Diet
Pears: A Nourishing and Healing Food in Autumn
During the Autumn months, we have to pay particular attention to the energetics and health of the Lungs. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, certain foods can be eaten to balance the internal organ system. Pears are one of the foods that can support your Lung health by bringing moisture back into your body. continue reading
3 Tips To Help Optimize Your Digestion This Holiday Season
With Thanksgiving and Holiday Season around the corner, it’s important to be mindful of what we’re eating and how we can optimize our digestion. continue reading
Summer’s Bounty: Nutrition Tips for Staying Balanced in the ‘Great Yang’ Season
The Great Yang season is upon us. Yang energy is bright, fiery and hot like the midday sun. Yang is the counterbalance to Yin. Yin is expressed in the cooling, calming energies of life. Together, Yin & Yang, like night & day, represent the dynamic balance between the opposing, but complementary forces that make up all of existence.
What’s standing in your way of optimal fertility?
Infertility affects so many women today. 50% are attributed to female factor infertility and 20–30% to male factor infertility, while 20–30% is due to a combination of both male and female factors. The high costs of IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have made these options prohibitively expensive for many couples who wish to conceive. So, what other options do you have to support your health when trying to conceive?
Food as Medicine
Mama Always Said: You Are What You Eat
Maybe mom really did know best when it came to nutrition. As research has shown, what we eat can actually impact our health profoundly. Over the years, we have learned that our dietary choices can influence our risk of disease. And some have made it a profitable business to teach us new ways to look at food (anti-inflammatory diet, Keto, heart healthy, etc.). continue reading
