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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.
Posted in Autumn, Diet, Immune System, Nutrition, Self-Care, Traditional Chinese Medicine, What We Treat, Women's Health
Also tagged autumn, lungs, recipes, tcm
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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.
Understanding the MTHFR Gene Variant When Planning for a Baby
If you’ve planned for a baby, you’ve probably heard about the MTHFR gene variant. Women with an MTHFR gene variant may be at a higher risk for miscarriage, preeclampsia, and having a baby with birth defects.
Posted in Nutrition, pregnancy care, Prenatal, Research, Women's Health
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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.
Acupuncture and Nutritional Support
If you are one of the millions of people who made a New Year’s resolution last month to eat better and make healthier choices in 2023, then it might be time to take stock of how that process is going. Are you already off the wagon and back to your unhealthy habits? Or are you keeping your eye on
Posted in Nutrition, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Also tagged acupuncture, herbal medicine, supplements, tcm, whole foods
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