Energy of Food
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Summer Season - The Joy of Fire Energy
June is a month of transition. The life force is very strong this time of year and nature puts it to good use.
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The Power of Pears
The pear is a gift from nature to keep lung energy strong and prevent dryness. Pears lubricate the throat and lungs and help dissolve phlegm and cough.
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How to Remove Harmful Chemicals From Your Body Through Detoxification
In the USA, an estimated 2000 new chemicals are introduced into foods and consumer products every year, many of which have not been tested for negative health effects. How your body gets rid of a substance depends on the particular chemical.
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Great Foods for Summer Energy
Chinese nutrition focuses on the energetic properties of food. For example some foods are considered warming and others cooling.
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How to Supercharge Your Health with an Alkaline Diet
An alkaline diet, which contains fruits and vegetables, can help preserve muscle mass, reduce cardiovascular risk factors, relieve chronic lower back pain, benefit bone health, and even improve memory and cognition.
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Fall Season - Entering Autumn's Metal Energy
Have you ever noticed that the leaves of autumn are the colors of the sun? As the life force is drawn back to the roots of Mother Nature’s creation, so too, your vital energy does the same in preparation for winter.
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Summer Season - Preparing Your Body to Transition from Yang to Yin Energy
Summer is Yang energy, Fire energy, as we’ve written about before. The yang energy builds to a point where it peaks and then starts to diminish and Yin energy begins increasing.
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Water in Winter
Water is the key to all life on our planet. Without water, life on earth simply wouldn’t be possible. Our bodies are more than seventy percent water and water is crucial to nearly all our bodily functions.
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The Benefits of Fiber: How it Helps With Digestion
High fiber diets have numerous reported health benefits. It is a widely recommended healthy diet. Here are some health benefits high fiber diets have been associated with:
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Summer Food Energy - Balancing Yang Heat With Yin Food
One big way we live in harmony during the summer is to eat mindfully. When it is very hot, we eat cooling foods. Just as we intuitively feel it is best to practice qigong as the sun rises and sets in summer we also know it is best to balance our practice with rest when the sun is hot at high noon.