Happy New Year friends! How is everyone doing? As we battle through cold and flu (and Omicron) season, you might be interested in some Traditional Chinese medicine tips to keep you well or to speed up your recovery if you do get sick. This is likely stuff you have heard before--TCM isn't rocket science--but that's part of its genius. Simple, [...]
Why We Like Coffee Rich and flavourful. Hints of dark chocolate and raspberry. Swirling clouds of cream and a spoonful of maple syrup. We are a nation (nay, world) obsessed with coffee. If you search #coffee on Instagram there are millions of posts and counting. Our fascination with this beverage deserves a post all of its own, but this is [...]
It seems that folks these days are pretty sleep deprived. So many of us spend our nights tossing and turning. It wouldn’t be such a big deal if we were napping to make up for the lost hours of sleep, but due to busy lifestyles, naps are not a priority for most... But maybe they should be--a brief mid-day slumber [...]
Have you ever tried rice for breakfast? Compared with lunch and dinner, breakfast is fairly limited in terms of choices. Oatmeal, smoothies, toast, eggs, granola with yoghurt… these are the Mon-Fri staples for most. Before studying Chinese medicine, I was an oatmeal kind of gal. And judging by the intake forms I see in clinic, I am not alone. Oatmeal [...]