The apricot is well in season in Perth now – just yesterday the smell was inviting me as I went through the fruit and vege section of my local supermarket. Did you know all foods have medicinal properties according to Chinese medicine? …so what does the Apricot do? The flesh is sweet and neutral in […]
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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
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Yin and Yang are fundamental to Chinese medicine, and just as much part of diet as they are other areas of medicine and health. I was teaching my classes this week, when I was reminded about yin and yang of foods being more than just the substance of the foods themselves as yin or yang,
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Before I even heard of #sugarfreeseptember, 4 weeks ago I went sugar free as part of returning to the Paleo diet. Depending on your health concerns, weight loss needs you can cut out just refined sugar through to anything of the overly sweet nature including things like honey. Going sugar free can be tough in
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In Chinese herbal medicine, the kernel of peaches are used as a herb, but it’s fruit also has medicinal properties. While the kernels must be used by a trained herbalist as they contain poison, which is controlled by their preparation methods, the fruit is quite easily accessible and safe to use. Peaches are coming into
If you live in Australia, no doubt you know it’s summer. Where I am in Perth, it’s been up to 44 degrees already! Did you know that the weather is significant in the cause of disease according to Chinese medicine? Heat is one of “6 Pathogens”, that can invade the body and cause disharmonies. Heat
