Herbs & Food
144 articles · Kitchen herbs, healing foods, and the TCM approach to eating for your body type.
Healing foods from the kitchen: herbal teas, nourishing soups, warming spices, and the everyday remedies that cultures worldwide have relied on for centuries.
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1Summer Meditation: A Cooling Visualization to Calm the Heart
Use this guided visualization to soothe summer’s ‘fire’ energy, cool your mind, and bring calm to the heart meridian.
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2Summer Cooling Foods: 5 TCM Recipes to Beat the Heat
Balance summer’s inner ‘fire’ with these five nourishing TCM-inspired recipes designed to gently cool your body from the inside out.
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3Summer Sleep: How to Cool Your Body and Mind for Restful Nights
When summer heat disrupts sleep, ancient Chinese practices offer simple, effective ways to cool down and restore your body’s natural…
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4The Heart-Mind Connection: How to Calm Anxiety in Summer Heat
Discover how summer heat affects your heart and mind, and learn simple TCM-inspired practices to restore emotional balance and inner…
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5Summer Sleep Rescue: TCM Tips to Cool Down and Sleep Deeply
When summer heat disrupts your sleep, Traditional Chinese Medicine offers cooling rituals and dietary tweaks to restore deep, restorative rest.
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6Summer Cooling Teas: 3 TCM Recipes to Calm Inner Heat
Beat summer’s internal ‘fire’ with three traditional Chinese herbal teas that cool from within—without ice or cold drinks.
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7Summer Depletion: Why Heat Exhausts Your Qi (And How to Recharge)
Summer fun depletes your vital energy faster than you think. Learn why heat drains Qi and simple TCM strategies to…
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8Summer Qi Flow: A 5-Minute Morning Qigong Routine to Cool Your Heart
This gentle 5-minute summer qigong sequence uses specific movements and breathwork to circulate Heart Qi and clear summer heat, promoting…
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9Mung Bean Soup: The Summer Drink That Cools Your Internal Fire
Discover why Chinese families brew mung bean soup in summer to clear heat, detoxify, and prevent heatstroke—the ultimate cooling kitchen…