Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is based on Five Element Theory. Each element (wood, fire, earth, metal and water) corresponds with certain seasons, environments, tastes, directions, tissues and organs. In Chinese medicine, the wood element is associated with spring and the liver. Imagine bamboo trees and plants shooting up straight out of the earth. The wood [...]
Last month I attended the Farm To Table Conference in Pittsburgh. The theme this year was ‘Do It Yourself’. I loved meeting the farmers who actually grow the food. Being in touch with the farmers fosters conscientiousness about what we are putting in our mouths and has so many social, environmental and health benefits. The [...]
I used to have terrible seasonal allergies. When I attended medical school in Portland, I often biked to class. I remember one particular spring day when I sneezed 27 times while crossing the Hawthorne Bridge! I also remember how exhausting it is to be an allergy sufferer. Your eyes and ears are itchy, you just [...]
