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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1Yin and Yang: How Two Forces Explain Your Health
Yin and yang aren’t just a symbol — they’re a practical lens for understanding why you run hot or cold,…
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2What Is Qi? Chinese Medicine’s ‘Life Energy’ Explained Simply
Qi isn’t mysticism — it’s your body’s vital function in motion. Here’s how to build it and keep it flowing.
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3Autumn and the Lungs: Why Grief Settles Here
Autumn is the Lungs’ season, and the Lungs hold grief. Here’s why letting go is literal medicine in Chinese wellness.
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4Summer and the Heart: TCM Tips When ‘Fire’ Rises
Summer insomnia, agitation, and restless energy all point to Heart fire. How to keep your inner heat balanced in hot…
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5Your Kidneys in TCM: The ‘Root of Life’ and How to Protect Your Jing
In Chinese medicine the Kidneys store your deepest energy reserves. Winter is when they need the most care — here’s…
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6Spring and the Liver: Why TCM Links Anger to This Organ
Why does frustration rise in springtime? Chinese medicine links the Liver to spring and to anger — here’s what to…
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7The Five Elements (Wu Xing): Nature’s Blueprint for Your Body
The Five Elements aren’t mysticism — they’re a practical map of how your body mirrors nature’s rhythms. Here’s how to…
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8Why Chinese Avoid Cold Drinks in Summer (The Counterintuitive Truth)
On a 35°C day, why do Chinese families still avoid iced drinks? The counterintuitive answer from a thousand years of…
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97 Warming Foods from a Chinese Kitchen (That Gently Support Digestion)
Seven everyday warming foods from Chinese kitchens that gently support digestion, energy, and circulation — and how to actually use…