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Walnuts (11/19/18)

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine: Walnuts are warming in their thermal nature, have a sweet flavor and can reduce inflammation and alleviate pain (due to their omega 3 content 5% …

Turkey (11/6/18)

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine Turkey is a warm meat.  It is useful for warming digestive fire and “treating” deficient spleen/ pancreas qi.  especially when …

Back to school (9/3/2018)

With back to school in the air I think of apples, and the countless bulletin boards I decorated with cute pictures of apples …

August 14 2018

Originally posted August 14 2018 I had occasion to house sit a bit as a good friend traveled this past week, while watering the …

Cooling for summer

Part of summer gatherings in my family, as I guess many of yours is Watermelon.  According to Traditional Chinese Medicine  watermelon is very cooling …