Cooking with Herbs – Herbal Beef Strog We’re at day 10 already! Weather getting cooler and calling for a more hearty warming diet! This is my herbal version of a classic Russian dish. Herbal beef Strog switches out cream for yoghurt, and by adding some Chinese herbs and vegetable chowder to the dish is still […]
30 days of winter….day 5…making liniments
It’s handy to have a warming liniment in winter time. You can soothe aches and pains, use as a chest rub if you have a cough or cold and use it on stiff necks that we talked about in yesterday’s post. Today i’ll show you how easy it is to make your own liniment. First […]
30 days of winter…day 2…Five foods you need for winter
Day 2 Lets talk about preparation for the inevitable colds and flus. There is no way to avoid it completely. Whether you see it as the Chinese Medicine system does – that our body can’t defend against with the cold and windy weather, or from a biomedical perspective – the season that see’s workplace offices […]
30 days of winter with Chinese medicine…day one
Winter is coming…actually in Australia June 1 means winter is here but officially the true seasonal start of Winter is June 21. In my 30 Days of winter blog series I will help you transition towards winter, give recipies, food and health advice for living more healthy, more naturally this winter. Sign up for the […]
Busting Winter Blues
Feeling down from the winter blues? You’re not alone. In winter, the lack of sunshine rays makes some people more vulnerable to feelings of depression, flatness and even sadness. Lithium is a natural chemical that our bodies absorb through the skin which is present in rays of sunshine. Natural sunlight has the ability to wake us […]