by admin | Nov 26, 2015 | Health, Holistic, Nutrition, Recipe, Wellness
As soon as the leaves start to change colour I begin my weekly routine of roasting a chicken every Sunday or Monday night. A roast chicken is a delicious, warming and deeply nourishing meal. And as much as I love the roast itself, I equally love all of the many...
by admin | Oct 9, 2015 | Blog, Health, Holistic, Nutrition, Recipe, TCM, Wellness
This change of season soup is used as an immune system tonic in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) during times of change or when you’re rundown. One of the best times to use this is immune booster is during those season changes where so many of us get...
by admin | Sep 28, 2015 | Blog, Health, Holistic, Tip, Wellness
Acupuncture is a great and effective way to help deal with and help with anxiety and depression. An acupuncture session with a professional is ideal, but applying some simple acupuncture techniques yourself at home and throughout the day can be highly effective and...
by admin | Sep 2, 2015 | Blog, Health, Holistic, Nutrition, Recipe
The summer is ending, but before it does I want to pass on one of my favorite BBQ recipe treats. Everybody and their dog is watching their carb intake these days. This recipe is a great way to vary your carb intake away from grains. You might not realize that...
by admin | Jun 3, 2015 | Blog, Health, Holistic, Nutrition
Patterns of Anxiety and Depression in TCM and the Foods to Help All anxiety, according to Chinese Medicine (TCM), has something to do with the heart system being out of balance. The heart system in TCM theory is much more than just our functional heart, as we might...
by admin | Mar 30, 2015 | Blog, Community, Holistic, Wellness
Art therapy can help to reduce anxiety, and the associated tension. Activities such as painting to music, creating mandalas, working with scents and sculpting with clay can be calming, and can at the same time, promote the cathartic release of pent-up tension. In...