TCM

Because our mind, body, and spirit are connected, the underlying cause of excess weight or other ailments is almost always related to our emotions. You are what you eat, but on a deeper level, you are what you feel and think! To manifest your best and healthiest body, it's important to clean up your emotional "garbage."

A pickle a day may keep anxiety away. Sour tastes stimulate the Liver, the organ that is most sensitive to and energetically processes stress, tension, and emotional turmoil. Most fermented foods are salty as well - salt is the taste associated with Kidney function, which in turn energetically regulates fear. Because social anxiety is often fear-based, balancing and strengthening the Kidney with salted foods can also help modulate anxious feelings.

After years of chronic fatigue, and numerous efforts to improve her health, Ann discovered the Dragon's Way. It has changed her life in countless ways.

Thousands of years ago, the ancient Chinese medicine practitioners intuitively discovered that nature and the human body are all deeply interconnected on the energetic level, and that many specific interrelationships could be practically applied for self-healing purposes. One such important relationship is that of each season’s energies to specific organ systems in the human body. The Kidney, […]

Just when you thought you figured it out, everything changes! One of the profound wonders I get to witness everyday is the way children transform throughout their lives.  Preparing parents and children for these changes can help them navigate the deep mysteries of growing up.  Nowhere is this more important than in the dramatic transitions […]

Night sweats, hot flashes, mood swings, vaginal dryness: all these symptoms uncomfortably herald the beginning of menopause. And it doesn’t end there! A recent ground-breaking study published in JAMA Internal Medicine showed that women often experience menopausal symptoms long after the fact, even up to twelve years later. Believe it or not, these symptoms are not […]

Happy Hallow’s Eve! This fun-filled, carnivalistic holiday is practically synonymous with pumpkins, those bright globes scattered on many a doorstep and store display. Many people are reluctant to try this intimidatingly orange member of the gourd family, except in the form of Thanksgiving dessert. But once you learn what a nutritional powerhouse this over-carved, under-eaten […]

Because everything is energy, according to this famous quantum equation, your emotions and your thoughts profoundly impact your body and physical health, and vice versa! Watch this Youtube video to hear what Master Nan Lu has to say about these interconnections of body, mind, and spirit and how it impacts your healing and well-being.

Why is it so important to take care of your digestive system?  Digestion is an amazingly profound mind-body-spirit multidimensional process. Your digestive system is responsible for processing not only all your food, but also all of your daily emotions, thoughts, and experiences. Your everyday actions, thoughts, and communications all impact your body on the emotional […]

You may be surprised to learn that this list doesn’t include yogurt, raw foods, or salad! Chinese medicine has an entirely different take on how to best eat for weight loss and a healthy metabolism. The Eastern nutrition way is not to count your calories, minerals, or vitamins, but to eat foods that will energetically […]

Chocolate lovers, it’s time to stop feeling guilty about Godiva truffles: a new study involving nearly 158,000 men and women suggests that eating dark and milk chocolate on a regular basis can significantly lower risk of heart attack and stroke. People who ate the highest levels of chocolate had a 25% lowered risk of any […]

To help heal yourself, it is vital to bring as much calm as possible into your life. Peace and calm can bring direct benefits to the health of your Liver, the organ most affected by stress and emotional duress, as well as your other organs. It’s not easy to achieve a calm state – but […]