I consider taking Chinese herbs?
A. Because Chinese medicinal herbs are very effective for hundreds of ailments and can be individually customized just for you, to address you specific discomforts. They can be adjusted as your condition changes.
Chinese medicinal herbs have also been used very successfully for several thousand years.
