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 »
Here’s a refreshing summer drink to help beat the summer heat in New England. With only three ingredients, it is delicious and packs a healing punch! Watermelon: it is cold and sweet; quenches thirst, relieves irritability, dispels summer heat problems, promotes diuresis and detoxifies. * Lime/Lemon: it is cool and sour in taste; helps to regenerate body fluids, harmonize the… Read more »
With the blooming of the trees and the daytime temp finally creeping into the 70s (and 80s!), it’s official, spring is here! After a long and harsh winter here in Massachusetts, most people I know are ready to put it behind us. In Chinese Medicine, spring is the time of year of growth and renewal. You just have to look… Read more »
Kale is one of my favorite vegetables . . . cooked, raw, juiced . . . I love it all! I particularly love spring kale fresh from my parents garden . . . new growth coming up from older plants left out through the winter is tender and delicious. And it’s full of vitamins A, C, K, and minerals copper,… Read more »
Over this winter, as some of you witnessed, I got this horrible, lingering cough. Despite my best efforts through acupuncture, herbs, rest, and allopathic medicine, the cough was getting the better of me. I always like to look on the bright side of things though, so without this cough, I never would have been introduced to the nourishing powers of… Read more »