We have all heard the same general health advice: Do not smoke, moderate alcohol consumption, eat healthy, and exercise. One can think of these four behaviors as four legs of a chair. If you do all four, your chair is stable. If one of the legs is weak, the chair is wobbly. If all of…
Read MoreWhile in school I caught a common cold, which is referred to as “wind-cold.” In Chinese Medicine wind is one of the causes and conduit for making our bodies feel sick. When wind enters our body it can lead to symptoms which mimic wind itself; such as how the wind blows causing instant changes to…
Read MorePeople often ask what the Taiji symbol means. (The Yin Yang symbol) For starters, it represents the dynamic duality found in our bodies and in nature. We’ve all heard that “opposites attract” which is true, but sometimes one side just keeps bringing in more of the same side (as some call toxic relationships) which will…
Read MoreCold food slows down the healing process of our bodies. Too much cold food in the diet taxes our digestive energy. One example is water; we’ve all heard that “drinking warm water will quench your thirst quicker than cold water.” The reason being is that to begin absorbing water your stomach must first heat it…
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