Using Acupuncture to Eliminate Jet Lag

Jet lag occurs when our body's natural daily circadian rhythm becomes disrupted, due to the crossing of time zones during long airplane flights. The symptoms may last from 1 to 10 days, and range from fatigue, insomnia, headache, edema, nausea, and anorexia, to irrational behavior, mental confusion, and disorientation. Children age five and under do not appear to be as affected as adults.  Read more...

 

Bone Broth for Health Building: Nourishing the Liver and Kidneys

Winter is the ideal time for nourishing the Kidneys, and soup is the perfect winter food. Bone broth is prepared in cultures around the world as both a tasty, healthful soup and an easily digested medicinal food. The prolonged cooking of bones in water results in a broth rich in nutritional constituents that promote strength, tonify blood, nourish in times of sickness and rehabilitation, and help to prevent bone and connective tissue disorders.   Read more...

 

Planting Herbs for Food

Shan Yao, or Chinese wild yam (Dioscorea opposita, Dioscorea oppoistifolia, Dioscorea batata) is both a nutritious food and a medicinal herb, tonifying the Spleen, Lung and Kidney qi. The dried herb can be bought and used in cooking or in raw herb formulas, but you can also find the fresh tubers in many Asian grocery stores. Better yet, grow the hardy, easily propagated perennial in your garden!  Read more...

 

Special Feature: Ju Hua

Ju Hua, or Chrysanthemum, makes a nice flower tea that can be consumed taken daily, it is a medicinal herb that clears wind and heat and calms the Liver, and is a common perennial, garden plant, easy to grow with pretty blossoms in the fall.  Read more...