Cultivating Health and Wellness with Chinese Medicine

Of all the ways we think about actively changing and improving our health, our “genes” are generally not one of them. And with good...

In Chinese philosophy, Qi is the life force that flows through all things and animates all life. Everything in the universe is derived...

While the Lung’s most vital and obvious role is to take in oxygen, ancient Chinese sages understood that the Lung represents – and is...

Every cell in our body knows what we’re thinking and responds to the way we feel and act. Emotional health and resilience start with...

At the cellular level, our body remembers everything we feel and experience: sounds, smells, tastes and touches. Each cell within us...

Alchemy is grounded in our ability to change the very nature of things, elevating the base or ordinary, into the extraordinary. It...

Ancient Daoist philosophers developed the concept of Yin–Yang in order to understand and explain the natural world around them, including...

Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, is widely credited with saying “all disease begins in the gut.” Echoing this assertion nearly...

The idea of using tonic herbal remedies to restore balance, vitality and health is an ancient idea. While the concept of “adaptogens” is...

2021 is finally here. And while we may greet its arrival with equal parts hope and apprehension, it represents a clean slate to start...

Cell division – the constant replacement of old, worn-out cells with new healthy ones – is what keeps us alive. Yet our cells have only a...

Symptoms are the body’s cry for help. Disease and illness are not simply inconveniences, but valuable sources of information,...

Bone broth has been a staple of traditional cultures around the world for thousands of years due to its nutrient-dense, easy to digest,...

Wearing a surgical mask out in public today has become one of the most iconic images related to the global COVID–19 pandemic. Similarly,...

In the East, Yin and Yang are the foundation of natural philosophy and medical theory – embodying the fundamental character, purpose and...

We live in a world that seems stuck in fast forward. As a culture, we’re obsessed with speed, racing against the clock to do everything...

Qi is the energetic force that underlies our life force and vitality – allowing for mental clarity, physical endurance, immunity, and...

Autumn is the season of harvest when we reap what we planted during the spring. It is also the season of storage, when we gather our...

Emotions are a healthy and normal part of life – they are what make us human. But when they become extreme, repressed or unresolved, they...

Ancient Chinese sages understood that there is a natural cycle of energy that circulates within the body over a 24-hour period. This body...