Feng Shui and Your Health
How to look at your home through the feng shui lens for impediments to health. Examples of problems and corrections to enhance health.
Yin (and Yang) and Damp Weather
Explanation of the symptoms and signs of Yin and damp excess. Relationship between external weather patterns and physical illness patterns.
Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture
Introduction to Chinese herbal medicine.
Acupuncture for Injuries
Acupuncture is helpful for injuries from sports or home activities. There are a variety of approaches that can be used for any given condition. It works quickly and relatively painlessly.
Acupuncture for Asthma and Allergies
With a combination of acupuncture, dietary changes, and careful scrutiny and elimination of noxious home products, you have a real good chance of reducing or eliminating allergies all together.
Springtime detox smoothies (or any time)
Basic smoothie recipe and variations for health and detoxification.
April (May) Showers bring Damp Conditions
Overview of cold and damp conditions, their relationship to weather, and their treatment in TCM.
More on Spring and Healthy Food
This morning, early, I went to a farm in a rural community nearby to purchase raw milk. Never pasteurized, never homogenized. I saw the cows that contributed. All twelve of them. A beautiful spring morning. And there were three cattle in a pen nearby. I asked, “why are those over there?” The answer was that […]
Today’s Recipe: Easy Mexican Chicken
I found a couple of chicken breasts, on the bone, in my freezer, and came up with this simple recipe. 2 Chicken breasts, on bone, or off, skin removed 1 med onion, red or white 1 stalk celery, sliced into 1/4in slices 1 carrot, sliced as celery 2 t chili powder 2 t ground cumin […]
Spring is Really Here, and so are Allergies
Spring has sprung. I was in New Mexico last week and my allergies were terrible. Yes, Albuquerque is one of the worst allergy cities in the country. Tons of pollen as well as dust off the desert. This got me thinking about allergy reduction and prevention. I recommend several different things. First, diet. Reducing or […]