Posted on February 26th, 2010 by
Neil in
Chinese Herbs,
Nutrition
Cinnamon is one of the most useful culinary herbs for warming and stimulating the Yang. It is used to improve circulation, dispel Cold and relieve chills and also to strengthen the Qi in cases of exhaustion and debility. It can be used regularly by those with ...
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Tagged As: cinnamon, circulation, energetics, rou gui, yang tonic
Posted on February 16th, 2010 by
Neil in
Diseases / Conditions,
Nutrition
This is a soup to strengthen the knees and back. Chronic weakness, pain or slow healing of the knees and/or lower back can be related to the Kidneys in Chinese Medicine. This soup recipe contains ingredients traditionally used to strengthen the Kidneys, and re...
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Tagged As: coix, injury, lower back pain, recipe, soup, weak knees, yi yi ren
Posted on February 8th, 2010 by
Neil in
Chinese Zodiac
Year Of The Tiger: Feb 14th is Chinese New Year, and we are entering the volatile, unpredictable and dynamic Year of the Tiger. You may think that 2009 had its upheavals, but the Chinese Zodiac perdicts more of the same for 2010. In the year of the tiger we ca...
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Tagged As: 2010, chinese, hu, new year, tiger