Spicy Sweet Potato Fries

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It seems like fall is the time of the pumpkin, and only the pumpkin!  But don’t forget about other yummy and healthy winter squashes and root vegetables.  One of my favorite is the sweet potato!  My favorite (and easy!) way to make them is baked sweet potato fries. Sweet Potato: They are neutral and sweet. Strengthens the Spleen and Stomach… Read more »

Why does my acupuncturist tell me to wear a scarf?

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“Thus, the wind-evil is the main factor to induce various disease, it has many variations, and has no regular pattern when it turns to become other diseases. But, in the last analysis, the diseases are stemmed from the invasion of wind-evil.” – Simple Questions (Su Wen), Chapter 42. In case there was any questions about it, last week’s weather demonstrated… Read more »

Apple Butter Recipe

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Apple picking is one of my favorite fall activities.  Walking through an orchard on a crisp fall day and hand picking my own food feels very satisfying, and is also a wonderful way to spend a day outdoors.  Plus, nothing tastes as delicious as a crisp, sweet/tart apple fresh from the tree. I headed out this past Monday (missing the… Read more »

Fall and Chinese Medicine: 5 Tips for a healthy fall

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Yeah Fall! I love when the nights turn cool, the mornings are crisp, the sky seems bluer and the leaves are starting to change to brilliant reds, oranges, and yellows. Autumn is a time when the yang and warmth of the sun begins to lessen and gives way to the yin and cooler seasons of fall and winter. Fall is… Read more »

Acupuncture and Insomnia: 4 Tips to help you sleep better

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“When a person lies down and cannot sleep, the Yin organs are injured, the Essence has no residence and is not quiet, and the person cannot sleep.” – Simple Question (Su Wen), Chapter 46 How many nights do you toss and turn, finding it hard to fall asleep?  Or perhaps you fall asleep quickly, only to wake up early and can’t fall… Read more »