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 Cooling Herbs: 5 TCM Teas to Drink Instead of Iced Water
Discover five cooling herbal teas from Traditional Chinese Medicine that quench summer heat from the inside out, without shocking your…
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2Summer Qigong: 5 Cooling Practices to Calm Your Inner Fire
Discover gentle qigong movements and breathwork designed to soothe excess summer heat, calm the mind, and support your heart energy…
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3Mint Tea for Summer Heat: The Cooling Herb That’s More Than a Drink
Discover why mint (bò he) is the go-to herb in Chinese medicine for clearing summer heat, easing headaches, and soothing…
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4Summer Sleep Secrets: Why TCM Says You Need Less in the Heat
Discover why Traditional Chinese Medicine advises adjusting your sleep schedule in summer to align with longer days and peak Yang…
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5Summer Heat & Restless Sleep: TCM Tips to Cool Your Heart
Why summer heat can cause insomnia, anxiety, and vivid dreams, and simple, cooling lifestyle and food tips from Chinese medicine…
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6Summer’s Yin Secret: Why Rest Is Your Most Productive Ritual
Discover why TCM sees summer rest as active nourishment, not laziness. A guide to building yin energy through simple daily…
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7The Summer Solstice in Chinese Medicine: A Fire Element Guide
Harness the peak Yang energy of the solstice. Learn how to balance the Heart and Fire element using TCM principles…
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8The Summer Sitting Practice: 3 Qigong Meditations to Cool Your Mind
Feeling overheated and restless this summer? These three simple seated Qigong meditations are designed to calm your ‘Heart Fire’ and…
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9The Heart-Mind Connection: How to Calm Anxiety Using TCM in Summer
Learn how Traditional Chinese Medicine links summer heat to anxiety and restlessness, and discover simple practices to cool your mind…