A Guide to the Five Flavors and Immune-Boosting Recipes From Traditional Chinese Medicine
This is a guide for living a life more in alignment with your health goals through proper food choices and mindful eating. It explains basic TCM nutritional theory as well as offers a few recipes to make the FIVE FLAVORS easier to incorporate into your life.
Best Books for an Introduction to Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
Chinese Medicine is a complex and fascinating system of medicine. I have complied a list of a few introductory books to help you get more acquainted with its theory and modalities.
Book Review: Reflections upon the Tao Te Ching
In my opinion the Tao Te Ching is one of the most influential books written. This is a brief review of why I love this book and especially this translation. Pick up a copy today and find out for yourself!
Book Review: Molecules of Emotion
This book was Candice Perts personal account of linking the mind and body through science. Candice B. Pert PhD. is a Neuroscientist, Researcher, and Pharmacologist. She dedicated her life to help discover endorphins and their role in the human body.
Book Review: Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End
Review of Dr. Atul Gawandes’ Book- Being Mortal: Medicine and what matters in the end. This book is carefully written and delicately approaches the subject of disease and the inevitable process of death. It highlights the faults of end-of-life medical care while giving hope that spending ones’ last moments in life can be joyous and honorable. An uncomfortable read for sure, but one that is insightful and realistic.