In each season the environment changes, and our body/mind also shifts as one season ends and another begins. This is easy to see in the cold weather versus hot temperatures or winter vs. summer. We are more apt to go …
Seaweeds are incredibly varied and fascinating plants of the ocean world. They are found in every saltwater ocean on the planet, producing their own food and energy supply by means of photosynthesis. There are more than 15,000 varieties grouped in …
The ancient Greeks understood that important chemical changes took place during fermentation, calling it “alchemy.” With vegetables and fruits, as with dairy products, preservation by the process of lacto-fermentation has many advantages beyond simply maintaining the edibility of fresh food. …
Winter is the ideal time for nourishing the Kidneys, and soup is the perfect winter food. Bone broth is prepared in cultures around the world as both a tasty, healthful soup and an easily digested medicinal food. The prolonged cooking …
In Chinese medicine and culture, food is recognized as an important healing force. There is a common expression in Chinese medical understanding: “medicine and food share the same origin”. In other words, food and medicine are not so different. Sun …
Health and balance with diet from a Chinese energetic perspective is different from the approach of Western nutrition. Where modern Western thinking prescribes the same diet for a wide group of people regardless of their constitution and health patterns, and …