Chinese food therapy - 10 tips
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Here are the 10 tips about Chinese food therapy based on Chinese medicine theory. Video included.
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How to cook Chinese herbal tea and Ginseng
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How to cook Chinese herbal tea for everyday wellness with common ingredients. Also how to cook a Ginseng root as tea or soup.
Read MoreHow to cook Chinese herbal chicken soup
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A video tutorial showing you how to cook Chinese herbal chicken soup. Si Wu Tang or the Four Substance decoction is used in this example. Includes the steps of preparing the Chinese herbs, picking the chicken, and the crockpot alternative of cooking the Chinese herbal soup.
Read MoreMaking TCM herbal wine - Part 1
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Learn about herbal wine and what you need to know to make a simple herbal wine yourself at home.
Read MoreChinese herbal tea to help relax sore muscles
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At the end of any work day, we feel sore and painful from sitting at a desk all day or moving 100 lb boxes of paper. A nice hot bath or shower can give temporary relief, but it all comes back again. Peony and Licorice tea (芍药甘草汤 - Sháo Yào Gān Cǎo Tāng) is a classical formula that was used to relieve muscle pain and ease spasms.
Read MoreChinese herbal tea to help calm stress
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With the release of our digestive tea, the next tea we'll be releasing is a Stress calming tea. It's a little different than the other "stress" teas you've probably seen, as it works a bit more gently. My daughter likes the tea as well, calling it her "Smart Tea".
Read MoreChinese herbal tea to help with digestion
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Thanksgiving and the holidays are coming and with it, a meal with family and friends. However, we sometimes tend to eat a bit too much during these holiday feasts, which can make us feel bloated and uncomfortable. In Chinese tradition, tea made from certain herbs is served at the end of a meal, so it makes the discomfort a little more manageable
Read MoreWhite Wood Ear and Lotus Seed Soup Recipe
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How to cook the popular Chinese sweet herbal soup - White Wood Ear and Lotus Seed soup. It generates fluid, nourishes lung and calms the spirit.
Read MoreTreating Pain with TCM - Part 8: Upper Back Pain
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Upper back pain, much like lower back pain, have the same causes. However, there's one condition that can give you pain that you don't expect.
Read MoreChinese herbal bath and soak
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How to use herbal bath or foot soak for wellness and health. 2 recipes included: for summer heat and minor skin problems.
Read MoreTreating Pain with TCM - Part 7: Lower Back Pain
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In the last article, I wrote about Sciatica and pain related to the sciatic nerve. Lumbago, or lower back pain through the lumbar area, is often combined with Sciatica as they both have common causes for pain.
Read MoreMassage tool and book review
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Call it acupressure, massage or Tui-Na, the use of little tools can make the process less work and more result. It saves time and energy for better effect. Here is my favorite tools and books for everyday acupressure.
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