Humidity Helpers

Humidity Helpers

Angela Warburton, R. TCMP Have you been feeling a bit like a wet sponge with all the rain this summer? Do you find it hard to get moving in damp-humid weather or find yourself swelling easily making you feel like an overstuffed sausage in your favourite clothes? If...
Change of Season Soup

Change of Season Soup

  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...
Grilled Asparagus with Pine Nuts and Grapefruit

Grilled Asparagus with Pine Nuts and Grapefruit

1 bunch of asparagus – cut into 1.5″ pieces 1.5 tbsp pinenuts 2 tbsp Olive oil juice of ½ lemon and grated rind 1 small pink grapefruit peeled and remove pith and thin membrane so you are left with just the flesh. Cut each section in thirds Salt and pepper...
Grilled Asparagus with Pine Nuts and Grapefruit

Grilled Asparagus with Pine-nuts and Grapefruit

1 bunch of asparagus – cut into 1.5″ pieces 1.5 tbsp pinenuts 2 tbsp Olive oil juice of ½ lemon and grated rind 1 small pink grapefruit peeled and remove pith and thin membrane so you are left with just the flesh. Cut each section in thirds Salt and pepper...
Baby it’s cold outside!

Baby it’s cold outside!

Cold and flu season is upon us and as hard as we try to stay healthy, most of us get run over by a cold at some point or another during the year. Having a cold isn’t a ‘bad’ thing (although it doesn’t feel great!). Sometimes it’s your...