Category Archives: Food as Medicine

Seasonal Harmony — Spring

[Seasonal Harmony 季节的和谐] Spring By Ellasara Kling   “Not only are we in the Universe, the Universe is in us.“ “To learn is to become closer to Nature”    Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist, Director of the Hayden Planetarium. “The wise nourish … Continue reading

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Effects of Common Foods by TCM

[TCM Food Therapy 中医食疗] Effects of Common Foods and Their Energetic Nature Compiled by Ellasara Kling  In Western diet, foods are evaluated for proteins, calories, carbohydrates, vitamins, and other nutritional contents. However in TCM diet, we can find not only … Continue reading

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Seasonal Harmony (Winter 2014)

[Seasonal Harmony 季节的和谐] Seasonal Harmony for Winter By Ellasara Kling “It is a great adventure to contemplate the universe. . . to view life as part of this universal mystery of greatest depth, is to sense an experience which is … Continue reading

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Research Updates on Nutrition & Dietary Therapy

[Research Update 科研动态] Research Updates on Nutrition & Dietary Therapy In Health and Healing Compiled by Kevin W Chen, Ph.D. Nutrition as Medical Therapy.  Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2014 Jun;26(2):277-287.  By Yogaratnam D, Miller MA, Ross B, DiNapoli … Continue reading

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The Healing Properties of Fermented Foods

[Daoist Internal Alchemy 道家内丹术]    The Healing Properties of Fermented Foods by Dr. Ted Nawalinski   The Healing Properties of Fermented Foods is a survey of more than two hundred research sources recently published by Traditional Chinese Culture Institute International, (http://www.tccii.com).  … Continue reading

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OUR GREATEST POTENTIAL

[Experience Exchange 经验交流] OUR GREATEST POTENTIAL by Marcy Tavernier Lundquist   Years ago my friend Nancy and I traveled to New Jersey and attended the fist World Conference on Self Healing and Mental Ability with Qigong Master Binhui He.  We … Continue reading

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Autumn is Lung/Large Intestine Season

[Seasonal Harmony 季节的和谐] Autumn is Lung/Large Intestine Season By Ellasara Kling    The organ system related to the fall season is the Lung/Large Intestine. Among its many functions, the Lung is responsible for providing proper moisture to the skin and, … Continue reading

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Maintain Homeostasis — Food Can Help You

[Food As Medicine 食疗]  Maintain Homeostasis Food Can Help You (Mood, Food and Move — Three Secrets, Part III)  by Shiuan Gee   The ancestors of human beings used to run in the jungles, hunted the animals, slept under the … Continue reading

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What Are You Hungry for?

[From The Dancing Doc 舞医] What Are YOU Hungry for – Carbs; Protein, Fat or Something ELSE? The Science and Art of Nourishment by Sharon Montes, MD When we all close our eyes and imagine Food, glorious food! Hot sausage … Continue reading

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5-Element Medicinal Food That Doesn’t Taste Like Medicine

[Food As Medicine 食疗] Five Element Medicinal Food That Doesn’t Taste Like Medicine By Raven Cohan             Do we in this junk-food jungle, find joy in calorie-laden foods that have extra grease, sugars, and actual ingredients added that can poison … Continue reading

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