by Eyton Shalom | Apr 30, 2019 | Chinese Herbal Medicine, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine, Spring
Movement, Wind, Moisture, Cold Spring is a time of transition and change, when the contractive cold moist Yin energies of Winter gradually give way to the expansive hot Yang energies of Summer. Spring in Chinese Medicine is a process that involves movement and wind,...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Sep 26, 2017 | Acupuncture Articles, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Featured Wellness Articles, Wellness
Cure Insomnia Permanently With Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine Its very possible to cure Insomnia permanently with Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Mindfulness Practice, Body Scanning, and the development of what specialists call Sleep Hygiene or Sleep...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Aug 13, 2017 | Chinese Herbal Medicine, Conditions Treated, Wellness
From today’s newspaper comes this cool article about a fruitcake that has survived, in nearly edible condition (probably actually edible, as all that is reported is a slightly rancid butter smell), for 100 years at the South Pole in Antarctica. Which brings to...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Aug 10, 2017 | Chinese Herbal Medicine
Weight Loss in Chinese Medicine Chinese Medicine places our diet as a cornerstone, along with good sleep and a positive mental approach to life, as the cornerstones of health. Here is what Chinese medicine has to say about weight loss as we age When I taught nutrition...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | May 19, 2017 | Ayurveda, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine, Understanding the Doshas, Wellness
Someone asked me the other day, “Why is daily sweating important for health?” My response was, “Is it?” I don’t think there is any scientific evidence that sweating is especially beneficial for health. I have seen claims made, but I have not...
by Eyton Shalom | Sep 28, 2016 | Ayurveda, Chinese Herbal Medicine
Chinese Medical History and the Beginnings of Scienctific Thought Chinese Medical History, like the medicines of the ancient Eygptians, Hindus, and Sumerians goes back to at least 1200 BCE when the Chinese were already making Gold Acupuncture needles. Eratosthenes in...