Illuminate Your Life: a chinese medicine blog
Prepare for Fall
A well-functioning immune system is your first line of defense against illness. Late summer is the perfect time to boost your immune system for the upcoming barrage of bugs come fall and winter.
Pork + Fennel Fried Rice
Pork and fennel spark Fall vibes - pork nourishes yin while fennel is aromatic, warming, and its unique taste arouses inspiration. This dish is cozy and nourishing for the Fall season and creates a great opportunity to use whatever veggies you have available.
Welcoming Autumn
Autumn is a time of beauty, vulnerability, and feeling grateful. Slow down, be present in the small moments, hold your loved ones close, and allow inspiration to show itself.
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Pumpkin, the trendiest of Fall’s bounty, is so incredibly healing. It’s full of beta-carotene which converts to Vitamin A in our bodies. Enjoy this delicious pumpkin muffin recipe, best served warm with a hot cup of tea!
Welcoming Fall
As you enjoy the cooler fall days and those chai lattes, keep in mind these 7 ways you can support the vitality of your Metal element and the wellbeing of your mind, body, and spirit.
Acupuncture for Winter Pain
As the weather starts to turn cooler, we often notice more complaints of pain from osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other inflammation related pain. Arthritis and other joint pain can affect people all year long, but with winter approaching, arthritis can be harder to manage and seriously disrupt your quality of life.
Warm pumpkin smoothie
Chinese medicine recommends warm and cooked foods in general to stoke your digestive furnace, fuel your metabolism, transform fluids (think bloating, puffiness, water retention and loose stools) and strengthen your body’s ability to produce Qi and blood from the food you eat.