Winter – Time to rug up, eat walnuts & have acupuncture Chinese Medicine encourages us to live in harmony with the seasons, and according to Chinese medicine theory, there are five seasons – winter, spring, summer, late summer, and autumn. Winter is the season of hibernation, when energy moves inward. A time of retreat [...]
Beetroot & Goats Cheese Tart: A goat’s cheese and beetroot tart is not only super easy, it’s a fantastic way to use seasonal produce. Serve for lunch, as a side dish or light dinner. INGREDIENTS 450g (1lb) beetroot, peeled 30ml (2 tbsp) olive oil salt and freshly ground pepper 1 pack (320g) ready-rolled puff [...]
Home Remedies to Treat Cold Hands and Feet Experiencing cold feet is normal from time to time. Changes in temperature, as well as health and lifestyle choices, are some of the most common causes of cold feet, and adjusting these factors will usually help you to relieve symptoms. There can be a variety of reasons [...]
Oyster Shells & Dragon Bone – Chinese Medicine Dr Leela Klein (TCM), 0421 283 442, www.shellsandbones.com.au Figs with chicken Serves 6 As dryness is often prevalent during autumn, this dish will help to moisten the body, ease constipation and soothe a dry tongue or throat. Omit the ginger if you are experiencing signs of [...]
Your Guide To A Healthy Spleen & The Importance by Leela Klein The Spleen, from a Chinese medicine point of view, is responsible for digesting food and converting it into energy (Qi), similar to the way the pancreas releases insulin to allow the body's cells to absorb ingested glucose, providing the cells with energy. [...]
Spiced Pumpkin, Parsnip and Pear Soup Ingredients 1 ½ kg of Pumpkin 1 tbls olive oil 500 gr parsnips 2 small ripe brown pears 1 large onion 3 cloves of garlic 1 tbls curry powder Salt and pepper 6-8 cups of vegetable or chicken stock ½ cup of white wine (optional) Method Cut the [...]
Ayurvedic Sun Foods, Ground Foods & Earth Foods by Pip Atherstone-Reid Another way of choosing your food is by considering where in the environment they grow. Foods that grow more than 1 metre above the ground are considered Sun foods, they absorb the maximum energy from the sun. And are considered very high, etheric foods. [...]
The Nature of Food by Pip Atherstone-Reid WARMING OR COOLING Different foods are considered warm or cooling to our systems in Traditional Medicines. Warming and hot foods; warm the body and cooling and cold foods; cool the body. Cool foods are generally harder to digest than warmer foods if not eaten in balance as [...]
So what Dosha are You? by Pip Atherstone-Reid KAPHA: EARTH & WATER Larger build Tendency for weight gain Slow to learn, slow to forget Sweet and even tempered Dislikes cold and wet weather Sluggish temperament Foods: Sluggish and cool Kapha [...]
AYURVEDIC DOSHAS SIMPLIFIED By Pip Atherstone-Reid Doshas are the force or energies that create the physical body and mind. They determine conditions of growth, aging, health and disease. We are born with Doshas called Prikruti (our constitution) and then the Doshas that are aggravated by our lifestyle and diet; called Vikruti. In selecting the right [...]