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GINGER – THE ROOT THAT SHOULD BE IN EVERYONE’S FRIDGE

Happy Spring everyone! I hope that everyone is doing well and didn’t get too stressed out from tax season.

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WINTER WELLNESS

Happy New Year everyone! January is flying by and with El Nino we definitely have colder “winter” weather here in So Cal.

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AUTUMN AND THE METAL ELEMENT

Happy Holidays! I want to continue our discussion on the fall season and how the energy of this time should guide you in your everyday lives.

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FALL SEASON

Hi everyone! I hope that you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving weekend! The weather here in Southern California seemed to bypass the fall season and transition straight from summer to winter…

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TIPS TO STRENGTHEN AND STABILIZE YOUR DIGESTION (THE EARTH ELEMENT)

Happy October! I hope everyone is having a great week! I’ve been focusing on our digestion and how the spleen-pancreas and stomach work together to digest and transform what we…

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THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM AND THE EARTH ELEMENT

Happy Monday! Did everyone enjoy their weekend and get to see the super blood moon eclipse yesterday?

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SUMMER TO FALL TRANSITION – LATE SUMMER

Hi everyone! I hope that you all had a fantastic summer! I think I might have enjoyed my summer a little too much,

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THE HEART-MIND AND FIRE ELEMENT

Happy Friday! I hope that everyone had a great week! A couple months ago, I talked about tips to stay heart healthy and how to prevent heart disease on a…

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TIPS TO STAY HEALTHY DURING SUMMER

Happy summer everyone! I apologize for the lack of blog posts lately. Work has been super busy,

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WHITE PEONY ROOT – RADIX PAEONIAE ALBA

It’s no secret that the peony is one of my favorite flowers and I’m sure a favorite for many of you!

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FLAVORS OF SPRING – PUNGENT AND SWEET

Happy Friday! We talked earlier this week about basic lifestyle, nutritional and cooking tips for the Spring season.

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NUTRITIONAL AND LIFESTYLE TIPS FOR THE SPRING SEASON

I hope everyone is having a great week! The year is flying by and before summer creeps up on us,

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7 HERBS THAT BOOST BRAIN HEALTH

If you’ve been following my instagram feed, you will see that there are a lot of common fruits and veggies that can help boost brain health and function.

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THE MIND-BODY CONNECTION AND OUR EMOTIONS

While Western medicine usually sees emotions as a secondary factor or an effect resulting from physical disease,

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THE FOUR VITAL SUBSTANCES PART 3 – BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS

I hope everyone had a great week! I’m finishing off my discussion on the four Vital Substances today with Blood and Body Fluids.

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REISHI MUSHROOM – GANODERMA

Today’s post is about Reishi Mushroom (pronounced ray-as in stingray, shi-as in she), one of the most powerful,

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THE FOUR VITAL SUBSTANCES PART 2 – ESSENCE (JING)

May is Mental Health Awareness month and couldn’t come at a better time since the Vital Substance I am talking about today is closely associated with our mental vitality.

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THE FOUR VITAL SUBSTANCES PART 1 – QI (ENERGY)

In Chinese Medicine, our bodies contain four vital substances: Qi, Blood, Essence or (Jing), and Body Fluids.

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TRAVEL JOURNAL – MAUI 2015

Traveling has always been something I loved to do. Whether it’s going out of the country or traveling to nearby locales,

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THE SIX EXTERNAL PATHOGENIC FACTORS AND SPRING WIND

I hope everyone is enjoying their Spring so far! I want to introduce another concept in Chinese medicine that we are all affected by.

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MAGNIFICENT MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY CONTINUED

Earlier this week, we discussed the intricate relationship between calcium and magnesium (read more about it here),

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THE YIN AND YANG OF CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUM

You’re probably wondering why I used an image of kelp to talk about calcium and magnesium.

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10 THINGS TO DO TO STAY HEART HEALTHY AND PREVENT HEART DISEASE

The follow-up post to our discussion on cholesterol and heart disease is here! To sum up what we last talked about,

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CHOLESTEROL – FACTS AND MYTHS

Cholesterol has gotten so much recent press that I feel it is a topic that needs to be addressed.

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THE ABC’S OF OMEGA-3’S

In the last 30 years, there have been over 10,000 studies published validating the many health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids.

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VITAMIN D – THE SUNSHINE VITAMIN

One of the most important supplements I take is Vitamin D. Ideally, we should be getting Vitamin D from the sun.

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THE FIVE FLAVORS

I have been talking quite a bit about the thermal nature (cold and hot, yin and yang) of foods.

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INTRO TO YIN YANG THEORY

A fundamental principle of Chinese Medicine is Yin and Yang Theory. In Chinese, yin (陰) literally means shade,

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THERMAL NATURE OF FOOD

Hello universe and happy Spring! Welcome to my health and wellness blog!  I am so excited to share this project that I have been working on. 

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10 FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THAT CAN HELP PREVENT AND TREAT DIABETES

In Loving Memory of Cher Lee With a prevalence of over 30 million people with diabetes and 86 million people living with prediabetes in the United States(1),

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