Chinese Medicine Blog
Find articles on Chinese medicine, how to use food as medicine, optimizing your diet through Chinese nutrition, & much more!
Winter Broth Recipe
Comforting Winter Broth Recipe This recipe is courtesy of Leslie McEachern’s marvelous cookbook The Angelica Home Kitchen: Recipes and Rabble Rousing from an Organic Vegan Restaurant. Angelica’s, an organic vegan restaurant in the East Village of NYC changed plant based cuisine in NYC and was a hub, a gathering place and bit of respite in…
How to Thrive During the Holiday Season
How to Thrive during the Holidays Do you thrive in this season? Thriving during the holidays is different for each person. What is it for you? To thrive has changed course for me. This season has become an emotionally challenging time that I have had to navigate for the past 4 years. Starting in…
Autumn Season Tips: Staying and Eating Well
Autumn Seasonal Tips “The three months of autumn are in charge of withering and decelerating the movement of growth.” – Gao Lian, poet and medical Scholar During the past two months of autumn, I have wondered a few things – would my tomatoes ever ripen, when would the predictably cool and rainy season in Portland…
Allergies, a Cold or COVID?
Do I have allergies, a cold or COVID? What is the difference? Recently, I woke up with a burning sore throat and a general malaise. My first thought was the dreaded COVID. But, as I calmed my mind ( and tested numerous times) I realized the symptoms were my usual common cold symptoms. Intense fatigue…
Podcast: Chinese Medicine & the Plant Based Diet
Do you want to feel better on your plant Based Diet? Chinese medicine can help. Listen in to my podcast interview Does plant based eating fit into the principles of Chinese medicine and Chinese nutritional theory? There is a place for it. Eating with a broad foundation of vegetables, including dark leafy greens, root…
Recipe: Nourishing Lamb Stew with Butternut Squash and Dang Gui
Recipe: Nourishing Lamb Stew with Butternut Squash and Dang Gui This lamb stew is a family favorite. I do not often eat lamb but I know when I need it; in the cold, dark, damp days of winter in the Pacific Northwest. This is a star recipe in the Winter section of recipes in my…
