Tea isn’t just for scones and English breakfasts. This beverage, steeped in history and ritual (pun intended) is the subject of daily consumption not only in American and European nations, but also in Asia. Although tea does not get its own pillar in the five pillars of Chinese Medicine, it is included in the firstContinue reading “Green tea has good science to support health benefits”
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Mom was right – wear your scarf!
Fall finally made it here to Florida and – gasp – people are actually putting on long pants and closed-toe shoes. Along with fall wardrobe changes come cold and flu season, too. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, we not only treat colds and flu, which we call Wind Heat or Wind Cold depending on its presentation,Continue reading “Mom was right – wear your scarf!”
Pau D’arco — a powerhouse of an herb
Pau d’arco is anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-yeast, anti-microbial, anti-tumor and anti-fungal. It contains calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium, vitamin A, the B-complex vitamins, and vitamin C.
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