Have you ever wondered why we have certain spices in late fall and winter? I will give you the Chinese answer. The Chinese believe that with the colder weather we need help the stay warm and help digesting the heaver foods available in these seasons. Pumpkin pie is a great example of this. Pumpkin and [...]
The Soup Pot
November 9, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Chinese liken your stomach to a soup pot. It must cook, “rotten and ripen” the food you put into it in an about 6 hours. It all starts with chewing. The more you chew the easier it is for your stomach the break down your food. I tell my patients not to drink iced [...]
Not an angry octopus
August 16, 2010 Leave a Comment
You may have seen Madonna or Gwyneth Paltrow with big purple alien looking circles on their backs. What looks like an attack of an angry octopus is really one of the oldest Chinese Medicine healing modalities – cupping. This century’s newest ‘ old’ healing art is wide spread through the world; it amazes me when [...]
